a cretan summer on 35mm
Summer 2023 in Creta. Shot on Ilford HP5+, with the Leica M4 and the Voigtlander Color-Skopar 35mm/f2.5.
One camera, one lens, seven rolls of film, lots of sunlight.
Summer 2023 in Creta had to be an analog summer. One camera, one lens, seven rolls of black and white film, a pretty big island.
Shot on Ilford HP5+, with the Leica M4 and the Voigtlander Color-Skopar 35mm/f2.5.
There is a kind of freedom when photographing with this combination. I mainly shot at f/11-f/16, using hyperfocal focusing. The Leica’s viewfinder is a big plus when composing your frame, and light-metering with your mind is quite easy when have copious amounts of Greek sunlight at your disposal.
mountain snow
Aday in the snow, up in Zireia Mountain, shooting 35mm film with three different cameras (not a really good idea).
Just your typical day in the snow, up in Zireia Mountain, near Trikala Korinthias, Peloponnisos, Greece.
I went up there with three cameras, all loaded with black and white film. The Hasselblad Xpan was loaded with Rollei Infrared film, and it had a IR72 filter in front of the lens. The Panasonic super mini (a clone of the Leica mini) was loaded with HP5+, as well as the Contax G2.
It’s a mess shooting with three cameras, but the two of them provided different aspects and greatly different contrast, while the compact Panasonic was just in my pocket for fun. When the sun was shining, I was shooting with the Hasselblad, using the ethereal infrared film to its full potential. When it was cloudy, I switched to the HP5+ cameras.
film swap
more than a year after my first film swap, the game is on again.
more than a year after my first film swap, the game is on again.loaded the Holga with a roll of HP5, shot it all in the space of 1 hour, rewound it, handed it over to mr. ostanine. two weeks later, the resulting photos came in, and they look good.
