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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Fiddlers in the Dark in the forum Images to Share 6 years, 10 months ago

    Gary, stay with it as it takes a little time to fully integrate any new system into your work style. It’s certainly not perfect, but the resulting images are hard to resist. I think that you are quite right about needing a small pancake type of lens for street shooting. For a while I gravitated between attaching the Mamiya 80/1.9 and Hasselblad…[Read more]

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Fiddlers in the Dark in the forum Images to Share 6 years, 10 months ago

    Awesome shot, Gary. How are you liking the S2 experience so far?

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Any Monochrom deliveries yet? in the forum M Monochrom 7 years, 1 month ago

    Are Monochrom’s still trickling in? It certainly seems like an agonizingly slow introduction. I sent a request to my favorite Leica dealer in May before the announcement and I still haven’t seen a glimpse of the light of day.

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Gaotien-Market in the forum Images to Share 7 years, 1 month ago

    Thanks for posting your photos. Excellent images …. they provide an interesting view of everyday life.

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic New Mexico landscapes in the forum Images to Share 7 years, 3 months ago

    Nice set. Personally, I think the S2 really shines in desert light.

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic S2@everywhere in the forum Images to Share 7 years, 3 months ago

    Very nice, Pete!

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Photos from a terrorist bomb attack in New Delhi…. in the forum Images to Share 7 years, 3 months ago

    Very impressive photos. I’m glad you were safe. So much in life is about timing.

    I like how you instinctively started photographing. In a situation like you described, photography is much more than just documenting what’s in front of you. It’s an opportunity to ask and to try to uncover the question ‘why?’

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Recent workshop shots in the forum Images to Share 7 years, 3 months ago

    David, I’m impressed with how much your lighting skills have grown. The shots of the woman with the red swimsuit are gorgeous.

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Some black and white photos from India….. in the forum Images to Share 7 years, 3 months ago

    Excellent images … thanks for posting them. What a fabulous place to photograph … you nicely convey the assault to the senses that is India.

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Free Smiles in the forum Images to Share 7 years, 4 months ago

    Pete Walentin;2832 wrote: Really great work Kurt. My compliments.

    Please keep us posted. I’m really interested to see the results of your pictures when the Painter has done his work.

    Thanks Iceandfire and Pete. Pete, I’ll post an image when I have something.

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Free Smiles in the forum Images to Share 7 years, 4 months ago

    Thanks Jack, you are very kind.

    As I mentioned to Jack, I have a gallery showing coming up in Manila in October … so it’ll be exciting to see what local reactions will be to my slices of Filipino daily life. In addition, I have another tentatively scheduled for March of next year that will be a mixed media show with a Filipino painter who…[Read more]

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Magenta Hue in the forum M8 and M8.2 7 years, 6 months ago

    Derick,

    I’m located here in the Manila area also. I used an M8 and M8.2 a number of years ago and may still have a few IR filters sitting in a cabinet somewhere at home. If you can wait, I will be back in the US at the beginning of July for a couple of weeks. If I still have any filters, I can bring them with me when I return and you’d be…[Read more]

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Lightroom 4 in the forum Workflow and Processing 7 years, 6 months ago

    Hi David,

    Have you made an S2 preset for this version of Lightroom? I’ve used one that you developed in the past that was a great jumping off point. If you have a new one, would you mind sharing?

    Thanks.

    Kurt

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic 30 mm or 35 mm (or waiting for the 24 mm and the 30-90 zoom) in the forum S Lenses 7 years, 7 months ago

    The 50mm II and the 100/2.2 would be nice walking around lenses though. The 35-90 is an excellent lens, but you are right, it is a beast.

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Images and thoughts from Cuba in the forum Images to Share 7 years, 9 months ago

    Very nice series of images, Cam. I agree that the zoom would be nice. I only worry that I’d be not as fond of the variable aperture.

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Leonard at Salvation Mountain in the forum Images to Share 7 years, 9 months ago

    Nice job, Jack! I really like the way that the S2 renders desert light.

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Just Another Day With My S2 in the forum Images to Share 7 years, 9 months ago

    Thanks Pete. The great thing about getting out and shooting everyday is that it provides me with a convenient excuse to ignore the notion of self-editing … for better or worse.

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Lake Harris Panorama in the forum Images to Share 7 years, 9 months ago

    Gorgeous, Pete. Lovely detail.

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Snow Triptych in the forum Images to Share 7 years, 9 months ago

    Nice job, Jack! Look at those grey skies … they are so appropriate for the time of year. I’m very glad it’s been a manageable winter for the upper midwest this year … it figures that it’d be an easy winter the year that I’m away.

    You are becoming the master of triptychs. I really like how they force the viewer to consider the sum as well…[Read more]

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    Kurt Kamka replied to the topic Omo valley – ethiopia in the forum Images to Share 7 years, 10 months ago

    Wonderful shots. The third and fourth shots are fantastic … there is so much there that delivers on the depth of the human condition.

    Kurt

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