One at a time, please
The series of images presented today is the conclusion of the cinematic Life in Hanoi set from a couple of days ago. During the curation, two visually very distinct groups of images emerged: the first, which felt a bit more structured and ‘formal’, and the second, which – to my mind – is a bit more freeform and organic, with higher visual density. These hold closer to the ‘story in a frame’ of traditional photography. Personally, when I looked at the scene – and the subsequent images – a caption came immediately to mind – perhaps not the same one as you might have read, but it would be nevertheless interesting to hear the differences of perspective. Enjoy. MT
Images shot mostly with a Olympus E-M5 II, Zeiss Otus 1.4/85, Zeiss ZM 1.4/35, and Canon 5DSR.
Mine. All mine.
“You know, after this we could…”
It true?
Trapped
Expectation of the ages
Everyman in the way and for himself
Don’t get caught
End of the all-day wait
One more night in paradise
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The images from my 75mm/1.8 is quite good. Now I have to worry about it’s LoCA. Perhaps I’ve never seen it in my images.
As usual, I like all the images, but those kind of shots are my favorites as well. But hey, the “Everyman in the way and for himself” image could have been “Why are women always getting in my face and asking if they can help me with anything.” Did she by the way?
Don’t worry about the LOCA if you don’t see it 🙂
They have the usual ‘pop’ and clarity that I love about your photos. I’m trying hard to emulate that … getting closer but I’m no ‘Ming’ 🙂
Thanks Bill.
Thank you for posting these and the earlier set… I have been considering a visit to Hanoi next year – I surely will now!
Enjoy!
Thanks for showing these marvelous cinematic shots Ming. Perfect coffee break adventure and inspiration 🙂
Thanks Gerner!
Fantastic images ….love the way they are focused and unfocused to draw you in…. I totally get the captions ! Thanks : ))
Thanks!
Wonderful pictures!
Thank you.
Ming, great shots. I especially liked your use of the 85mm for street work — which is almost unthinkable to the self appointed guardians of the street tradition. As much as I love shooting at the ‘traditional’ street photography focal lengths, many of my favorite street images over the years (i.e. much of McCurry’s work — he would even use Nikon’s excellent 105mm) were shot at longer focal lengths. By the way, the color grading is excellent — very cinematic.
Glad to hear it, given these were shot as examples of the cinematic style during the Hanoi Cinematic Masterclass…
I love this. The pictures present Hanoi’s street life. This post gave me an idea on how to post some of my photos. 🙂
Thanks.
It seems these are more based on subtle human expressions than part I, which seems to affect the compositions that were selected. Personally I’m not very good at reading such photos, so the labels improved the set for me.
These are also higher key and lower contrast than the first part, which I think is also connected, but I can’t immediately put my finger on why.
Yes – the style and mood are slightly different, hence the split into two sets.
Very nice. I’ve liked seeing both. Thank you for sharing these.
My pleasure.
You’re welcome.
Loving “Everyman in the way and for himself”, thanks for posting!
Thanks!
Why no review on the Zeiss ZM 1.4/35?
I never used it for its intended purpose (i.e. On an M), wouldn’t make sense. Plus reviews tend to attract more trolls than anything.
So wait. Which lens on the Olympus?
I really like the Everyman pic. And Trapped.
85 Otus and 35 ZM.
That is interesting! You found the Otii somewhat unbalanced on a A7Rii. Are there ergonomic advantages of the Olympus?
No. It was bad on that too.
LoL! To be expected though.On the verge of tearing out the lens mount. Isn’t there an Olympus mft lens to achieve a similar perspective?
Lovely interesting images. Quite a different approach from the 35mm ff eq approach I would have taken!
Actually, no…the 75/1.8 is the closest you get, and that’s both shorter, slower, and because it has a bit more LoCA, there isn’t quite the same separation, either.