Take Refuge...

Rain or shine, you're covered.  And the woman in the last photo was not taking any chances.

These were photographed at Old Orchard on August 5, 2025 using a 1973-1974 vintage Leica CL camera loaded with Kodak Ultramax 400 film and a 1948 vintage Leica 50mm F2 Summitar lens.

Calm Down...

Good street advice in Evanston, IL

Leica CL @ f8 | 40mm | Kodak Ultramax 400 | ISO 400

Voigtlander VM 40mm F2.8 Heliar

Photographed 8/5/25

Fifty Fifty

52Frames - Week 32 - Macro

My macro lens is a 50mm F2.8 Sony and I used it to shoot this 50mm F2 Leica Summitar, a lens manufactured in 1948 that I'm thinking about adding to my collection of M-mount lenses.

Sony A7IV @ f10 | 1/100 | 50mm | ISO 12800

Sony FE 50mm F2.8 Macro

Photographed 8/9/25

Random Photos From Toronto

The first 4 photos were taken July 9 & 10, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, CA with a Sony A7Cii and Samyang AF 35mm F1.8 lens.  The last photo was taken July 10, 2025 with a Ricoh GR IIIx.

I Wonder...

Jenga

Standing Guard

Observe The Observer

Downtown Camera

How Much Is That Doggie In The Window?

Third Ward

Milwaukee, WI

Not a great quality photo but it was more important to capture the scene than fiddle with settings. Taken through a storefront...Lightroom reflection removal works.

Sony A7Cii @ f2.8 | 1/3200 | 75mm (equiv) | ISO 8000

Leitz Wetzlar 50mm F2 Summitar (adapted)

Photographed 7/28/25

Extreme Temperatures

52 Frames - Week 31 - Color Temperature

EC: Mixed White Balance

Pushed my camera to its color temperature setting limits for this image.  Lower portion shot at 2500K, middle portion shot at 9200K and the upper portion with Auto White Balance at 5550K.

Three photos blended in Photoshop to create this composite.

Sony A7Cii @ f4 | 1/4000 | 28mm | ISO 125

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron (adapted)

Photographed 8/1/25

Scenes From the Public Market

These photos were taken July 28, 2025 at the Public Market in Milwaukee, WI and represent experimentation with camera/lens combinations not previously used. The first two shots are digital with a Sony camera and Leica 50mm lens. The next two shots are on film with a Voigtlander Bessa camera and 50mm Leica lens. The last two shots are also on film with the same camera and a Voigtlander 21mm lens.

Say Cheese

Three Twenty

Me Want Cookies

Mirror Mirror On The Wall

Hangin' Out

Above The Market

Feenix

Kensington Market

Toronto, CA

Feenix; synonymous with a great smile.

Sony A7Cii @ f4 | 1/500 | 90mm | ISO 1600

Leitz Elmar-C 90mm F4 (adapted)

Photographed 7/11/25

People of Kensington Market

These photos were taken July 11, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, CA while spending time in the Kensington Market area. This vibrant, diverse and eclectic neighborhood was a feast for the eyes, cameras and palettes and included interesting interactions with some of the locals.

Magic

Morning Stroll

Grocery Run

Eclectic

Hangin'

Cheese Magic

Phone Check

Jammin' Out

Love Birds?

Golden Grams

Window To My World

52 Frames - Week 30 - Unusual Crop

Kim has been performing this ritual on me every 6-8 weeks for over 35 years. The hair crop is normal; the image crop is not.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f2.8 | 1/60 | 71mm equiv | ISO 400

Photographed 7/24/25

Bridges, Trains & Towers

These photos were taken July 10, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, CA with my Voigtlander Bessa R4M on Cinestill 400D 35mm film. While most of my photography remains digital, I am very much enjoying a reintroduction to film photography.

Bridges, Trains & Towers 1

Voigtlander Bessa R4M | 28mm | Cinestill 400D

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron

Bridges, Trains & Towers 2

Voigtlander Bessa R4M | 28mm | Cinestill 400D

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron

Bridges, Trains & Towers 3

Voigtlander Bessa R4M | 28mm | Cinestill 400D

Voigtlander VM 28mm F2 Ultron

Ward Island Views

52 Assignments Exposure 29 - Seeing Double

Inspired by my friend Stuart (https://glass.photo/pictorialspace1), this image is a composite of two photos taken from Ward Island of the Toronto skyline.  My camera does not do in-camera double exposure so I utilized layers in Photoshop.

Sony A7Cii @ f8 | 1/125 | 35mm | ISO 400

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8

Photographed 7/12/25

Church Street

Toronto, CA

At times, walking would have actually been quicker.

Sony A7Cii @ f4 | 1/125 | 90mm | ISO 500

Leitz Elmar-C 90mm F4 (adapted)

Photographed 7/11/25

Safe Passage

52 Frames - Week 29 - Something New

I was gifted a lens about a year ago and have only used it once, but not on my small Sony full-frame A7Cii. This manual Canon 135mm lens actually weighs more than the body.  I took a variety of shots with this new camera/lens combination trying to demonstrate the attributes of DoF and compression.

Sony A7Cii @ f3.5 | 1/1000 | 205mm (equiv) | ISO 100

Canon FL 135mm F3.5 (adapted)

Photographed 7/18/25

Bob

Toronto, CA

Why it's nice to always have a camera at the ready!

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f4 | 1/250 | 40mm equiv | ISO 100

Photographed 7/11/25

Urban Nights

These photos were taken June 19, 2025 on a photowalk in downtown Chicago with some photography friends visiting from out of town and coincide with the 52 Assignments-Exposure project #26-Urban Nights.

Before or After The Vows?

The guy's shirt makes this a very puzzling scene.  What's the story?



Sony A7IV @ f4 | 1/640 | 20mm | ISO 6400

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G


Beacon

Chicago, IL

Chicago River, Riverwalk & Bridges

Sony A7IV @ f4 | 1/320 | 105mm (equiv) | ISO 6400


Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Fishbowl

Toronto, CA

This was the original photo I was going to use for last week's 52Frames submission which is in the style of Saul Leiter.

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f2.8 | 1/60 | 40mm equiv | ISO 320

Photographed 7/11/25

Mystic Muffin

52 Frames - Week 28 - In The Style Of...

I had a different photo in the style of a different photographer all picked out. However, while traveling on a photography trip with a couple of friends, we visited The Image Center at Toronto Metropolitan University where I was introduced to the work of Clara Gutsche. (https://theimagecentre.ca/exhibition/scotiabank-photography-award-clara-gutsche/)

I love her photography and was determined to create an image while in Toronto that pays homage to her style of photographing the urban fabric. I photographed this scene within a few hours of leaving the gallery.

Sony A7Cii @ f5.6 | 1/125 | 35mm | ISO 250

Samyang AF 35mm F1.8

Photographed 7/12/25

What's That Weird Guy Doing?

52 Frames - Week 27 - Frame Within A Frame

I saw them approaching out of one eye and had my camera right up against the glass with the other to catch reflections.  Their glance led to my title for this photo as we had no direct eye contact other than what the camera captured.

Sony A7Cii @ f5.6 | 1/500 | 36mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 28-60mm F4-5.6

Photographed 7/3/25

More City Perspectives

The last few shots from June 19th & 20th photowalks in downtown Chicago with some photography friends visiting from out of town.

Three Scenes In One

Ricoh GRIIIx @ f5 | 1/400 | 50mm equiv | ISO 200

Contrast In Style

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/125 | 85mm equiv | ISO 125

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Urban Canyon

Sony A7IV @ f4.5 | 1/640 | 20mm | ISO 100

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Iconic "L"

While spending a couple of days earlier in June shooting photos with photography friends visiting Chicago from out of town, we did a photography tour with Teresa Peek - Tour Through a Lens (https://www.tourthroughalens.com). Teresa took us to this location where the "L" appears to turn in on itself.

As a local, I couldn't believe I'd never seen nor heard of this shot. Also, being a local, I could not pass up the opportunity to capture it myself.  See the BTS shots below where I'm hanging out of the parking structure with camera in one hand.

Iconic "L"

Sony A7IV @ f4 | 1/125 | 20mm | ISO 200

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Behind The Scene - Iconic "L"

Photographed by Vincent Harn

Behind The Scene - Iconic "L"

Photographed by Alex Tse

City Perspectives

A few more shots from June 19th & 20th photowalks in downtown Chicago with some photography friends visiting from out of town.

Winding Road

Sony A7IV @ f? | 1/3200 | 15mm | ISO 100

Voigtlander VM 15mm F4.5 (adapted)

Geometry Of Looking Up

Sony A7IV @ f8 | 1/125 | 20mm | ISO 125

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Places To Go

Sony A7IV @ f5.6 | 1/3200 | 70mm | ISO 12800

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G

Fashion Footwear

Sony A7IV @ f4.5 | 1/125 | 91mm equiv | ISO 400

Sony FE 20-70mm F4 G