This morning, a rising sun gave me a chance to learn what the new lens, a Leica 100-400, does well and how I can learn how to use it. The only way to do that is to take different kinds of pictures. I like it a lot. Every different offers me a new way to see the world, and in a week or so, I’ll have my first new lens lesson with my Leica friends in Boston.
All but one of these photos were taken with my new lens; the three dogs were photographed with an iPhone 15 Pro Max. The lens allows me to get far enough away from the animals so that they don’t notice me. I like the softness and detail in te pictures, it’s rich and beautiful. I’ll keep experimenting.
Come and see: above a Tulip in a vase, inside. Off to pick up my weekly multi-seed bread from Covered Bridge Bread Co., then to the post office to pick up mail.
Fate doing her beautiful outrun.
Maria cleans out the pole barn every morning; I am drawn to her shadows.
A very old bucket from the old Budlam Farm. Note the soft background.
Morning sun in St. Joseph’s garden
Two donkeys. The photo is closer than ever with the new lens, but I am farther back than ever. This keeps animals calm and still.
The greats committee awaited me as I came out of the shower.