Minox

Travelled to Sofia Bulgaria by train last week. I usually do the trip by car, but on this occasion I chose the train. Lots of time to rest, read, work. Shot a few photographs of the stations along the way, in both Bulgaria and Romania, through the glass of the carriage window. To my surprise, these came out better than expected (the dirt on the outside of the window made me think I wasted the frames). Camera was a Nikon FM3a. These shots here are of Fomapan 100 processed in 510 Pyro. --- --- --- These following are Adox HR50, processed in Atomal 49. ---

Nikon FM3a, Agfa APX 100

Photograph taken with Nikon F4 and Konica VX 400 film (exp. 2008).

At the Dolphinarium. Minox C, Ilford FP4 125

Spent a few days in the countryside. The rain is incessant and is very cold. My intended trips to the hills surrounding this village are not going to materialize, so I read, rest and read. And started the backyard oven, old style. I watched the birth of the minute flame and helped it become a roaring fire. It was a good feeling, it was rewarding somehow. I called upon the fire to be my mate that day, to talk to me about warmth and sun and beautiful days ahead. Felt better, felt recharged, felt like the cold rain wasn't even there anymore. The fire is now old, only a few embers are still flickering through the ashes. Not young anymore, not yet gone. One could say that it outlived its purpose, but all it takes is a faint breeze to bring it back to life. In the end, it is no more, and it goes where all good fires go when they go. Rain is falling cold and, with a smile, I fondly remember the moments when that little fire was a promising roaring one, with so much to give and so short a life. Minox IIIs with Rollei 80s.

The long exposure was meant to get me a surreal image of the water and of the city lights beyond. I completely forgot the water was actually waves in motion :) .

Minox C, Agfa APX 100. The Hofburg, Wien

Minox IIIs, Agfa APX 100 @ 1/2 handheld. Budapest, Hungary.

Thank you, Martin, appreciated!

Night on the shores of the Black Sea, Nikkormat FT with Konica VX400 (exp. 2008) and tripod. Long exposure of 1 minute.

All taken with Minox LX and Rollei Retro 80s. Minox tank development, scanned on Plustek.