WPC: Wall 1

These walls won’t come tumbling down… JVA München, Abteilung Frauen und Jugend (Munich Correctional Facility, directorate women and youth). (Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF56mmF1.2R @ F14, 1/500 sec., ISO 200) https://dailypost.wordpress.com/dp_photo_challenge/wall/

WPC: Signs 3

„Danger! Explosives! Keep Out!“ Seen on the old Cokery of Zeche Zollverein, Essen, Rhine-Ruhr-area. Fujifilm X-Pro1, Fujinon XF35mmF1.4 R @ F2.8, 1/30 sec., ISO 200

WPC: Summer Lovin‘

Back for a quickie on this week’s photo challenge. Summer, sun, sea and a roofed beach chair. What more can I ask for? Captured back in summer last year at the seaside of Cuxhaven, Northern Germany. … Kurz zurück für einen schnellen Beitrag zur dieswöchigen (Kann man das so sagen?) Photo Challenge. Sommer, Sonne, See„WPC: Summer Lovin‘“ weiterlesen

WPC: Perspective 3

A pedestrian bridge at Munich’s Franz-Josef-Strauss Airport at 1 am. Canon EOS 7d, Tokina AT-X 11-16mm/2.8 @ 11mm, F5.6, 1/10 sec., ISO 1600

Back from the USSR

My dearly beloved X-Pro1 asked for a little attention so I decided to treat her a nice vintage portrait lens, the Zenit Helios-44M. Those lenses were produced in old Soviet Russia from 1958 to the early 1990s and are best known for their very special bokeh and excellent portrait skills. Unsurprisingly the lens comes in„Back from the USSR“ weiterlesen

Classical threesome and half a foursome

The entrance of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek (Bavarian State Library) on Ludwigstrasse, Munich. The statues are representing Homer and Thukydides. There are two other statues showing Aristoteles and Hippokrates on the left and on the right of the entrance. Fujifilm X-Pro 1, Fujinon XC 50-230mm @ 50mm, F5.6, 1/125 sec., ISO 1600

Vintage Beauties #2: Pontiac Catalina, 1960

This could be filed under this weeks „Weekly Photo Challenge: Treasure“ as well and to be honest, I was thinking about it. Yes, I know, it’s so materialistic, but what can I do? I like big beautiful classic cars and I think they are treasures to keep. I also love the big V8 blocks and„Vintage Beauties #2: Pontiac Catalina, 1960“ weiterlesen

Vintage Beauties #1: Opel P4, 1935

Let’s take a break from San Francisco. Saw this upright old lady standing alone and had to take a line of frames. Seeing a vintage vehicle always makes me wonder when exactly cars ceased being beautiful. Must have been somewhen in the late seventies I guess. The owner was a very friendly guy who would„Vintage Beauties #1: Opel P4, 1935“ weiterlesen

Photo of the day #121

Yes, I did another extreme low angle shooting on a high rise business building. But this time it wasn’t the beloved O2-Tower. Actually, this is just one of the digital test shots. The real thing was done with my analog panoramic camera.

Photo of the day #114

I’m a little bit obsessed about the architecture of the O2-Tower here. This one was shot handheld using a radical perspective. (FUJI G617, ILFORD Delta 100)

Photo of the day #108

Finally I managed to get the holiday-in-San Francisco-films to the laboratory. 27 by the number. That means 108 frames as there are 4 frames on every roll of film when using a 6×17 panorama kit. Yes, FOUR. Not really a lot compared to the masses of pictures most people shoot with their digital stuff. They’ll„Photo of the day #108“ weiterlesen

Photo of the day #104

An industrial plant at the river Rhine, somewhere in-between the cities of Bonn and Koblenz. Shot handheld from the deck of a day tour vessel. (Fuji G617, Ilford Delta 100)

Photo of the day #93

The harbour of Hong Kong. At the ferry docks. Mamiya Universal Press w/ f2.8 / 100 mm.

Photo of the day #92

Another one from the Sha Tin races when there were no races.

Photo of the day #91

An old rusty offering bin for incense sticks on Lantau Island, Hong Kong, 1997.

Photo of the day #90

Our seafood lunch on Lantau Island.

Photo of the day #89

Kowloon and Hong Kong Island on a foggy day. Seen from the fabulous viewpoint Victoria Peak, Tai Ping Shan (Mountain of Great Peace).

Photo of the day #88

A Buddhist altar in Macao. Mamiya Universal Press w/ f2.8 / 100mm and G-type 6×7 back.

Photo of the day #85

Another one from my 1997 trip to Hong Kong and Macao. That day we paid a visit to Lantau island with its famous ancient fishing village Tai O. I remember having some kind of crab or crawfish for lunch which looked like a giant woodlouse. Very special but yet very good.

Photo of the day #84

Oh dear, another photo of the day forfeited yesterday… I’m actually plundering my archives so here comes some really old stuff. Today’s capture dates back to 1997 when I visited Hong Kong and Macao. Hong Kong already went back to China about half a year earlier and Macao was soon to follow. The only camera„Photo of the day #84“ weiterlesen

Photo of the day #81

The Jexhof, a traditional Bavarian farm in the surroundings of Munich. Now a folksy museum showing peasant life around 1900.