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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.

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