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I love to shoot in new cities, but also really like getting to know a neighbourhood near home.
Leica M9 w 35mm Summicron ASPH - converted to B&W in Nik. July 14, 2013, Copyright J. Biegel 2013, All Rights Reserved
San Francisco, CA - Leica M-P 50 'lux
San Francisco, CA - Leica M-P 28 'cron. Turns out this guy had a Fuji XE2 with a Zeiss 35mm f2 under the plate. Explains why he was so easy to photograph.
A care giver from the Philippines. San Francisco, CA. Leica M-P, 35' cron
San Francisco, CA. Leia M-P 35 'cron
San Francisco, CA June 2015. Leica M-P 35mm 'cron
Paris, April 2014. Leica M9 50 Lux f4 @ 1/1000th ISO 320 converted in Nik
Leica M9, 50 lux
Vancouver, BC. Leica M6, Canon LTM 28mm f2.8, TMAX 400
Fuji X100S, Oct 2014 ISO 400
Fuji X100S ISO 640
Barcelona, March 2013, Leica M9, 28mm 1.9 Voigtlander
19 Jan 2014. Leica M9, 28 'cron
Leica M9, 28mm 'cron, f4 @125th ISO 320
July 2013, Leica M9 35 'cron
Shot during a half time break kids soccer game in North Van. Canon 5DMKIII 70-200 f2.8 with 1.4x. He wasn't watching the game, but just hanging out nearby. He really seemed engaged in deep thought. Wonder what the topic was?
Leica M9 w 28 'cron 1/60th @ f2.8, ISO 320. Somewhere on Main St in Vancouver, April 2013
Shot on the east side of Vancouver. This guy is looking at the Lincoln as though he never saw one of that vintage with the cool "suicide doors". Shot on a Leica M9 with a 35mm F2 Canon LTM lens.
Leica MP-240 with Canon 85mm 1.8 LTM lens (love this lens)
Chinatown, Vancouver, BC. Leica M9 with Zeiss 21mm f2.8 Biogon
Sunday AM shot of an upscale restaurant getting the windows cleaned in the Downtown eastide. Leica MP-240 with 35mm ‘lux FLE.
I don't know a lot about birds, but I love their beauty and they are a subject that is challenging. I also treasure the process of going in search of them and trying not to be in their way when making images of them.
Reifel Sanctuary, Ladner, BC, Dec 31, 2011, Canon 5D MkII 500mm f4, 1/750th at f5.6 ISO 400
Truth is, most of my sport shots are of my son and his various soccer and baseball teams. Still counts as sports though...
Photographs from the road, often from family trips.
One of the best markets to photograph. A bit crazy on a Friday though. Leica M9, 50 lux, March 2013.
There are few things more fun than shooting the sunset at Cannon Beach, OR in the summer. This one from a Leica M9 with a 35 'cron.
This is an image taken on my Canon D60 (not a typo) with a Canon 70-200 f4 from our friend Bobbie's roof in Truro, MA in August 2003.
Taken behind the Tsujiki fish market in Tokyo, Dec 2015. Leica M-P 240, 28 'cron f4.8 @ 1/250th ISO 2000
I was able to snag this one frame at a store in Tokyo before they asked me to not photograph. Leica M-P 240 w 21mm f2.8 Zeiss Biogon, f2.8 @ 1/750th, ISO 800.
Senso-ji shrine Asakusa, Tokyo. Dec 2015, Leica M-P 240, 50 'lux, f4.8 @ 1/125th ISO 800
Leica M-P, 50 'lux
Sunrise from our Air BnB deck on Whidbey Island. Leica M240, 90mm Elmarit-M @ f5.6
Most of my theatre work is done as a volunteer for the Vancouver Young Shakespeareans Workshops.
Leica M9, 28mm 'cron, Oct 2014
Mamiya 7II, 65mm Portra 160
Barcelona, March 2013, Leica M9, 28mm f1.9 Voigtlander
Leica M-P 50 'lux f 5.6 @ 1/250th ISO 320 (After an Elysian Coffee...)
Leica M9, Zeiss 21 Biogon. 31 Jan 2015
North Vancouver, BC 22 August. M-P, 50 'lux
Leica M9, 35 f2 Canon LTM @ f11, 1/500th, ISO 320.
Leica M-P 240 with Canon 35mm f1.5 LTM. Shot in color and then a blue filter was applied (in Nik) to bring out the blue pointy tips of the fence.
A Strahcona (Vancouver 'hood) lane (aka alley) scene. Shot on a grey day with Leica MP-240 and 35 'lux ASPH at 1.4
Jul 2013, Leica M9, 50 'lux
March 2014, Fuji X100S
Jan 2014, Leica M9, 50 'lux
One of many single family homes getting demolished to make room for more green glass condos. Leica M 21mm 2.8 Zeiss Biogon, f8 at 1/350th ISO 200, Yellow filter in Nik. 3 July 2015
There are a few of these house near where I live. This one is part of a group of homes that is being torn down to make room for another condo. Single family homes are getting to be a bit of an endangered species in Vancouver. Leica M-P 21 f2.8 Zeiss Biogon
This is another in the set of single family homes along King Edward that will be raised. Shot with a Zeiss 21 f2.8 Biogon on the Leica M-P.
On the way back from Whistler. Canon 20D w 400mm 5.6 Canon. 1/200th @ f8. Dec 2006.
Perfect fall day. Minolta CLE with Leica 28mm 'cron on Ilford Delta 400.
Crystal clear days are good for a quick nap. Leica MP-240 with Canon 35mm 1.5 LTM.
Leica MP-240, 28 'cron
Leica M9, 15mm Voigtlander VIII
Leica M9, Voigtlander 15mm VIII
Sparkling few late Oct days here. Today the fog was doing great things. Leica MP-240 with 90mm Leica Elmarit-M.
Certain pieces of camera gear are almost as interesting to look at as the images that can be made by them.
While I love this lens and this body, the two of them just don't look right together. This is why camera geeks need things like 2 different 50 Elmars. Some day I'll get a nickel finish one and post it.
First roll of Minox film I've shot in years. This is the latest from Blue Moon (ISO 100 B&W).
Looking forward to seeing the prints.
Great lens. One of the oddest 35mm SLR's without a film knife I can think of.
This picture of Tony was shot with a Nikkor 28mm f2 from the early 1970's (on a Leica M-P) just after receiving the lens back from Gus at http://tlccamerarepair.homestead.com (f2 @ 1/350th, ISO 1250). It is great to have this lens back and it was worth the wait for Gus to rehab it.
The gadget in the shoe (of the dual shoe) over the viewfinder is the Voigtlander Wasserwaage. You can see a bubble level with your viewfinder eye with a very slight eye movement. It might be possible to see the bubble with no eye movement with some more training, but it works surprisingly well and helps level those 15mm frames.
This is a little gem of a Leica thread mount lens. It was called the Zebra because of the polished focusing ring. It was a budget lens around the era of the Canon P.
My pal Bob in Chicago discovered this near perfect copy and "forced" me to buy it. It is a really great lens once you stop it down to about f2 or f2.8. At 1.4 it is pretty low contrast and "dreamy". This one has the black f stop ring and a high serial number indicating it was made toward the end of production - my guess is 1961/62. Interestingly, the serial number doesn't seem to fit any of the references I've found so it is hard to lock the date down. This copy is calibrated really well to my Leica MP-240's rangefinder so it is a pleasure to shoot with. These lenses were modifiable to rangefinder couple down to 1.5 feet, but I would hate to take a Dremel to the mount of this lens.
From left to right: 100mm f3.5 Type 2, 100mm f3.5 Type 7 and 100mm f2.0 Type 2. My favourite is the 100mm f3.5 Type 2, it performs really well and it is tiny.
Left to Right: Canon 100mm f2, Canon 85mm 1.8, Nikkor 105mm f2.5 and the “unicorn” Nikkor 85mm f2 (this is the light weight version - the older chrome on brass weighs a ton more, but is easy to find for a lower price.)..
These are all capable lenses. None are easy to nail focus with a rangefinder camera wide open, but they all render very well. The Canon 85mm 1.8 is my performance favourite and the Nikon 85mm f2 is the nicest looking/feeling.
