Here are all the adventures tagged with: Black and white

May 17, 2025

In the spotlight

_{The real photo I took vs. the AI remix 🔼 Slide up to see what the robots did with it! 🤖}

6.5 km / 4.0 miles 🚶

Aachen 🇩🇪

Aachen is the 13th-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia and the 28th-largest city of Germany. It is the westernmost city in Germany, and borders Belgium and the Netherlands to the west, the triborder area. It is located between Maastricht and Liège in the west, and Bonn and Cologne in the east.

The story

A short walk in downtown Aachen with the ancient, compact, and always reliable Samsung NX Mini, perfect for capturing some contrasty black and white shots on a sunny day.

The gear

Camera:
Samsung NX Mini

Camera lens:
Samsung NX-M 9mm f/3.5 ED

Film simulation recipe:
Classic (color 0, saturation +2, sharpness -2, contrast +2), white balance: Auto WB (G:0, B:0, A:0, M:0), +1/3 EV

The pictures

May 4, 2025

In the spotlight

7.1 km / 4.4 miles 🚶

Hasselt 🇧🇪

Hasselt is a Belgian city and municipality, and capital and largest city of the province of Limburg in the Flemish Region of Belgium. The Hasselt municipality includes the original city of Hasselt, plus the old communes of Sint-Lambrechts-Herk, Wimmertingen, Kermt, Spalbeek, Kuringen, Stokrooie, Stevoort and Runkst, as well as the hamlets and parishes of Kiewit, Godsheide and Rapertingen.

The story

It’s been more than a year since I last visited Hasselt, and over three years since I last used this black and white film simulation recipe – so let’s go!

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-T3

Camera lens:
TTArtisan 35mm f/1.8 II

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
Monochrome Kodachrome

The pictures

April 19, 2025

In the spotlight

20.3 km / 12.6 miles 🚶

Utrecht 🇳🇱

Utrecht is the fourth-largest city and a municipality of the Netherlands, capital and most populous city of the province of Utrecht. It is located in the eastern corner of the Randstad conurbation, in the very centre of mainland Netherlands.

The story

Actually, I was planning to go to Utrecht the previous weekend, but public transportation let me down. So the next chance was this weekend! While other people were walking the Kennedymars, 80 km (50 miles), or the Swentiboldmars, 40 km (25 miles), I did my own photography mars of 20 km (12.5 miles) in Utrecht!

The gear

Camera:
Ricoh GR III (Street Edition)

Camera lens filter:
Tiffen Black Pro-Mist Filter 1/4

Film simulation recipe:
B&W Negative +Red Filter

The pictures

April 5, 2025

In the spotlight

7.8 km / 4.8 miles 🚶

Gent (Ghent) 🇧🇪

Ghent is a city and a municipality in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is the capital and largest city of the East Flanders province, and the third largest in the country, exceeded in size only by Brussels and Antwerp. It is a port and university city.

The story

Welcome back to Ghent! This time, no Gentse Feesten – just a day wrapped in warm spring sun, perfect for some contrasty black and white photography in this beautiful city. Another test run for the new lens, this time paired with the trusty old X-E2.

The gear

Camera:
Fujifilm X-E2

Camera lens:
TTArtisan 35mm f/1.8 II

Camera lens filter:
NEEWER Black Diffusion 1/4 Cinematic Effect Filter

Film simulation recipe:
Monochrome Red

The pictures

March 22, 2025

In the spotlight

10.3 km / 6.4 miles 🚶

Bruxelles (Brussels) 🇧🇪

Brussels, officially the Brussels-Capital Region, is a region of Belgium comprising 19 municipalities, including the City of Brussels, which is the capital of Belgium. The Brussels-Capital Region is located in the central portion of the country and is a part of both the French Community of Belgium and the Flemish Community, but is separate from the Flemish Region and the Walloon Region.