Düsseldorf forever

MC Super Albinar Auto 28mm
(What's in a name... Tokina?)

Two Corners

Then and now.
One corner: a famous name in Nijmegen starting something new. And only a few metres away another famous name in Nijmegen closed the doors forever.

I had seventies FP3 in the Praktica with Albinar 28 mm, developed in two teaspoons fourties D-11.

REXO developer

Lovely weather, misty, quiet.
1973 FP3 first in the Praktica LTL3 and then in the Burke & James from Chicago.
Fredol, very old stuff. Nice.
1/30 at 5,6 Super Albinar 28mm.

Another paint job...

Today I went back to Mondrian's mill (see below) because the wings would be painted. Well, that's a big job.
Yes, I know that the only black stuff they use can stand wind and rain, but wouldn't it be nice, Mondrian's basic colours on her?

The < 1992 Свема 64 did have some problems, couldn't cope with the contrast although born in a time full of contrasts (late Soviet).
On the 1977 Praktica were the 28mm Albinar (+Yfilter) and the wobbly 135mm Pentor, both eighties.

Weihnachtsmarkt (3)

Gottseidank hatte ich mein Stativ mit, denn plötzlich macht meine Praktica nur noch tick öhhhhhhhhh tick, sechs bis zehn Sekunden. Die Blende löst das Problem, der Nachmittag in Düsseldorf ist gerettet. War mit Wildblaubeermuffin und crêpe (wir sind ja nicht nur schicki-micki, sondern auch international...) sowieso wieder ganz gemütlich.

The Praktica broke down, did only ± 8 secs expos. On 1995 Tmax.

the Photographer

"Our" bridge is 75 this year, so I'll have to come back with the 1936 Pilot, some day.

Just to see if I still can handle it, today the Praktica LTL3, 28mm Albinar + Yellow, RolleiRetro in Rodinal.

PS "Bridge?" Well he was taking some pictures of it...

Drought

Today my home town was officially the hottest town in Europe and I can confirm that. And dry: this is not a white bike - it's covered in river sand (normally it's under water!) I underexposed, so the red filter made everything very gloomy (= useless...)