Relics II
Gears used as part of a belt-driven sugar-cane press. The juice would have been fermented to make cachaça. Behind this room is another with a pair of abandoned stills.
Relics I: Gateway
I am still catching up with the film processing and scanning. This is the first in a series of images all taken of or around abandoned buildings at the astonishing Hotel Relicário, in Minas Gerais. We will write more about the hotel specifically later on. All the photographs in this series were taken with the Leica M7, Zeiss ZM 2/35 and Ilford HP5+ (the last roll I had left on this trip).
Cachoeira
Brazil has quite a serious drought at the moment, but the cachoeiras are still running. And where there is a shortage of beaches, seemingly all the people run to the waterfalls… Composite of two images, taken with the Leica and Ilford HP5+ film.
Reliquías do Tempo
The Pousada Reliquías do Tempo, Diamantina.
Dark Skies
Some landscape images from Parque Nacional da Serro da Cipó, shot on 35mm film. These were taken using a combination of a dark red filter and a polariser. One disadvantage of using the Leica is that you can not directly see through the lens, and so aligning the polariser for best effect is challenging.
Montseny
Sky and tree textures in part of the Parc Natural de Montseny, Catalunya – one of the most beautiful parts of the region. Leica M7 with Zeiss 2/35, Ilford HP5 plus and an 091 dark red filter.
Area Privada
Schoolboy humour, Seva, Catalunya. Seva has along with many other municipalities declared almost-but-not-quite-there-yet independence from Spain, currently yielding much the same practical effect as the modification of the sign has had on local hunting. Leica M7 with Zeiss ZM 2/35 and 091 red filter (again). Shot wide-open in a doomed attempt to separate the sign from the background. This was taken using a test roll of Ilford FP4+, to get a feel for how this ISO 125 film compares to HP5+. It is clear that the grain is finer, but it is still quite […]
Parlament
The Catalan Parlament, appropriately next door to the zoo in Barcelona, and possibly the seat of a new nation if the nationalists eventually start acting rather than just talking. Leica M7 with Zeiss ZM 2/35 and Ilford HP5+ and 091 dark red filter.
Autumn Fire
Definitely a good time of the year for high-contrast light. Both taken with the Leica M7 and Zeiss 2/35 and the usual grainy Ilford HP5+.
Autumn Earth
Another texture – this time tree roots on some rather barren soil. Leica M7 with Zeiss 2/35 and Ilford HP5+.
Autumn Skies
Branches, Barcelona. Leica M7 with Zeiss 2/35, Ilford Hp5+ and 091 deep red filter.
Yesterday’s Paradise
The boating lake at the Parc de la Ciutadella, Barcelona. Leica M7 with Zeiss 2/35, Ilford HP5+ and 091 red filter.
Parc de la Ciutadella
Photograph of the paths at the Parc de la Ciutadella, Barcelona. Definitely winter now. I took a few shots like, trying to get some symmetry and contrast with the subject. Here is a second example, with a slightly different composition and light subject against a dark background: Both taken with the Leica M7, Zeiss 2/35 and Ilford HP5+. A dark red 091 filter was used to increase contrast on the sky and folliage.
Boo
Boo Restaurant and Beach Club, Mar Bella, Barcelona. Another image that seems out of time and place, although the sand and vehicle tracks give it away that this is a recent picture. Leica M7 with Zeiss 2/35 and Ilford HP5+.
Plaça de les Drassanes
The wonderful metal hoops at Plaça de les Drassanes, as seen from the jetty alongside the tourist boats at Port Vell. Hard to believe that immediately behind me when this was taken was a mass of people taking selfies of themselves with the boats and Columbus statue behind… Leica M7 with Zeiss 2/35 and Ilford HP5+. I really like the way that the grain works with these empty-city shots to give a sense of timeless emptiness that is very much not the state of the city today. Even without photoshop and […]
Nova Icaria
The beach at Nova Icaria, Barcelona. All those tracks are from the heavy machinery that is brought out at dawn to stop the beach disappearing. Leica M7 with Zeiss 2/35 and Ilford HP5+.
Transient Eye 