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there are people in this town -- this town being los angeles because even hollywood is referred to by the associated press as the "hollywood section of los angeles" -- who are always ... ON.

yes, i'd consider jamie foxx as always on ... or over-the-top ...

but ... he's nice. he's cool.

he always gives me something interesting.

something that will perhaps syndicate way beyond how long the weeklies and monthlies are interested...

and ... my leicas are really starting to feel like the girlfriend you're tired of ...

because this 85/1.2L ...

i see the photos i'd normally get with a 75/2.0 leica apo 'cron asph ...

and i get them with this.

hmm...

canon e1dm2. 85/1.2L. about 1/500th at f/1.2. 800 iso. converted to b/w in ps cs with custom actions for channel mixing. bumped cont. adj. levels.

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:iconsanfernando:
Sweet. Great shot of a cool actor. His hairline is a bit on the freeky side though. Looks like a spacehelmet! But I wouldn't go tell it to his face.
:icondonbertone:
haha this one is really nice. speacially the Bokeh

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:iconspawnofbill:
yesssss, come to the canon side. Let the fluoride elements seduce you.


I'm actually quite surprised that you're using a MII, instead of a 5D. I figured you as a die-hard full-frame guy. Any particular reason you haven't moved to a 5D?

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Catapultam habeo. Nisi pecuniam omnem mihi dabis, ad caput tuum saxum immane mittam

Me transmitte sursum, Caledoni

"You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus." -- Mark
Twain
:iconmiauzz:
sweeeeet focus... like you said... that lens is magic...

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a minha cena é retratos.
:iconvenasque:
I really like Jamie Foxx, and I feel like it's a deserved thing - his success. I like to think that he's a genuine guy who really gives you what you see, and doesn't pretend to be someone he's not (of course, how could I know though?). And in that regard, I think this playful kind of shot with him is sort of par for the course with him, and it shows just enough of who he could be, and no doubt probably ultimately is.

The focus off the hand actually helps propel the vision right past it all the while somehow holding it too just a little. It's another in a long line of really excellent portraits in your gallery, man!

-Shane
:iconmyztikmoon:
whoa!! NICE!!!! :-) really nice shot I like it!!! ^^;

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Xia yi ge shi ji rang wo ai ni.
:icona-douglas:
yea the canon may be really good, but you still cant beat the leica, or maybe someday someone might, i dunno
:iconwhitestone:
This shot is fucking awesome, man! Great, bravo! :)

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:iconcweeks:
love L lenses.

the 5d is not a pro body. it can't take the abuse. and ... i abuse my shit to high hell.

that said, i don't use a 1ds because i don't need 16mp and i really don't want to beat my "studio-only camera" out in the field. ya' know.

speed-wise, knowing what the magazines need and use ... all that ... the m2 wins out.

i am on the canon side ... for digi...

for film ... leica and rollei.

cheers mate!
:iconashigaru:
Well, I can see you're going to work some of the girls into a lather with this one...

Too cool. He's a handsome gent.

Great depth, as always... and perfect how you've got his attention.

The best zanshin is no zanshin. Zanshin is the "remaining spirit" after combat, the energy you give off that keeps weaker souls at bay while you walk away. The "always on", except it's genuine and real... not an act.

If you've already got weaker souls at bay, they don't dare attack you... so you both survive, and there's no conflict. That's a simplistic view of it, anyway.

But I digress... Thanks for this shot, Chris. Now I know what I'm going to cover in class tonight. (Yeah, I'm back to teaching again...)

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Satoru koto muzukashii
True understanding is difficult

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Canon EOS-1D Mark II
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Mar 1, 2006, 3:07:23 PM

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