russell_brooks

I shot this in Hong Kong back in Dec '97. I think it was in North

Point.

I shot this with a Mamiya 7 on a back street near Central in Hong

Kong. This was actually the shot that got me hooked on B&W and off

of the medium format with the slow lenses and hand shake. I'm all

Leica now...

Mao, a PLA guard, and some men. Leica M7 + 50mm f3.5 Red Scale Elmar

+ Tri-X. Find a scene, check the light, focus, then shoot. Best is to

do it all at once.

Temple of Heaven in Beijing. I shot this with a M7, 50mm f3.5 Red

Scale Elmar, and an old Leitz yellow filter on Tri-X developed in

XTOL pulled 1/2 stop at Metro Labs in London for too much money +

VAT. Tiantan is a great place to visit in person but all the angles

were tired and cliche'd until these two guys came in front of my

camera - *snap*.