Tag: Historical

December 16, 2023 (day 2 of 6)

The story

18.9 km / 11.7 miles 🚶

München 🇩🇪

Munich is the capital and most populous city of the Free State of Bavaria. It is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The city's metropolitan region is home to about six million people.

The story

The first full day in Munich: exploring the city with the stealthy Ricoh in color, and in the darkness the good ol’ Flek excels in black and white.

The gear

Cameras:
Ricoh GR III (Street Edition)¹
Fujifilm X-S10²

Camera lens:
Carl Zeiss Jena Flektogon 35mm f/2.8²

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4^{1 2}

Film simulation recipes:
Kodak Print¹
Kodak Tri-X 400²

The pictures

November 11, 2023 (day 1 of 2)

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

August 31, 2023

In the spotlight

552 km / 343 miles 🚗 🚶

Löwenburg, Kassel 🇩🇪

Built at the end of the 18th century by Elector Wilhelm I, he pursued one goal: Löwenburg Castle was to display the power and endurance of the House of Hesse. On a side note: the elector never lived in this castle. The building represented the beginning of a romanticising return to the Middle Ages; a development that culminated in the idealised, pseudo-medieval castle of Neuschwanstein.

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

August 27, 2023 (day 2 of 5)

In the spotlight

23.0 km / 14.3 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 gear

Cameras:
Ricoh GR III (Street Edition)¹
Fujifilm X-S10²

Camera lens:
Fujinon XF 16-80mm f/4 R OIS WR²

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4 ^{1 2}

Film simulation recipes:
Kodak Print¹
Kodak Tri-X 400²

The pictures

August 2, 2023 (day 10 of 14)

In the spotlight

306 km / 190 miles 🚗 🚶

On the road 🇮🇪

Duckett’s Grove: The most infamous supernatural entity associated with Duckett’s Grove is the Banshee. An ancestral spirit who is said to haunt certain Irish families, it is believed that those who hear her mournful cry will suffer the death of a loved one.
The Duckett’s Banshee is supposedly the spirit of a woman with whom William Duckett had an affair.
She is said to have died tragically on the grounds of the house, having fallen from a horse. Her mother put a treacherous curse on the family, giving birth to tales of the Banshee.
There have been a number of reports regarding this vengeful apparition, one of which is linked to the unexplained fire that destroyed the house.
Her cries could be heard slicing through the night air before the house succumbed to flames, and many claim to have seen her dancing in the house as the fire raged around her.