Shooting weddings with a Leica Rangefinder

February 13, 2020.Reading time 12 minutes.

How it shaped me into a better photographer

Almost there – How does the Fujifilm X Pro 3 stack up to a Leica user?

February 11, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

How is Fuji’s biggest risk?

Leica Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH “Pre-FLE”

February 10, 2020.Reading time 7 minutes.

Testing out the older ASPH Summilux

Vacationing with just the Leica Q – Playa del Carmen, Mexico

February 7, 2020.Reading time 17 minutes.

This blog update is extremely overdue as this was originally written back in July 2018, but due to the absolute size of this post with the photos, it just took some time to complete.

Summilux on a Budget – Voigtlander Nokton 50mm f/1.5 ASPH

February 6, 2020.Reading time 1 minute.

A lens that gives the Leica Summilux-M 50mm f/1.4 a run for its money

Happy Thanksgiving

November 29, 2019.Reading time 1 minute.

A day of being thankful

2019 United States Grand Prix – Voigtlander Ultron 35mm f/2 ASPH

November 9, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

My first trip to Austin

Anniversary Weekend in Chicago – Leica M-P

September 4, 2019.Reading time 3 minutes.

A relaxing weekend in a “ok” city

Weekend in Richmond, Virginia – Voigtlander Nokton 35mm f/1.4 MC II

July 28, 2019.Reading time 10 minutes.

A brief getaway

Exploring Key West – Leica Q

July 1, 2019.Reading time 8 minutes.

Part II of our trip to Florida

Leica M10 and Q – Summer vacation in Miami

June 12, 2019.Reading time 26 minutes.

Start of the Summer

Wedding Weekend in Pittsburgh – Leica Q & M

November 28, 2018.Reading time 20 minutes.

Back in town to my second home

Leica M9 – Taking a break from civilization

October 15, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

Out in the wild and beautiful

Virginia State Fair (2018)

September 30, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

It seemed like not long ago when Amy and I went to our first State Fair together around this time last year. It was a fun experience and it was something that we would not mind going to every year as the Fall season begin to roll in with the crisp air, lack of humidity, […]

Leica M9 – Soaking up the last bit of summer in Ocean City, Maryland

September 4, 2018.Reading time 1 minute.

Sunny and Wet

Leica M9 – #Mariathon (Part 2 of 2)

July 7, 2018.Reading time 10 minutes.

Part II of the #Mariathon

Can you use just the Leica for weddings? – Mariah and Sos’ Wedding (Part 1 of 2)

July 1, 2018.Reading time 16 minutes.

A break from the norm and in with the beautiful

Leica Summarit 35mm f/2.5 – Street Photography – The Wharf in DC

June 1, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

My first visit to the Wharf

Early Rise: Kate’s Cars and Coffee

May 26, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

I woke up super early for this…

Rebecca Lily – Pro Set V Presets

May 11, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

My Secret Sauce

Zeiss Biogon 35mm f/2 ZM – Morning Hike – Beaverdam Resorvoir

April 29, 2018.Reading time 8 minutes.

I’m an outdoors guy in general. To me, there is nothing better and relaxing than being outside and absorbing all the visceral senses. The warmth of the sun. The wetness from the rain. The breeze against your face on warm day. This penchant for sunlight and fresh air partially led me to photography in the […]

The Leica Q never fails to impress

April 25, 2018.Reading time 2 minutes.

The best camera I’ve ever owned

Date Night in DC – Cherry Blossoms

April 10, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Finally, a beautiful day to be outside.

A Short Vacation – Weekend in New York City

March 30, 2018.Reading time 11 minutes.

It was one of those rare weekends when I had a gap between my graduate class ending and before starting my next class. To take advantage of this free time, Amy and I had decided to take a trip to New York City (Chelsea to be specific) for the weekend since we both wanted to […]

Leica Q – Food Halls in Union Market, DC

March 17, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

Amazing Food Experience

Walk with the Locals – Leica M9

March 11, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

A hashtag meetup

X100F or Leica Q – Birthday Weekend: Day Date with Amy

March 11, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Taking both compact fixed lens cameras out to Georgetown

Summicron 50mm f/2 V3 – Friday Happy Hour – Ocelot Brewery and Leicas

March 11, 2018.Reading time 7 minutes.

You know what I love about having happy hour with a group of friends that all happen to love photography? It turns into our own low key version of “Beers and Cameras” and today’s location was at Ocelot Brewery, located in the industrial park area of Dulles, Virginia.

X100F – Classic Chrome Series 1

February 25, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

I guess you could call this update a proper outing with my “new” X100F

Leica Q – Getting Inked: Amy’s First Tattoo

February 25, 2018.Reading time 4 minutes.

Be Scene Studio

Noodle Fever: Daikaya Ramen and food photography with the Leica Q

January 9, 2018.Reading time 6 minutes.

Good Food

Holiday Love: Nazia and Siraj’s Wedding Reception with the Leica Q

December 27, 2017.Reading time 11 minutes.

My 20th Wedding (Reception)

Fresh Air: Walk with the Leica Q

December 21, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

It was nice and crispy out for a photowalk

First Impressions: Olympus M.Zuiko 45mm f/1.2 PRO

December 15, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Olympus recently announced two new flagship prime lenses for their professional Micro 4/3 collection of lenses and I was able to pick one up today to compare to my excellent Panasonic Leica DG Nocticron 42.5mm f/1.2 ASPH. I took the lens out immediately after picking one up and here are two examples with my E-M5 […]

Day Date: National Harbor (11/25/2017)

November 26, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

Day Date with Amy

Day off Work: DC Street Photography (11/22/17)

November 26, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

I’m going to try something different going forward and just post photos and let the pictures carry the blog update. Washington, D.C. | 2017 Leica Q Instagram: @cosmotographer

Launch Day: iPhone X – Smooth Apple

November 5, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

I was some of the lucky people that were able to pick up Apple’s new iPhone X on launch day without waiting 4-6 weeks because I was fortunate to be eligible under the Apple iPhone Upgrade Program. This allowed me to reserve a pre-order spot for the specs of my choosing ahead of the Friday […]

DC Walk (Part 2): My Review of the Leica Q

October 25, 2017.Reading time 13 minutes.

My wallet is now lighter

DC Walk: A Date with the Fujifilm X100F

October 22, 2017.Reading time 5 minutes.

…and lunch with my favorite DC couple

Date Night: Downtown Leesburg

October 15, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

Date night in downtown Leesburg

Getting Beaned: Blend Coffee Bar

October 6, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

My office outside of the office

Olympus PEN-F – Virginia State Fair: Day Date with Amy

October 2, 2017.Reading time 3 minutes.

Recently I’ve been suffering from GAS with my penchant for fine glass(es) for my Olympus PEN-F and the currently flavor that I’ve been obsessing over are the Leica lenses that are available for the Micro 4/3 camera systems by Panasonic. If you’ve read my previous blog post about the exotic Leica DG NOCTICRON 42.5 f/1.2, […]