Early yesterday morning I enjoyed a photowalk through town. It was a beautiful morning shared with a few dog walkers. Perhaps a bit past golden hour but the shadows were still long and the light just contrasty enough to be pleasant and not too overpowering. The walk included a street on which I have driven many times but rarely photowalked. Not sure why except that is it quite literally on the other side of the tracks and a bit further afield from my usual paths. However, lots to see and enjoy on this route and I will add it into regular rotation.
Since returning from Ireland in early May I have been shooting film almost exclusively. This day I thought I'd show digital a little love and grabbed the M10R and a 35mm on the way out the door. Over many months 35mm has become my standard go-to focal length and in an effort to mix things up a bit I pulled the CV 90mm f/2.8 APO-Skopar from the back of the dry box where it has been languishing since returning from France last fall. That lens will be part of the kit I take to England later this year and I thought I'd better start using the focal length again to re-familiarize myself with its use. Quite a bit of difference between 35mm and 90mm. Shooting mostly 35mm (and 28mm before that) I see and compose with a much wider expanse of the world than 90mm affords. Also, with a manual focus rangefinder system I find critical focusing with 90mm challenging. Best to add that focal length into regular rotation to develop the needed muscle memory.
See below a series of images from morning's photowalk, all captured on the M10R through the 90mm.
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