Crisscross - Toronto, Canada

Crisscross - Toronto, Canada

May 25, 2012. Crisscross. Toronto, Canada.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/250. f/8. ISO 100. LR 2.

Cattle Car. Toronto, Canada

Cattle Car. Toronto, Canada.

May 24, 2012. "Cattle Car." Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The faces on commuters, each alone in thought along Toronto's Bloor-Danforth line, seem to scream "Happy Monday!"

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/125. f/4.5. ISO 800. LR 2.

I Love Pie

I <3 Pie

April 29, 2012. "I <3 Pie." Celebration, Florida.

Another shot from the Great American Pie Festival in Celebration, Florida.

A member of the Publix "Pie Police" stocks up on a handful of free samples at the end of the festival.

I don't know exactly what "Pie Police" do, but I think the sticker should be standard issue for all law enforcement officers. Wouldn't it be less stressful if the officer writing you a speeding ticket had a big "I <3 Pie" sticker on his chest?

Description. Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/250. f/11. ISO 400. LR 2.

Phone Date

Phone Date

February 3, 2012. Phone Date. A young couple each seem more focused on their phones than on each other on a romantic Friday night in Winter Park, Florida.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/125. f/2.8. ISO 1600. LR 2.

Sting Ray

Sting Ray

February 3, 2012. Sting Ray. A student in a Corvette t-shirt catches up on some quiet reading late one evening at a sidewalk table outside the Park Avenue Starbucks in Winter Park, Florida.

I typically avoid ISO 3200 on the Leica X1 due to how noisy it gets. This was shot on an exceptionally dark evening, so I decided to break with my normal pattern of shooting 1600 or slower.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/125. f/2.8. ISO 3200. LR 2.

Authorized Personnel

Authorized Personnel

January 24, 2012. Authorized Personnel. A self-portrait.

In case you're wondering, the camera is in the helmet, on a 12-second timer. If you look closely, you can see it.

The two self-portrait shots this week are practice shots for a street photography contest next month featuring self-portraits as the theme.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/4. f/14. ISO 400. LR 2.

Homeward Bound

Homeward Bound

January 24, 2012. Homeward Bound. A self-portrait. Camera on ground, set to 12-second timer, and aimed at a nearby window.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/4. f/8.0. ISO 400. LR 2.

Schilling

Schilling

April 23, 2005. Schilling.

I am in a nostalgic baseball mood after yesterday's post.

It was one of the first games of 2005. The previous season, Curt Schilling's famous intensity helped lead the Boston Red Sox to their first World Series since 1918.

Before starting his game against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, Schilling sat as if in a trance staring out over Tropicana Field.

The Rays went on to win the game, but this image that I took of Schilling remains one of my favorite baseball memories.

 Canon EOS D60. Tamron SP 24-135mm lens. Unknown settings. LR 2.

Bokeh Verde

Bokeh Verde

December 16, 2011. Bokeh Verde. Paper lanterns dissolve into dreamy bokeh over a lone storekeeper at Plaza Verde in Saint Augustine, Florida.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/125. f/8.0. ISO 1600. LR 2.

Olde Tyme

Olde Tyme

December 16, 2011. Olde Tyme. Bright lights glow out of Tedi's Olde Tyme Ice Cream onto a dark road on St George Street in Saint Augustine.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/60. f/2.8. ISO 1600. LR 2.

Table for One

Table for One.

September 16, 2011. Table for One. A waiter rushes with a table in tow, ready to set up another spot on a sidewalk cafe in Sanford, Florida.

 Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/30. f/2.8. ISO 200. LR 2.

Settling Up

Settling Up

October 3, 2011. A lone patron at Orlando Brewing is silhouetted by the refrigerator case behind him as he settles his tab for the evening.

 Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/15. f/5. ISO 800. LR 2.

The New Morning Paper

The New Morning Paper

October 2, 2011. A woman reads the news on her Kindle e-Reader at the Casselberry Breakfast Club just moments before breakfast is served.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/40. f/2.8. ISO 400. LR 2.

Drinks Alone

Drinks Alone

October 9, 2011. A lone Eastern European patron drinks a glass of wine at Hannibal's in Winter Park, Florida, as light casts up through the granite bar.

Leica X1. 24.0 mm. 1/30. f/2.8. ISO 1600. LR 2.