The Summer of Love

January 10, 2021 by 53weeks

This was taken in August last year when things were just a little easier….. The good times will return, promise! Leica M9M; Summilux 50;

Categories: Photography • Tags: Berlin, Corona, Covid, Culture, Dancing, Fun, Germany, Leica, Life, M9M, Monochrome, Museumsinsel, Summer, Tango, Travel

Friedrichshain – Part 3 (Street art)

September 13, 2020 by 53weeks

Leica M9; Summieren 35; Summilux 50; VSCO

Categories: Photography • Tags: Art, Berlin, Family, Food, Friedrichshain, Germany, Graffiti, Kunst, Leica, Life, Summicron, Summilux, Travel

Friedrichshain – Part 2 (Monochrome)

August 8, 2020 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)

August 4, 2020 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…

April 14, 2020 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

April 2, 2020 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

March 24, 2020 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

March 22, 2020 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….

March 1, 2020 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

January 4, 2020 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…

August 31, 2019 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

August 12, 2019 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……

July 28, 2019 by 53weeks

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

Oldtimer…..

July 26, 2019 by 53weeks

I reckon it’s a Buick Riviera from 1965 but I’m not sure….. Leica M9M; Summicron M 35mm; Lightroom; VSCO

Categories: Photography • Tags: 1965, 35, Buick, Car, Leica, Oldtimer, Riviera, Summicron, Summilux

Last autumn….

July 21, 2019 by 53weeks

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

A Sunday afternoon in Munich….

December 28, 2018 by 53weeks

just wandering around town… Leica M9M; Summilux 50; Lightroom & Silver Efex Pro

Categories: Photography • Tags: Audi Quattro, Bike, Black and White, Business, Coke, Cycling, Expo Real, Family, Food, Gallery, Germany, Leica, Life, Miniture, Munich, Museum, News, Space, Summilux, Travel, Work

Dackel Dolly….

November 18, 2018 by 53weeks

One of the children’s favourite actresses during a reading in Sanssouci…….  Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO

Categories: Photography • Tags: Actor, Actress, Berlin, Entertainment, Family, Film, Food, Germany, Leica, Life, News, Potsdam, Read, Sanssouci, Summilux, Television, Travel

North Laine…

November 3, 2018 by 53weeks

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…

April 21, 2018 by 53weeks

  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….

April 6, 2018 by 53weeks

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….

April 4, 2018 by 53weeks

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

…and then it was all over….

December 26, 2017 by 53weeks

But here’s something to chase away those post-Christmas blues….. Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO

Categories: Photography • Tags: Air show, Aperture, Business, Culture, Dubai, Entertainment, Family, Food, Humour, Leica, Life, Photography, Portrait, Project, Time, Travel, Weeks

Frau B aus O…..

December 6, 2017 by 53weeks

I hope you like it….! Leica m9; Summilux 50; VSCO

Categories: Photography • Tags: Air show, Amsterdam, Art, Bokeh, Business, Current Affairs, Dubai, English, environment, Film, Food, Humour, Leica, Life, Photos, Places, Politics, Presentation, Sports, Travel, Work

Cool Dude…..

November 26, 2017 by 53weeks

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….

November 19, 2017 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…..

April 24, 2017 by 53weeks

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

November 7, 2016 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

Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho…..

November 1, 2016 by 53weeks

it’s off to work we go, albeit in a rather spectacular neighbourhood…. Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO

Categories: Photography • Tags: Asia, Big Site, Business, Culture, Current Affairs, Family, Food, Japan, Leica, Metro, religion, Summilux, Sushi, Technology, Time, Tokyo, Travel, VSCO

The twenties film star….

October 12, 2016 by 53weeks

in the late afternoon….. Leica M9; Summilux 50mm;  VSCO

Categories: Photography • Tags: Action, Black and White, Bokeh, Business, Colleague, Culture, Film, Food, Leica, Monochrome, Photography, Portrait, Studio, Summilux, Thriller, Travel

Late Summer in Eastern Germany….

September 25, 2016 by 53weeks

Leica M9; Summilux 50mm; Summicron 35; VSCO

Categories: Photography • Tags: Case, Crop, Culture, Family, Farming, Food, Hunting, Leica, Life, Photography, Season, Shadow, Sky, Summer, Summicron, Summilux, Thüringen, Thuringia, Tractor, Travel, Tree, Vehicle

Daniel’s Leaving…

September 7, 2016 by 53weeks

he’s moving on to bigger and better things….. Leica M2; Summicron 35; Kodak T-MAX 400

Categories: Photography • Tags: Administration, Artist, Berlin, Business, Colleague, Culture, Family, Father, Film Photography, Food, Kodak, Leica, Mate, Portait, Summicron, Travel, Work

Weißsee Austria

September 6, 2016 by 53weeks

A week in Austria – lovely place! Leica M9; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; VSCO

Categories: Photography • Tags: Alps, Challenges, Children, Climbing, Commemoration, Culture, Family, Film, Food, Friends, Holiday, Leica, Politics, Sadness, Summicron, Summilux, Tourism, Travel, VSCO, Walking

Week Eleven – Sleepless in Seattle…

May 13, 2016 by 53weeks

Just a short trip, hence the sleeplessness…. Leica M9; Summilux 50mm; Lightroom & NIK

Categories: Photography • Tags: Business, Culture, Family, Food, Leica, Life, North America, Port, Seattle, Travel, USA

Week Nine – A Right Royal Evening….

April 11, 2016 by 53weeks

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….

April 5, 2016 by 53weeks

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….

February 10, 2016 by 53weeks

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…

November 18, 2015 by 53weeks

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….

November 12, 2015 by 53weeks

‘er Indoors!

Categories: Photography • Tags: Autumn, Colour, Everything, Family, Food Travel, Friend, Glamour, Leica, Partner, Portrait, Sexy, Wife

Week 45 – Lutz….

November 3, 2015 by 53weeks

Categories: Photography • Tags: Art, Artist, Berlin, Black and White, Food, Leica, Photography, Portrait, Thuringia, Travel

Week 44 – Safiya….

October 30, 2015 by 53weeks

Categories: Photography • Tags: Beauty, Culture, England, Food, Friendship, girl, Glamour, Leica, Portrait, Travel

Week 43 – Michaela….

October 22, 2015 by 53weeks

Categories: Photography • Tags: Autumn, Beauty, Colleague, Food, Forest, girl, Glamour, Leica, Portrait, Prime, Travel, wood, Work

Week 42 – Sandy….

October 11, 2015 by 53weeks

Categories: Photography • Tags: "Black & White", Beauty, Birthday, Food, Friend, Germany, girl, Glamour, Leica, Monochrome, Party, Portrait, Travel

Week 41 – Indian Summer….

October 6, 2015 by 53weeks

Categories: Photography • Tags: 50mm, Autumn, Beauty, Business, Colleague, Food, Germany, girl, Glamour, Indian Summer, Leica, Office, Photography, Portrait, Prime, Travel, Work

Week 40 – Forever Young….

September 26, 2015 by 53weeks

Summer in Ahrenshoop….

Categories: Photography • Tags: Age, Ahrenshoop, Analogue, Baltic, Beach, Culture, Film, Food, Fun, Gracefully, Holidays, Leica, Motorbike, Old, Rebel, Slide, Travel, Vespa, young

Week 39 – Toralf

September 3, 2015 by 53weeks

Toralf on film…

Categories: Photography • Tags: Analogue, Ektar, Film, Food, Friend, Kodak, Leica, Man, Portrait, Summilux, Travel

Week 38 – Dajana….

July 13, 2015 by 53weeks

… again it’s the old Leica combination….. Leica M2 Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8 Kodak Portra 400

Categories: Photography • Tags: Analogue, Antique, Beauty, Business, Elmar, Family, Food, girl, Kodak, Leica, Portrait, Travel

Week 37 – The Carrolls

June 25, 2015 by 53weeks

…or happy families! Leica M2 Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8 Kodak T-Max 400

Categories: Photography • Tags: Culture, England, Family, Food, Friends, Home, Kodak, Leica, Portrait, Sheperd's Pie, Tea, Travel

Week 28 – Bubi…..

March 19, 2015 by 53weeks

Here’s an ad hoc shot of Monique… Leica M2 Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8 Kodak BW400CN

Categories: Photography • Tags: Analogue, Beauty, Business, Colleague, Film, Food, Leica, Portrait, Travel, Work

Week 25 – The Sudanese Lady….

February 18, 2015 by 53weeks

who gave me coffee…. This old camera and lens combination never ceases to amaze me…. Leica M2 Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8 Kodak BW400CN

Categories: Photography • Tags: Africa, Antique, Coffee, Culture, Drink, Food, Leica, Potrait, Sudan, Travel

Week 17 – Super Mario

November 3, 2014 by 53weeks

Untouched, straight from the lab….. Leica M2 Elmar f=5cm 1:2.8 Kodak Portra 400

Categories: Photography • Tags: Business, Film is not dead, Food, Kodak, Leica, Mate, Passion, Portrait, Travel, Vintage