Here are all adventures that are tagged: Animals

April 6, 2025

In the spotlight

6.7 km / 4.2 miles 🚶

Leuven 🇧🇪

Leuven is the capital and largest city of the province of Flemish Brabant in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located about 25 kilometers (16 miles) east of Brussels. The municipality itself comprises the historic city and the former neighbouring municipalities of Heverlee, Kessel-Lo, a part of Korbeek-Lo, Wilsele and Wijgmaal. It is the eighth largest city in Belgium.

The story

Returning home from Ghent, I couldn’t resist stopping in another lovely city on the way: Leuven – a bit like a mini Ghent.

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-E2

Camera lens:
TTArtisan 35mm f/1.8 II

Camera lens filter:
NEEWER Black Diffusion 1/4 Cinematic Effect Filter

Film simulation recipe:
Kodak Platinum 200

The pictures

March 15, 2025

In the spotlight

4.7 km / 2.9 miles 🚶

Maastricht 🇳🇱

Maastricht is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the Meuse, at the point where the Jeker joins it. Mount Saint Peter is largely situated within the city's municipal borders.

The story

Next weekend will be very busy – visiting Vive la Fête again and combining it with a photo journey in Antwerp and Brussels. I didn’t want to leave you guys without any photography updates, so I decided to take a quick stroll through a sunny but icy-cold Maastricht. I used a recipe loaded into the Ricoh GR III that simulates a vintage print look.

The gear

Camera:
Ricoh GR III (Street Edition)

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

Film simulation recipe:
Vintage Print

The pictures

March 9, 2025

In the spotlight

4.3 km / 2.7 miles 🚶

Sint-Truiden 🇧🇪

Sint-Truiden is a city and municipality located in the province of Limburg, Flemish Region, Belgium, near the towns of Hasselt and Tongeren. The municipality includes the former communes of Aalst, Brustem, Duras, Engelmanshoven, Gelinden, Gorsem, Groot-Gelmen, Halmaal, Kerkom-bij-Sint-Truiden, Melveren, Metsteren, Ordingen, Runkelen, Velm, Wilderen, and Zepperen. The city is in the centre of Belgium's fruit-producing region, Haspengouw, and is renowned for its pears, apples, and sweet cherries.

The story

After a busy, noisy day in Brussels, today was the time to slow down and take a calm walk on a sunny day, manually focusing the Mitakon lens on the widely praised X-E2 with its amazing sensor. A new film simulation recipe today: on sunny days, black and white always looks good, especially with a red filter effect. I even spotted some angry birds today!

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-E2

Camera lens:
Mitakon Speedmaster 35mm f/0.95 II

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

Film simulation recipe:
Monochrome Red

The pictures

March 8, 2025

In the spotlight

13.3 km / 8.3 miles 🚶

Bruxelles (Brussels) 🇧🇪

Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region.

The story

It was a beautiful, sunny day, and time was on my side, so I went to Brussels, accompanied by the Ricoh Snapshotmeister – loaded with a gloomy film simulation recipe to balance out all those happy feelings!

The gear

Camera:
Ricoh GR III (Street Edition)

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

Film simulation recipe:
Ricoh Superia Summer Film

The pictures

February 15, 2025

In the spotlight

16.5 km / 10.3 miles 🚶 🚗

Tiger and Turtle - Magic Mountain, Duisburg 🇩🇪

Tiger and Turtle - Magic Mountain is an art installation and landmark in Duisburg, Germany, built in 2011.

Duisburg 🇩🇪

Duisburg is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine and the Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruhr Region, Duisburg is one of the largest cities in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 15th-largest city in Germany.

The story

Wow, it has been almost three years since I last used the LomoChrome Metropolis film simulation recipe! I programmed it into the X-S10 and went to the Tiger & Turtle roller coaster and the city of Duisburg for some gloomy, grungy, overcast shots.