the last days were really sunny. summerlike. so i started to dedust my ND filter after some months.

apx100 (without ND)

ein schluckal vom cola und weiter gehts

on her schoolbag there is a white pony.. made me think of the deftones.. then i was looking closer.. it says "white beauty".. well it's only a schoolbag in the end.

very common scene, very common street for photographers.. featured in many blogs i suppose ;)

oh there is nina. also westbahnstraße.

nina with her dad on the phone

still with dad on the phone

nina with itching knee

at lee's cooking, looking for the "girly" sushi stuff.

waiting for the takeaway.

serious talk at the other table

nina doing her most charming face

very boring photo of a bycicle

we decided to have our takeaway at the academys parc.. we had some entertainment included.

more intresting than me or my "toycamera" it seems.

please focus on her last maki roll

because she lost it on the way to her mouth. the LAST one !!

there it lies and dies..

somehow the roll was finished.

so some digitals.

they seem to have something common

she didn't only lose her maki but also a piece of her tooth, a day for "losers".

the 85/1.2 is not the real street lens, because of it's slow AF but i went for this one..

talking and licking

lorant once asked me when you ever need the option 50.000K in the raw editor for whitebalance..

miriam came back in vienna.

these are no scratches.. more threads of gelatine. sometimes happens when i develope serveral films at once.. still have to wash these first before i print any..










this guy got himself a huge flatscreen. getting ready for the euro 2008. after spending hundreds of euros for a tv, he should probably take a cab instead though.





if there was an award for the most tasteless car in austria. it would be this one. for german speaking i have uploaded a bigger resolution of the scan !

the other day we went to climb a little

or attempt to at least ;)

but after some time even a dan osman (R.I.P) couldn't have believed his eyes when he saw miriam doing her moves !

"ihr photo!"

those three gentlemen were imposing the ladys which were passing by.

more actors/students from the academy commission. this time two at once. we had a "blast".. no really it was fun.

trix with the ND

they shaved for the photos. to have both versions with and without beard.

they wanted to have some photos together.. i took some close with the 85 and then to document the whole scenery with the M.

because of the great light that day, i switched to efke25 asa (xtol 1:1 20C° 8min agiation every 30sec for 10 sec)

i wonder if they're more than best friends !





really neat film though. it first seemed cheap.. but it makes some nice contrast.

a boy i randomly met there. i asked him if i could take a picture of him with his camera (a Leica M2 paper model with an kaleidoscope instead of a lens). i asked in german, not knowing he was from italy or spain as far as i remember. so his first reaction was kinda scared, because he didn't know what i wanted him to do and why i wanted a picture of him.. but somehow he realized after i showed him my camera, the leica. then he got the idea..

downstairs his parents were kinda confused until i told them that i just wanted a photo because he had such a cool camera toy.. and showed them mine.. that was the moment where i realized that none of them spoke any german.. so i explained in english. then they explained their son.. in the end i got this photo and i like it a lot.

inside the MQ the "enzis" are back. usually one to four people share one of those, but you rarely see 7 people sitting, standing, laying, leaning one a single one. this seemed kinda special to me. they probably wondered why i took their photo.. but on a frame you can see the oddness much better.

the efke makes beautiful DOF and exposure times possible in bright light, even without a filter. f4 1/250th there.







if you look closely, both, the boy and the ball itself are captured in mid air. i sometimes wonder about luck of such moments. then again, on a rangefinder, you see when you capture.

this photo shows well that the efke film does not have a lichthofschutzschicht, sorry don't know the word in english... well it sometimes starts to glow when you have lots of light difference in a single photo. it seems like bright areas start to glow into the darker.

a tramstation sign resing in a tramstation.

a nivea advert for shaving foam, saying "for men who can't get enough of shaving".







he of course didn't know where he was leaning on, what makes the whole even more entertaining to me.

I <3>

we were going to some barbecue at tobi's place. i took this one with one hand, carrying a sixpack of beer in the other. the man then asked for one of the beer.. he might thought he could be lucky enough to get it just like that... so beggers ask you for money normally, except for the situation when you have beer with you. makes sense, they would buy some anyway, so they save time and effort to get one by asking for it directly !

i had 2.8 1/30th here. perfect settings for a photo like that as long as you don't shake too much. the resolution of the film is amazing. the picture itslef ain't very special, but the settings and the tones.. i think it's worth a testprint to see the film's characteristics !

so there i got even f2.0 1/30th. 25asa ain't much in the end.. but the glowing effect really adds here. i wonder what this frame looked like on a trix. i think more detail in the lights, but i don't miss it here, i prefer the glow for this shot.

finally there. getting rid of the efke, because the sun was setting soon.

the glow has some kind of dreamy, nostalgic effect and look. probably because later b/w films we shoot regulary nowadays don't have this "failure" anymore, but older emulsions have it..

so back to trix. you can see the difference.

after the barbecue, we went inside for some drinks featuring ouzo, büffelgras vodka and some sparkling wine (eww)

schef was about to lose the tray... hahah.

so the ladys took the responsibility

"tscchuuh" das muss härter sein !

jo moi, mausibutzschatzibärli !

his hand, a sneaky little detail.

siehst du michi. du siehst ganz normal aus auf photos, trau dich nur ! ;)

the lovers getting shot in different ways.

shooting each other.

upstairs.

du der sevi und mein schnuckputz, die haben da reingepfurzt !

from f2.0 1/8th with trix to f2.8 1/500th with apx100+ND8 filter... (same as 12iso)

lisa after our odyssey looking for a bank austria.

eva soon joined on that great sunny day.

schuld sind die pornobrillen !

sind die besser als mit dem handy ?

the MQ turns into the kitzbuehl of vienna lately. well it's like everyone is there on the first summerlike weekend of the year.

i've never seen it that full i must say.

pure contrast.

melting people everywhere.

i mean, how do people decide to rest like that ! they must be forced to share this little stone bank because of the "global space problem" i can't think of any other reason.

in the tram. taken with the ND grad filter on 2.8 1/125th. this makes the photo live much more. imagine it at f8.0. wouldn't be the same

i've taken some photos for a band that weekend too. you can see one bandshot on my flickr.

i was packing my things, when they all had a look through the pictures on the digital camera. so i took two frames of them, because "i had nothing better to do".

monday. shooting the last students/actors of the max reinhardt seminar.

then having some spontanious lunch with sopherl, mario, schef and flo and miriam later.

it was incredibly bright.

florian enjoyed his "daily" salad. i later had a "haloumi" salad.. great stuff.

more melting figures. almost erwin wurm like.

then the roll was finished.

going to germany a few days. back next week with some material. till then !

i passed this street dozens of times and never realized that the hairdresser was next to the tailoring.. well the pun works much better in german.



a frucade. traditional austrian limonade, just like fanta but much better. you don't see these often, that's simply why i captured it.


an inside view of a bycicle bell, pretty neat i think.


more between the "actual" portraits snaps with the leica.


we were waiting for some sunlight.. but weren't lucky.


so we went for some lunch.



later we had some sun.


way home again.


next day much better weather.




those still exist ?!


had some spare time. went to a park.



she seemed pretty confused. i told her "the light was nice". well it's true. sometimes it's only light why you take a picture.. but how could she know ?


"schwarzfahrer"




it was the endstation. we two shared the tram. so i had some time to choose another angle..


oh so classic.


eva spent some days in vienna. we met up for some schnitzel, beer AND cheesburgers.. well i had most of it !


through the wind was with us too. he decided to have a big mac instead of a schnitzel.. banause !


i think he's well known because of bernhards blog. this is the most classic expression he has, thought i'd need a snap of it.


neat shoes i thought !




we then decided to have some ice cream. eva didn't know she had ordered the XL one ;)


good luck with this one !


then i went to the hairdresser. she said she didn't like photos of herself. well she covered herself on this one in a tricky way.. ;)


then went to st.gilgen near salzburg at the wolfgangs lake.. the train was stuffed with people.. worst time to travel on a friday afternoon i tell you !

i took a photo of the sleeping lady, because i thought that people who try to look pretty most of the times can look very unaesthetic when they sleep. sorry foreign lady that you had to be photographed because of my thought !

the blonde woman beside her was playing sudoku, not in a newspaper though, she had an extra book full of it. she said she was addicted. the guy was reading the sports part of a newspaper. he said he was a fan of soccer.. but since zidane quit playing, he didn't had a new favourite player..


switching to bus. driving through nowhere.


almost arrived. a view on the lake. shot through the window while the bus was driving... so don't expect better !


actually went there because of a photo commission.

here are the photos i took besides the actual ones i was asked for.

funny. this little boys name was severin.


before it started, they were practicing the song. his son was holding the notes, like that !


baby-workout


hello little one !


i wasn't the only one documenting there !



some held some speeches... they baby seemed to care more about my shutter here.










i like this frame for all the hands.


lotsa action and jesus all in between.


no comment !


outside it was raining. that made it even darker inside the chapel.. as always !



there were some balloons too. center of everyones attention. good for photos though.










one of my "bosses" was there too. he was eating his son's ice cream there on the "kids table"... just found that little funny.




cuteness OVERLOAD !! ;)




how does it taste little fella ?


i then switched to the M.



i could never capture her, because she was somewhat photo shy. but with the leica i was quick enough. intresting how much difference the manual focus and non existing black out time made a difference in this case.




going back to vienna.



i had 5 minutes to catch the train. still i thought i'd should get at least one streeshot from salzburg. in the back it says "feel like being gay?" on the bus... i didn't see that when i took the photo though..


back in vienna i stumbled across this completely retarded advert-series. wart.. wie kömma die em2008 und bissl bumsen, blasen und wixen für unsere werbung in verbindung bringen ?


later



aschi there too ! he's got a leica r4s from his grandpa.. funny thing about this camera is the signature on it. he got it for his 70s birthday.. which was 20 years ago. the camera still looks like new ! that made me laugh... i wonder what a camera would look like if i had it for 20years !


eva trying to catch the beer coaster. just like last year she didn't :P


go somewhere else ?


lorant trying to hit through 3 beer coasters with his middlefinger. of course he didn't make it.. too bad he didn't break his finger... i'd have had the photo of it ;)

i actually made it twice "through 3 beer coasters".. you may try it too and let me know if you succeed ?


next day finnishing the roll

so it's been ages since the last post.. just didn't find the time to write an entry. don't worry, you won't miss a thing ! ;)

so jobwise i was lately busy with vitus and his machine. we were testing all kind of things two weekends long.

the master himself !


here with the "machine" !


currently borrowed a schneider kreuznach 28 shift for the 5d.. shooting mostly arch stuff with it. here an artsy self.. tested the lens, comparing with the 24/1.4L that is about the same pricerange, at f5.6. the schneider beats it without a doubt !!


working a lot in PS as well lately. here some insight in my late night meal and drink.


these white covered bikes are sorts of memmorials for people who had fatal bicycle accidents right there.


um apx100 btw. last rolls with bessa.


f2.4 1/4th or 8th.. don't know exactly.. but shooting 100iso in this light condition is kinda senseless... but i took several shots and some were actually sharp, really sharp.



on the streets again.



one of these bad mother cliches. sorry lady, didn't mean it this way ;) just the whole sircumstances were funny, so i took a shot.


blind lady crossing.


shopping street.


officially last self with the bessa *teardrop*


paast ! bam oida fix !



going to the airport. catching up friends from germany (wiedervereinigung).. we actually had long time to wait for the train because of the very complicated scheudle information in the internet *wink*


miriam making fun of me and probably any other rangefinder shooter out there !


misspelled insults are simply the best.


one more yawning !


back to the wiedervereinigung ! germans in the vienniese sub


straight to the next pub for a beer.


i like how they both smile so "american way".


a bernhard w. shot !


thought when i shoot the last rolls on the bessa (trix here) i'd use that 1/2000th once... at 2.8


vitus after one of our marathon weekends with the machine in a pub for some beer we really needed ;)


on my way to my father i met these nice people. first contact was their reaction on my plan of taking a photo while they take one of themselfs... so they kinda invited me to take a photo.. doesn't happen that often to me but that's probably a question of culture and surcumstances.

then we had some chat. they took some digitials of me in return ;)


at my fathers place. what a pretty boy and mother.



of course he was the center of attention, how else could it be.


hello german fella !


no this is not a manipulation, it's a scan from a negative, i swear ! (inside joke)


little baby boy hoping from one to another.



he even held still for the 8th !


the last frame with the bessa.. random bernhardish photo.. then sent the camera to graz.


so for a week i was without a rangefinder, because the M was at the service. so i kinda had to switch to the eos.

miriam at work. neat agency ;)


eating with collegues from the agency.



later that night playing pool


kinda cute gay couple.


and ther it is again ! almost fully working.. payed 500€ but will have to adjust one last thing, that'd be for free then ;)


carrying 20 litres of used XTOL to the waste disposal.. das geht eine !


very suspicious entry of an "agency"


neat lamp !


wasting frames in the shelter.


this band actually was rocking a lot.. beside two more bands playsing rock/metal/pop combinations i used to see at this location.. this band was one of my top favourits !



tried something else here. f8 bulb during a flashlight series from the background.


later the mike got loose... so he needed a little help.. kinda funny.




in the nightline, way home. yeah someone reading ! but the mood made me take one.


last frame on that roll.. two not so similar couples in similar poses.


a weekend with vitus again ! this time starting with some nice lunch at his place.

he's got some rats

and..
...he loves them


noodles !

he used to turn up the volume and push up the bass on max and roll down the windows just for fun. i gotta say it's pretty stupid.. but were just making fun of those who "mean it".


the story about a jetta...



after one of the test marathons.


miriam with her infamous breakfasts.


trying the life-view of the markIII with the ts-e 45mm here.. if works absolutely great.


duck in the MQ.

don't remember taking this one.. i might hit the realease by accident :B


hi conni ! schaust eh brav meinen blog ? ;)


a classic. still i needed to capture.


some resolution test with the markIII and the schneider.

perfect motiv for the tilt toys look.


got me a 85 1.2L II as well.. first tests with it.




still preferring the M.





lisa before the shoot.. she is the first of the max reinhardt seminar (a portrait comission) i was photographing.



while taking this one i had to think of the cweeks doppelganger contest years ago... that was fun !


a funny door. something for besma ?


glorifying the alcohol corner in the supermarked.


steffen. he got "shot" second of the 16 students.


we had coffe. very different ones though ;)


then later meeting with the class. we were going to the cinema. drawing restraint 9. still thinking about the film.. but it was more a visual experience i think.. or maybe more.




then out of nowhere we met again after more than a year. we had pizza.


at home the germs are partying... so we decided to watch lost episode 3. something to kill time when you're sick.. and it works.



raphaela's birthday meet. (she is the one with the wine glass actually)


you should play deftones "hole in the earth" now








didn't expect the 85/1.2 to be useful for photos in a cafe... but i was wrong.


tobias seemed to be shocked by his lighter.


more fun with the holes.




birthdaygirl fooling around.



actually being very busy right now. so don't expect too much blog action going on in april !
cheers