Neither in nor out.

Jer

[lesmore49]

Hi Jer,

To begin with I quite like the photograph. It's a simple composition of an everyday subject which is usually not chosen as a subject. I think the photo is enhanced by being in black and white. I also like the bokeh and the sharp subject. The way you have done this...makes the door 'pop'.

I think there's a lot to be said for simplicity particularly in B&W, in this day of 'wow-bam' computer generated photographs and photography.

Some of my favourite photographers are the 'old' guys...guys like Alfred Eisenstadt and Cartier-Bresson etc. A lot of their work was B+W. They also used a 35mm Leica with a 35mm or 50mm lens, much of the time. Their time of course was back in the 1930's to 1960's +.

I note that you have recently bought a Pentax 43mm F 1.9....a fast, top quality 'normal', in focal length lens. Coupled with your K-1 I think this makes a very useful daily, walk around combination. I wonder if Eisenstadt was still with us and active as a photographer...if this would be a combination he would like. I think it would be, although being a Leica man, I'm sure he would have something like an M-9 and a 35 or 50mm F 2.

When I was looking at your photo today, it put me in mind of these old masters. Their forte was simple compositions of everyday life, in B&W. Something I find myself doing more of, in recent years. I can't approach their skill and quality, but in my own way I can give it a shot.

I have the 28-105 with my K-1, a very good versatile lens....but I have thought about also getting a Pentax 31mm F 1.8 as a nice fast, daily, moderate wide angle. I may do this eventually.

[eaglem]

Good detail on something we never take the time to look at..........well captured.

[Tonytee]

This is truly a great photo. A good caption would be from Joni Mitchell, "I've looked at life from both sides now."

Thanks for sharing, very well done.

TT

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[slowpez]

Good one Jer. You really should shut it though if the temps are really sweltering (as I know they are.)

[Sailor]

Hi Jer,

To begin with I quite like the photograph. It's a simple composition of an everyday subject which is usually not chosen as a subject. I think the photo is enhanced by being in black and white. I also like the bokeh and the sharp subject. The way you have done this...makes the door 'pop'.

I think there's a lot to be said for simplicity particularly in B&W, in this day of 'wow-bam' computer generated photographs and photography.

Some of my favourite photographers are the 'old' guys...guys like Alfred Eisenstadt and Cartier-Bresson etc. A lot of their work was B+W. They also used a 35mm Leica with a 35mm or 50mm lens, much of the time. Their time of course was back in the 1930's to 1960's +.

I note that you have recently bought a Pentax 43mm F 1.9....a fast, top quality 'normal', in focal length lens. Coupled with your K-1 I think this makes a very useful daily, walk around combination. I wonder if Eisenstadt was still with us and active as a photographer...if this would be a combination he would like. I think it would be, although being a Leica man, I'm sure he would have something like an M-9 and a 35 or 50mm F 2.

When I was looking at your photo today, it put me in mind of these old masters. Their forte was simple compositions of everyday life, in B&W. Something I find myself doing more of, in recent years. I can't approach their skill and quality, but in my own way I can give it a shot.

I have the 28-105 with my K-1, a very good versatile lens....but I have thought about also getting a Pentax 31mm F 1.8 as a nice fast, daily, moderate wide angle. I may do this eventually.

Les, thanks much for the kind words and thoughtful comments. I've always done a lot of B&W photography going way back to my film days, and I like to apply B&W to photos of simple, everyday things - maybe because when I started photography decades ago I read so much about the "old masters" you mention.

I bought my DFA 28-105 with my K-1, and I have to say it's probably my favorite lens of all time (with the exception of my FA 31). It delivers crisp, rich images with a slick, quiet precision I really appreciate. It can also focus rather closely, and the lens is not the size of a bazooka. The range is ideal for 90% of the photos I take, and - with the high-ISO capability of the K-1 - the lens' modest speed is not the drawback it would have been when we were shooting Kodachrome 64 and Tri-X.

I'd like to list a bunch of technical reasons I bought the 43, but in truth, it was an emotive purchase not a practical one. I've wanted a 43 since the lens was introduced in the film days, and since I already owned a 31 and 77, I felt compelled () to complete the set. Still, I can use the speed of the 43 occasionally, and - as you suggest - it does make a very manageable package with the K-1 for "walk around" purposes.

Jer

Good detail on something we never take the time to look at..........well captured.

Thanks, EM!

Jer

This is truly a great photo. A good caption would be from Joni Mitchell, "I've looked at life from both sides now."

Thanks for sharing, very well done.

TT

Thank you, Tony. I appreciate your comments.

Jer

Good one Jer. You really should shut it though if the temps are really sweltering (as I know they are.)

Thanks, Susan. Believe me, I shut the door quickly after I shot the pic. It's been brutal down here, but it always is this time of year.

Jer