Tag: Monochrome Film

In the spotlight

7.3 km / 4.5 miles 🚶

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

Almost a year has passed since I last visited my favorite, beautiful city of Maastricht.

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

December 29, 2023 (day 1 of 3)

In the spotlight

8.0 km / 5.0 miles 🚶

Bruxelles 🇧🇪

Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region.

The story

A contrast-rich black and white evening stroll through upper Brussels.

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

December 20, 2023 (day 6 of 6)

In the spotlight

682 km / 424 miles 🚶 🚆 🚗

Konzentrationslager Dachau 🇩🇪

Dachau was one of the first concentration camps built by Nazi Germany and the longest running one, opening on 22 March 1933. The camp was initially intended to intern Hitler’s political opponents, which consisted of communists, social democrats, and other dissidents.

The story

While heading back home from Munich, I drove past the Dachau concentration camp.

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

December 19, 2023 (day 5 of 6)

In the spotlight

8.5 km / 5.3 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.