just another full frame camera

 

I wish it would be a digital one (especially the Nikon D700 ) but it´s analogue.
But it´s a special one. It´s the tiniest 35mm camera´s in the world. The Minox 35 GL has only a 10 cm width, 6,2 cm height and 3,5 cm depth. And the shutter is that quiet that you have to ask yourself sometimes: “did I already take the picture?”. So it´s the perfect camera for street shots.
It works with a 35mm lens and aperture 2,8 to 16.

Here are some impressions from my walk through the train station here in Freiburg yesterday:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

here are my lovely workmates

 

I used the Kodak bw400cn and did some post production with LR 2.
But i´m really impressed by the details and sharpness of this tiny camera.
I´ve got a Fuji superia xtra 1600 in the camera now. So let´s see how it works with the camera, because you can usually use the camera up to 800 ISO.

cheers // Martin

Nikon d700

To cut a long story short…The Nikon D700 is one of the best cameras i worked so far.
The ergonomic, handling and of course the image quality working hand in hand in a way I never saw before. It´s one of my highest intentions to own this camera next year. If you want to support me at this mission feel free to make a donation (i´m serious dude!).
As you might know i´m taking a lot of concert and available light pictures so i´m pretty interested in high ISO´s. That´s the reason why I just took pictures with 800 ISO and more.

But let´s see what i´m talking about (take a look at the noise and the details – WOW!):

P.S. just click on the pictures to see them in a bigger size

 

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Thx again to Elias for using his Nikon D700.
Take look at his site: http://www.eliasdanner.com

 

cheers // Martin

Sarah kuttner

Sarah Kuttner was in Freiburg yesterday. She had a talk with the chief editors (Michael Ebert und Timm Klotzek) from the magazine “Neon”. They were talking about some typical problems for “our” generation like finding the right job, “what about the relation to your parents?”, “what about your so called friends (reality – online)?” and also “love”. You can read the whole article on fudder.de:

http://fudder.de/artikel/2009/11/19/neon-trifft-kuttner-das-glueck-liegt-irgendwo-in-der-mitte/

So let´s see some pictures here:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

cheers // Martin

demonstration against the educational system

There are several demonstrations going on against the German educational system in whole Germany actually. Also in Freiburg now. The “Audimax” (largest lecture room) is occupied since yesterday and there was a huge demonstration with around 5000 people today. Here are some impressions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Money for the education instead for banks.”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The “Audimax” is still occupied and the protest is still alive.
Hopefully some politicians will hear us finally and want to change something.

I´m still taking pictures from the protest so i´ll keep you updated.

 

Take a look at these links:
http://www.bildungsstreik2009-freiburg.de/

http://www.bildungsstreik.net/

http://fudder.de/artikel/2009/11/17/bildungsstreik-demo-legt-freiburger-innenstadt-lahm/

 

cheers // Martin

Conquer The World

 

A life that we live that we care nothing about
Trapped in a world that only spits us out
Held down, force fed
Same routine until we’re dead
Fight for status, it’s all for greed
Step on those to get what we need
Steal anything that will take us higher
Strike the match set this world on fire
We struggle to get to the top
Never satisfied with what we have
After all of our destruction
We never find an end
When the time has come and there’s nowhere to run
Stuck in a cell screaming for the sun
Looking for comfort, looking for care
You burned it all up there’s nobody there
Rolling over everything in sight
Raped and conquered, no fair fights
So caught up in a fucking race
That amounts to nothing just a fucking waste
Never gonna find what you’re looking for
So lost in yourself, so desperate for something more
Do anything to win
Fuck all who don’t give in
Conquer the world
Leave nothing in the end

It’s A Test

If there ever was a test
Then I’d be better than the rest
‘Cause I know better than the most
That love will haunt you like a ghost
It’s the everlasting feeling
Of not being who you want to
Of not saying what you mean to
Though you really, really want to
And as the ashes of the trees
That you have burned down
On your way
Comes together in a pile
They form a mountain in my way
And I know that I must force it
To get out of here alive
I try to think of something else
I try to keep the spirit high
But it’s not love that makes you wiser
Makes you better or refine you
It’s not love that keeps you fit
Pulls you up and realigns you
It’s the battle with yourself
And it’s the things
That you must go through
To get it right and get it over with
And get back in the world
But it’s not that I still want you
You’re not standing in my way
And it’s that I feel lost
And feel there’s something left to say
It just really left me
That one question in my head:
Do you ever wish that you
Could just forget that we have met?

you’ve got nothing to be scared of
you have no reason to cry
I am not going to leave you
you are not going to die
but it’s a war that I am fighting
and I’m not going to give in
I have to tell the enemy
that she is never going to win
everything was okay
things were just as they should be
everything had reasons
that I was way to blind too see
everything was okay
everyone was in their place
and everything was planned
and played out in the proper pace
now it’s your turn for the questions
ask me anything you like
ask me if I’m okay
and if I will be alright
ask me how it feels
to be beaten and be tied
to finally let go
and come out on the other side

Shooting with Claudia zubic part 3

Here are the pictures from my second shooting with Claudia. It wasn´t really a shooting.
It was more like a autumn walk through some parts of Freiburg.
I had some hard light conditions because the weather wasn´t the best and the sun came out irregular for 5-10 minutes so we had to hurry up when we found some sunshine.

But all in all i´m satisfied with the result.
Check also her homepage: http://www.claudiazubic.com/
She´s an actress, singer and vocalist.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cheers // Martin

Montreal On Fire

Shows.Shows. And……äh…..yeah.
SHOWS!
That´s maybe the word i used the most in the last weeks.
And here are pictures from the Montreal On Fire show who played in the KTS Freiburg yesterday. I reeeeeeeeally enjoyed their music. 
Check them out: http://www.myspace.com/montrealonfire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

cheers // Martin

music at the moment: The Mars Volta – Take the veil cerpin taxt

digital observation (5 of 7)

With an analog lens. Even with the Pentax SMC A 50mm f1,2. I really love this lens. And i´ve got a date with it today. I will take some pictures of Claudia Zubic again. Nothing special. Just some head portraits.

I also watched a movie on a blue ray disc for the first time last Sunday. The difference is enormous to a normal DVD. You really get the feeling that you are inside the movie. There´s such a fantastic depth of focus and sharpness and colors and lights and and and…. I never thought that the difference is that big. But you really should try it out.

Hopefully I will accomplish just a tiny piece of these images I saw in the movie.

 

music: death cab for cutie – title and registration

cheers // Martin

Felix Wickmann & The Upallnights

 

Felix Wickmann from Stockholm (Sweden) and the band The Upallnights also from Stockholm played in the Mensa Bar Freiburg last Friday. I took some pictures of them and I really enjoyed the music of Felix. The Mensa Bar isn´t the best location for this kind of music, especially when most of the location is filled with chairs instead of people. I also talked to the promoter and he´s hoping that this concert serial is becoming more and more popular in the future so that there also will be more people than the last times. But we´ll see.
Here are the pictures:

check the bands:
http://www.myspace.com/felixwickman
http://www.myspace.com/theupallnights

Felix Wickmann

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Upallnights

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

music at the moment: Far – Man Overboard

cheers // Martin