Dungeons without dragons – Sevilla rooftops

Carving the skyline with an AGFA Precisa CT 100 and a Tungsten XPro films.

City with soul.

i Ole !

Doomsday

They had a vision. They say it’s for today. The die is cast.

Nope, this ain’t Bugarach. Survivalist friends, duck in that jar!

Apocalyptic shots with an Agfa Precisa CT 100 film.

Purple blush

If  the ocean is blue because it reflects the sky, why is the sky blue if the space is dark? Can we still trust colours? Certainly not when shooting with a tungsten film. Under sunlight (warm color temperatures) light conditions, tungsten films will produce a  bold purple or pink tint.

The water is chilly in Portugal, but the surf’s up! Coxos wasn’t firing, but I had perfect sessions in Ribeira d’Ilhas and Arrifana. A boa vida, não e?

reggaEriceira

The vibe is cool in Ericeira.

 

Time compress

Do you see the past or the future?

Flying carpets in Agadir

Yep, it’s magic.

Taghazout surfing salam

In a picturesque surf town, ignoring globalism so far…

Surfer mirage

A lone surfer getting in the water at Anchor point.

Parallel universes with a Warhol touch.

Blues strike back

After a short trip in a strange orange world, let’s get back to the real world. Small but fun waves at Mystery point, la source and Anka point. Winter surfing on the rocks literally.

Surfer mirage is a double exposure, I shot the ruins of the Almadraba first and then i turned to the ocean and shot the spot.

Banana village

Redscale photography needs a lot of light. If you’re using a SLR cam you’ll have an exposure meter plus full access to shutter speed, aperture and ISO controls. You can nearly find an infinity of combinations for the desired exposure. Piece o’ cake.

However, lomo or toy cams often do not provide as much control. My Sprocket Rocket has only two apertures and one fixed shutter speed at 1/100 s (there is also the bulb mode, but no ISO control and no exposure meter at all). That leaves only a few combinations, so it’s harder to find a good exposure… To compensate the lack of ISO control, you can set it up to the biggest aperture (even on a sunny day), and try to include a source of light at an edge of the picture (beware of flare). If it’s still too dark, switch to the bulb mode (don’t forget your pocket tripod!). It’s a bit easier with the Holga because it can open to f/8, versus f/10.8 for the Sprocket Rocket. Just practice!

Taghazout redscale

A warmed stroll from Anchor Point to Taghazout heights.

In redscale photography the film is loaded backwards. The light has to pierce through the back of the film (the red layer), which is now on top.  The blue layer, consequently in the bottom, is left unexposed. The result is a dramatic color shift, with warm red, orange and yellow tints, depending on the exposure.

An under exposed redscale film will be dark with intense red and orange tones, while an over exposed one will be golden, with sparkling orange and yellow tones (sometimes you can also get greens and blues, but you will need a lot of light in order to pierce the thick filter). But there’s also a trick to find a correct exposure: always over expose it, from 1 to 3 stops!

Trees & cranes

A height competition between cypresses and cranes. We’re back in the woods and also in summertime.

106° wide and wild.