[Leica] M8 use filters or not

[tedgrant at shaw.ca (Ted Grant)]

Brian Reid offered:
Subject: Re: [Leica] M8 use filters or not


> Today I drove up to San Francisco to have lunch with my daughter and in 
> leaving the restaurant I accidentally got onto a road that forced me onto 
> the Bay Bridge, heading to Berkeley. There was an exit to the Treasure 
> Island navy base, and I took it. I turned around to head back and saw a 
> breathtaking fogbound view with a container ship steaming by. I don't 
> normally shoot landscapes but this one looked irresistible.
>
> I had the M8 with me (as I always do) but it had a borrowed 24/2.8 on it, 
> wider than any lens I've ever used, and so I thought to myself "This is an 
> M8. I'll be able to zoom in if I need to, or make a really wide blowup if 
> it's good enough."
>
> There were horrid amounts of UV and IR blasting everywhere. Maybe the 
> pictures will come out. I'll let you know, and if anything is good enough 
> I'll even let you see it. But not once did I think "Drat. All I have is a 
> filterless M8 so I'd best not attempt this shot." I thought "Let's push 
> that shutter button and see what happens."<<<<<<<<<

Right here is the most important part of all........

>> But not once did I think "Drat. All I have is a filterless M8 so I'd best 
>> not attempt this shot." I thought "Let's push that shutter button and see 
>> what happens."<<<

Love yu guy!! That's kick ass attitude! :-) That's what makes you a winner 
and not a whiner!! :-)

 In effect, "damn the red lions of IR, push on and get whatever you can!" It 
might be absolutely wild looking colour, but beautiful! Because in the end 
who's going to argue with you when you respond with....... "It's my new art 
form images!"

And smile wrly knowing you took the IR Lion and used him! :-)

ted