Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert

Posted on July 9, 2014 Posted in Architecture, Photography, TravelTagged architecture, black and white, blackandwhite., Brussels, leica, m9p, Monochrome, Summilux 35mm f1.4 asph, travelLeave a comment

The Galeries Royales Saint-Hubert (French) or Koninklijke Sint-Hubertusgalerijen (Dutch) is a glazed shopping arcade in Brussels that preceded other famous 19th-century shopping arcades such as the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan and The Passage in St Petersburg. Like them it has twin regular façades with distant origins in Vasari’s long narrow street-like courtyard of the Uffizi, Florence, with glazed arcaded shopfronts separated by pilasters and two upper floors, all in an Italianate Cinquecento style, under an arched glass-paned roof with a delicate cast-iron framework.

Frozen.

Posted on July 8, 2014 Posted in People, Photography, Street, TravelTagged Belgium, black and white, blackandwhite., Brussels, Leica Summilux 50mm f1.4 ASPH, people, street, tourist, travel7 Comments

It always amazes me how people look when taking pictures.They look frozen while dancing.

Bearded Man

Posted on July 7, 2014 Posted in People, Photography, Street, TravelTagged black and white, blackandwhite., candid, leica, m9p, Monochrome, people, square, street, Summilux 35mm f1.4 asph, travel2 Comments

Among all the tourist magnets there are in Brussels I was more taken by this chaps beard. Impressive don’t you think.

Atomium III.

Posted on July 6, 2014July 6, 2014 Posted in History, Photography, TravelTagged attraction, black and white, landmark, leica, Leica Summilux 50mm f1.4 ASPH, m9p, Monochrome, travelLeave a comment

Atomium II

Posted on July 5, 2014July 5, 2014 Posted in Photography, TravelTagged architecture, atomium, attraction, Belgium, black and white, Brussels, landmark, leica, m9p, travel8 Comments

Bored on a Bus Trip

Posted on July 3, 2014July 3, 2014 Posted in Transport, TravelTagged bored, bus, leica, leinik, m9p, Monochrome, Nikkor 20mm f2.8, novoflex, travel1 Comment

While on a long bus trip in Germany,the traffic was very heavy. We were in all around 2 hours behind our plan. So I used the time to try out my Leica M9-P with the Novoflex LeiNik adapter and, my Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 lens. I Chose a 21 mm lens from the lens recognition menu on the M9-P .

You can see the same setup on my Leica MP HERE

Turning Japanese.

Posted on June 8, 2014 Posted in PhotographyTagged 50asa, black and white, caffenol-cl, japanese, kodak, leica, Leica Summilux 50mm f1.4 ASPH, Leicamp, MP, olso, stand, street, Tmax, travel4 Comments

While waiting outside a shop for my wife I was suddenly surrounded by a bus load of Japanese tourists. A very lively bunch they moved around me effortlessly to their next destination. I felt like a diver surrounded by fish.I became so fascinated by standing in the middle of the group that I forgot about my camera for a few moments. I only managed two shots as they moved off. But that little ladies face on the left made this picture for me.

T-Max 100asa which had expires in 1997. Exposed at 50 ASA and stand developed in Caffenol C L for 1 hour and 10 mins at 20˙C(What can I say I’m lazy and wanted to watch the Giro d’Italia at the same time:0). Gentle inversions for the first minute and then three at the half way point.
I used the following recipe:
500 ml Water
8g Washing Soda (Stabil from Menu)
5 g Vitamin C (Santa Maria )
20g Instant coffee (first price gut rot)
0,5 g KBr
No Pre-soak
Scanned with an Epson V700 with Silverfast SW