[Leica] Out of the Doldrums...Mark's PAW 2009 - now finished.

[mark at whitedogs.co.uk (Mark Pope)]

I hardly touched a camera at all in the last three months of 2009 and at 
one point wondered whether I ought to just ditch the whole damned lot.

I think the problems started in September: we had a lovely holiday in 
Cornwall, but for some reason, I wasn't happy with the pictures I took.
Then, Karin had more back surgery, so I had other things on my mind.
On reflection, it's hardly surprising that I suffered a severe case of 
photographer's block.

Karin has been on at me to finish my PAW for 2009, which is tricky given 
that there is at least one month (October I think), when I didn't take a 
single picture.  Not one.

So, fresh from the Swindon Procrastinatorium, here are the rest of my 
PAW submissions for last year.  I've done the best I can and cobbled 
together the remaining 14 shots for the year, though I had to raid my 
files for some of them.



Week 38:  "Screaming Eagles"
http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week38-1.jpg
M8, 50mm Nokton f1.1

Week 39: "Dahlia"
http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week39-1.jpg
M8, 90mm Elmarit

Week 40: "Port Quin Infra-red"
http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week40-1.jpg
M8, 18mm Super-Elmar, IR72 filter

Week 41: "White Horse Hill"
http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week41-1.jpg
M8, 18mm Super-Elmar

Week 42: "Lantern"
http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week42-1.jpg
M8, 75mm CV

Week 43: "Yellow flowers"
http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week43-1.jpg
M8 50mm Nokton f1.1

Week 44: "Gardener's shed"
http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week44-1.jpg
M8 28mm Elmarit

Week 45: "Railway Viaduct"
http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week45-1.jpg
M8 90mm Elmarit

Week 46: "Frank Dernie"
http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week46-1.jpg
M8 50mm Nokton f1.1

Week 47: "Diadem Spider"
http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week47-1.jpg
Canon (!) EOS20D, 100mm Macro, tripod

Week 48: "Lichen on gate"
http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week48-1.jpg
M8 50mm Nokton f1.1

Week 49: "Buddy waiting for the postman"
http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week49-1.jpg
M8 50mm Nokton f2 (IIRC)

Week 50: "Cross"
http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week50-1.jpg
M8 50mm Nokton f1.1

Week 51: "Lynda"
http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week51-1.jpg
M8 50mm Nokton f1.1 - quite heavily cropped...

Week 52: "Karin and Elena"
http://www.monomagic.co.uk/gallery.php?gallery=paw/2009&image=2009-week52-1.jpg
M8 50mm Nokton f1.1

What's surprising to me is just how much I used the CV 50mm Nokton.  I 
didn't buy it as a general purpose lens, but it's been more or less 
permanently fixed to on of the M8 bodies.

Now, my only regret is I didn't get around to submitting anything to the 
LUG yearbook.  Ted, next time you're in the country, by all means come 
and box me around the ears!

As always, C&C are very welcome, positvive or negative.

So, better get started on 2010!

All the best


Mark


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Mark Pope,
Swindon, Wilts
UK

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