Leica M240 and the Summilux-M 35mm f/1.4 ASPH

I must admit, I am really starting to find a sweet spot with the M240, especially when paired with the Summilux-M 35m f/1.4 ASPH.  Yesterday I had the chance to get out for a cold weather bike ride into the woods and take a few pictures and then that night, play with some long exposures.  In both scenarios, I was incredibly pleased with how the camera and lens performed.

In a similar fashion to the way my MM pairs with the Summilux-M 50 f/1.4, I find a similar gorgeous pairing between the 35 and the M240.  I don't know if it is the way my eye sees or the way those two cameras render the scene, but I do find myself more and more sticking to these pairings.  

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Downeast Maine, an old Smoke House barely stands tall -- ISO 1600, 8 seconds

Beauty found in the simple and used

Smoke House, Lubec MaineI love taking pictures of old buildings and structures.  They have such great warmth and a silent sense of wisdom to them, just like an old relative, one who has seen much and has much to tell.  Passing through Lubec Maine, the old herring smoke house buildings are falling down, victims of brutal winds, 20 plus foot tides and the neglect of man.  Here is one of my favorite buildings that is just barely hanging on.  Nightly the tide comes up to the base of the building, only to see it retreat 6 hours later.  The process is un-ending, repeated twice daily, every day of the year.  In the winter, north winds howl down through the Canadian Maritimes inflicting their own brutal punishment on buildings that stand in their way.