Category: Timeline

In the spotlight

9.4 km / 5.8 miles 🚶

Valkenburg aan de Geul is a municipality situated in the southeastern Dutch province of Limburg. The name refers to the central town in the municipality, Valkenburg, and the small river Geul passing through it.

The story

Strolling through my childhood hometown on a chilly morning while my car was in the shop.

The gear

Camera:
Ricoh GR III (Street Edition)

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
Monochrome Film

The pictures

November 17, 2023

In the spotlight

11.3 km / 7.0 miles 🚶

Köln (Cologne) 🇩🇪

Cologne is the largest city of Germany's most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia and it is the most populous city of both the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region and the Rhineland.

The story

Another test run with the 60-year-old Flek, this time combined with the 10-year-old X-E2. Everything shot wide open to get the most vintage look as possible, this time in rainy Cologne.

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-E2

Camera lens:
Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f/2.8

Film simulation recipe:
Kodachrome II

The pictures

November 12, 2023 (day 2)

In the spotlight

17.5 km / 10.1 miles 🚗 🚶

Trier 🇩🇪

Trier is a city on the banks of the Moselle in Germany. It lies in a valley between low vine-covered hills of red sandstone in the west of the state of Rhineland-Palatinate, near the border with Luxembourg and within the important Moselle wine region.

The story

Day two in an overcast Trier, perfect for the vivid colors of the Royal Supra recipe to balance the overall look of the images.

The gear

Camera:
Ricoh GR III (Street Edition)

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
Royal Supra

The pictures

November 11, 2023 (day 1)

In the spotlight

21.7 km / 13.5 miles 🚗 🚶

Trier 🇩🇪

The story

Testing my “new” lens, the Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f/2.8, according to its serial number, built somewhere between 1961 and 1964. Shot wide open for the most vintage look possible and in black and white, where the lens excels.