Great weather is back around Lake Geneva. Time for a walk, time for love by the Lake. It had been a long time I had not posted a picture taken with the 60mm Hexanon F1.2. This is one of the only standard M lenses capable to create significant blur behind subjets located 10 meters away. […]
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Ariel washes whiter
When I saw these two men in Cochin, it made me think instantly to the "Ariel washes whiter" soap advertisements. Sort of an Indian version with a before and after picture and no special effects. (click on picture for high res) Leica M9 with 35mm Lux Asph at F2.8, 1/500, ISO160
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The smile of the year
I guess sometimes the happiness to be portrayed really shows. Taken in the streets of Cochin. When in India, it is quite easy to take people's portrait. Many actually come to you to have their pictures taken. The trap becomes then to avoid shooting an endless series of portraits and find elements that makes them […]
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Sunday school
In Cochin, a kid protects his brand new Christian book from the rain. This picture was taken at F4.0 from close distance. Unluckily, the corresponding depth of field does not allow how planes to be in focus. I should probably have stopped down to F8.0 which would have still allowed a speed of 1/125th. The […]
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La belle americaine
"La belle américaine" translates to "American beauty" in English. Yet, it does not exclusively apply to women as it is often used to describe old vintage American cars in French. In the case of this picture, I guess that both definitions equally work. Since our return from the trip, I have been shooting mainly with […]
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Purple girl
How can such a scene be so beautiful and horrendous at the same time ? 350 millions people in India still live in poverty, that's 50 times the population of Switzerland. Anything to complain about today ? (click on picture for high res)
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The Divine up in the sky
While some look for God up in the sky, others seems to have already found it deep inside. This picture was taken in Cochin, India. There is a large Christian communitiy in the state of Kerala, dating back from the colonial times. (click on picture for high res) Leica M9 with 35mm Lux Asph at […]
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Like master like camel
It seems that this famous saying not only applies to dogs… There are still a lot of camels in Rajasthan and they are used mainly to pull carriages loaded with all kinds of goods. Outside of the cities, they also carry huge water tanks. Changing ISO's is done through the LCD on the Leica M9. […]
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Heidi’s grandfather
We went on a day trip to the Swiss Alps today. And after a 90 minutes climb + the help of a mountain cable car, we were standing at 2000 meters high with a great 360 panorama under our eyes. And suddenly I spotted him, there he was standing tall and proud, overlooking the plains. […]
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In search of water; camels vs humans
Most inhabitants of the desert parts of Rajasthan do not have running water. Therefore long walks to the well are sometimes needed, a choir that is mainly performed by women. Camels are luckier since they can resist several days without the need to drink. These pictures was taken close to Jaiselmer, in the little village […]