Cafe Nero Solo
Cafe Nero Solo - 5.10mm at f/2, ISO 80, Shutter speed 1/400 sec
Guess what? I'm not even gonna mention today's big announcement. If you don't already know about it, you're probably not that interested, and if you already do, what's the point? Besides, you either happened upon this blog post of mine because you're very badly lost between the interwebs, had no idea what you were clicking on, actually came to laugh at my photography, or you genuinely want to read what I have to say at oh 10:46pm: the end of a rather great, and memorable day. Memorable for me, but not because of today's big announcement. I'll just leave it at that.
This photograph was taken last weekend on Tottenham Court Road in London. I really am itching to mention today's big announcement. Can I? Just quickly? Oh alright then. I guess it's more about what I'll be doing now that Steve has announced iPhone 4. I'm really not that interested in developing for iPhone anymore. The incentive just isn't there, and photography is doing wonders for the anxiety I've had in the past regarding strange new places I've never been to. Ultimately, photography is very good for me. It gets me out and interested in life. Life that's all around me. And I really need that.
Development does the opposite for me. It keeps me in, isolates me, and reduces the amount time I spend interacting with other people one to one. It's bad enough that I do it for a living, so doing it in my spare time is just too much of a risk for me. Besides I've written one app, that I really still think has a good chance of success. And I'm comfortable and happy with that.
So welcome to my latest creation. It's more of a capture and process. I love being able to capture street scenes in London that are the complete antithesis of the reality within which they were created. Only I know how many people were really about when I took this photograph. Catching that brief pause in the craziness of such a busy city as London, feels quite rewarding when you look at it completely still, and empty.
I processed this image with Kodak 100 TMAX Pro film and used the Selenium 15 Preset to tone it. I've modified it slightly, and you can find all the details in the Silver Efex Pro preset at the end of this post. Keen observes might have noticed that I've slightly renamed the blog to reflect the fact that I post images taken with my Leica D-Lux 4. I'd quite like it to remain a D-Lux 4 blog, even after I get a Leica M9. I have other plans for M9 greatness online.
