David & Cristina
Bessa R, 50mm f2 J-8, Fuji Superia Xtra 400We had brunch with our friends David & Cristina a couple of months ago. I like David's expression here because none of us knew that morning that he was planning to propose to Cristina a couple of days later. I wonder what he was thinking here while fondly gazing at Cristina.
--Warren
posted by Warren T. at 7:29 AM
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Hi Warren,
Haha - this is great - what an expression - and such a nice contrast to her serious expression. I'll bet that was indeed visualizing popping the question. Very nice "photojournalism" here - this would be a great image for a series on David & Christina.
Great story behind the photo Warren. I think your J8 is sharper than mine. Are you doing much pp on your J8 photos? Seems like you have a very good one there!
Thanks for the comments, guys, they are very much appreciated. I often question the popular belief that a RF camera is more suitable for getting shots like this, but nevertheless, I probably had the right tool for the situation that morning. The Bessa was suitably unobtrusive, and shot acquisition was very quick. I had already pre-focused and metered, and I just waited for the right moment to bring the finder to my eye to release the shutter. I chose a wider aperture to slightly emphasize the focus on Cristina. Fortunately, we were sitting with our backs to the window, so my subjects had good lighting on them.
Ted, I only do very minimal PP for these shots because the inferior Walgreens scans do not stand up to too much editing. I almost always apply USM to my images in varying degrees to compensate for some sharpness loss due to scanning, resizing, and other factors. I did get lucky and got a good J-8 example. It came on a Zorki-4. After my first rolls through the Zorki, I already decided to find a more reliable body to use with the J-8, and I ended up with my Bessa R.
The J-8 is my favorite of all my LTM lenses, and is one of my favorite 50mm lenses. The jury is still out as to whether or not the Elmar 50mm f2.8 will de-throne the J-8 in my experience because I have not had a chance to use the Elmar very much. Oh, and there's one more 50mm that I have not had time to try, the FSU Elmar clone that I got recently from Steve R.
--Warren
I think the man looks a little worried. Hmmm...
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