Tag: City

January 25, 2025 (day 2 of 2)

In the spotlight

16.3 km / 10.1 miles 🚶 🛴

Dortmund 🇩🇪

Dortmund is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the ninth-largest city in Germany.

The story

Day two in Dortmund – this time with some proper urbexing: exploring an abandoned steel factory and its surroundings. Even got a tour through the building by some graffiti artists who were just wrapping up!

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-T3

Camera lens:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR

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

Film simulation recipe:
Ektachrome E100GX

The pictures

January 24, 2025 (day 1 of 2)

In the spotlight

6.9 km / 4.3 miles 🚶

Dortmund 🇩🇪

Dortmund is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia, after Cologne and Düsseldorf, and the ninth-largest city in Germany.

The story

The first evening in the great city of Dortmund: rain, pitch-black darkness, and me with the Ricoh GR III, loaded with black-and-white settings – always ideal for challenging conditions like this!

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

January 19, 2025

In the spotlight

7.7 km / 4.8 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

My second stroll with the tiny Samsung camera set to retro mode, this time in the overcast and calm streets of Maastricht.

The gear

Camera:
Samsung NX Mini

Camera lens:
Samsung NX-M 9mm f/3.5 ED

Picture Wizard:
Retro (color 2/orange, saturation -1, sharpness -1, contrast -2), ISO 1600, +1/3 EV

The pictures

January 12, 2025

In the spotlight

3.0 km / 1.9 miles 🚶

Monschau 🇩🇪

Monschau is a small resort town in the Eifel region of western Germany, located in the Aachen district of North Rhine-Westphalia.

The story

The last time I visited this tiny, cozy village was almost two years ago, on a sunny spring day. But this time, the village is blanketed in snow – perfect for some black-and-white photography!