Singapore Part 1

March 29, 2020 by 53weeks

The decision to travel to Singapore and Kuala Lumpur at the begining of February was not easily made. There were 30 odd confirmed cases of the Coronavirus in Singapore when we left for south-east Asia, looking back 6 weeks later and Germany has just hit the 60,000 mark with the whole planet in dire stress….. Looking back I think we maybe should have stayed down there! Stay safe folks and take care! Leica M9; Leica M9M; Summicron 35; Summilux 50; […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: Asia, Business, Colleagues, Corona, Coronavirus, Culture, Fear, Flight, Food, Hawker, Kuala Lumpur, Lee Soon Yong, Life, New, News, Orchard Road, Singapore, South East Asia, Street Photography, 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 Four (Colour) – Jerusalem

February 25, 2020 by 53weeks

If don’t do this everyday then you make mistakes. The girl in the gallery is a young Israeli soldier, I was so nervous that I made a mess of the camera settings and basically forgot everything I know about photography so the shot wasn’t as good as I hoped for. Leica M9; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; Elmar 21; VSCO

Categories: Photography • Tags: Business, Divided, Entertainment, Family, Food, girl, Israel, Jerusalem, Life, Market, Middle East, Soldier, Travel, Wall, War

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

Israel Part One (Monochrome) – Tel Aviv

December 31, 2019 by 53weeks

Lucky me once again….. I don’t travel that much these days so this was really special…. Leica M9; Leica M9M; Summilux 50; Summicron 35; Elmar 21; VSCO

Categories: Photography • Tags: Business, Family, Food, Israel, Life, Road, Tel Aviv, Time, Travel, Work

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

Brighton Beach…..

October 24, 2018 by 53weeks

Taken on our summer hols…. Leica M2 & M6; Kodak Portra 160, 400 & T-MAX 400

Categories: Photography • Tags: Art, Blogging, Bright, Current Affairs, Entertainment, environment, Family, Fun, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, News, Photography, Photos, Places, Politics, Pride, religion, Sun, Travel

The end of Summer….

September 23, 2018 by 53weeks

Apparently when the combine harvesters arrive, the summer comes to an end….. Leica M9; Summicron 90mm; VSCO

Categories: Photography • Tags: Beer, Business, Culture, environment, Family Home, Farming, Food, Harvest, Health, Home, Life, Lifestyle, Technology, Thanks Giving, Thanksgiving, Travel, Work

Fire Starter

August 18, 2018 by 53weeks

Hot lady…. Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO

Categories: Photography • Tags: Artist, BBQ, Berlin, Bird, Circus, Culture, Entertainment, Event, Family, Fire Breathing, Fire Eating, Food, Foto, Germany, Hot, Life, Photo, Potsdam, Sex, Street, Street Festival, Time, Travel

The Dam….

August 4, 2018 by 53weeks

Here are a few older ones…. Olympus mju II; Kodak Ektar 100

Categories: Photography • Tags: Amsterdam, Art, Business, Dutch, environment, Europe, Family, Life, Lifestyle, News, Photos, Places, Science, Travel, 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

’twas the night before Christmas Eve….

December 23, 2017 by 53weeks

….so I thought I’d post this…. Leica M9; Summilux 50

Categories: Photography • Tags: Air show, Art, Blogging, Business, Current Affairs, Dubai, Emirates, Entertainment, Family, Food, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, News, Photos, Places, religion, Travel, Work

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

Auntie Londa….

November 23, 2017 by 53weeks

Auntie Londa and Super Allen came visiting….. (more of him some other time) Leica M9; Summicron 90; VSCO

Categories: Photography • Tags: Art, Blogging, England, Family, Food, Friends, Fun, Germany, Humour, Life, Lifestyle, Travel, University

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

The last of Winter….

March 27, 2017 by 53weeks

Now that Spring has arrived I can keep posting those depressing shots of Winter….. Leica M9; Summilux 50 & Sumicron 35; VSCO  

Categories: Photography • Tags: Art, Blogging, Depression, environment, Food, Germany, Humour, Landscape, Life, Mood, News, Photos, Places, Season, Sledging, Snow, Sports, Thüringen, Thuringia, Travel, Winter

Sacrow….

March 20, 2017 by 53weeks

in the Winter…. Leica M9; Summilux 50; VSCO

Categories: Photography • Tags: Berlin, Church, Culture, Current Affairs, environment, Family, Food, Germany, Ice, Lake, Life, News, Photography, Potsdam, religion, Travel, Winter

The rest of Autumn….

March 8, 2017 by 53weeks

This was taken with the old Rolleiflex and a very particular high definition film from ADOX with 12 ISO. Rolleiflex 3.5f; Planar 75mm f3.5; ADOX Film and Kodak Portra 400

Categories: Photography • Tags: Analogue, Avenue, Culture, Family, Film, Food, Germany, Kodak, Life, Park, Potsdam, Road, Rolleiflex, Transport, Travel, Tree

And then there was Toulouse…

February 21, 2017 by 53weeks

….the last trip of the year in fact. Fujifilm X100; Fujinon 23mm f2; Lightroom and VSCO

Categories: Photography • Tags: Airbus, Art, Business, Cafe, Culture, Europe, Flying, Food, France, Fuji, Graffiti, Life, Street Photography, Toulouse, Travel, VSCO, Weather

The Seaside…. Part Two

November 21, 2016 by 53weeks

Lytham St. Annes – It would have been such a lovely place to live…..  

Categories: Photography • Tags: Child, Cooking, Culture, Death, environment, Family, Food, Grandchildren, Holidays, Humour, Life, Lytham, Mother, Politics, religion, Saddness, Sand, School, Sea, Seaside, Son, St Anne's, Travel

The Seaside…. Part One

November 10, 2016 by 53weeks

Back to Jenny Brown’s point to visit Muffer……

Categories: Photography • Tags: Autumn, Children, Cooking, Culture, Death, environment, Family, Fear, Food, Grandchildren, Grandparents, Grange over Sands, Health, Jenny's Brown Point, Life, Offspring, Parents, Passing, Passion, Politics, religion, Sadness, Seaside, Season, Technology, Time, Travel

A Walk in the forest….

September 28, 2016 by 53weeks

with Ulrike! Rolleiflex 3.5 F (Mark III / IV); Carl Zeiss Planar 3.5f; Fuji Pro 400H; Epson V500

Categories: Photography • Tags: Autumn, Beauty, Blonde, Business, Colleague, Culture, environment, Europe, Family, Food, Forest, Fuji, Germany, girl, Kodak, Leaving, Life, Mother, Photography, Portrait, Rolleiflex, Season, Travel, Tree

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

Week Twelve – The grass is always greener…..

May 29, 2016 by 53weeks

Spring in Brandenburg…. Konica Hexar; Konica 35mm f2; Fujichrome Provia 400X

Categories: Photography • Tags: Agriculture, Analogue, Berlin, Brandenburg, Culture, Family, Film, Food, Germany, HexarK, Jealousy, Landscape, Life, onica, Photography, Spring, Travel, Tree

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 Ten – Singers….

May 1, 2016 by 53weeks

I’ve amended my blog just a little to include not only the place I call home but also some of the more interesting locations that I’ve come across this blogging year. To kick this off I’ve found a place that couldn’t be more different from Brandenburg! (Best viewed full size!) Leica M9; Summicron 50mm; Lightroom  

Categories: Photography • Tags: Business, Culture, Economics, Food, Germany, Hawker stalls, Life, Marine, Singerpore, Street Food, Trade, Travel

Week Seven – Winter Havel…

March 7, 2016 by 53weeks

no snow but still pretty cold… Fujifilm X-T1; Fujinon 10-24mm f4; Lightroom

Categories: Photography • Tags: Berlin, Boats, Culture, Expat, Family, Food, Life, Maritime, Photography, Potsdam, Tourism, Travel, Water, Werder

Week 51 – Meet the Family….

January 16, 2014 by 53weeks

….or gotcha. I’m sure you’ve noticed by now that I don’t really like to post pictures of my family on t’internet. But I thought I’d make an exception here. Canon 5D Lensbaby Composer Pro with Edge 80 Aperture and NIK

Categories: Photography • Tags: Children, Education, Family, Fear, Food, Life, Marriage, Shadows, Surprise, Travel

Week 43 – Street Art….

December 2, 2013 by 53weeks

…. East German style! Fujifilm X100 Fujinon f2 23mm & WCL-X100 19mm Aperture and NIK VSCO – Kodak Portra 400

Categories: Photography • Tags: Autumn, dog, Food, Graffiti, Life, Neustadt, Orla, Politics, Street Photography, Travel

Week 39 – Checkpoint Bravo (West)…..

November 12, 2013 by 53weeks

…..otherwise know as “Grenzübergangsstelle Drewitz-Dreilinden” in the East. This week’s post continues the cold war theme. Rolleiflex 3.5 F (Mark III / IV) Carl Zeiss Planar 3.5f Kodak Portra 400 and Kodak T-Max 400 (Rodinal 1:50) Epson V500

Categories: Photography • Tags: Allies, Architecture, Cold War, East Germany, Family, Life, Politics, Time, Transit, Travel

Week 33 – Luckenwalde

September 25, 2013 by 53weeks

Went back to a place I’ve not been to in ten years….. Fujifilm X100 Fujinon f2 23mm Aperture and NIK

Categories: Photography • Tags: Bicycle, Economics, Food, Hard Times, Leadership, Life, Pain, Toilet, Town, Travel

Week 32 – I woz ere….

September 19, 2013 by 53weeks

…… and “ere” is Beelitz-Heilstätten if you fancy looking it up. I’ll probably be back in winter with snow and ice …. Fuji GA 645 PRO Fujinon 1:4 f=60mm Fuji Pro 400H (Expired) Epson Perfection V500

Categories: Photography • Tags: Analog, Derelict, Food, Health, History, Life, Old, Time, Tourism, Travel

Week 27 – The summer of 13′

August 19, 2013 by 53weeks

I have to admit that I took these a few weeks ago, but as I’ve only just got them back from the lab. I think it’s okay to publish them now, especially as summer is still in full swing here. They were both taken on Fuji Provia 100f slide film, I’ve cropped and sharpened a little but nothing else. I’ve also compressed them to half their size, so you can get an idea of the detail. Shooting slide film is […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: Antique, Family, Film, Film is not dead, Flowers, Food, Landscape, Life, Travel, Weather

Week 26 – London Town

August 15, 2013 by 53weeks

It’s a bit like waiting for the 540 bus used to be, you patiently bide your time at the bus stop for ages and then two come at once! Well I’m still pretty much behind with my weeks, so I’ve got some catching up to do! Fujifilm X100 Fujinon f2 23mm & WCL-X100 19mm Aperture and NIK  

Categories: Photography • Tags: Crime, Food, Life, London Eye, Shard, Sherlock Homes, Transport, Travel, Vertigo, Writing

Week 24 – The calm before the storm …..

August 5, 2013 by 53weeks

….. which caused a special kind of light, so I grabbed my 50mm and my Lensbaby with the Sweet 35 and shot these two. Canon 5d Canon 50mm f1.4 and Lensbaby with the Sweet 35 Aperture and NIK

Categories: Photography • Tags: Dream, Family, Flowers, Food, Garden, Life, Love, Time, Travel, Weather

Week 23 – Christmas Dinner …..

July 30, 2013 by 53weeks

….. or now you see me, now you don’t! One of these pictures is taken with the Fuji X100 and post-processed with NIK to simulate my favourite Kodak Portra 400 film. The other picture was taken with the Yashica 124G on Kodak Portra 400. Can you tell which is which?

Categories: Photography • Tags: Christmas, Education, Farming, Food, Holidays, Hot, Leisure, Life, Summer, Travel

Week 22 – Our Hols (Part 2)….

July 14, 2013 by 53weeks

Okay here comes part two…. Sorry about the obligatory “Elk-Shot”, if you pardon the pun, but it just had to be done! Does anybody know the significance of Friedolf’s bakery in the next to last shot? Canon 5D Canon 24-105 f4 Aperture and NIK and Fujifilm X100 Fujinon f2 23mm Aperture and NIK

Categories: Photography • Tags: Author, Creative, Crime, Culture, Family, Food, Life, Mankell, Sea, Sweden, Swimming, Thriller, Time, Travel, Wallander, Writing

Week 15 – The Garden….

May 13, 2013 by 53weeks

… and back to digital and I think for the duration. Just pottering around the garden looking for inspiration and trying to find my photography way. Canon 5D Canon 24-105 mm 1:4 IS or Canon 50 mm 1:1.4 or Canon 70-200mm 1:4 Canon Speedlite 430 EXII and Yongnuo  Aperture and Nik

Categories: Photography • Tags: Chores, Culture, Garden, Life, Love, News, Passion, Travel, Washing, Work

Week 14 – Green Trees ….

May 7, 2013 by 53weeks

There is much talk about the “Energy Turnaround” here, especially after Fukushima. I’ll leave it up to you to decide whether it’s beneficial to the environment or not…. I’m trying to rekindle my love with my Canon 5D at the moment and that coupled with my incompetence with my last roll of film means that you’re getting digital images remastered as Kodak Portra 400 nc (Natural Colour) this week. Canon 5D Canon f4 24-105 ISO 320 Aperture and Nik  

Categories: Photography • Tags: Culture, Energy, environment, Green, Life, News, Politics, renewable, Tourist, Travel

Week 13 – Lake Constance….

April 29, 2013 by 53weeks

…… Langenargen to be exact. Fuji GA 645 PRO Fujinon 1:4 f=60mm Fuji Pro 400H Epson Perfection V500 This last one doesn’t really fit in with the others as it has an extreme light leak which I think makes it all the more interesting.  

Categories: Photography • Tags: Bodensee, Dornier DO 31 E1, Entertainment, Family, Film Photography, Food, Life, Medium Format, Sport, Travel

Week 12 – There is a house…..

April 17, 2013 by 53weeks

… in New Orleans an der Schmidtenmühle. It’ll be gone soon apparently, which does seem a shame…. Zenza Bronica ETRS Zenzanon f1:2.8 75mm Fuji Pro 400H Epson Perfection V500

Categories: Photography • Tags: Architecture, Derelict, Entertainment, Family, Food, Home, Horses, Life, Thuringia, Travel

Week 10 – Je ne sais quoi

April 6, 2013 by 53weeks

For someone who has thrown all new technology (camera-wise) to the wind these past six months, I was really able to appreciate these beauties. I hope you do too! P.S. If anyone has any information about these cars do let me know please! Zenza Bronica ETRS Zenzanon f1:2.8 75mm Kodak 400 T-MAX Rodinal 1:50 Epson Perfection V500    

Categories: Photography • Tags: Cars, Culture, Family, Food, Industry, Language, Life, Oldtimer, Transport, Travel

Week 9 – The Wrong Path ….

March 29, 2013 by 53weeks

….which all depends on your point of view of course! I’d like to credit whoever was responsible for these works of art, but I don’t unfortunately know who created them. But if you happen to be in the area they can be found here Graffiti Zenza Bronica ETRS Zenzanon f1:2.8 75mm Kodak Portra 400 Epson Perfection V500  

Categories: Photography • Tags: Adolescence, Art, Culture, Family, Food, Graffiti, Life, News, Sprayer, Travel

Week 8 – Beware the Ides of March …..

March 23, 2013 by 53weeks

no real change here folks…… yet! (and as I will be taking next week’s entry this week don’t hold your breath, because we’ve had lots more snow!) Zenza Bronica ETRS Zenzanon f1:2.8 75mm Fuji PRO 400H Epson Perfection V500  

Categories: Photography • Tags: Cold, Culture, Entertainment, Family, Food, Fun, Life, Spring, Travel, Winter

Week 7 – Promises, promises ….. some broken, some kept….

March 14, 2013 by 53weeks

Last week was supposed to be the last of the gloomy winter posts, well forget it! Spring did appear for a couple of days and probably decided it was definitely too cold to come out. The promise kept was from Week 41 – Werderscher Damm last year, when I said I’d be back! I won’t make any more promises about the weather, promise! Pictures 1,2 and 4  Zenza Bronica ETRS Zenzanon f1:2.8 75mm Kodak Portra 400 Epson Perfection V500   […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: Animal, Culture, Depression, Family, Food, Life, News, Spring, Travel, Winter

Week 6 – The end of Winter….

March 4, 2013 by 53weeks

….or at least we hope so. The sun has started to shine again this week so next week’s post should hopefully be a little less gloomy. Fuji GA 645 PRO  Fujinon 1:4 f=60mm Fujichrome Provia 100f Epson Perfection V500  

Categories: Photography • Tags: Depression, Entertainment, Family, Life, Mood, Season, Slide, Spring, Travel, Winter

Week – 5 Nuthewiesen

February 25, 2013 by 53weeks

So here goes a fresh start…. for more see and yet again in 2013. Week 4 was taken on one of the very few sunny days of the year so far and in contrast this is what the region can look like at this time of the year. Fuji GA 645 PRO <= New Baby!! Fujinon 1:4 f=60mm Kodak 400 T-MAX Rodinal 1:50 Epson Perfection V500

Categories: Photography • Tags: "Black & White", Countryside, Dark, Depression, Family, Life, Meadow, Sun, Travel, Winter

Week 4 – Schloss Glienicke

February 19, 2013 by 53weeks

Took a stroll with the “Big Man” on the hunt for photo opportunities. Me with my Bronica and him with his Canon EOS 1000fn which we got from a flea market for just a few Euros. I spent a while at the beginning of the year thinking of a new subject for another 53 weeks of blogging and came to the conclusion that I was perhaps better off leaving it open to give me a little more freedom. Well to […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: Blogging, Camera, Children, Creative, Entertainment, Family, History, Life, News, Travel

Week 3 – Winter Wonderland

February 15, 2013 by 53weeks

I was going to do this week on derelict buildings and then I scanned these two and all that changed….. P.S. As you see I still don’t seem to have got over my “analogue” phase just yet, and to be honest there’s no end in sight! Zenza Bronica ETRS Zenzanon f1:3.5 150mm Kodak Portra 400 Epson Perfection V500    

Categories: Photography • Tags: Bird, Family, Ice, Landscape, Life, Potsdam, Snow, Sport, Travel, Winter

Week 2 – Ribbeck & Co.

February 8, 2013 by 53weeks

These were taken in Ribbeck (Havelland) and surrounding area. Zenza Bronica ETRS Zenzanon 75mm 2.8 Kodak Portra 400 Epson Perfection V500              

Categories: Photography • Tags: Avenue, Brandenburg, Countryside, Culture, Family, Farming, Film, Life, Rural, Travel

Week 1 – Bitterly Cold

January 27, 2013 by 53weeks

I can honestly say that I know of no place on earth, where the wind blows straight through you as it does in that dirty miserable megalopolis that is Berlin in winter. I still love it though. I managed to meet-up with an old friend while he was visiting. We hadn’t seen each other since we last met while I was studying and he was serving in the same town in 1990. Time flies and neither of us have change one little […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: Cold, Culture, Entertainment, Family, Friends, Life, Project, Stamina, Travel, Winter

Week 53 – The Northern Lad

January 18, 2013 by 53weeks

Well this is the final week of round two, so I’ve decided to do something a little different. Firstly I’m carrying out the threat that I made around this time last year, hence I’m appearing in my own blog. Secondly this is the first picture that hasn’t actually been taken by me. It was taken by my six-year-old daughter with the big Zenza Bronica! So the second year of blogging now comes to an end and I must say that […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: Blogging, Daughter, Entertainment, Family, Heritage, Life, Love, Persistence, Talent, Travel

Week 52 – The Pyramid

January 15, 2013 by 53weeks

It’s not quite over yet…. but it will be soon. Round three? To be honest I’m not really sure. If I do do it, then it will definitely be in a different manner. What do you think? Should I stay or should I go? Zenza Bronica ETRS Zenzanon 75mm f 2.8 Kodak Portra 400 Epson Perfection V500

Categories: Photography • Tags: Cecilienhof, Cold, Culture, History, Life, Love, Park, Pyramid, Travel, Winter

Week 51 – Fungi

January 7, 2013 by 53weeks

I can’t really comment on this …. but I do like it for some reason! Canon EOS 30V and Canon 24-105 f4 on Fuji PRO 400H 

Categories: Photography • Tags: Analogue, Drugs, Entertainment, Family, Life, Mushroom, Retro, Travel, Wild, wood

Week 50 – Old Friends……

January 4, 2013 by 53weeks

Perhaps a little less of the old…… I get the niggling feeling people are getting a bit sick of me sticking a camera in their faces. Never mind I’ve not quite finished yet! Taken with the Canon EOS 30v and Canon 50mm 1.4 combination on my favourite Fuji PRO 400H film.

Categories: Photography • Tags: Age, Culture, Family, Food, Friends, Girls, Life, Love, People, Travel

Week 49 – The Odd Couple

December 30, 2012 by 53weeks

She’s aged very well, but I think the pigeons have seen to him. Taken in some hidden part of the Sanssouci Park in Potsdam with a Canon EOS 30V and my trusty Canon 24-105 f4 on Kodak TMAX 400 136.

Categories: Photography • Tags: Analogue, Bird, Entertainment, Family, Life, Marriage, Potsdam, Retro, Sanssouci, Travel

Week 48 – Satzkorn

December 21, 2012 by 53weeks

Some of you might have noticed that I missed a week in between so as the year closes I’m trying to catch up. This was taken with a Zenza Bronica ETRS using a Zenzanon 1:3.5 f=150 mm lens. The film type was Lomography Earl Grey ISO 100, which was developed using Rodinal in a mixture of 1:25 for 5 minutes. Finally it was scanned using an Epson Perfection V500 and post processed in Aperture and Silver Efex Pro II. I’m pretty sure this won’t […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: Berlin, Brandenburg, Family, Grain, Industry, Life, Logistics, Rail, Train, Travel

Week 47- St. George

December 16, 2012 by 53weeks

Fancy going out in Berlin of an evening and meeting up the English patron saint St. George!

Categories: Photography • Tags: Art, Christmas, Dragon, England, Family, History, Life, News, Saint, Travel

Week 46 – Graz

December 8, 2012 by 53weeks

Sorry it’s a bit later than usual. I’m enjoying the calm and relaxed run up to Christmas…….  😉

Categories: Photography • Tags: Austria, Business, busy, Christmas Market, Family, Food, Hectic, Life, Sausage, Travel

Week 45 – Something Secret…… Something Special!

November 27, 2012 by 53weeks

The first shot is so secret I’m not telling you where it was taken, although many of you will easily guess….. The second shot is rather special because …. well after following Phil Kneen’s blog rather closely for sometime, I decided to branch out into medium format analogue photography myself. I am now proud owner of a Yashica MAT 124 G (used for the second picture) and a Zenza Bronica ETRS. Furthermore I actually developed and scanned the film myself, […]

Categories: Photography • Tags: Art, Darkroom, Entertainment, Epson Perfection, Family, Film Development, Kodal T-MAX 400, Life, Rodinal, Travel

Week 44 – The Faces I see….

November 19, 2012 by 53weeks

…. and the sounds I hear! Seriously though, it is a little spooky especially when you see the light streams. Just one car drove past while I was taking the shot (the main two horizontal stripes at the bottom of the picture) and there was no one else around, so I’ve absolutely no idea where the others came from. Bit of a weak week this week, sorry!

Categories: Photography • Tags: Art, Family, Ghost, Life, Night, Paranormal, Scared, Shadows, Time, Travel

Week 41 – Werderscher Damm

October 30, 2012 by 53weeks

Just before the heavy frost arrived, I’ll be back when the snow appears…..

Categories: Photography • Tags: Autumn, Avenue, Colour, Entertainment, Family, Life, News, Shadows, Travel, Weather