jeff hladun

This image is made with a slow f-stop, a high quality lowish ISO, and at a shutter speed confident enough not to offer hand shake. Had the exposure been increased, the highlights would blow-out....

Ulfie, in Toronto one can rent "Bixi" bikes at many spots in the downtown core. I saw several of thes bikes at the protest. It's not the seats I was worried about, but the next person to rent the...

Haha! I asked a male participant about that, and then he proceeded to give me a demonstration of how to do it right. Hint: It's a case of tucking-out, not tucking-in! :)

John, they were also all wearing shoes, and most were using sunblock! I told the chief organizer of the McGuinty e-mail protest going on at Queen's Park, and he said he'd be sure to pass by. I...

The event is world-wide, but each city has the option of changing the date. Most cities held the event a week before, but our weather is a bit delayed relative. Last week's Saturday was rainy and...

Hahaha! No...but I did "flash" them.  ;)

Thanks Kostas, Nick and Walter. Walter, I agree with you: there is evidence of flash in almost all the images. I don't concern myself with adding light seamlessly, and rarely use a diffuser or...

Thanks, Gianluca. I find with the 28mm (equivalent) there is a pronounced perspective distortion in architectural elements, when they are shot at an angle. Because of this, it just makes no sense...

Thanks, Paul. I think the first image would have been complete if the partially-obscured face of the woman to the left was in full view. The dog was too close to the lens for proper focus - which...

I like the movement 1/30 second shutter speed offers. Maybe that is what reminds us of the classic images of Cartier-Bresson. Shutter-lag induced movement has a high aesthetic appeal, and reminds...

The Naked Bike Ride is an annual world-wide protest against excessive oil consumption. At the Coronation Park, Toronto, gathering point, I found the cyclists and the crowd surrounding them to be...

An outdoor dog festival in Toronto; hard to tell which is the pet and which is the master. Comments and criticsms welcome.  M8, 21mm Zeiss Biogon, Canon 580Ex

Sorry Gianluca...not my interpretation at all. It's Friday night, and yes, the man may have drunk a little too much to celebrate the end of the work week. But what is also at play in the shutting...

I especially like these two compositions. Both have interesting events and/or subject matter in the front, mid, and rear planes. The upper image is nicely balanced out by the woman in the...

Paul, I've never seen those terms either, and am a bit mystified. Perhaps Type I buys cameras to take pictures, and Type II takes pictures in order to buy cameras?  :)

Ok, so maybe Jim's not bashing Leica, or Leica owners...just potential owners he feels are proving their stupidity by purchasing this camera. As for the inability of making images in low-light,...

The sensor top is glass, so there is no need to be squeamish! :) For dust removal, I use the Arctic Butterfly. Its bristles are electro-statically charged when it is turned on, and it uses the...

Bingo, Jono! It appears the camera will appeal to the amateur who wants the Leitz build and image quality, or the seasoned photographer (pro or avid amateur) who doesn't give two huffs about...

Paul, I'm not sure which Cartier-Bresson image you were thinking of; to my eye the lad is a budding art historian, and is referencing Alfred...

Very effective use of the tilt. Given that the women in the rear are sliding downward, I think the trumpeter should have been playing a Dizzy Gillespie! Had you shot the image straight-up, the...