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Last year in April I was in Buenos Aires for the first time. I had dreamed about it for many years and then it finally happened. It was wonderful and I brought back 53 rolls of exposed film. Well, it’s April again and would you believe that we’re back in Buenos Aires?

So, what did I pack for such a grand transcontinental trip? I obviously brought copious amounts of Gold 200 and a pro pack of Portra 400 in 120. Additionally I also brought the last few rolls of Kodak Farbwelt 400 I found in the freezer, a pro pack of Provia 100F slide film in 120 – I got hooked after developing my first batch of slide film last month -, a single roll of Portra 160 in 120 that looked too lonely to leave behind and a few rolls of HP5+ in 35mm for backup. In gear I decided to keep things simple: I’m carrying around my usual Leica M6 and Rolleicord V combination, which is always a good team for shooting street. For the Leica I have now two lenses, the Zeiss C-Biogon 35mm f/2.8 and a really stunning Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.1 which is also the reason why I didn’t worry about bringing mostly ISO 200 film. With this lens I’ve shot ISO 50 film on a rainy day, so I knew I’d be fine. Just before travelling I also realised that I had forgotten to buy a tungsten filter for the Nokton, so I also packed a mini tripod and a cable release to get some night shots too.

So far the weather hasn’t been very cooperative in the first week – hot, humid, cold, storms, all in a big jumble, preferably on the same day. Of course we both caught a cold pretty much immediately. Nevertheless I’ve still shot 16 rolls so far – with a little more than two weeks left -, 4 rolls of 120 and the rest 35mm. Last year I shot a little more in the same time, but the weather was better then and we were actually running around the city like crazy. This year we wanted to take it easy instead and so far the number of rolls shot reflects this. I’m pretty sure I’ll come back with plenty of nice pictures anyway. There are still many things to see and I obviously take one or two cameras everywhere we go.

You’re curious to see what I’m getting? Well, you’ll have to wait, since I probably won’t develop the rolls until the summer. I still have a whole other batch of C41 film lying around to develop before and many many pictures from last year still haven’t been posted.

This time I’m showing you pictures from the beginning of September. It was still warm, but most of the tourists were starting to leave, there was suddenly more space on the beach and it seemed as if the streets were frantic with playing kids, because they were just about to lose their freedom to school again.

Next time it gets exciting: I’ll be posting all the slide film I shot last year! Be prepared for punchy colours in 6×6.

All pictures taken with: Leica M6, Zeiss ZM C-Biogon 35mm f/2.8.

Fomapan 400 / HC-110 dil B.

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Serious hat moment.

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Funky way of walking!

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Oh dear, my head is too heavy …

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Absentmindedly patting the dog.

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Missed my zone completely …

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Imaginary kisses?

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Looking at swans.

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One day I might actually get a hood for my Zeiss, but it flares so little that it’s not really that necessary.

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So much for the fence.

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The light tickled me in this one.

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Occasionally I take such pictures too.

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Cleaning the bus stop windows needs a special technique.

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Homage to Seidenstücker.

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The 90s?! Better not.

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Twins in awe of their mum.

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Future vegetarian.

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What expressions!

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You can see where they got their style.

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Hide and seek.

Fomapan 400 / Caffenol-CL

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At the cool café.

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We went to a bar for a drink and a bite and this was the window view, minus the window.

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Tamborrada? That’s a procession with drumming. Always drumming.

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On the wall they have all the pictures of famous people who ever came there during the film festival.

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I assume they like each other very much …

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Not touching the ground.

HP5+ / Caffenol-CH.

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Seemed like she was hiding from someone.

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Victory! And the dog totally cracks me up.

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Hello there!

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A little help was needed.

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He practiced his floating trick …

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Happy dance?

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The shoe …

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Action shot.

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Skill.

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Too lazy to drag himself over onto the sand.

Fomapan 400 / HC110 dil E

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Proud.

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Printed this in the darkroom. Turned out just lovely and better than this scan.

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Accident waiting to happen.

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Love indeed.

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That’s one lazy dog.

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Group meeting.

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Dancing in the street.

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Strange way of using a bench.

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Rabbit.

Fomapan 400 / Caffenol-CL

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Conspiracy.

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Twins.

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Waiting for his owner.

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I wonder what the dog was thinking.

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1/500 for the win.

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Parent on a leash.

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Efficient reading.

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Waiting, always waiting.

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Mid air.

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Hi there!

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There is also a dog in this picture.

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The reflection!

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Aww!

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Bored at the red light.

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So, I met this puppy and she was licking my fingers. Aim was slightly off since I just held the camera over my head shooting down to reach the 0.7m minimum focus distance.

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That’s her. Had a little chat with the owners. They were French backpackers who were trying to sell their bikes to go on into the mountains.

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More love for the dogs.

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I couldn’t resist the geometry.

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And one more from the series “people pointing at things”.

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Occasionally it helps to look up.

Comments

  • Julia McClelland

    Lots of dogs in this selection. These days in a lot of the UK it isn’t safe to leave a dog tied up waiting for it’s owner if it’s a pedigree as they are being stolen.
    Great set of photos.

    • Thank you Julia! I guess where we live there are so many dogs that it’s rather safe to leave them tied up. Unless of course it’s an especially beautiful one. Also, outside shops during typical shopping times there will usually be someone who will watch your dog for some change.

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