Here are all adventures that are tagged: Black and white

December 3, 2023

In the spotlight

8.0 km / 5.0 miles 🚶

Liège 🇧🇪

Liège is a major city and municipality of Wallonia and the capital of the Belgian province of Liège. The city is situated in the valley of the Meuse, in the east of Belgium, not far from borders with the Netherlands and with Germany. In Liège, the Meuse meets the river Ourthe.

The story

Winter in Liège, this time with a diffusion filter mounted onto the Flek to soften the lights in the darkness.

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-T3

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

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

Film simulation recipes:
Ektachrome E100GX
Ilford Delta Push-Process

The pictures

December 1, 2023

In the spotlight

9.4 km / 5.8 miles 🚶

Valkenburg aan de Geul 🇳🇱

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 11, 2023 (day 1)

In the spotlight

21.7 km / 13.5 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

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.

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-S10

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

Film simulation recipe:
Kodak Tri-X 400

The pictures

October 14, 2023 (day 1)

In the spotlight

16.7 km / 10.4 miles 🚶 🚗

Antwerpen (Antwerp) 🇧🇪

Antwerp is the largest city in Belgium by area at 204.51 km² and the capital of Antwerp Province in the Flemish Region.

The story

Just arrived in Antwerp and made some quick shots with the GR III. Day two will be the main day for photography!

The gear

Camera:
Ricoh GR III (Street Edition)

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

Film simulation recipes:
Kodak Print
Monochrome Film

The pictures

October 10, 2023

In the spotlight

13.3 km / 8.3 miles 🚶

Hamburg 🇩🇪

Hamburg, officially the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, is the second-largest city in Germany after Berlin, as well as the overall 8th-largest city and largest non-capital city within the European Union with a population of over 1.9 million.