Bullfighting is still a cultural highlight in this part of spain – whether you like it or not. The Placa de Toros is worth visiting nevertheless – even outside the season. A wonderful spanish market can be found at the Mercado de Triana – its one of the oldest markets in town opened 1823, built… Continue reading Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 4
Author: Reinhold Graf
Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 3
The Metropol Parasol was build in 2011 and constructed by the German architect Jürgen Mayer. It is a wooden structure, 150 x 70m wide and up to 23 m high. On its top you can have a walk across. As so many times before, I made two albums, one in colour and one in black… Continue reading Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 3
Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 2
Calle Sierpes is a wonderful shopping lane in the old center of Sevilla. I found tons of beautiful subjects (better objects) which give an impression of the ancient history of this beautiful and amazing town. As so many times before, I made two albums, one in colour and one in black and white, as both… Continue reading Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 2
Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 1
Visiting this beautiful old town in Al Andalus for the second time, this time we choose to come in February to escape the summer heat with its approx. 40 °C. End of February, it was sunny in Seville and we had cozy 18 degrees. Guess what camera was on board … I only say ‘workhorse’.… Continue reading Sevilla, when it’s still cold at home – Part 1
Contax G1 with a Zeiss Planar 2/45mm
This time a beautiful Contax G1 found its way to me, accompanied by three legendary Zeiss lenses. All parts are in good shape, so let’s see what comes out when the first film is pushed through. On the one side, the Contax G-System (i.e. the G1 and even more its sibling the G2) is said… Continue reading Contax G1 with a Zeiss Planar 2/45mm
El norte de España – done
Referring to a former post started in June, I now completed publishing a fine series of black and white images of our trip back in 2016 through Northern Spain. You can find the full series here on flickr. In case you’d like to comment, it’s appreciated … and maybe, you want to visit my website… Continue reading El norte de España – done
Perseids Meteor Shower
Another astronomy highlight was the Perseids Meteor Shower occurring in August and this year we were lucky, as it was new moon and so it was quite dark outside, here in that rural region. The maximum hit rate was announced for Monday morning around 4:30 GMT, I knew that I’d not wait that long. Starting… Continue reading Perseids Meteor Shower
The Beauty and the Beast III
From time to time I take a picture showing two cameras side by side where I think it’s worth it. The first and the second image can be found here, showing two Canon bodies (a Canon EOS 3 vis-a-vis a Canon EOS 5D) and two Contax bodies (a Contax Aria vis-a-vis a Contax AX). This… Continue reading The Beauty and the Beast III
Once in a mankind – Lunar Eclipse with Mars
My first thought was … argh … there will be millions of beautiful, sharp and frame filling pictures on the internet already nanoseconds after this event has started. Then I thought … let’s have a look … and I saw the dark brown moon rising over the southeastern horizon. Hm, … I fetched my binocular… Continue reading Once in a mankind – Lunar Eclipse with Mars
Inspiration is the motor for improvement
Did I ever tell the story, … why I love a special kind of city skyline images? It was some time ago, when I was looking for something wide, something quite wide, something quite large and something … quite old. I found a Zeiss Ikon Ercona, a 6×9 technical wonder from the early fifties –… Continue reading Inspiration is the motor for improvement
Prague w/ a Contax 159MM
Spending a day in December in Prague, that town famous for its light, its mood and its old architecture. This time I choose a Contax 159MM to come along with me. As we only had one day, it felt like speed dating with this town. As it was end of the year, it was ugly… Continue reading Prague w/ a Contax 159MM
Hiking the Lerautal with a Canon A-1 and a FD 1.4/50mm S.S.C. – Part II
As promised in the first part of this Canon A-1 attempt, I have finished the first roll of film – it’s again an Agfa Vista 200 – and it’s back from the lab, so it’s time to show some images. A couple of images were made during a hike in the Lerautal – a valley… Continue reading Hiking the Lerautal with a Canon A-1 and a FD 1.4/50mm S.S.C. – Part II
Olympus OM-4Ti and Ricoh GR II
After having back the Olympus OM-4Ti from repair, I took it on a short trip to Frankfurt. Equipped with a Zuiko Auto-T 2.8/100mm and loaded with an Agfa Vista 200, I was keen to see, if the problem has been cured at the OM-Doktor in Hamburg. … and here the right lens. We had two… Continue reading Olympus OM-4Ti and Ricoh GR II
Pentax ME Super … or another version of the never-ending hunt for the Holy Grail!
In a galaxy far, far away … I’d like to tell the fairy-tale of a never-ending hunt for a Pentax ME Super, which took me more than a year and four attempts until getting one finally. It was Jim Grey in his wonderful blog Down the Road who made me curious about this beautiful… Continue reading Pentax ME Super … or another version of the never-ending hunt for the Holy Grail!
Leitz Summaron 3.5/35mm
This beautiful little lens just arrived and I placed it on the Sony A7R2 using a Fotodiox Pro M39 to NEX adapter. Next stop will be the m4/3 test on an Olympus OM-D E-M1 and then I’ll try a film in a Bessa R or the Zorki 4k. The lens was built in 1958 and… Continue reading Leitz Summaron 3.5/35mm
El norte de España
In spring 2016 I travelled to Northern Spain, visiting the Basque Country, Cantabria, Aragon and Castile and Leon. Flying to Bilbao and heading to our first location in San Sebastian, we made a stopover in Zumaia. The little town is nice … but more famous is its rock formation – The Flysch. The landscape is… Continue reading El norte de España
Australian Adventure – I’m done!
These were the last images I posted in my Australian Adventure series, started long ago. They show two old classic Volkswagen in Fitzroy/Melbourne. It was our last day in Melbourne and Australia and so gives a good link to our next day flight back to Germany. The complete series can be found here on my… Continue reading Australian Adventure – I’m done!
Hiking around Flossenbürg with a Contax 139 Quartz
After dressing this beauty in new clothes, I was keen to see a first film in this 40 years old camera. So I mounted a Carl Zeiss Planar 1.7/50mm, loaded an Agfa Vista 200 and … enjoyed a photo walk;) OK, this is not the 1.7/50mm lens attached ;) … this is the right one… Continue reading Hiking around Flossenbürg with a Contax 139 Quartz
Hiking the Burgruine Weissenstein
Between the years we were hiking to the Burg Weissenstein in the Upper Palatinates Stonewood Forest. During a snowstorm, in a winter wonderland, we found the Burg covered by an ice shield. This area is one of my favorite hiking regions during all seasons. All images were taken with the highly appreciated Ricoh GR II.… Continue reading Hiking the Burgruine Weissenstein
Contax Aria and Yashica ML 2.8/24mm
A first film found its way into my Contax Aria – an Agfa Vista 400. As lens I used a Yashica ML 2.8/24mm. The Contax Aria is a beautiful piece of technology and one of the last SLR models from Contax. Technical specs can be found here, so there’s no need to duplicate them. And… Continue reading Contax Aria and Yashica ML 2.8/24mm