Weekly Photo Challenge – EVERY DAY LIFE
A cup of coffee after a shopping tour at a large department store.
Whether you have fun together …
Leica M2
Fuji Neopan 400
Tmax developer
… or maybe not …..
Leica M2
Fuji Neopan 400
Tmax developer
This is two candid photos I took in a coffeeshop.
I just couldn’t resist…..
Just recognizable, huh?….. From our every day life…….
Shimmering Grains 
Tired? Comfortable in their silence? Hopefully not contemplating some bad news.
Well, I surely hope they are just tired, and it is easy to be real tired after a shopping tour here, it is a huge store!
Thanks a lot Carol, have a great weekend!
Hi Marie, lovely candids.
These are cameras I am more familiar with! I’m lucky enough to have several M’s. I do like the tones of the Neopan 400, a film I have only recently given a try having been caught up in Ilford HP5 plus for quite a while.
I’ve sent off the first roll Ektar 100 from the new (old) 500c so fingers crossed its all working fine…..is this a film you’ve used?
Cheers
Jason
Hi Jason, and thanks a lot for your comment!
No, I have just tried Ektar 100 once, and I got a lot of magenta cast, so I wasn,t very pleased with that roll, but I will for sure try again, it can be so different from time to time, don’t know what that depends on…
And the same with Neopan 400. I have not tried it for more than a couple of rolls. Usually I use Tri-X400, and now lately I have swiched over to Ilford HP5+. Just have to try all of them, huh?
Have a great weekend!
Your welcome, yes you certainly have to try them all…..thats my thought process!! I’ll let you know what comes back from processing…..have a great weekend. Jason
Excellent!!! You really captured the spirit of the theme! cheers!
Thank you for your kind words, most appreciated!
Nice shot!
Thank you! 🙂
lol, I know this unresistable feeling only too well to take pictures of strangers 🙂
Thank you! Yes, it is a kind of great feeling even though I’m still not quite comfortable with doing it, but this time I had decided in advance to sit there and “wait” for pictures, as a training, and I think because of being prepaired, it was a lot easier. And I’m pleased with the results.
It’s possible about an hour passed between the two photos and nothing had changed.
Thank you!
It is actually just a couple of minutes, but they sat there for about half an hour, and nothing did change….. 🙂
You captured two kinds of Togetherness here which seem to develop over the years.
Thank you Cindy!
Yes it is quite interesting when looking at this couple, at first they looks kind of bored, but it can also be a safe and comforting togetherness. Everything is in the eye of the beholder.
Love this!! Beautiful capture!
Thank you for your kind comment!
AHHHH!The leica M2, brilliant!
The Candid Camera…. hehe….
Thank you James!
With the movement rendered by adding the second picture we also get a feel for the serenity of the moment.
Yes, and for me, being there, is the serenity in these two photos kind of strange, a picture taken out from the reality, because there was almost a crowd of people there, so these two sat in there own kind of bubble…..
Thank you very much Steve!
I love this sequence! Paul Graham made a book with that feel. Not to mention Elliot Erwitt and Duane Michals. Lots of potentials in this aesthetic!
Thank you very much Borut! Very inspiring comment, most appreciated!
I like that it is possible to interpret the secuence in many different ways.
This reminds me so much of a promise my husband and I made to each other when we were first dating. We’d gone to breakfast at a pancake house one morning and saw a couple at another table. The husband was reading the newspaper. The wife was sitting silently, staring into space. Their food came and they ate without saying a word. We promised each other right then that we would never become them; we would never sit in a restaurant without something to say to each other. And so far (12 years), we haven’t.
Thank you very much. Yes, silence can be so different to different people, some like it and some don’t. If these two liked it or not, we’ll never know…..
Have a great sunday!
I thought your Weekly Challenge post on Everyday life was pretty cool. Thanks for stopping by and liking my Weekly Challenge post Solitary.
Lovely moments captured with smooth tones. Just the way I like b&w work…Very nice. Sorry to get technical but do you scan your images? If so what scanner do you use. Reason I ask is because I am really struggling with getting satisfactory images with my Canon 9000f and I really love the tones you have managed here.
Cheers
Thank you very much for your kind words, most appreciated!
Yes, I scan myself, and I use Epson V750 PRO.
But I think that even more important is what scanning software you are using. I was not satisfied at all with Epson software. Then I found Silverfast! It is a bit hard to learn, but it is absolutely stunning!! A bit pricy though, but my suggestion is that you try it for free ( I think they have a 30 day free trial) so you can evaluate it together with your scanner before you buy a new scanner. The software is (unfortunately) dedicated to the scanner, so you need to try that first, or else you may be forced to buy two softwares….. http://www.silverfast.com
Good luck, and thank you for stopping by! 🙂
Marie
Thanks Marie. Think, as per the advice of several photographers, I am going to have to upgrade my scanner and software:)
Oh, to sad… But if you try my suggestion, you may not have to buy new scanner, just try the software for free at first….. 😉