Tag: Day

November 10, 2024

In the spotlight

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Stolberg 🇩🇪

Stolberg is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It has a long history as an industrial town and belongs to the district Aachen and the lower district court of Eschweiler.

The story

Testing my newly acquired, second-hand, 10-year-old Samsung NX Mini camera with the 9mm lens attached!
I needed a quiet, calm place to get acquainted with the device, so I decided to visit Burg Stolberg on this overcast day. I selected the “Retro” setting in the camera’s Picture Wizard, with a few tweaks of my own. It’s a kind of film simulation recipe, giving the photos a hint of sepia – just enough to feel vintage, though I can’t say exactly which era it evokes.
Unfortunately, my GPS tracker didn’t record, so no step mileage today.

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

November 1, 2024 (day 4 of 5)

In the spotlight

13.7 km / 8.5 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

Captured the ultimate gritty side of Berlin at RAW-Gelände – a trackside cluster of nightclubs, snack bars, and creative spaces set in repurposed industrial buildings. A true snapshot of Berlin’s underground scene.

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-S10

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

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

Film simulation recipes:
AgfaChrome RS 100

The pictures

October 30, 2024 (day 2 of 5)

In the spotlight

15.2 km / 9.4 miles 🚶 🛴

Berlin 🇩🇪

The story

On the second day in grungy Berlin, I took a stroll and rode a scooter back to the car to pick up some forgotten items and make sure it hadn’t been stolen or clamped.

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:
Polaroid II

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

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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!