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

December 12, 2022

In the spotlight

5.4 km / 3.3 miles 🚶

Aachen 🇩🇪

Aachen is the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 28th-largest city of Germany. It is the westernmost city in Germany, and borders Belgium and the Netherlands to the west, the triborder area. It is located between Maastricht and Liège in the west, and Bonn and Cologne in the east.

November 12, 2022

In the spotlight

9.4 km / 5.8 miles 🚶

Köln (Cologne) 🇩🇪

Cologne is the largest city of Germany's most populous state of North Rhine-Westphalia and it is the most populous city of both the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Region and the Rhineland.

November 6, 2022

In the spotlight

8.3 km / 5.1 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 gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-T3

Camera lens:
Fujinon XF 50mm f/2 R WR

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

Film simulation recipe:
Ektachrome E100GX

August 25, 2022 (day 23 of 24)

In the spotlight

613 km / 381 miles 🚗 🚶

Parked for the night 🇪🇸

The pictures


Château de Commarque, Les Eyzies 🇫🇷

In the Périgord, an ancient region of France that corresponds roughly with the modern Dordogne department, the Château de Commarque constituted an important strategic location during the Hundred Years’ War. It was also the site of one of the conflict’s most brutal battles, the tragedy of which has echoed down the ages. During the fight, the young love of the Earl of Commarque’s daughter was beheaded. However, it is not the ghost of the young man that wanders the ruins, but that of his horse, locked in a perpetual search for its master.

The pictures

August 24, 2022 (day 22 of 24)

In the spotlight

752 km / 467 miles 🚗 🚶

Fuerte de Alfonso XII / San Cristóbal, Navarre 🇪🇸

The mysterious Fortress of San Cristóbal near Pamplona was a military fortress built during the reign of Alfonso XII to defend the city against attacks. However, its main use was as a military prison, in which the prisoners lived in horrible conditions.

On May 22nd, 1938, over 700 prisoners tried to escape en masse and more than 300 died while doing so. To this day, people claim to see have seen all kinds of paranormal phenomena around the fortresses, even though it remains closed to the public.


On the road 🇪🇸

The gear

Camera:
Google Pixel 6 Pro

The pictures