The Leica Files II

As part of my 'get to know the M9' efforts, I have chosen to re-shoot the major scenes from my Empty London book project. For starters, I would give me a relatively controlled environment in which to experiment with the camera, and secondly, I'd already know what kind of pictures I want. 


So over the course of a couple of weeks late last year, I ventured into town in regular intervals, armed with the M9 and a couple of prints from my book. To my (perhaps naive) surprise, I'd found that the city had changed. Houses had disappeared, new highrises had risen in places, railings were missing and roads had changed in layout and direction.

Anyway, since this was a reshoot, and I was aiming to show the 'new' pictures as historical records, taken with a Leica and aged with the help of a sepia filter,  they would contrast nicely with those taken for the book with various Canon cameras several years ago. It would also bring the additional benefit of comparison between the quality of Leica and Canon optics used. The results, I think, speak for themselves...now let's hope Leica Magazine agree and decide to publish.