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George Hurrell & photographing the impossibly beautiful

Published on August 4, 2011 By Leica BOSS

Confidence. Confidence. Confidence. Some photographers find a way find beauty in ordinary things. That makes sense. But what do you do when faced with a subject that possesses immense inherent beauty? I was recently faced with this question after encountering what I could only describe as an impossibly beautiful woman. You know what I’m talking [...]

Seashore wildlife with the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L IS

Published on May 6, 2011 By Leica BOSS

So, I’m no Nature photographer. But I recently red Moose Peterson’s book, Captured – and was inspired to try to capture a little wildlife while here at the shore in Wildwood NJ. I’m shooting with a Canon 60D and the EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6L – which provides excellent image stabilization and about 480mm fullframe FOV equivalent.  [...]

Earth Day 2011 – “Roots” Project

Published on April 22, 2011 By Leica BOSS

It’s Earth Day. I will be the first to admit that, while I’m no environmental activist, and I love me some incandescent light-bulbs, that I do have a soft spot for nature. In Northern NJ, we have some beautiful old-growth forests, many that display venerable, old, revolutionary-war-era trees.  However, as is always the case, Mother [...]

Flickr Friday – Leica Portraits

Published on April 8, 2011 By Leica BOSS

It’s Flickr Friday.  This week, we’ve got a gallery of portraits taken with Leica M rangefinders.  CLICK HERE for the gallery. Leave a comment – tell us what you think!

3 reasons you will make love to the Zeiss T* 50mm/2

Published on April 1, 2011 By Leica BOSS

1) Bokeh. 2) Out of focus highlights. 3) Creamy blurbutter. The Zeiss ZE Makro Planar T* 50mm f/2 is a beast. f/1.2 can kiss the derriere, really.