Leica M9 Photography

A Good Place to Be

I wasn’t sure how things would turn out here when I decided to create this site. Flickr doesn’t give us direct access to pictures taken from a single camera make or model. That meant I had to figure out a way to capture Leica M9 photos to be viewed here. Well, we seem to be doing okay, though I know I am missing some photos. All I can say is if you are shooting with a Leica M9, you should tag your photos with M9 or mention the camera in the text of your photo. Or, join an M9-oriented group. If you do that, and your pictures are good enough, they will show up here.

Ranking the pictures; deciding what is good enough,is also not an easy matter. So far, I like my buzz index the best, which is based on the number of views/hour since the photo was uploaded. It is simple, and it makes sense. The problem with that model is that there are good photos that are not seen very much. The buzz index gives those flickr members that have developed a large network an advantage over other, probably equally talented, photographers that haven’t figured out the impact of doing that, or those that are not interested in developing that type of network. I understand and respect the latter group, but I don’t know how to capture their pictures easily. One of these days I will figure out a way to at least see them…

Speaking of seeing them, I have found the Leica M9 Buzz page to be a lot of fun to surf. Most of the pictures are amazing. All of them are interesting. And we have them all in one place to enjoy. I like that, so I’m glad I put the effort into the page. It’s a good place to spend some time surfing Leica M9 photography. I hope it’s working for you too.

Finally, today’s photo is not from an M9. I shot it yesterday at the John Heinz Wildlife Refuge near the Philadelphia airport with my Leica M6. I had a little time to kill before my flight home, and it was a very worthwhile stop. Plus, it was a very beautiful morning with the colorful leaves, warm weather, and mostly cloudy, but occasionally sunny, skies. The picture is a bit of a brain teaser, so you may have to get out of the box a bit to figure it out. I hope you like it!