On The Road with Thorsten Overgaard · March 2019
By: Thorsten Overgaard
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This is the ongoing journal of my travels, photography, experience with people, places and equipment.
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"Thorsten...I respect you! The reason I’m writing is that you know cameras better than anyone… And you can tell the truth. I respect you and your integrity. Much much thanks, big delicious blessings."
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- D. |
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Clearwater
Clearwater, Florida, USA. March 1 - 19, 2019.
Hanging out with the kids, writing and generally feeling like King of the Mountain.
The simple life of Florida. © Thorsten Overgaard.
The garden. Leica M10-P with 7artisans 50/1.1 and Leitz OUFRO macro adapter. © Thorsten Overgaard.
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"Your website is outstanding - I wish I had found it months ago. Thanks for all your analysis."
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- B. T. |
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Spend time with portrait artist Dick Zimmerman and wife, writing two new books about his life as photographer, photographing Michael Jackson and many others.
 My daughter Caroline. Leica M10-P with 7artisans 50/1.1. © Thorsten Overgaard.
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"Dear Thorsten. It is not often that one gets the kind of response and service that you and your team provided me in the recent matter of the 'less-than-Thorsten-quality' silver lens shade I purchased for my 35mm Summilux. A very special thanks to you!
The new shade is virtually perfect — silver is even and actually closer to the lens’ silver by a tiny amount, edges are better beveled, black with no rough spots or chips. Looks ever so ‘spiffy' with the Leica M10-P + 35mm! Feels rather “too sexy for my cat”.
Please forward my thanks to Younes in Hong Kong for sending a new product as well as for his kind and rapid response.
Follow you closely and look forward to many more jewels of Leica knowledge from you."
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- P. F. |
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My daughter Caroline and husband Chet. Leica M10-P with 7artisans 50/1.1. © Thorsten Overgaard.
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"Your blog about Leica photography ... I think it is the best and most informative source about digital Leica outfits. Also downloaded your Capture One Styles for BW and natural skin tone. Its quite useful!"
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- J. I. |
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My son Oliver with wife Brittany. Leica M10-P with 7artisans 50/1.1. © Thorsten Overgaard.
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 My son Oliver and I photographed by Caroline. Leica M10-P with 7artisans 50/1.1.
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"Thank you for a great website, very inspirational & instructive - Leica perfect!"
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- C. H. |
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Writer tools. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Having brunch with my son and he uses the camera.
Havana
Havana, Cuba. March 20-24, 2019
Living in a time pocket, like being in the 1950's, we were an international group of 14 workshop students from all over the world. The base was the grand villa in the embassy neighbourhood from 1902, and it's the only workshop in the world where I host the workshop for breakfast and lunch on the terrace by the garden. Organic cooked delicious Cuban food made by the chef of the villa.
Inside the Melia Cohiba Hotel is this photo of Fidel Castro. © Thosten Overgaard.
Father and son in the Cuba Workshop. Fabien Capeilleres and Hector Fabien Capeilleres. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Jay Amato. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Hotel National in Havana. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
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"You are a true source of inspiration."
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- K. C. |
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Havana. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Nacho from Spain out with the Leica Q2 in Havana. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Christoph Kilger from germany having fun with the locals in Havana. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
K C Lui and Steven Wong from Hong Kong in Havana. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
A fashion moment in Havana. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Andrew Smith (and Hector Capeilleres in the background) working a scene in Old Havana. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Carlos Bertoni from Brazil having a chat with a local who sells coffee outside his house. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Old Havana Cuba. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Old Havana Cuba. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Old Havana Cuba. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Old Havana Cuba. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Old Havana Cuba. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Old Havana Cuba. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
Havana Cuba. Leica M10-P with Leica 50mm Summilux-M ASPH f/1.4 BC. © Thorsten Overgaard.
New York
New York, USA, March 25-28, 2019
A rather small group this time, and we enjoyed it very much for being so exclusive and almost one-on-one. The base was ACE Hotel where we had an analmost too big suite, but enjoyed every moment of the city and the company.
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"Thank you profusely for the M10 tutorial, a piece of writing of Biblical importance in my opinion."
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- P. C. |
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I have made a few essential Styles for Capture One that does minor adjustments to the Leica files, so as to get the tones exactly how I want them.
The Styles have as their ideal, the Leica M9 sensor, as well as the Kodachrome film (which also happens to be the ideal for Leica, when they developed the Leica M9 sensor). Not that it matters much, but that is the reason why I made my own Styles: To get the that look, rather than a “digital sensor look”.
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Los Angeles
West Hollywood, Los Angeles, USA. March 29, 2019
Another full workshop in Los Angeles, this one being the first hosted in my studio in West Hollywood.
Workshop in West Hollywood. Leica Q2. © Thorsten Overgaard.
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"Dear Thorsten,
I loved your Leica TL2 Quick Guide, such relaxing way of imparting information . Photography is an elixir for everything."
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- P. C. |
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All business as usual in Los Angeles. Leica Q2. © Thorsten Overgaard.
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