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Hochspannung! Lebensgefahr und Lebensentwurf!
Gleich neben dem einsamen Drehstuhl waren noch diese alten Schilder zu finden. Klar so ein Umspannwerk ist nicht nur spannend für den Industrieromantiker sondern auch spannend gefährlich. Daher listet das linke Schild all die notwendigen Schritte auf bevor man an den Anlagen arbeiten durfte. Als jemand der mal für einen Energieversorger gearbeitet hat, kenne ich…
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A week in film recipes #3: Portra v2 for X-Trans II
I wrote about wanting to find my own style in this post about my 12 most used film recipes. These recipes are a great starting point and maybe I don’t even need to develop my own styles but choose one that works for me, maybe tweak it a little. So I made a long shortlist…
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A week in film recipes #2: Fujichrome Sensia 100
I wrote about wanting to find my own style in this post about my 12 most used film recipes. But these recipes are a great starting point and maybe I don’t even need to develop my own styles but choose one that works for me, maybe tweak it a little. So I made a long…
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Single Shot ☕ #9: “Hold on!”
“Single Shot ☕”: A series of only one photo with a haiku-like description. hold ondo not go furtherbut aroundwhat a life being ignored
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Single Shot ☕ #7: “War, War never changes.”
“Single Shot ☕”: A series of only one photo with a haiku-like description. A waste of timebut one that made mewhat I am today
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Vintage Lens Jeopardy #5: Jupiter-21M 4/200 review
Introduction Welcome to part #6 of Vintage Lens Jeopardy. Today I am taking a look at the Jupiter-21M 4/200 telephoto lens. When shopping for vintage lenses one type of lens that is all over Ebay are cheap telephotos. They usually go for less money than even a simple brand name F1.8 fast fifty standard lens.…
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Safety, Fear and Propaganda
You can see the signs everywhere now. If you ask the people who put them up, they will tell you the signs are supposed to keep you safe. Be that as it may because we will have a hard time proving this claim anyway. What these signs are producing is not safety but fear. And…
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Danger High Voltage (Panasonic GM1)
I took this picture right next to where I shot the lonely swivel chair. Now I remember that the buildings where in fact part of an old electrical substation (or transformer station). The signs here (in German) warn about “danger high voltage” and enumerate the rules of how to switch off the electricity before beginning…
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