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;

Bogensee…. from dictatorship to ruin…

Quoting Wikipedia:

Bogensee is a small lake near Wandlitz in the German state of Brandenburg, located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the Berlin city limits.

Bogensee is known for the nearby former summer retreat of Nazi minister Joseph Goebbels, located approximately 500 m (1,600 ft) northwest of the shore. The premises were dedicated to Goebbels by the Berlin city administration on the occasion of his 39th birthday in 1936; he had an extended country home erected at the site until 1939, including a private cinema, a bunker, and adjacent SS barracks. Co-financed by the UFA film company, the building became a popular venue for movie actors like Zarah LeanderEmil Jannings, or Heinz Rühmann.

Temporarily seized by the Soviet Military Administration after World War II, the former country house was included into the newly established academy of the East German Free German Youth (FDJ) association. A wide building complex was erected from 1951 onwards, according to plans designed by Hermann Henselmann in a Stalinist style. Since German reunification in 1990, most of the buildings have been empty. As of 2018, the property had remained unoccupied for two decades.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogensee

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bogensee

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

Christmas is banned……

As the temperatures soar above 30°C, I catch up with those winter pictures…. a (mild) winter walk in January.

Leica M9M; Summicron 35mm; Summilux 50mm; VSCO; Lightroom

Last autumn….

I’ll try and catch up half a years’ worth of posts in the next few days……

Leica MM; Summilux 50mm; VSCO; Silver Efex Pro 2

Cool Dude…..

One from the Dubai series……

Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO

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The twenties film star….

in the late afternoon…..

Leica M9; Summilux 50mm;  VSCO

Week 42 – Sandy….

Week 42 - Sandy

Week 35 – The Suave Gent…

…around town, meet Marc!

Fujifilm X-Pro1

Fujinon 35mm f1.4

Lightroom & NIK

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Week 32 – Hanna (Fuji X vs Leica M)…

….there are some people I could take pictures of all day, Hanna is one of them…..

On another note, these two shots may fuel the current Leica M vs Fuji X discussion… 😉

Fujifilm X-Pro1

Fujinon 35mm f1.4

Lightroom & VSCO

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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 12 – Franziska

… on a roll, let’s hope I keep it up!

Fuji X-T1

Fujinon 56mm f1.2

Aperture & NIK

Week 12 - Franziska

Week 10 – The Philosopher….

Meet a good friend of mine…..

Fuji X-Pro1

Fujinon 35mm f1.4

Aperture & NIK & VSCO (Ilford HP5+)

Week 10 - Matthias