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TheInconvenientRuth • 3 days ago
A man, middle aged, well dressed, obviously affluent walks calmly down the street in a non-descript cosmopolitan city. It is near dusk. His expensive linen blazer sways in the mild summer breeze. His steely blue eyes are hidden by expensive but fashionable sunglasses. Yet, he sees everything. He is an observer. He is a collector of moments. Decisive moments. Dangling from his neck on an expensive looking hand-made Italian leather string, a limited edition Leica M. The Titanium version. And a 50mm Noctilux-M ASPH f/0.95. This is the tool of his trade, his weapon of choice to capture life's greatest moments and imprison them for eternity - in pixels.The low sunlight reflects off a pin on his lapel. Understated, small, metal with black lettering. An indulgence. Vanity. He feels a litle self-consciuos about wearing it. But he wants people to know. He needs people to know. He's not a tourist. Not an amateur. He craves recognition.
Something is hapening - no, about to happen. A moment. He shifts his stance, moves his body to the perfect position. There's a sense of purpose in every movement now. Intstinct takes over. Numbers flash through his mind. Aperture, time, distance, sensitivity. But they don't add up. Light too low. Can't bump the ISO and ruin perfection. But the decisive moment is nearing relentlessly, unstoppable. His Pulitzer moment. He knows it. This is it.
The pin! He has the pin! Soft-shutter release. Reduce shake, longer shutter speed. Oh yes! Time, there is not time. Quickly. His normally steady hands fumble with the pin. Hands sweaty now with fear. Faster. Turn, please turn. TURN, damnit!
Ok, it's off. Screw in, quickly, quickly..raise the camera, fingers adjusting settings on the fly without looking. Hands pre-focussing on instinct. He acts and moves like a predator now, fast, decisive, unstoppable, relentless, the moment is so close, too close....
He gently presses the shutter button, but he knows. He knows he's too late. The time doesn't matter. A second, a milisecond, a nanosecond. It could be hours for all he cares.There is only one perfect moment. Only one decisve moment. All other moments do not matter, are not worth capturing. But it is lost. Lost forever. Lost in Vanity...
Two. He should have had two. This never would have happened if he had two. He wanted two. He ordered two. But he only has one. Limited Edition...
