Old and new

Recently, I got interested in trying to take pictures in a more traditional way; the many advantages of the digital photography age can leave you with quite a big room for mistakes. There's correction for everything these days, be it colours, blur or underexposure.

I wanted to try something simpler, and decided to give my Ricoh KR-10 another try. It's an analogue mirror lens camera with surprisingly many controls. Because of the obvious simpleness of using a digital camera, it was quite a stretch to do this experiment. I work at a photography shop which provided me with a free roll of unsold film. They even gave me a Kiron macro objective for free, which was fun to try out.

Here's a selection of shots using my Ricoh KR-10:

Today, I got a job to take a panorama picture of the Porvoo Old Town for a customer, who wanted to have it printed out on a canvas. It was quite challenging, since so many trees were blocking my efforts! However, after switching angles several times I got something usable (may however have to do a re-take tomorrow).

 I also played around with the camera some more (a Sony DSC-HX200V):

Met this british painter during my panorama escapade. The cider-enjoying artist said he had been working since 5 in the morning in order to have enough paintings for his upcoming exhibition. 

Clarissa.

Photo gear (all cameras are mine except for the Sony one).

28.5.2013

Weekend

 

 

Friday beer tasting

The last few weeks have been very hectic for me; battling a nasty fever, moving and a pile of school work have prevented me from blogging. This week, I have been working at a photography company in Porvoo as a part of my school's mandatory work practice. It's been an intensive but stimulating experience; learning new things and seeing happy customers can be very satisfying.

Today, to celebrate the start of the weekend, I decided to buy myself a new kind of beer. After discovering this particular brand at another blog, I decided to purchase a can for myself too.

This brand, called "Grillimaisteri" (finnish for barbeque master) is made by German company Lidl. Owning this brand, they have made several Grillimaisteri products for this summer.

The first thing that struck me was the strong taste of hops. This fact is also being advertised on the can itself ("Voimakkaasti humaloitu" means "Strong taste of hops" roughly). I really enjoyed the slightly bitter aroma, that was a nice change from the usual weak taste of the cheaper brands. It was a surprisingly complex beer too, with a pleasant carbonation topping everything off.

I would recommend this beer for anyone wanting to try something different from the regular "bulk" lagers that are sold at every supermarket. It's a very refreshing summer beer too, when enjoyed cold. The packaging can be slightly confusing though, with the "Grillimaisteri" logo and color profile being mostly associated with sausages and barbeque products.

Until next time.