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Brick wall.
🕑 Added 2026-01-29 08:30:04 +0000 UTCThe shooting with Maria (first one of the 3 in August) is finally finished!
It is now saved on multiple hard drives for long term storage, and is currently uploading on my Archives.
Ok, so now I have to prove the statement about the quality of pictures that is slowing me down so much, and I hope you can spot the effects of such quality in this picture, or in the other 2 I will post today.
This photo and the one on my regular social media were shot on the Fujifilm GFX 50S II + "Martin" (the Zeiss T* 1,4/85mm Planar ZF named after the Patron that sponsored part of the purchase), whilst the photo on DA Subscriptions was shot on the Leica M10 Monochrom + Summicron-M 50mm (it is rare for me to post a BW only photo on that album, but you don't have to worry, because without colors it loses nothing about its strength!)
I also want to talk to you about this brick wall in the Ex Manicomio di Monbello, the abandoned asylum near Milano.
This room is only a large corridor on the side of the oven of the bakery, and is leading outside.
The light from the left side of the photo is coming from the exit door, and this corridor was likely used only by the staff.
I love this background not only for the warm brick texture, but also for the graffiti, and for the iron pipes that are giving an industrial look.
And this corridor is giving me enough space to shoot this amount of Maria (or any other model) if I'm leaning on the opposite wall with the 85mm on the GFX (68mm equivalent field of view on full frame format), and even more space to play with on the M10M and the 50mm.
So, if you want to check out the framing allowed by the Leica, the hugely different BW approach to this scene, and view some more of Maria, you should hop into DA Subscriptions...
But, whilst you're still here, don't forget to check out the quality of the Fujifilm GFX by zooming in the photo above, and take into consideration that it was shot at 3,200 ISO.
If you want to learn more about the Bramley Apple Project or Archives, or DA subscriptions, ask me on bramleyapple@yahoo.com
Comments
Daniel974
Stunning!
tmpforum
There is more than a brick in the wall.
