Tracks and tires…

As previously mentioned, I have fallen in love with the AO DLX film. The structure, contrast and dynamics are something I used to have only in the best B/W films back in the 90's.

Its a little picky about the light conditions, but when its right, its perfect. All prints are the John S Lens.

The Sun…

I love  the sunrise and the sunset… Simply because the sky explodes with colors, shadows get very long, and the light is often soft and beautiful.

All prints are the John S Lens and the Blanko Noir Film.

The full moon and frozen hands…

Yesterday it was a perfect sunset, and then a low full moon. I seldom get such good prints when its dark. The combination of the moon and white snow did the trick. :)

This morning the cars were covered in ice, and I couldn't resist the urge to put my hands on the windscreen…

All prints are the John S Lens. Color are the Blank Noir Film, B/W are the AO DLX Film.

The day before the winter came…

Yesterday it was snowing almost 4 inches in only five hours. And then it started to rain…

On saturday, and the morning sunday, the sun was shining bright from a clear sky. The last print is actually shot only 1,5 hours before it started to snow. In Norway, we are used to the ever shifting weather. But sometimes it really takes you by surprise.

The prints are a mix of BlacKeys B+W (#1), Blanko Noir Film (#2, 5-7) and the AO DLX (#3-4) Film. The latter my favorite black and white at the moment. All are with the John S Lens.

BTW, this is published the 10th of October, at 10'o clock… To bad its not 2010… Because as I mentioned yesterday, in Norway we write the date like this: 10/10/11 (DD-MM-YY).

Tools and shiny things…

I am undergoing some workers training… This includes Frank (me) doing things he don't know how to do… Such as painting, spray painting, and polishing metal objects… And handling large tools…

I have a new found love! ♥♥♥ The AO DLX Film. This in combination with the John S Lens makes beautiful black and white prints. Its a little gritty look, and I love it. These are actually my first try on this combination, and I will do some more. The texture of the dirty and ruff edged tools are just wow!

If anyone wonder, the language on the labels seen, are norwegian. 

Falling leaves and butterflies…

Yesterday we had a dramatic change in weather conditions here… From a sunny 82℉ saturday, it was a foggy 48℉ sunday.

Sunday was my resting day, since I had been biking for 27 miles the two days before.

The leaves are really dropping from the trees now, in an increasing speed. Where I am now, there will probably be snow in the next two or three weeks. And then we look forward to 6-7 months of winter in Norway… Yey… I don't mind the cold or the snow at all, but I hate the slush in-betweens. Everything is wet, cold and dark…

All prints are the John S Lens and the Blanko Noir Film. This to celebrate the colors of the autumn, and the butterfly I chased for ten minutes on saturday. The butterfly probably froze to death later that night…

First Encounter…

I am currently at a training facility in the middle of the woods in Norway. I have a back and neck injury, and will stay here for several weeks…

I have of course continued my walking. Up here, there are trees, endless roads, bales of hay, horses and sheep. You seldom se other people, and they are always in their cars.

All prints are the John S Lens and the BlacKeys b+W Film.