Love the Wild

When I was kid my parents would drop us off at the trailhead with our packs.

They would wish us well and pick us up days later.

There wasn't cell phones for safety.

We had a first aid kit.

We had skills.

Chuck was with us on half of those adventures.

We introduced him to downtown Muncie this weekend.

I hadn't seen him in over 20 years.

Nothing has changed...... 

We are still brothers.

Everyone who shares libations with us is required to sign the cork.

Chuck signed it "Love the Wild, reconnected 2/28/14 after 20 years."

All images captured with a Leica M9 and 28mm Voigtlander Ultron.

1/12 s

And yet again I found myself having pints with friends shooting handheld at 1/12 s.....

Leica M9

Voigtlander 28mm Ultron

f/2.0

ISO 1600

Dark Bars

What is my style?

People ask me all the time.  I'm really not sure.   

I can tell you this.....  I shoot in bars at night while having pints with friends.    I tend to shoot high ISO and handheld.  I've been known to shoot as low as 1/8 second while holding my breath and a beer.

The photos are dark, grainy, and sometimes blurry.  As far as I'm concerned photography is all about composition and light, emotion......  It's not about camera specs and low light image quality.

Good photography should trigger an emotional response.  Live life, spend time with friends and family, have cocktails.....  Just remember to take a camera along.