
Tag: Leica

Friedrichshain – Part 2 (Monochrome)
by 53weeks
Leica M9; Summicron 35; Summilux 50; VSCO
Categories: Photography • Tags: Analog, Analogue, Berlin, Black and White, Business, entertianment, Family, Film, Food, Friedrichshain, Germany, Leica, Life, Party, Schwarzweiss, Tattoo, Travel, Warschauerstrasse

Friedrichshain – Part 1 (Colour)
by 53weeks
I spent a day in early spring walking around Friedrichshain (Berlin) and this is what I found….. I was accompanied by Daniel (https://stadtauge.wordpress.com) Leica M9; Summicron 35; Summilux 50; VSCO
Categories: Photography • Tags: Berlin, Brandenburg, Cars, Entertainment, Food, Germany, Graffiti, Leica, Life, Photography, Sex, Strret, Suburban, Summicron, Summilux, Table Football, Travel

Home learning…
by 53weeks
I’m not quite sure he’s the most attentive pupil, but he’s doing his best…. Leica M9; Summicron 35; VSCO
Categories: Photography • Tags: Animals, bored, Business, Children, Corona, Culture, dog, Family, Food, Home, Leica, Lockdown, News, Pandemic, Piano, Pupil, School, Schooling, Summicron, Teacher, Travel, Virus, VSCO

Singapore Part 2
by 53weeks
Looking on the bright side of things, at least I have a little time to develop my pictures at the moment. Stay Safe! Leica M9; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; VSCO
Categories: Photography • Tags: Business, Colleague, Coronavirus, Food, Gallery, Hawker, Leica, M9M, Museum, Singapore, Street Photography, Summilux, Travel

Luftwaffenmuseum Berlin – Part 2
by 53weeks
Here’s the second part of the shoot…. reminds me of past times. Leica M9M; Leica M9-P; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; Elmar 21; VSCO
Categories: Photography • Tags: Air force, Air Training Corps, Berlin, Business, Colleagues, Culture, DDR, Food, Friends, Leica, Life, Lightning, Luftwaffe, luftwaffenmuseum berlin gatow, M, Military, Royal Air Force, Russia, Summilux, Travel, VSCO

Luftwaffenmuseum Berlin – Part 1
by 53weeks
The current situation allows me to get around to all the things I’ve been wanting to do for ages…… so here’s the first post in the Corona crisis. Here are a few shots taken at the Luftwaffen museum Berlin which was formerly RAF Gatow until German reunification. There are lots of different aircraft and a lot of military equipment on view from both sides of the iron curtain. Leica M9M; Leica M9-P; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; Elmar 21; VSCO
Categories: Photography • Tags: Air force, aircraft, Analogue, Berlin, Business, Colleagues, Coronavirus, Culture, dog fight, Film Photography, Food, Leica, Life, luftwaffenmuseum, luftwaffenmuseum berlin gatow, Military, Potsdam, Team, Travel

Portugal Part 1….
by 53weeks
Casting back to the summer holidays of 2019. These were taken on two trips to Porto and to Afife including the surrounding area (even with a day trip to Spain thrown in as well) . Well worth a visit if I may say so….. Leica M9; M9M; Summicron 35; Summilux 50; Elmar 21; VSCO
Categories: Photography • Tags: Afife, Beach, Business, Entertainment, Europe, Family, Film, Food, Holidays, Leica, Life, Porto, Spain, Travel, VSCO, Weather

Israel Part Three (Monochrome) – Jerusalem
by 53weeks
I did have some qualms about taking pictures at the Western Wall, however I wasn’t there on the Shabbat and no one is recognisable so I don’t think anyone will be offended….. Leica M9M; Summilux 50; Summieren 35; Elmar 21; VSCO
Categories: Photography • Tags: Business, Colleague, Culture, Family, Food, Israel, Jerusalem, Leica, Life, Photo, Politics, Trade, Travel, VSCO, Western wall

Bogensee…. from dictatorship to ruin…
by 53weeks
Quoting Wikipedia: “Bogensee is a small lake near Wandlitz in the German state of Brandenburg, located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) north of the Berlin city limits. Bogensee is known for the nearby former summer retreat of Nazi minister Joseph Goebbels, located approximately 500 m (1,600 ft) northwest of the shore. The premises were dedicated to Goebbels by the Berlin city administration on the occasion of his 39th birthday in 1936; he had an extended country home erected at the site until 1939, including a private cinema, a bunker, and adjacent SS barracks. Co-financed by the UFA film […]
Categories: Photography • Tags: Berlin, Brandenburg, DDR, Dictatorship, Elmar, FDJ, Germany, Goebbels, History, Leica, Monochrome, Nazi, Rühmann, Reunification, Soviet, Stalin, Summilux, UFA, Wandlitz, Wende

Leica M2
by 53weeks
At the beginning of the year I had my old Leica M2 from 1961 CLAed in Wetzlar. Here’s the first result…… Leica M2; Elmar 2.8 50mm; Kodak Portra 400
Categories: Photography • Tags: 50mm, adjusted, Avenue, Brandenburg, CLA, Cleaned, Elmar, Germany, Kodak, Leica, lubricated, Potra, Winter

Christmas is banned……
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As the temperatures soar above 30°C, I catch up with those winter pictures…. a (mild) winter walk in January. Leica M9M; Summicron 35mm; Summilux 50mm; VSCO; Lightroom
Categories: Photography • Tags: 2019, banned, Bike, Christmas, Döner, Food, Germany, Kebab, Kebap, Leica, M9, Monochrome, Potsdam, Summicron, Summilux, Walk, Waschhaus, Winter

Last autumn….
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I’ll try and catch up half a years’ worth of posts in the next few days…… Leica MM; Summilux 50mm; VSCO; Silver Efex Pro 2
Categories: Photography • Tags: Autumn, Brandenburg, Landscape, Leica, Monochrome, Summilux

North Laine…
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The second feature on Brighton…. Leica M2 & M6; Summilux 50 & Summicron 35; Kodak Portra & T-Max
Categories: Photography • Tags: Art, Blogging, Brighton, Business, Current Affairs, Entertainment, environment, Humor, Humour, Kodak, Leica, Life, Lifestyle, Music, News, Photography, Photos, Places, Travel, Visit England, Work

Happy Birthday Hanna…
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I hope you have a great one! These were taken on a business trip to Singapore in February…… Leica M6; Summilux 50mm; Elmar 21mm; CineStil 800 & Kodak Portra 400
Categories: Photography • Tags: Art, Blogging, Business, CineStil, Current Affairs, Entertainment, environment, Family, Humor, Humour, Leica, Life, Lifestyle, M6, News, Office, Photography, Photos, Places, Politics, Portra, Singapore, Sports, Sun, Technology, Travel, Work

Singapore Part Two….
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I bet you guessed there was more to come…..here’s a little more of analogue Singapore… Leica M6; Summilux 50mm / Elmar 21mm / Summicron 35mm; CineStil / Portra 800; Reflecta ProScan 7200
Categories: Photography • Tags: Analogue, Art, Asia, Business, CineStil, Current Affairs, Entertainment, environment, Film, Fotoimpex, Humour, Leica, Life, M6, News, Office, Photos, religion, Singapore, Travel, Work

Singapore Part One….
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My son said “I dare you to take just film to Singapore” so I did. Here are the results….. Leica M6; Summilux 50mm / Elmar 21mm / Summicron 35mm; CineStil / Portra 800; Reflecta ProScan 7200
Categories: Photography • Tags: Analogue, Art, Business, CineStil, Current Affairs, Entertainment, environment, Family, Film, Food, Home, Humour, Leica, Life, Lifestyle, News, Photography, Photos, Places, Politics, religion, Singapore, Sports, Summilux, Technology, Travel, ummicron, Work

Cool Dude…..
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One from the Dubai series…… Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO
Categories: Photography • Tags: Air show, Art, Black and White, Dubai, Entertainment, environment, Food, Humour, Leica, Life, Lifestyle, Monochrome, Music, News, Photos, Places, Politics, Portrait, Summilux, Technology, Travel, VSCO

Emirates Girls….
by 53weeks
After a rather difficult period I’m rekindling my love of photography. Returning to visit Dubai has undoubtedly helped, offering me a host of different motifs that I just couldn’t resist. Watch this space for more from this place and elsewhere…. Leica M9; Summilux 50; Lightroom; VSCO
Categories: Photography • Tags: Air show, aircraft, Aperture, Beauty, Bokeh, Business, Culture, Desert, Dubai, Emirates, Family, Film, Food, Gorgeous, Leica, Life, On the road, Photography, Portrait, Sadness, Travel, UAE

Knickers to you…..
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or a visit to the Hackischen Höfe (Berlin) with a rather surreal analogue film. Be sure to scroll through all the pictures. Strange sights, strange film, I particularly like the camel with a camera….. Leica M6; Summicron 35mm; ADOX Color Implosion
Categories: Photography • Tags: ADOX, Analogue, Animal, Art, Berlin, Blogging, Cafe, Camel, Coffee, Culture, Family, Film, Food, Graffiti, Hackischen, Humour, Knickers, Leica, Lifestyle, Market, News, Sahlep, Sexy, Stall, Tea, Tourist, Travel, trip, Underwear

Salford Quays
by 53weeks
It’s changed a little bit since my first visit in the 1980s….. Leica M9; Summilux 50; Lightroom
Categories: Photography • Tags: 1980s, BBC, Culture, Deprevation, England, Family, Food, Industry, Leica, Manchester, Media, Photography, Politics, Regeneration, Restructuring, Rough, Salford, Shopping, Television, The North, Travel, Up North, VSCO

The twenties film star….
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in the late afternoon….. Leica M9; Summilux 50mm;Â VSCO
Categories: Photography • Tags: Action, Black and White, Bokeh, Business, Colleague, Culture, Film, Food, Leica, Monochrome, Photography, Portrait, Studio, Summilux, Thriller, Travel

Week Nine – A Right Royal Evening….
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Neues Palais during the early evening sunset….. Leica M9; Summicron 35mm; Lightroom
Categories: Photography • Tags: 35mm, Berlin, Culture, Family, Food, Glow, Heritage, Kaisers, Kings, Leica, Neues Palais, New Palace, Photo, Photography, Potsdam, Royalty, Sanssouci, Spring Season, Summicron, Sunshine, Travel

Week Eight – Renewable….
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There’ll come a time soon when I won’t find a landscape without one of these…… Leica M9; Summicron 35mm; Lightroom
Categories: Photography • Tags: Art, Culture, Ecological, Energiewende, Energy, Food, Landscape, Leica, Lightroom, Lines, People, Photography, Portraits, Renweable, Society

Week Six – Fantasia….
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Nothing is as it seems…. Leica M9; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; Lightroom & NIK
Categories: Photography • Tags: Berlin, Culture, Dwarf, Entertainment, Fantasia, Friedrich, Friedrich Wilhelm II, Garden, History, Kingdom, Landscape, Leica, Music, Pfaueninsel, Photography, pop, Potsdam, Royalty, Travel

Week 47 – Neil…
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It didn’t seem a day since we last met….
Categories: Photography • Tags: Air Training Corps, aircraft, England, Food, Leica, Military, Old Friend, Portrait, Prime, RAF, Sanssouci, Scotland, Travel

Week 46 – The One….
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‘er Indoors!
Categories: Photography • Tags: Autumn, Colour, Everything, Family, Food Travel, Friend, Glamour, Leica, Partner, Portrait, Sexy, Wife

Week 45 – Lutz….
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Categories: Photography • Tags: Art, Artist, Berlin, Black and White, Food, Leica, Photography, Portrait, Thuringia, Travel

Week 42 – Sandy….
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Categories: Photography • Tags: "Black & White", Beauty, Birthday, Food, Friend, Germany, girl, Glamour, Leica, Monochrome, Party, Portrait, Travel