Next an analog photo from Amsterdam took with my Zorki 4 camera (an old Soviet rangefinder) from 1966. 📷 Let's imagine that this photo doesn't have these few modern cars, then you could say that this photo looks like it was taken a few decades ago. Canals in Amsterdam are the most iconic places of this city, many calls this city the Venice of the north and I can confirm it's true! 🥰
Gear:
• Zorki 4 (KMZ, 1966)
• Jupiter-8 50 mm f/2 (KMZ, 1967)
• Kodak Professional Portra 400/36
If you're ever in Ottawa, be sure to check out "A State of Rest" bronze figures by Brandon Vickerd along Strandherd Drive.
A sleepy fox, doe, squirrel, and raccoon can be found taking naps on benches. You'll have to look extra hard for the raccoon, that prankster seems to have slipped away from the pack.
So I woke up to a stupidly saturated sunrise this morning... which fortunately didn't last very long because I really needed to pee, not stand outside taking pictures.
Anyway, to make a long story short, I dropped my camera the other day... maybe two and a half feet from a bench onto the hardwood floor. The last time I did this, years ago, the lens mount bent and all subsequent pictures were slightly out of focus on the left side of the frame. I don't think that happened this time, but it's going to take some testing to be sure. This first shot looks okay, so fingers crossed.
I love this mural by Smug on an orphaned gable end down an otherwise rather grim section of Mitchell Street in Glasgow. It brings a much needed splash of colour and interest to it.
Looking down Gardner Street in the west end of Glasgow.
This is one of the steepest streets in the city. With a gradient of 8.03%, it's steep enough to ski down when it snows (I know because I've done it!). However, it's no where near being the steepest street in Scotland, which, at a whopping 19.4%, is Middle Brae in Tobermory on the Isle of Mull.
Not my favorite shot, the cell tower is annoying, but I kinda like it. Trying to figure out which of the two pics looks better for learning and future reference. What do you think?
My photo of Hobart, Tasmania, from 2010. I like the foreshortening effect that compresses all the layers together. It might make a good (difficult) jigsaw.