The MACRO effect with an old ICA-lens! part 2!

Today macro pictures of magnolias! See part 1.

lens: ICA Macro 6.8/135mm
camera: Zenit 12 PRO
film: Fuji Superia XTRA 400
exposure time: 1/250
aperture: 6.8

The world peace with an old Kodak-lens! part 2!

In part 1 I've shown pictures which I took with the Kodak-Helios lens and the Praktica LTL3. Today some pictures which I took with the Kodak-Helios lens and the Zenit 12 PRO. Now we can see, that the cold war is finally over! That's a real Perestroika!




















film: Fuji Superia XTRA 400
exposure time: 1/500
aperture: 4.5

DIY: A tarpaulin leather

Everybody knows the bags from Freitag and Ortlieb, which are made out of used truck tarpaulins. This material is robust, tough and water-repellent.
I didn't have an old truck tarpaulin, but I have got a tarpaulin from a broken AS-MOTOR 21-165/3 lawn mower.

I've used this material for a new leather for my Praktica LTL3.

DIY: A taped camera

Many people taped their cameras to hide the camera name or the chrome parts.
But I taped my Porst Compact Reflex S (made by Cosina) to replace the old leather. The tape is in fact for table tennis bats and is from Schöler&Micke. I've already used this tape at my Praktica LTL3.



At the back of the camera I put the Kate Moss portrait by Richard Avedon for the cK be campaign from 1996.

"For me, there are two important elements in photography:...

... Time and Truth. Time is sealed as it were. Photos cannot be repeated. They are set forever in a moment in time. Truth is what we are seeking in art. My photos convey what I believe is my truth, expressed through my ability as an artist. You are seeing exactly what I saw."

Leonard Freed






"momentos de jogo", brasil, 2011