[Leica] IMG: Say Pepsi

[grduprey at mchsi.com (grduprey at mchsi.com)]

Adam,

Great set, and definitely B&W material.  very well captured, should make 
some nice prints.

gene

----- Original Message -----
From: "Adam Bridge" <abridge at mac.com>
To: "Leica Users Group" <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 9:24:01 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
Subject: [Leica] IMG: Say Pepsi

As I ride through rural Yolo and Solano Counties I have become very 
interested in the corrugated structures. They are made for black and white.

Here's an array of images.

<http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744948125&k=Xqh5kbj&lb=1&s=A>

I liked the juxtaposition of these signs. The owner's family has been on 
this land for over 100 years - a long time for California.

<http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744946580&k=DCDVswb&lb=1&s=A>

The ladders ascending the side of this grain silo, with its shadow, caught 
my eye.

<http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744947444&k=7DX2PMz&lb=1&s=A>

A wider silo got two ladders!

<http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744947643&k=mCCkrtd&lb=1&s=A>

I felt badly for this fellow who had to clean inside the silo. The day was 
only in the 70s at this point but I imagine the interior was stifling. I had 
to capture this one quickly because the site foreman was grumpy that I was 
taking pictures of the facility. Perhaps I was a terrorist? Or maybe sending 
a worker into the silo was a bad idea? No telling. When I told him I was 
fascinated with the textures, the forms, and the lines of the structures he 
looked at me as if I were insane. He could have been correct!

<http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744947913&k=tD2j5hS&lb=1&s=A>

I just like the broom and the two ladders along with the deep black of the 
interior.

Printing these will be a challenge, I think.

Thanks for looking.

All of these were taken with an NEX-7 and its 18-200 lens. Normally I ride 
with a Leica 35 or 50mm on the body. I couldn't have gotten close enough 
with either of those. The autofocus isn't great on the Sony camera although 
the focus assist does work. Sometimes I don't have the luxury (time) to do a 
good job of focusing so a few of the images are a tad soft.

Your comments/criticism would be most welcome.

Best

Adam Bridge
Davis, CA


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