During the time off from the Greenspun forum, I felt the need to check out Leica's customer forum which is very unique, serving different purposes for probably different people.

What I realised I like so much about this forum is that people share their photos and experiences. And I really enjoy looking at others' photos.

So I am calling on all Leica forum browers and contributors to submit their favourite image, with "WHY it is their favourite". Doesn't have to be your best, just your own. I believe you can learn a lot about a person just by looking at his/her image.

Please do not offer any critique unless the person asks, but general comments are fine. And please try to keep it respectful. I think I've run this post before, but it is fun, so I am doing it again.

-- Kristian (leicashot@hotmail.com), May 01, 2002

Answers

I can't say I have a "favorite image" per say, but here's one a took recently I like (and I'm not a dog person). Mable

-- Andrew Schank (aschank@flash.net), May 01, 2002.

That link doesn't seem to work, at least for me. here's the URL:

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=699205

-- Andrew Schank (aschank@flash.net), May 01, 2002.

One of my favorites (handy too)

http://64.192.168.77/mla.jpg

The eyes here have always captivated me. This shot was intentionally underexposed two stops on CN film for the pastel look.

-- Charles (cbarcellona@telocity.com), May 01, 2002.

Hello Kristian:

This is one of my favorites.

Los Angeles Angel

This is a farvorite because the story behind it. For the old, this is in the style of Jack Webb in Dragnet.

This is the City.

Dunn, Dunnunt, Tunt.

You see, a few of us in the LA LUG met in downtown Los Angeles for a shoot followed by breakfast.

If you look at the image you will see a chicken beak on the statue. The public art people of the city decided to make a bunch of angel statues and give them to local artists to decorate. After decoration they were displayed over the downtown area.

I noticed the chicken beak on several statues. I took this photo to contrast the ideal of the angel with the mundane of the park sweeper. (I like the contrast - You know - dead v. live ; artifical v. flesh; spirit v. soul.)

Well a bit later while strolling, our group of Leica shooters was accosted by a woman with a bunch of chicken beaks. She was removing the beaks from all of the statues and wanted to know if we saw the perpetrators of this great defacement of public art.

Just the facts, mam, just the facts.

Having no knowledge of the crime, we were allowed to move on without further inquisition.

After finishing our shoot, we retired to the Pantry, a venerable establishment for greasy food. We deposited assorted M's and R's on our table and noticed a pile of Nikons on the adjacent table. We immediately struck up a banter with the inferiors next to us.

It turned out that our table neighbors were on a shoot to promote the saving of "Chicken Boy". These N shooters admitted that they were photojournalists from a local newspaper of downtown LA. They admitted to placing chicken beaks on the angels and having models pose with the angels to produce photos to sell for fund razer to save "Chicken Boy". "Chicken Boy" is a statue that graced a minor LA restaurant and that was saved from wrecking when the restaurant was raised. They pled that "Chicken Boy" needed a home out of the saved public art warehouse.

After solving the beak crime, we finished our breakfasts and went home to process and print.

Dunn, Dunnunt, Tunt. DAAHHHH!

In a moment the results of the trial.

The Nikon shooters were allowed to resume their shooting by pledging never to harass users of old looking cameras again.

Regards, Doug

-- Doug Landrum (dflandrum@earthlink.net), May 01, 2002.

This image (summertime) is one of my favorites. It's currently on my mind because I was printing an 11x14 of it earlier this evening.

Shot at my usual neighborhood cafe on a HOT summer day. I'd been freezing inside so I went out to warm up and take a few shots of the few people braving the heat. I had met Carly a few nights before at a party, and she came out to smoke and visit for a few minutes.

-- Mike Dixon (mike@mikedixonphotography.com), May 02, 2002.

My favorite pic of my wife and little Mikko (2.5 mos old).

-- Arnell (atumali@myrealbox.com), May 02, 2002.

BRITISH MUSEUM

i like this one because those three people share the same space, but are lightyears apart from eachother.

-- stefan randlkofer (geesbert@yahoo.com), May 02, 2002.

Two shots: The optimist is a guy that really stood out against a legion of ripped and cut biker guys and girls sitting on huge Harleys. The other photo was a quick grab portrait I made of my mother during a two minute visit on my way to the beach. All I had was ISO 100 speed film and my 50mm Summicron, so I didn't think it would come out due to the shutterspeed, but I was pleasantly surprised. The optimist , f/1.4?... I don't need no stinkin' f/1.4!

-- Al Smith (smith58@msn.com), May 02, 2002.

FWIW Here's mine.

Sea Defences

I like it because it was a complete execution of the idea I had when I took the picture, from pressing the button, through developing the neg, the choice of the printing paper, developer and dodging and burning. Most people hate it though.

Steve Taylor

-- Steve Taylor (sjt@it-innovation.soton.ac.uk), May 03, 2002.

Nothing special except it was taken at a time when I was more serious about photography. I like the way the frame is divided by triangles and placement of the three hats.

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=736973

-- ray tai (razerx@netvigator.com), May 03, 2002.

One of my own favorite Leica image (after saving for quite some time to try out one of these old cameras, I must say that it was worth it):

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=741197

BTW, some great images above!

-- John Burke (klyss@yahoo.com), May 05, 2002.