This time I’ll show three of a kind – three extraordinary Twin Lens Reflex cameras – in my tiny series about a beauty and a beast. Well, guess who’s the beauty and who’s the beast. On the left side of the ring there is the Mamiya C330 Professional f Viewing Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 2.8/80mm Taking Lens:… Continue reading The Beauty and the Beast VI
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The Calendar Files … 2018 … Melbourne Murals
Well, just to recap … now we’ve reached 2018 and we are in Melbourne! This time I made two calendars. One is a collection of murals from Melbourne shot by my daughter. Melbourne, to me the most impressive city in Australia – besides Perth – and a city world famous for its creative mood, its… Continue reading The Calendar Files … 2018 … Melbourne Murals
The Calendar Files … 2017 … Australia
Well, just to recap … we’ve now reached 2017 and we are in Australia this time! A once in a lifetime trip around South-Western Australia, Tasmania and … finally Melbourne. We carefully selected our route to avoid the overcrowded eastern part of this continent. A full series of this trip can be seen on my… Continue reading The Calendar Files … 2017 … Australia
The Calendar Files … 2016 … Lisbon
Well, just to recap … now we’ve reached 2016 and we are in Lisbon this time! This time I created two calendar versions – one portrait orientation and one landscape orientation – as there are so many spots worth it in Lisbon. When you ever visited this city, you have fallen in love with it.… Continue reading The Calendar Files … 2016 … Lisbon
The Calendar Files … 2015 … Al Andalus
Well, just to recap … we’ve reached 2015! All right, the default text of this little calendar series is boring now. Let’s read it for the last time. Some time ago a discussion was going on, what to do with your favorite images you made over the year and how to appreciate them. All… Continue reading The Calendar Files … 2015 … Al Andalus
A Nikon F-301 travelling Ireland
Overture Mid 2017 we made a two week trip through Ireland. Motivated by Jim Grey from Down the Road who made several wonderful posts about his journey in 2016, I tried to get hands on an old analog Nikon F-301 camera with a 35mm lens attached. I packed five rolls of Agfa Vista 400 to… Continue reading A Nikon F-301 travelling Ireland
Olympus OM-2n with H.Zuiko Auto-W 2.8/24mm
Just leaving for a trip to Crete. Having the good old Olympus OM-2n with its H.Zuiko Auto-W 2.8/24mm lens with me. The OM-2n has recently been for a CLA at the OM-Labor in Frankfurt, Germany. The 24mm lens has a nice reputation and I’m keen to see how this combo fits. The camera will be… Continue reading Olympus OM-2n with H.Zuiko Auto-W 2.8/24mm
Frankfurt in January
It was cold in January, but this did not stop us from walking through this beautiful city with so many nice places and inspiring perspectives … depending on where you go and what you (want to) see. This time I used two digital cameras. Number one was a Ricoh GR II with its marvelous 2.8/28mm… Continue reading Frankfurt in January
Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 7
The Plaza de Espana in the Parque de Maria Luisa was built for the Ibero-American Exposition of 1929. The buildings at Plaza de Espana form a huge half-circle representing the four ancient kingdoms of Spain. Parque de Maria Luisa offers some nice views including numerous buildings, built for the Ibero-American Exposition. Monte Gurugú. Pabellón Real.… Continue reading Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 7
Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 6
Walking through town, where it’s always worth making a picture … or two. Same in the old World’s Fair area, where the EXPO ’92 was hosted and where so many nice spots were left behind. Contrary to Lisbon (EXPO ’98) in Seville no one seems to be proud of this area and what has been… Continue reading Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 6
Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 5
Real Alcazar is one of the miracles of Spanish history, built for king Peter of Castile between 1350 and 1369. It is the oldest royal palace in Europe still in use. After this long tour, we had some time to stroll around in town. As so many times before, I made two albums, one in… Continue reading Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 5
Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 4
Bullfighting is still a cultural highlight in this part of spain – whether you like it or not. The Placa de Toros is worth visiting nevertheless – even outside the season. A wonderful spanish market can be found at the Mercado de Triana – its one of the oldest markets in town opened 1823, built… Continue reading Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 4
Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 3
The Metropol Parasol was build in 2011 and constructed by the German architect Jürgen Mayer. It is a wooden structure, 150 x 70m wide and up to 23 m high. On its top you can have a walk across. As so many times before, I made two albums, one in colour and one in black… Continue reading Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 3
Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 2
Calle Sierpes is a wonderful shopping lane in the old center of Sevilla. I found tons of beautiful subjects (better objects) which give an impression of the ancient history of this beautiful and amazing town. As so many times before, I made two albums, one in colour and one in black and white, as both… Continue reading Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 2
Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 1
Visiting this beautiful old town in Al Andalus for the second time, this time we choose to come in February to escape the summer heat with its approx. 40 °C. End of February, it was sunny in Seville and we had cozy 18 degrees. Guess what camera was on board … I only say ‘workhorse’.… Continue reading Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 1
El norte de España – done
Referring to a former post started in June, I now completed publishing a fine series of black and white images of our trip back in 2016 through Northern Spain. You can find the full series here on flickr. In case you’d like to comment, it’s appreciated … and maybe, you want to visit my website… Continue reading El norte de España – done
Perseids Meteor Shower
Another astronomy highlight was the Perseids Meteor Shower occurring in August and this year we were lucky, as it was new moon and so it was quite dark outside, here in that rural region. The maximum hit rate was announced for Monday morning around 4:30 GMT, I knew that I’d not wait that long. Starting… Continue reading Perseids Meteor Shower
Once in a mankind – Lunar Eclipse with Mars
My first thought was … argh … there will be millions of beautiful, sharp and frame filling pictures on the internet already nanoseconds after this event has started. Then I thought … let’s have a look … and I saw the dark brown moon rising over the southeastern horizon. Hm, … I fetched my binocular… Continue reading Once in a mankind – Lunar Eclipse with Mars
Inspiration is the motor for improvement
Did I ever tell the story, … why I love a special kind of city skyline images? It was some time ago, when I was looking for something wide, something quite wide, something quite large and something … quite old. I found a Zeiss Ikon Ercona, a 6×9 technical wonder from the early fifties –… Continue reading Inspiration is the motor for improvement
El norte de España
In spring 2016 I travelled to Northern Spain, visiting the Basque Country, Cantabria, Aragon and Castile and Leon. Flying to Bilbao and heading to our first location in San Sebastian, we made a stopover in Zumaia. The little town is nice … but more famous is its rock formation – The Flysch. The landscape is… Continue reading El norte de España