so here’s a look back to winter in the Harz mountains….
Leica M9; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; VSCO;
Spring is in the air…..
Tag: Life
The Summer of Love
This was taken in August last year when things were just a little easier….. The good times will return, promise!
Leica M9M; Summilux 50;
Lest We Forget….
We will remember them….
Leica M9; Summicron 35mm; VSCO
Lerouge 6×6 Pinhole Camera; Kodak Portra 400
Friedrichshain – Part 3 (Street art)
Leica M9; Summieren 35; Summilux 50; VSCO
Friedrichshain – Part 2 (Monochrome)
Leica M9; Summicron 35; Summilux 50; VSCO
Friedrichshain – Part 1 (Colour)
I spent a day in early spring walking around Friedrichshain (Berlin) and this is what I found…..
I was accompanied by Daniel (https://stadtauge.wordpress.com)
Leica M9; Summicron 35; Summilux 50; 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 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
Dackel Dolly….
One of the children’s favourite actresses during a reading in Sanssouci…….
Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO
North Laine…
The second feature on Brighton….
Leica M2 & M6; Summilux 50 & Summicron 35; Kodak Portra & T-Max
Brighton Beach…..
Taken on our summer hols….
Leica M2 & M6; Kodak Portra 160, 400 & T-MAX 400
The end of Summer….
Apparently when the combine harvesters arrive, the summer comes to an end…..
Leica M9; Summicron 90mm; VSCO
Fire Starter
Hot lady….
Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO
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
Frau B aus O…..
I hope you like it….!
Leica m9; Summilux 50; VSCO
Cool Dude…..
One from the Dubai series……
Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO
Auntie Londa….
Auntie Londa and Super Allen came visiting….. (more of him some other time)
Leica M9; Summicron 90; VSCO
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
The last of Winter….
Now that Spring has arrived I can keep posting those depressing shots of Winter…..
Leica M9; Summilux 50 & Sumicron 35; VSCO
Sacrow….
in the Winter….
Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO
The rest of Autumn….
This was taken with the old Rolleiflex and a very particular high definition film from ADOX with 12 ISO.
Rolleiflex 3.5f; Planar 75mm f3.5; ADOX Film and Kodak Portra 400
And then there was Toulouse…
….the last trip of the year in fact.
Fujifilm X100; Fujinon 23mm f2; Lightroom and VSCO
The Seaside…. Part Two
Lytham St. Annes – It would have been such a lovely place to live…..
The Seaside…. Part One
Back to Jenny Brown’s point to visit Muffer……
A Walk in the forest….
with Ulrike!
Rolleiflex 3.5 F (Mark III / IV); Carl Zeiss Planar 3.5f; Fuji Pro 400H; Epson V500
Late Summer in Eastern Germany….
Leica M9; Summilux 50mm; Summicron 35; VSCO
Week Twelve – The grass is always greener…..
Spring in Brandenburg….
Konica Hexar; Konica 35mm f2; Fujichrome Provia 400X
Week Eleven – Sleepless in Seattle…
Just a short trip, hence the sleeplessness….
Leica M9; Summilux 50mm; Lightroom & NIK
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
Week Seven – Winter Havel…
no snow but still pretty cold…
Fujifilm X-T1; Fujinon 10-24mm f4; Lightroom
Week 51 – Meet the Family….
….or gotcha. I’m sure you’ve noticed by now that I don’t really like to post pictures of my family on t’internet. But I thought I’d make an exception here.
Canon 5D Lensbaby Composer Pro with Edge 80 Aperture and NIK
Week 43 – Street Art….
…. East German style!
Fujifilm X100 Fujinon f2 23mm & WCL-X100 19mm Aperture and NIK VSCO – Kodak Portra 400
Week 39 – Checkpoint Bravo (West)…..
…..otherwise know as “Grenzübergangsstelle Drewitz-Dreilinden” in the East.
This week’s post continues the cold war theme.
Week 33 – Luckenwalde
Went back to a place I’ve not been to in ten years…..
Fujifilm X100 Fujinon f2 23mm Aperture and NIK
Week 32 – I woz ere….
…… and “ere” is Beelitz-Heilstätten if you fancy looking it up.
I’ll probably be back in winter with snow and ice ….
Fuji GA 645 PRO Fujinon 1:4 f=60mm Fuji Pro 400H (Expired)Epson Perfection V500
Week 27 – The summer of 13′
I have to admit that I took these a few weeks ago, but as I’ve only just got them back from the lab. I think it’s okay to publish them now, especially as summer is still in full swing here. They were both taken on Fuji Provia 100f slide film, I’ve cropped and sharpened a little but nothing else. I’ve also compressed them to half their size, so you can get an idea of the detail. Shooting slide film is costly and time-consuming and you never really know what you’re going to get, but if the shots come out right then they really are an eye catcher!
Yashica MAT 124G Yashinon f3.5 80mm Fuji Provia 100F Epson V500
Week 26 – London Town
It’s a bit like waiting for the 540 bus used to be, you patiently bide your time at the bus stop for ages and then two come at once!
Well I’m still pretty much behind with my weeks, so I’ve got some catching up to do!
Fujifilm X100 Fujinon f2 23mm & WCL-X100 19mm Aperture and NIK
Week 24 – The calm before the storm …..
….. which caused a special kind of light, so I grabbed my 50mm and my Lensbaby with the Sweet 35 and shot these two.
Canon 5d Canon 50mm f1.4 and Lensbaby with the Sweet 35 Aperture and NIK
Week 23 – Christmas Dinner …..
….. or now you see me, now you don’t!
One of these pictures is taken with the Fuji X100 and post-processed with NIK to simulate my favourite Kodak Portra 400 film. The other picture was taken with the Yashica 124G on Kodak Portra 400. Can you tell which is which?
Week 22 – Our Hols (Part 2)….
Okay here comes part two….
Sorry about the obligatory “Elk-Shot”, if you pardon the pun, but it just had to be done!
Does anybody know the significance of Friedolf’s bakery in the next to last shot?
Canon 5D Canon 24-105 f4 Aperture and NIK and Fujifilm X100 Fujinon f2 23mm Aperture and NIK
Week 15 – The Garden….
… and back to digital and I think for the duration.
Just pottering around the garden looking for inspiration and trying to find my photography way.
Canon 5D Canon 24-105 mm 1:4 IS or Canon 50 mm 1:1.4 or Canon 70-200mm 1:4 Canon Speedlite 430 EXII and Yongnuo Aperture and Nik
Week 14 – Green Trees ….
There is much talk about the “Energy Turnaround” here, especially after Fukushima. I’ll leave it up to you to decide whether it’s beneficial to the environment or not….
I’m trying to rekindle my love with my Canon 5D at the moment and that coupled with my incompetence with my last roll of film means that you’re getting digital images remastered as Kodak Portra 400 nc (Natural Colour) this week.
Canon 5D Canon f4 24-105 ISO 320 Aperture and Nik 
Week 13 – Lake Constance….
…… Langenargen to be exact.
Fuji GA 645 PRO Fujinon 1:4 f=60mm Fuji Pro 400H Epson Perfection V500
This last one doesn’t really fit in with the others as it has an extreme light leak which I think makes it all the more interesting.
Week 12 – There is a house…..
… in New Orleans an der Schmidtenmühle. It’ll be gone soon apparently, which does seem a shame….
Week 10 – Je ne sais quoi
For someone who has thrown all new technology (camera-wise) to the wind these past six months, I was really able to appreciate these beauties. I hope you do too!
P.S. If anyone has any information about these cars do let me know please!
Zenza Bronica ETRS Zenzanon f1:2.8 75mm Kodak 400 T-MAX Rodinal 1:50 Epson Perfection V500
Week 9 – The Wrong Path ….
….which all depends on your point of view of course!
I’d like to credit whoever was responsible for these works of art, but I don’t unfortunately know who created them. But if you happen to be in the area they can be found here Graffiti
Zenza Bronica ETRS Zenzanon f1:2.8 75mm Kodak Portra 400 Epson Perfection V500
Week 8 – Beware the Ides of March …..
no real change here folks…… yet!
(and as I will be taking next week’s entry this week don’t hold your breath, because we’ve had lots more snow!)
Zenza Bronica ETRS Zenzanon f1:2.8 75mm Fuji PRO 400H Epson Perfection V500
Week 7 – Promises, promises ….. some broken, some kept….
Last week was supposed to be the last of the gloomy winter posts, well forget it! Spring did appear for a couple of days and probably decided it was definitely too cold to come out. The promise kept was from Week 41 – Werderscher Damm last year, when I said I’d be back!
I won’t make any more promises about the weather, promise!
Pictures 1,2 and 4 Zenza Bronica ETRS Zenzanon f1:2.8 75mm Kodak Portra 400 Epson Perfection V500 Picture 3: Fuji GA 645 PRO Fujinon 1:4 f=60mm Kodak Portra 400 Epson Perfection V500
Week 6 – The end of Winter….
….or at least we hope so. The sun has started to shine again this week so next week’s post should hopefully be a little less gloomy.
Fuji GA 645 PRO Fujinon 1:4 f=60mm Fujichrome Provia 100f Epson Perfection V500
Week – 5 Nuthewiesen
So here goes a fresh start…. for more see and yet again in 2013.
Week 4 was taken on one of the very few sunny days of the year so far and in contrast this is what the region can look like at this time of the year.
Fuji GA 645 PRO <= New Baby!! Fujinon 1:4 f=60mm Kodak 400 T-MAX Rodinal 1:50 Epson Perfection V500
Week 4 – Schloss Glienicke
Took a stroll with the “Big Man” on the hunt for photo opportunities. Me with my Bronica and him with his Canon EOS 1000fn which we got from a flea market for just a few Euros.
I spent a while at the beginning of the year thinking of a new subject for another 53 weeks of blogging and came to the conclusion that I was perhaps better off leaving it open to give me a little more freedom. Well to be honest, I think I need a subject even if it’s only loosely defined and I also need the pressure of having to take a photo on a weekly basis. So starting next week this blog will once again have a subject and a time frame.
Zenza Bronica ETRS Zenzanon f1:2.8 75mm Fuji PRO 400H Epson Perfection V500
Week 3 – Winter Wonderland
I was going to do this week on derelict buildings and then I scanned these two and all that changed…..
P.S. As you see I still don’t seem to have got over my “analogue” phase just yet, and to be honest there’s no end in sight!
Zenza Bronica ETRS Zenzanon f1:3.5 150mm Kodak Portra 400 Epson Perfection V500
Week 2 – Ribbeck & Co.
These were taken in Ribbeck (Havelland) and surrounding area.
Zenza Bronica ETRS Zenzanon 75mm 2.8 Kodak Portra 400 Epson Perfection V500
Week 1 – Bitterly Cold
I can honestly say that I know of no place on earth, where the wind blows straight through you as it does in that dirty miserable megalopolis that is Berlin in winter. I still love it though.
I managed to meet-up with an old friend while he was visiting. We hadn’t seen each other since we last met while I was studying and he was serving in the same town in 1990. Time flies and neither of us have change one little bit! 😉
I’m back for another 53 and I’d be very happy if you would accompany me for the duration!
Rollei 35 S Rollei HFT Sonnar 2.8 / 40mm Kodak Portra 400 Epson Perfection V500