Monochrome shooting

A comparison of gradation between Monochrome shooting and Channel Mixture after colored shooting proved apparent difference. Three shooting spots were chosen yesterday at Kyoto, Umekoji-Park, Kinkaku-Ji and Kitayama Prefectural Botanical Garden. Some indescribable charm and fascination were clearly observed in Monochrome shooting that I had been neglecting for long time. Expression of material texture utilizing two colors, Black and White with the gradation between them, are completely different from colored scenery, it cannot be seen deeply like a bottomless swamp at all. The fascinating Monochrome world will continue catching me tight for the time being. The only superb Leica lens is M-Summilux 50 mm/1.4 second generation designed by Walter Mandlar in Canadian Leitz company.