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12-FEB-2011 Michael Edwards

Blues

Memphis,TN

Eric Hughes sings and plays on Beale Street, Memphis,TN

Leica M9 ,Leica Summilux 50/1.4
1/90s f/1.4 at 50mm iso160 full exif

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Cindi Smith23-Feb-2011 02:35
I can almost hear the music. Lovely capture of this musician. Great light1
Lennart Waara15-Feb-2011 17:50
I guess that what comes out of that steel guitar is country blues in a traditional style! great shot!
Pete Hemington15-Feb-2011 16:23
A cool shot with a little movement to bring it alive
Jim Stiles15-Feb-2011 14:08
Rally awesome environmental shot, Michael!

--Jim--
hal 15-Feb-2011 14:01
No explanation necessary Michael. My apologies.
l thought it must be a slip of the inanimate Exif.
Had l known that one could put in settings manually,
l would most definitely not have mentioned it.
Michael Edwards15-Feb-2011 11:23
Good question, Hal.
I selected the wrong 50 mm option in the M9 menu.
When an M9 recognizes lenses it requires 6 bit encoding on the lens to do so. The M8 was the same. The M9 software will recognize all coded lenses, but allows other lenses of Leica manufacture to be selected manually.
I chose, inadvertently, the Noctilux 1.2 setting, as I had previously used my Canon 50/1.2.
Thus, shooting wide open, the 1.2 in EXIF.
Don't worry...I won't try to explain it again...
hal 15-Feb-2011 06:35
You excelled yourself on this trip, Michael.
This is a beautiful image.
l'm intrigued at the Exif though.
How does one shoot at F1.2 with an F 1.4 lens ?
Guest 15-Feb-2011 04:25
I so wish I was there! This photo is the next best thing.
Terry_O15-Feb-2011 04:08
I can almost hear those blues! Nice job, Michael - I agree with
Cindy, I like the slight blur of the hands.
Cindy Flood15-Feb-2011 03:40
Another big winner. I like the slight blur on the hands.