Friedrichshain – Part 2 (Monochrome)

Leica M9; Summicron 35; Summilux 50; VSCO

Home learning…

I’m not quite sure he’s the most attentive pupil, but he’s doing his best….

Leica M9; Summicron 35; VSCO

Singapore Part 2

Looking on the bright side of things, at least I have a little time to develop my pictures at the moment.

Stay Safe!

Leica M9; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; VSCO

Singapore Part 1

The decision to travel to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur at the begining of February was not easily made. There were 30 odd confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in Singapore when we left for south-east Asia, looking back 6 weeks later and Germany has just hit the 60,000 mark with the whole planet in dire stress…..

Looking back I think we maybe should have stayed down there!

Stay safe folks and take care!

Leica M9; Leica M9M; Summicron 35; Summilux 50; VSCO

Luftwaffenmuseum Berlin – Part 2

Here’s the second part of the shoot…. reminds me of past times.

Leica M9M; Leica M9-P; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; Elmar 21; VSCO

Luftwaffenmuseum Berlin – Part 1

The current situation allows me to get around to all the things I’ve been wanting to do for ages…… so here’s the first post in the Corona crisis.

Here are a few shots taken at the Luftwaffen museum Berlin which was formerly RAF Gatow until German reunification. There are lots of different aircraft and a lot of military equipment on view from both sides of the iron curtain.

Leica M9M; Leica M9-P; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; Elmar 21; VSCO

Portugal Part 1….

Casting back to the summer holidays of 2019. These were taken on two trips to Porto and to Afife including the surrounding area (even with a day trip to Spain thrown in as well) . Well worth a visit if I may say so…..

Leica M9; M9M; Summicron 35; Summilux 50; Elmar 21; VSCO

Israel Part Four (Colour) – Jerusalem

If don’t do this everyday then you make mistakes. The girl in the gallery is a young Israeli soldier, I was so nervous that I made a mess of the camera settings and basically forgot everything I know about photography so the shot wasn’t as good as I hoped for.

Leica M9; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; Elmar 21; VSCO

Israel Part Three (Monochrome) – Jerusalem

I did have some qualms about taking pictures at the Western Wall, however I wasn’t there on the Shabbat and no one is recognisable so I don’t think anyone will be offended…..

Leica M9M; Summilux 50; Summieren 35; Elmar 21; VSCO

Israel Part Two (Colour) – Tel Aviv

Still lucky….

Leica M9; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; Elmar 21; VSCO

Israel Part One (Monochrome) – Tel Aviv

Lucky me once again….. I don’t travel that much these days so this was really special….

Leica M9; Leica M9M; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; Elmar 21; VSCO

A Sunday afternoon in Munich….

just wandering around town…

Leica M9M; Summilux 50; Lightroom & Silver Efex Pro

North Laine…

The second feature on Brighton….

Leica M2 & M6; Summilux 50 & Summicron 35; Kodak Portra & T-Max

 

The end of Summer….

Apparently when the combine harvesters arrive, the summer comes to an end…..

Leica M9; Summicron 90mm; VSCO

The End of Summer

The Dam….

Here are a few older ones….

Olympus mju II; Kodak Ektar 100

Happy Birthday Hanna…

 

I hope you have a great one! These were taken on a business trip to Singapore in February……

Leica M6; Summilux 50mm; Elmar 21mm; CineStil 800 & Kodak Portra 400

Singapore Part Two….

I bet you guessed there was more to come…..here’s a little more of analogue Singapore…

Leica M6; Summilux 50mm / Elmar 21mm / Summicron 35mm; CineStil / Portra 800; Reflecta ProScan 7200

Singapore Part One….

My son said “I dare you to take just film to Singapore” so I did. Here are the results…..

Leica M6; Summilux 50mm / Elmar 21mm / Summicron 35mm; CineStil / Portra 800; Reflecta ProScan 7200

 

…and then it was all over….

But here’s something to chase away those post-Christmas blues…..

Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO

’twas the night before Christmas Eve….

….so I thought I’d post this….

Leica M9; Summilux 50

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Frau B aus O…..

I hope you like it….!

Leica m9; Summilux 50; VSCO

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Emirates Girls….

After a rather difficult period I’m rekindling my love of photography. Returning to visit Dubai has undoubtedly helped, offering me a host of different motifs that I just couldn’t resist. Watch this space for more from this place and elsewhere….

Leica M9; Summilux 50; Lightroom; VSCO

And then there was Toulouse…

….the last trip of the year in fact.

Fujifilm X100; Fujinon 23mm f2; Lightroom and VSCO

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It’s been a while….

….since I last posted anything. To be honest I’ve been searching (as ever) for a little inspiration for a new project lasting 53 weeks and I can’t seem to settle on that “one” subject. It’s not for the lack of ideas it’s just that that simply I don’t want to confine myself to one type of motive or one medium or one of whatever…..

Therefore the next few posts will be of things that I’ve been shooting over the past three months. While you read these I’ll be racking my brains for that new “one” subject…..

This is late autumn in Sanssouci….

Rolleiflex 3.5F; Carl Zeiss Oberkochen Planar f3.5 75mm; Kodak Portra 400

 

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Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho…..

it’s off to work we go, albeit in a rather spectacular neighbourhood….

Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO

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The twenties film star….

in the late afternoon…..

Leica M9; Summilux 50mm;  VSCO

A Walk in the forest….

with Ulrike!

Rolleiflex 3.5 F (Mark III / IV); Carl Zeiss Planar 3.5f; Fuji Pro 400H; Epson V500

Daniel’s Leaving…

he’s moving on to bigger and better things…..

Leica M2; Summicron 35; Kodak T-MAX 400

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Week Eleven – Sleepless in Seattle…

Just a short trip, hence the sleeplessness….

Leica M9; Summilux 50mm; Lightroom & NIK

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Week Ten – Singers….

I’ve amended my blog just a little to include not only the place I call home but also some of the more interesting locations that I’ve come across this blogging year. To kick this off I’ve found a place that couldn’t be more different from Brandenburg!

(Best viewed full size!)

Leica M9; Summicron 50mm; Lightroom

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Week 51 – Daniel…

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Week 50 – Maria…

…again!

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Week 49 – Zoltan…

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Week 48 – Maitha….

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Week 41 – Indian Summer….

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Week 38 – Dajana….

… again it’s the old Leica combination…..

Leica M2

Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8

Kodak Portra 400

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Week 33 – Renate…

…in Warsaw….

Fujifilm X-Pro1

Fujinon 35mm f1.4

Lightroom & NIK

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Week 28 – Bubi…..

Here’s an ad hoc shot of Monique…

Leica M2

Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8

Kodak BW400CN

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Week 24 – The Applicant

Just a quick shoot for a job application with a bit of a difference….

Fujifilm X-T1

Fujinon 35mm f1.4

Lightroom & NIK

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Week 20 – Josef

Meet Josef!

Fujifilm X-T1

Fujinon 56mm f1.2

Lightroom

Josef

Week 18 – Dr. Rolf

A few years ago after a press conference we held somewhere in Asia, an article was published in one of the local leading newspapers. It was mistakenly accompanied by a picture of me with the title “Dr. Rolf”.

Well I’m here to put the record straight, meet the real Dr. Rolf!

Fujifilm X-T1

Fujinon 56mm f1.2

Lightroom & VSCO Fuji Pro 400H
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Week 17 – Super Mario

Untouched, straight from the lab…..

Leica M2

Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8

Kodak Portra 400

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Week 15 – Sylke

Autumn in Brandenburg….

Fujifilm X-Pro1

Fujinon 35mm f1.4

Aperture

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Week 11 (ish) – Martin

There’s been rather a lot on recently, never mind here’s Martin.

Fuji X-T1

Fujinon 35mm f1.4

Aperture & VSCO (Fuji Pro 400H)

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Week 46 – Graz

Sorry it’s a bit later than usual. I’m enjoying the calm and relaxed run up to Christmas…….  😉

Week 46 - Graz

Week 35 – The ILA and Türk Hava Kuvvetleri

The Berlin Air Show has come and gone, thanks to the Turkish Air Force for a great display…..

Week 18 – Simply Mitte

The middle of Berlin, nothing more and nothing less……

Week 5 – Raffles and KL

I’m still playing catch-up having been away, so here are two in a week.

The first shot was taken in Raffles (Singapore) whilst enjoying an infamous Singapore Sling with my colleagues (they’re a good bunch – but don’t tell them I told you) during one of the few moments of relaxation.

The second picture is a snapshot of the Petronas Towers (Menara Petronas) taken on a flying visit to Kuala Lumpur.

Week 25 – Verena and Paris

This week’s picture is a tribute to a great Frenchman, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry both an aviator and a children’s author. Second only to that man Eric in French history…..

This was shot with kind permission of Verena under the plaque commemorating Saint-Exupéry in the Panthéon (Paris) during a recent business trip.

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Verena in the Panthéon (Paris)