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The sun lit them both: the mask at the base of the fountain and the girl with the phone and the supermarket bag.

13 May, 2025

A Terrace with a View – A One Shot Story.

By Danilo Leonardi

13 May, 2025

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By Anthony Killeen

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By Hamish Gill

One of the big things that concerned me about the Zeiss 50mm ZM Sonnar before I bought it, at least in terms of its handling, was its focusing nubbin.

3 October, 2015

A couple of rolls with the Leica M5

By Hamish Gill

I realised the other day that I haven’t yet posted any photos I’ve taken with my Leica M5. So since just in the last few weeks I’ve shot a couple of rolls with...

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By Torsten Kathke

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RichardH on Agfa Ultra 100 and Agfa Ultra 50 with a Contax G2 and Rolleiflex 6008i – The Perfect Summer Holiday Films
Ibraar: Thank you for posting these wonderful photos. The images from the Isle of Purbeck are sublime. I enjoy the…
Danilo Leonardi on A Terrace with a View – A One Shot Story.
Thanks, Jeffery. Wonderful comment! I was only a frequent visitor, but I suppose with the sea so close, the island…
Jeffery Luhn on A Terrace with a View – A One Shot Story.
Danilo, I enjoyed the photo and the write up! Thanks! It certainly looks like a tropical location in your photo.…

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