Leica M6 – Page 2 – Hong Kong Lucida

Cheung Chau

Posted on January 26, 2016January 26, 2016 by eddietay in Monochrome

On Cheung Chau island.

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The atmosphere is rather relaxed.

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One could dream of a life here.

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It’s one of those possible doorways.

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One could just stand here and admire the wall.

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Lack of love?

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An advertising and laundry space.

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Very homely.

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Though sometimes we could be in a hurry.

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Oh I’m dreaming I’m dreaming of a slower pace of life.

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Is it possible?

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It is possible.

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Maybe I’m romanticizing too much.

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It’s a possibility, I suppose.

Camera: Leica M6

Lens: Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 SC

Film: Ilford XP2

A Short Hike

Posted on January 13, 2016January 11, 2016 by eddietay in Monochrome

There’s nothing like a short walk to get away from the city, even if it’s just for a bit.

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We all need breaks.

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A short climb.

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Getting there.

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So one could disappear.

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There’s a haiku in there waiting to be written…

Camera: Leica M6

Lens: Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 SC

Film: Ilford XP2

The Management of Space in a Village

Posted on January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 by eddietay in Monochrome

It goes without saying that space is at a premium in Hong Kong.

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This is true even in the more rural areas.

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Things need to stay organized.

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Nature needs to know its place.

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Heidegger: “Everywhere everything is ordered to stand by, to be immediately at hand, indeed to stand there just so that it may be on call for a further ordering. Whatever is ordered about in this way has its own standing. We call it the standing-reserve.”

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It’s all standing by.

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Nothing is to be wasted.

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It’s all about discipline.

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Places to go, and places you can’t go.

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All these structures are standing, even in our literal absence.

Camera: Leica M6

Lens: Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 SC

Film: Ilford XP2

A Short Story

Posted on November 24, 2015November 24, 2015 by eddietay in Monochrome

It begins with a journey.

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Then there was land.

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Then there were people.

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It doesn’t take much to make a world.

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Neighbours.

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Some rules.

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Some more neighbours.

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And then you have a government.

And then we wait for things to sort themselves out.

In the meantime, my exhibition is still going on – come by if you’re in the area!

Camera: Leica M6

Lens: Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 SC

Film: Kodak BW400CN

On Being Careless

Posted on November 13, 2015November 12, 2015 by eddietay in Monochrome

To be interested in street photography is to be careless.

The above might look better if the boats were cut out of the photograph. The subject would be clearer.

But the eyes don’t always discriminate properly.

Found scenes are things as they are.

Boats and paths as they are.

A child as he is.

There’s an accommodation of sorts.

An ordering of nature.

Camera: Leica M6

Lens: Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 SC

Film: Kodak BW400CN

On Sense and Sensibility

Posted on November 10, 2015November 10, 2015 by eddietay in Monochrome

What, really, is there to talk about when it comes to street photography?

In the end, we’re capturing our selves.

And the constraints that shape us.

Street photography is another way of thinking.

Another way of looking.

Sometimes the scene seems a bit bare.

Until one encounters a human figure.

The art is long and life so short.

In the meantime, my exhibition is still on-going – come by if you’re in the area.

Camera: Leica M6

Lens: Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 SC

Film: Kodak BW400CN

A Street Photographer’s Camera

Posted on May 28, 2015May 28, 2015 by eddietay in Monochrome

I’ve been thinking a bit about the tools we use.

A street camera is a machine for seeing.

Frankly, any camera will do. But I prefer film cameras.

For me, it’s a Leica M6 most of the time, because I need the meter once in a while.

At other times, it’s a Contax TVS II, a Canon 600D (yes, a digital camera) with legacy lenses, or an Olympus XA 2, just to switch around a bit, to refresh my vision.

I’m not adverse to using digital. But film cameras do last a long time.

Like my (2001 model) Toyota Corolla, which in Hong Kong, seems to be a mechanic’s favourite car.

It’s forgettable, reliable and replacement parts are easy to find.

I’ve been reading about self-drive cars and their amazing electronics.

But I wonder how long the electronics would last.

Do we have to replace them the way we replace our tablets/smartphones/laptops?

I’m suspicious of planned (compelled) obsolescence.

Would a digital camera last more than 3-5 years?

That’s the question I ask whenever I experience that rush of gear envy.

Thanks for reading!

Camera: Leica M6

Lens: Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 SC

Film: Ilford XP2 400

Getting Out of a Creative Rut

Posted on May 19, 2015May 19, 2015 by eddietay in Monochrome

Some days, it seems like things just won’t come together.

You’re feeling blocked.

The framing is off.

You look up.

You look back at people.

You look up again.

You try again.

What else can one do, but try to fail better.

And then you get the feeling that things are coming together finally.

And you find something that makes sense, finally.

Camera: Leica M6

Lens: Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 SC

Film: Ilford XP2 400

2 Idiot-Proof Approaches to Street Photography with a Leica M6

Posted on May 8, 2015May 4, 2015 by eddietay in Monochrome

So basically, I have 2 idiot-proof approaches.

Approach 1, step 1: Set the camera to f/16 and 1/125s on a bright (or even slightly overcast) day, depending on your film ISO.

Approach 1, step 2: adjust my 35mm lens such that the DOF scale allows for a distance of between 1.2m to infinity to be in focus.

Approach 1, step 3: walk around and allow serendipity to do its work.

Approach 2, step 1: focus on a brick wall.

Approach 2, step 2: fumble with camera.

Approach 2, step 3: allow serendipity to do its work.

Camera: Leica M6

Lens: Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 SC

Film: Ilford XP2 400

All that Labour

Posted on April 30, 2015April 30, 2015 by eddietay in Monochrome

All that labour.

Those goods on display.

Yummy stuff.

Sometimes we don’t see all the work that goes into work.

We negotiate a life.

And a city emerges.

It’s bigger than us.

The labour of thinking.

Camera: Leica M6

Lens: Voigtlander Nokton Classic 35mm f/1.4 SC

Film: Ilford XP2 400

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