Leica X-VARIO @ 50mm equiv. 1/500th sec F/5.1 @ ISO 1600, manual focus. RAW file, converted & cropped in CS5 and Photoscape. I love it when I find a great background to use as the foundation of my image. It’s like my canvas. Once I find it, I test focus, exposure, and then I just sit and wait for the right moment to come my way. It’s like fishing in a way I guess… I’m fishing for people…you never know what you’ll get. As I mentioned in my previous post, I decided to shoot at a specific focal length and stick to it with my loaned Leica X-VARIO. It’s a great compact camera with a powerful sensor and a super sharp and versatile zoom lens marked at 28, 35, 50 and 70 for our benefit. I chose 50mm, and I promised myself I wouldn’t zoom in or out, even if it meant that I would forgo or miss the shot. I became reacquainted with shooting at 50mm again. I shoot 40mm on the Minolta CLE, 45mm on my Minolta XD, 28mm on my GR’s, and 35mm on my iPhone. I don’t shoot 50mm very often, although th
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