Tag: Black and white

December 15, 2024 (day 1 of 3)

In the spotlight

7.1 km / 4.4 miles 🚶

Münster 🇩🇪

Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region.

The story

Arriving in Münster for some Christmas market joy! As always, exploring a city for the first time – and at night – happened with my beloved Ricoh GR III: grainy black and white, ready to capture the moment whenever it happens!

The gear

Camera:
Ricoh GR III (Street Edition)

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

Film simulation recipe:
Black and White Negative with Red Filter

The pictures

October 31, 2024 (day 3 of 5)

In the spotlight

6.8 km / 4.2 miles 🚶

Berlin 🇩🇪

Berlin is the capital and largest city of Germany by both area and population. Its more than 3.85 million inhabitants make it the European Union's most populous city, according to population within city limits. One of Germany's sixteen constituent states, Berlin is surrounded by the State of Brandenburg and contiguous with Potsdam, Brandenburg's capital.

The story

A black-and-white photography walk through All Hallows’ Eve in the city of Berlin.

The gear

Camera:
Ricoh GR III (Street Edition)

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

Film simulation recipes:
Monochrome Film

The pictures

October 27, 2024

In the spotlight

10.6 km / 6.6 miles 🚶

Pairi Daiza 🇧🇪

Pairi Daiza is a zoo and botanical garden in Belgium that takes you on a journey to the five continents. You can see giant pandas, elephants, polar bears, orangutans and more, and stay close to the animals in their territories.

The story

Another sunny day, this time in a Halloween-themed Pairi Daiza: a beautiful zoo and botanical garden where you can literally pet pelicans, and animals have plenty of space to roam among visitors – when it’s safe to do so 😉

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-S10

Camera lenses:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR
Fujinon XC 50-230mm II f/4.5-f/6.7 OIS

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

Film simulation recipes:
Kodak Royal Gold 400
Kodak Tri-X 400

The pictures

October 26, 2024

In the spotlight

🚶

Bulge Relics Museum 🇧🇪

The “Bulge Relics Museum is the fruit of a passionate quest started in 1984 on the land of our ancestors who experienced this terrible winter 1944-1945. The BRM presents on several levels of an old historic building thousands of artefacts related to the the Ardennes offensive, mostly found in the Vielsalm and Baraque de Fraiture region. A didactical path through pictures, displays, vehicles and showcases brings you back to those dark hours of winter 1944 which saw the American forces mainly fighting the elite troops of the SS panzerdivisions.

The story

On this beautiful, sunny fall day, what could be more delightful than exploring the horrors of a certain war? Today, I visited the Bulge Relics Museum!

Armed with two cameras – a 16-80mm with Polaroid II bullets loaded and the classic 35mm Zeiss with Tri-X 400 shells for that vintage look – I was ready. Both barrels were equipped with circular polarizing filters to eliminate any annoying reflections from glass displays.

It didn’t take long to decide: black and white was the way to go here!

The gear

Cameras:
Fujifilm X-T3¹
Fujifilm X-S10²

Camera lenses:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR¹
Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f/2.8²

Camera lens filters:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4¹
HOYA CIR-PL Slim^{1 2}

Film simulation recipes:
Polaroid II¹
Kodak Tri-X 400²

The pictures

September 5, 2024 (day 6 of 8)

In the spotlight

17.0 km / 10.1 miles 🚶

Bratislava 🇸🇰

Bratislava is the capital and largest city of Slovakia and the fourth largest of all cities on Danube river.

The story

Finally, I’m visiting the city of Bratislava! Another long, hot summer day spent exploring the city’s castle, capturing the street life during the day, dusk, and darkness, and of course, enjoying many beers and Slovak cuisine!