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: Travel
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;
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
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 3….
This is mainly Porto
Leica M9; M9M; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; VSCO
Portugal Part 2….
These were taken up the coast in Afife and the surrounding region…
Leica M9; M9M; Summicron 35; Summilux 50; 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
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
Knickers to you…..
or a visit to the Hackischen Höfe (Berlin) with a rather surreal analogue film.
Be sure to scroll through all the pictures. Strange sights, strange film, I particularly like the camel with a camera…..
Leica M6; Summicron 35mm; ADOX Color Implosion
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
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
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……
Salford Quays
It’s changed a little bit since my first visit in the 1980s…..
Leica M9; Summilux 50; Lightroom
Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho…..
it’s off to work we go, albeit in a rather spectacular neighbourhood….
Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO
The twenties film star….
in the late afternoon…..
Leica M9; Summilux 50mm; VSCO
When September comes….
Leica M9; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; 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
Late Summer in Eastern Germany….
Leica M9; Summilux 50mm; Summicron 35; VSCO
Behind the Facade…..
In the car park behind Germany’s most exclusive department store on a very special day…..
I think I just liked the light and the lines……
Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO
Daniel’s Leaving…
he’s moving on to bigger and better things…..
Leica M2; Summicron 35; Kodak T-MAX 400
Weißsee Austria
A week in Austria – lovely place!
Leica M9; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; VSCO
Metamorphosis – Teufelsberg (Berlin)
The Teufelsberg is an artificial hill in the middle of Berlin. It is made up of the rubble that was cleared out of the heavily bombed city after the war. It is the highest point in Berlin and lies in the former British sector. The British and the Americans built a listening post on the top so they could intercept messages far into the eastern sectors. After the wall came down the occupying powers withdrew and the numerous investment projects have failed leaving the former listening facility in the hands of artists and musicians. A true metamorphosis!
Leica M9; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; Lightroom & 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 Nine – A Right Royal Evening….
Neues Palais during the early evening sunset…..
Leica M9; Summicron 35mm; Lightroom
Week Seven – Winter Havel…
no snow but still pretty cold…
Fujifilm X-T1; Fujinon 10-24mm f4; Lightroom
Week Six – Fantasia….
Nothing is as it seems….
Leica M9; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; Lightroom & NIK
Week Five – The Forger….
Find the forger….
Leica M9; Summilux 50 / Summicron 35; Lightroom / NIK
Week Four – Life for Rent….
….!
Leica M9; Summicron 35; Lightroom
Week Three – A little ditty about…..
Jack and Diane… Randy and Evi….
A Brandenburger winter at its best….
Konica Hexer AF; 35mm f2; Kodak T-Max 400
Week One – Bornim
I pass this tree on those long evening walks with the beast of an animal. It is then that I take the time to ponder and reflect on the past few months.
Fujifilm X100; Fujinon 23mm f/2; Lightroom & NIK
