Ashley hampton 2009 My Leica D-Lux4

Monday, 23 November 2009

leica D- Lux4

My first camera was a Leica R3 Electronic. I fell in love with its build quality, smooth action and range of lenses, I don’t love my D-Lux4 camera yet, however all the early signs are good. The simple red dot on my D-Lux4 evokes memories of my R3 and the passion i had for photography. In recent years I have built up a Nikon digital kit, however dragging a large Nikon around was no fun at all. Swapping from the Nikon D200 to a D-Lux4 has been reinvigorating, there is almost no trade off in quality. My D-Lux4 has reignited my passion for photography.

After I sold my old Leica R3 Electronic I went straight out and brought a D Lux4 Digital compact. This is almost the first picture I took with it. I spotted this church after a swim at London field’s lido. The church looks prefabricated; the structure is well past its best. The building sits awkwardly between 70’s council flats and turn of the century terraces; it would not look out of place in some American Midwest border town. I went back around six, to catch the evening light. I had already decided to take the picture in black a white, I was hoping for a deep blue sky that would translate nicely to dark tones in B&W.

Brick Lane East London, Hot Salt beef Beigal’s with English mustard taste good after a night out drinking. I have been eating Beigals from hear for over 20 years, and by default been witness to the many changes on this now famous street. Retro clothing and conspicuously themed bars entice those seeking alternative venues. The Sunday market consists mostly of broken and damaged food goods, over ripe fruit and veg stolen goods and bike parts. The market seems more and more at odds with brick lanes burgeoning new image. The Beigal bar however is just the same, only the waitresses have changed.

Ashley hampton 2009 My Leica D-Lux4

Monday, 23 November 2009

leica D- Lux4

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