Just one image: I turn my back on you

Osterglocke, Gelbnarzisse, Narcissus pseudonarcissus. From our garden during last year’s corona regime. Vintage macro lens with manual focus from Asahi Pentax. Olympus OMD EM1, Asahi S-M-C Takumar Macro 4/100mm In case you’d like to comment, it’s appreciated … and maybe, you want to visit my website or my flickr page too. So long … and… Continue reading Just one image: I turn my back on you

Just one image: A City Palace

The Stadtschloss Weimar – the old city palace – is located at the north end of the Park an der Ilm. The first building at that location is documented around the end of the 10th century. It was destroyed by fire several times (1424, 1618, 1774) and has been reconstructed each time over the past… Continue reading Just one image: A City Palace

Just one image: St. Peter & Paul

St. Peter & Paul – also known as the Herder Church – located in the heart of Weimar at the well known Herderplatz. The first church building on this location was built around 1245, the current building is dated back from around 1489. The building is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Classical Weimar.… Continue reading Just one image: St. Peter & Paul

Just one image: Anno 1900

Located in the historical German city of Weimar – a classicistic gem – the cafe now named ‘Anno 1900’ was founded back in 1890. Image made with a Contax 167 MT, a Carl Zeiss Distagon 2.8/35mm attached and loaded with Kodak Ultramax 400. In case you’d like to comment, it’s appreciated … and maybe, you… Continue reading Just one image: Anno 1900

Just one image: Vinyl

Inspired by the ‘Single Frame-Series’ made by Jim Grey in his wonderful blog Down the Road. From time to time I’ll send around a single image. Vinyl is back on track. Last week I read, that Vinyl albums outsold CD albums for the first time since 1986 in the US. I’m glad that I kept… Continue reading Just one image: Vinyl

The Calendar Files … 2021 … Crete

Oh man … just finished 2021 and here we went down onto the beautiful island of Crete. Another calendar, where all images were made by me with either my Olympus OM-2n with her wonderful Zuiko Auto-W 2.8/24mm lens or with my incredible Ricoh GR II (or an iPhone). The full image series is still to… Continue reading The Calendar Files … 2021 … Crete

Contax G2 with a Carl Zeiss Biogon 2.8/28mm heading to Lake Constance

The Contax G2 – besides its sibling G1 – is named the culmination of rangefinder design.The Carl Zeiss Biogon is said to be one of the best lenses. I’d like to see how things work. Here is the body … the Contax G2 … and here is the lens … Carl Zeiss Biogon 2.8/28mm This… Continue reading Contax G2 with a Carl Zeiss Biogon 2.8/28mm heading to Lake Constance

Granada, an Andalusian Miracle

This time we made a trip to Granada, the beautiful old town in Andalus, Spain. As during summer time temperatures are quite high – around 40 °C, we choose March to start, as there temperature is still moderate – around 18 °C. All images were made with my workhorse Olympus OM-D E-M1 and the wonderful… Continue reading Granada, an Andalusian Miracle

The Calendar Files … 2020 … Südtirol – South Tyrol

Well, just to recap … we’ve reached 2020 and this is the current calender – showing our trip to the South Tyrol region around Brixen and the Plose. The full image series is still to come … soon.   Detail in the Franzensfeste Fortress, built between 1833 and 1838 by the Austrian Emperor Ferdinand I… Continue reading The Calendar Files … 2020 … Südtirol – South Tyrol

The Calendar Files … 2019 … Ireland

Well, just to recap … we’re in 2019 and we are visiting Ireland this time during a trip around the its South-West. Enjoy! The full series can be found here. Streets of Dublin   Kilkenny   The Burren   Near Gallarus Oratory, Kilmalkedar, Ireland   Around Muckross House and the Muckross Lake, Ireland   Trinity… Continue reading The Calendar Files … 2019 … Ireland

The Calendar Files … 2018 … Northern Spain

Well, just to recap … we’re in 2018 and this is the second calendar edition – with a collection of images from a trip around Northern Spain. Enjoy! The full series can be found here. Railway Station Bilbao, Bizkaia   Blue Hour in the Streets of San Sebastian / Donostia, Gipuzkoa   Buildings in San… Continue reading The Calendar Files … 2018 … Northern Spain

The Beauty and the Beast VI

This time I’ll show three of a kind – three extraordinary Twin Lens Reflex cameras – in my tiny series about a beauty and a beast. Well, guess who’s the beauty and who’s the beast. On the left side of the ring there is the Mamiya C330 Professional f Viewing Lens: Mamiya-Sekor 2.8/80mm Taking Lens:… Continue reading The Beauty and the Beast VI

The Calendar Files … 2018 … Melbourne Murals

Well, just to recap … now we’ve reached 2018 and we are in Melbourne! This time I made two calendars. One is a collection of murals from Melbourne shot by my daughter. Melbourne, to me the most impressive city in Australia – besides Perth –  and a city world famous for its creative mood, its… Continue reading The Calendar Files … 2018 … Melbourne Murals

The Calendar Files … 2017 … Australia

Well, just to recap … we’ve now reached 2017 and we are in Australia this time! A once in a lifetime trip around South-Western Australia, Tasmania and … finally Melbourne. We carefully selected our route to avoid the overcrowded eastern part of this continent. A full series of this trip can be seen on my… Continue reading The Calendar Files … 2017 … Australia

The Calendar Files … 2016 … Lisbon

Well, just to recap … now we’ve reached 2016 and we are in Lisbon this time! This time I created two calendar versions – one portrait orientation and one landscape orientation – as there are so many spots worth it in Lisbon. When you ever visited this city, you have fallen in love with it.… Continue reading The Calendar Files … 2016 … Lisbon

The Calendar Files … 2015 … Al Andalus

Well, just to recap … we’ve reached 2015! All right, the default text of this little calendar series is boring now. Let’s read it for the last time.   Some time ago a discussion was going on, what to do with your favorite images you made over the year and how to appreciate them. All… Continue reading The Calendar Files … 2015 … Al Andalus

The Calendar Files … 2014 … Berlin

Well, just to recap … Some time ago a discussion was going on, what to do with your favorite images you made over the year and how to appreciate them. All agreed, that the final appreciation can be given by printing your images – something most photographers in the age of posting online trillions of… Continue reading The Calendar Files … 2014 … Berlin

The Calendar Files … 2013 … Barcelona

Some time ago a discussion was going on, what to do with your favorite images you made over the year and how to appreciate them. All agreed, that the final appreciation can be given by printing your images – something most photographers in the age of posting online trillions of images a day never did… Continue reading The Calendar Files … 2013 … Barcelona

The Calendar Files … 2010 … London

Some time ago a discussion was going on, what to do with your favorite images you made over the year and how to appreciate them. All agreed, that the final appreciation can be given by printing your images – something most photographers in the age of posting online trillions of images a day never did… Continue reading The Calendar Files … 2010 … London

A Contax 167MT and a Carl Zeiss Distagon 2.8/28mm in Porto

This time in Porto … something went terribly wrong. Getting back my films from the lab, they wrote that some images were underexposed. Seeing the results, around 1/3rd of the frames were near black and I’m still guessing what happened. The Contax 167MT with its Carl Zeiss Distagon 2.8/28mm worked quite well with the Kodak… Continue reading A Contax 167MT and a Carl Zeiss Distagon 2.8/28mm in Porto