Eastern Europe

[p.giannakis]

Great pictures guys!

 

[jbielikowski]

Warsaw 2016

 

[p.giannakis]

Poland - June 2011

Kodak Tri-X in Rodinal (1:50)

 

[Erik van Straten]

LeicaM3/ElmarM50mmf/2.8/TMY400/AdoxMCC110

Stolin/Belarus/2003.

Erik.

 

[Erik van Straten]

LeicaM3/Summicron50mmf/2rigid/TMY400/IlfordMGFB

Cemetery of Babruysk/Belarus/2005

Erik.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Snagov, Romania. December 2014.

 

[p.giannakis]

All Saints' Day (Wszystkich Swietych) is an annual national holiday in Poland to celebrate the saints on November 1. It is also known as the Day of the Dead, as many people remember dead family and friends on this day.
A few pictures from last year's celebrations:

 

[Out to Lunch]

The Orthodox Church celebrates the same day the first Sunday after Pentecost. During my stay in Moldova, tens of thousands of people would visit the cemeteries, not only to put flowers on the graves of their loved ones but also to eat and drink by the grave site.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Chisinau, Moldova. June 2007.

 

[p.giannakis]

Nice street portrait OtL.

 

[Erik van Straten]

LeicaM3/ElmarM50mmf/2.8/TMY400/AdoxMCC110

Brest/Belarus/2003

Erik.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Thanks, Pan. Some more impressions of Chisinau, Moldova:





















Chisinau, Moldova. August 2006 - April 2010.

 

[p.giannakis]

LeicaM3/ElmarM50mmf/2.8/TMY400/AdoxMCC110
Brest/Belarus/2003
Erik.

Amazing work Erik, well done!

 

[Erik van Straten]

Thanks Pan, it is the changing of the guard at the Heroes Fortress in Brest.

Erik.

 

[Damaso]

Kiev

 

[Erik van Straten]

ContaxG1/Planar45mm/TMY400/AdoxMCC110

Erik.

 

[p.giannakis]

Very nice Erik - are you using an external lightmeter?

 

[Erik van Straten]

Very nice Erik - are you using an external lightmeter?

When I use my MP I use the built in lightmeter.

The clip-on, coupled Leicameters for the M-Leicas are not very good. They are clumsy too. They damage the cameras. A separate, hand held light meter takes too much time. I don't use them.

I always use the one lens/one camera system. When I travel, I take only one camera and only one lens with me, a 50mm. Otherwise things become too complicated.

Erik.

 

[jbielikowski]

Bug river, Poland 2020

 

[Out to Lunch]

Farmer's market, Chisinau, Moldova. November 2008.