A promise is a promise... (Patreon)

I like this photo very much, the ideal picture to show on my regular social media feed, cut or censored even on Facebook and Instagram...
But I did say Cristiana was going to be shown exclusively on Patreon, at least for some time, and I have to fulfil my promise!
So this is for your eyes only (maybe I will share it with a wider public in a distant future). 

If you have seen my YouTube videos, you might know about my obsession for the 1989 Leica Summicron-M 90mm.
I bought it second hand about 25 years ago and I'm now using it with one of the most ideal camera to extract the best performances out of it.
This picture is a perfect example of what the lens is capable of when carefully focused on a mirrorless camera, zoom in full size to appreciate the quality of this image.
The nearest eye is sharp and full of details, but also appears natural (not excessively defined like with most of the modern lenses), you can also see some hairs on the arm of Cristiana, and a beautifully blurred background even if I stopped down to f2.8.
I'm also happy about the natural appearance of the skin, it was a good idea to avoid make-up this time, because Cristiana looks much younger and feminine this way.

I look forward to use this Camera-lens combination in the future with other subjects, to see how it performs!  

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