More Random than Not

My ex just told me she has a old Treo cell phone for me, so it will again become part of my camera arsenal... that doesn't mean I'm giving up on the Leica. They produce fundamentally VERY different images. It's like acrylic vs. oil. Well... that's a bullshit analogy, but it adds gravitas! The treo shots, maybe because the images are SO badly rendered, are just more "other worldly". Also, because it's so easy to have with you ALL the time, you're prepared to be "lucky" when the odd moment shows up. So we've got wood carvers, pill poppers, astronauts, welders, rhododendrons, flying pigs, some jazzy suits and my dog Moose. Technology can be a beautiful thing.

Leica tests

A couple of months back I finally broke down and bought a REAL digital camera; a Leica M8. For the past two years, I've rented for every assignment. The technology changes way too quickly and clients expect the newest equipment available to be used on their production. I do pretty big jobs, but I don't do a lot of projects every year so it STILL doesn't make sense for me to own a camera for my shoots. So I sold MOST of my film gear... all my Nikons, Hasselblads, one Leica M4 and a Pentax 6x7 system ... it barely covered the cost. This camera is for ME, and it allows me to shoot the way I always did for personal and travel work. These are some of the first shots I took after getting the M8. It's a beautiful thing.