Ljus, det är det som attraherar mig. Vi har inte mycket av den varan nu på vintern, men det är så vackert när den strålar igenom.

Den här forsen har försett Kvarnby (Mölndal) med kraft sedan 1600-talet. Vattnet faller brant från Mölndals övre ner till centrum.

Sett nedanifrån:

Och från sidan:

Längst ner finns Kråkan, en gammal restaurang:

Återigen, det finns mer i skokartongen.

Samma utrustning som förra veckan, fast Fomapan 200 istället för Fomapan 400.

Järnvägstationer, väntan, betraktar folk som går förbi, stannar för att studera bildskärmar, hoppas duvorna inte träffar uppifrån.

Det är oftast mörkt när jag tar mig till och från arbetet. Den här veckan träffade jag Rebecca mitt på dagen och försökte fånga människor i en liten stråle som hittade in i hallen.

Det finns mer i skokartongen.

Bilderna togs med en Leica M2 och standardobjektiv (50 Summicron). På sistone har jag framkallat film, Fomapan 400 i detta fall, i D76 utan utspädning. Jag har alltid hört att kornstrukturen blir grötaktig, men det är inget jag märker. Jag har en känsla av att jag föredrar tonskalan, kan vara inbillning.

Rebecca is home.

I worked all week at home so I didn’t get out much at all, not the the cold rain and chilling wind tempted me much.

The winds have been so strong that they’ve torn down flags from their flagpoles.

Ewa and I went out on Saturday. I wanted a humidifier for a guitar and the music store called to say it had come in. It was nice to see a bit of light.

They were all taken with a Nikon F3 and a 50/1.8 Nikkor. I’ve been thinking of using it more since I have a Nikon digital SLR and I could economize on what I carry if I can use the same lenses for film and for digital.

There’s a little more in the shoebox.

Lübeck, on a Friday morning.

For the most part of the morning, the fog hadn’t lifted:

It causes the kind of chill that penetrates to your bones.

There are some more in the shoebox and a page before and after that link.

Winter is coming. The days are dark and wet.

There is little too little of the pleasant nordic light.

Both with an IIIg and a 50/2.8 Elmar

I’ve learned that I want to have pictures of my cats. You never know.

I’ve been sitting at home and working all week. Doesn’t get real exciting.

All with a Leica IIIg and a 50 or 90 Elmar.

Gustav’s revenge

Gustav, in his mid-90’s now, inherited some land together with his brother. The whole business was not to Gustav’s liking, I forget the details, but his brother got the section up on the hill and Gustav got the section going down to the lake. From the hill there was a beautiful view of the lake.

Gustav’s brother sold off some of his, not to Gustav’s liking either, and city folks built their summer cottages there, with a beautiful view of the lake.

Gustav took revenge. He planted these trees on the border of his land and his brother’s:

A few steps back:

Just to give you and idea of how the view should have looked, this is it from Gustav’s:

Don’t mess with Gustav.

Ewa and I heard this story when we went out picking mushrooms together with Monika. She’s Gustav’s neighbor.

Just some snaps from the day (it was dark and raining):

Ewa made a mushroom pie when we got home:

On my way home from Odense I passed through Copenhagen and met up with a LUGer, Mads. There has been a discussion of Konica Hexars and lenses on the list and Mads just happened to have one with him. For comparison, the first shot is with a 35/2.0 Summicron (don’t look for differences, you won’t really find any):

The next was with a 35/2.0 Hexanon (Leica screwmount):

He also had a 90 mm with him and these two were taken with it, wide-open at close range:

There are more from the week in the shoebox.

This week has been characterized by running a couple of cameras through their paces … and remembering cameras tucked away in a closet. The Kiev 4a was mentioned on the Leica Users Group (LUG) and I decided to take mine with me to Odense. I was lucky enough to be able to meet up with Rebecca, in Copenhagen, on my way back home:

Thas was with a Kiev 4a, Jupiter-8m, wide-open, at 1/25.

I also got two cameras back from repairs. I had purchased a camera that I used to dream about 30 years ago, a IIIG, and my M2 was due for a new shutter. I had also gotten a 50/2.8 Elmar (LTM) from a member of the LUG a couple of years ago. It was sharp enough, but contrast was suffering from haze between the inner elements so I sent it along with the bodies to get it cleaned up.

I was more concerned with seeing how the contrast held up rather than sharpness. These two were taken outdoors with the Elmar at f8:

The next one was taken wide-open (f2.8):

Poor Ewa can never eat in peace when I’m home.

On Friday evening we went out to eat at a restaurant that is a fixture in Göteborg, Kometen (The Comet). They specialize in schnitzel. These were taken with a 35 Summicron on the M2, 1/15 @ 2.0 and the last one at 1/8 @ 2.0:

This early in the month there’s not a lot more, but there are a couple of others in the shoebox for October.

Taking the ferry over to Helsingør from the Swedish side, Helsingborg.

On the car deck:

Ewa recognizing a colleague in a magazine:

Almost smiling:

All with an M3 and a collapsible 50/2.0 Summicron. I’m about due for a modern 50.

Spent the week in Oslo. A bag-boy, I am.

There are some more in the shoebox.