http://www.folke-lehr.de www.folke-lehr.de http://www.folke-lehr.de/pictures/thumbs/1270664273.jpg http://www.folke-lehr.de Taken on Ilford HP5+ and with a yellow filter. I love the tonality of real b/w film. http://www.folke-lehr.de/showsingle.php?id=343&section=new Folke Lehr, web[at]folke-lehr.de Datum des Items I am actually quite proud of this picture and the one of the jellyfish. Emily and I went to the aquarium here in Berlin. I should have brought my SLR this day but I only had the rangefinder with me. That meant, no light meter and no auto-focus in a place were light was very scarce and difficult to predict. I had to go to limit of what I can do with this camera, shooting at very slow shutter speeds with the aperture wide open. And with an open aperture comes a very narrow field of depth so precise focusing was crucial. Now, focusing my old Kodak Retina in low light is no joy and the outcome depends on a good deal of luck. So I am quite proud a brought home two keepers that are worth showing. http://www.folke-lehr.de/showsingle.php?id=342&section=new Folke Lehr, web[at]folke-lehr.de Datum des Items Seen and photographed at the Berlin aquarium. This cylindrical fish tank is almost like a huge magnifying glass, enlarging and distorting anything and anyone that is on the other side. http://www.folke-lehr.de/showsingle.php?id=341&section=new Folke Lehr, web[at]folke-lehr.de Datum des Items I haven’t posted a new picture in a long time. I didn’t really have the time to take a lot of pictures in the past months and although we had a very nice winter this year, it was almost always grey and overcast which is not very inspiring. Anyway, yesterday I finally managed to go out and snap a few pictures. This one was taken on Eberswalder Straße here in Berlin. There are quite a few second hand shops in the area and apparently you can even make a living selling used suitcases. Doesn’t really matter, what does matter is that these old suitcases look very nice on film. http://www.folke-lehr.de/showsingle.php?id=340&section=new Folke Lehr, web[at]folke-lehr.de Datum des Items This is a picture I took inside Grand Central Station in New York. The main entrance of the station with the bright sunlight illuminating parts of the building seemed instantly familiar to me. I guess that’s because I have seen pictures of this motif many times before so here is my interpretation. From a technical side, I am kind of proud of this picture. First of all, my rangefinder doesn’t have a light meter so I have to guesstimate the correct exposure settings. Outside, in daylight this is actually fairly easy. You just have to remember three or four different light situations and my exposures are almost always fine. Inside buildings is a different story though so very often my exposures are off by an aperture or two. Here I got it instantly right which is very nice. Second, even with the aperture opened all the way, the shutter speed needed to be as slow as 1/25th of a second. I don’t have very steady hands but tried really hard to steady the camera and breathe slowly and it worked. Lots of motion blur but the picture is sharp. http://www.folke-lehr.de/showsingle.php?id=337&section=new Folke Lehr, web[at]folke-lehr.de Datum des Items Yes, there is still more pictures coming. I had only six hours in the city and I am surprised how many decent pictures I got in this short time. http://www.folke-lehr.de/showsingle.php?id=336&section=new Folke Lehr, web[at]folke-lehr.de Datum des Items Another street shot I took in New York's Madison square on december 1st. http://www.folke-lehr.de/showsingle.php?id=335&section=new Folke Lehr, web[at]folke-lehr.de Datum des Items Another shot from the one day I had in New York city. I love film! Digital just can't achieve this kind of tonality. Even when it's scanned and thus digitalised it looks different. It shouldn't but it does. http://www.folke-lehr.de/showsingle.php?id=333&section=new Folke Lehr, web[at]folke-lehr.de Datum des Items Not much to say about this picture. Just another shot I took during my one day in New York City, december 1st 2009. Even pigeons can be interesting. http://www.folke-lehr.de/showsingle.php?id=332&section=new Folke Lehr, web[at]folke-lehr.de Datum des Items The urban landscape is the new frontier. The bike is the horse of the future. Where can you experience more solitude than in the crowded metropolis? Where can you find more beautiful sunsets to ride into than in the smog choked Urbs? http://www.folke-lehr.de/showsingle.php?id=331&section=new Folke Lehr, web[at]folke-lehr.de Datum des Items