Part 3 of the Living in New Zealand series where I talk and post photos about my life and travels in New Zealand,
Read More1 day 1 roll, a short story about photos.
I woke up, it was a dark, cloudy and rainy day, it was Sunday. I was alone and since the moment I got out of bed I was feeling a particular atmosphere. A mixture of feelings and sensations coming to my head at once.
The light of that day was so magical I decided to have a quick shower and go out for breakfast. So I loaded a roll and headed out for the best place to eat.
It was starting to rain but nothing uncomfortable, the town was almost empty, it was as if i was living a dream. And as I love this kind of days and I got the whole stage for me to photograph I tried to take the most out of it.
So, after this kind of introduction in a novel-ish shape here are the photos. I tried to take them only within 2-4 hours but only 2 of them were taken at the end of the day. That was a thing I wanted to do for some time but somehow it happened spontaneously I didn't think a lot about the pictures I just let myself go and that's what came out.
I hope you enjoy them :)
all the photographs are home developed and scanned by me
A mountain dream
As always, whenever I can, I love to get lost in the mountains and get out of the stressful city.
That time, after a few months of stress and nerves, has arrived. But this time I decided to bring a different kind of equipment with me, normally I would carry a 5kg bag with almost all my gear, 3 or 4 cameras with lenses accessories and so on. But I thought that this time I would like to enjoy as much as possible the experience instead of spending all the time and my strength thinking about the gear and the photos. So I just brought my GoPro and the little fuji X100.
So here is a different "style" of images (as the camera/lens used is very different to what I normally use) of this amazing 2 day adventure and about 30km with a 900m total elevation gain.
All photos have been taken by me with a GoPro and a Fujifilm X100
Quick Update
Well, it's been a long time since I posted something and I don't want you to think that this blog is dead. Not even close.
From the beginning of this year I've been devoted to film photography. Basically I haven't used a digital camera for my personal photography since December of 2014.
I've added one more step into my film photography. Until now I developed my own B&W film at home. Now I've started digitizing myself as well, so I've got complete control over my photos.
Below is one of my first attempts on digitizing film with a dslr and some extension tubes, although this concrete photograph has been made only with a 50mm lens.
Be sure to come back as in these last two months I've been traveling and exploring some places and there are plenty of photos and projects to come to the blog and the web.
- Hasselblad 500 C/M - Carl Zeis Sonnar 150mm - Ilford HP5+ - Self Developed and scanned -
Siurana
It's a blessing having met a person who shares my passion for getting lost and going to adventures. I want to take the most out of this time when I'm able to leave and make this little escapes on the weekends.
This time the chosen place was Siurana, a little town on the top of a mountain cliff located in the Priorat, a region of Catalonia.
This little town has barely 20 people living there and it's interesting not only for the majestic views of the valley and the lake but for its history, as it was one of the last redoubt places of the muslim domination in Catalonia.
I've got to admit that I felt really isolated and teleported to another time and place rather than being in the 21st century in Catalonia. The sensation of isolation and the immensity of the landscapes were a nice mixture of feelings and sensations.
Turó de L'home
One more week our obsession for getting lost and rid of the stress and speed of the city made us look for another place (this time not too far from civilization) to spend the day and enjoy nature.
This time we went to a fairly known mountain in the nearness of Barcelona. It's funny how a little car ride can lead you to such beautiful landscapes and peacefulness.
Isolation was not on the list of things you can find there as it's pretty accessible, nonetheless it was beautiful and very enjoyable. Luckily we found the first snow traces and the weather was very forgiving. As it was very windy we had the luck of enjoying both sunny and cloudy weather which made a pretty interesting light and color mix.
And with this it's 2 posts in 2 weeks. Exam's time is up so I won't keep up with this pace, hopefully in two weeks I should be back on track, meanwhile enjoy the new blog with the other posts and the new website!
All photos have been taken with a fujifilm x100 camera.