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Picture of the day (August 20, 2010)

It seems summer’s come back for a coda! Today, we had as good as no clouds in the sky, and the temperature came close to 30°C again. So we decided to visit Wetzlar (the birthplace of the Leica camera), which has a beautiful old town and vast shopping opportunities Emil got waterproof trousers for the fall, and I got this picture, showing in the far background the place where Leica’s optical instruments are being made.

Wetzlar, Germany | Leica M8 + Biogon 35/2 @ f/2, 1/2000 sec, ISO 160

My guest article for stevehuffphoto.com

Today, Steve Huff from stevehuffphoto.com did me the honour of publishing a little essay I wrote, entitled “How I became a rangefinder aficionado”. It’s about, well, how I became a rangefinder aficionado Those of you who frequently visit my site might already know how I came to use rangefinder cameras, as I’ve been writing on that topic in earlier posts. But if you’re interested in reading a more extensive essay about what I think and how I feel about rangefinder cameras, feel free to visit my article at stevehuffphoto.com.

Thanks again to Steve for publishing my article on his website!

At the botanical gardens with the Leica M8

This weekend we had wonderful weather – it was neither to warm nor too cold, the sun was shining half of the time with clouds intermittent. Very nice for a little foray to the botanical gardens of the university. This time, I took only the M8 with the 35/2 Biogon attached, to see if I needed more than one focal length at such an occasion. As it turned out, I didn’t

Here’s a selection of pictures, all shot at f/2 if I recall correctly.

Vines and a little lake

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Gallery: “Bikes!”

Just bikes.

Bikes. Bicycles, Scooters, Motorcycles – they come in all shapes and colours, and they can be found anywhere. In cities, on the countryside, inside buildings … They can be dirt cheap or insanely expensive. They can be brand new or terribly battered. In some countries, they’re the primary means of transportation. But above all, bikes are everywhere. In fact, they’re so common we often don’t realize they’re even there, and thus might overlook an interesting scene. With this gallery, my aim is to capture scenes with bikes involved, no matter how ordinary they might seem. Because sometimes, it’s the ordinary that’s special!

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Picture(s) of the day (July 13, 2010)

Today, there are four (yes, four!) pictures of the day – because I liked all of them so much The first is another bike shot, on demand of a fellow dpreview Leica Talk forum member, who requested that I take more of this kind. So here you are