while I was in Italy a relative of mine presented me with
a thoughtful and completely unexpected gift: his old
Nikomat EL. the camera - which is in great conditions - has travelled with me back to
Helsinki ready to start shooting again. the
Nikomat has an
aperture priority autoexposure and it works perfectly even with very short shutter speed settings - unlike my Nikon FM. I shot
the first film roll with my new old
Nikomat EL during a
road trip to
Tampere at the beginning of January.
road trip to Tampere - part I:
Nikomat EL - Lomography Color Negative 400
on the way to
Tampere - to visit a couple of dear friends - we stopped to take photographs twice despite the gloomy day: first on
the shore of a lake and then to see the impressive ruins of
Pyhän Mikaelin Kirkko. that evening it started to snow all over
Finland and it has been white ever since!
Love the details in the 3rd picture.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad you do, thank you! At first I wasn't going to take any photograph of the ruins of the church, then I changed my mind thankfully.
DeleteWow! I love the fact that the first two photos almost look black & white. Oh the joy of trying a new camera :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Inês! The colours of Finnish winter are mostly black and white in fact. I'm very happy with my new Nikomat EL so far!
DeleteYour relative is incredibly generous and it looks like you've put the gift to great use already, dear Polly!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Katie! He is! He's my mum's cousin's husband and quite a distant relative to me actually, still he's been extremely kind to me!
Deletesuch beautiful photos. and love the stillness of the water.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Erika! There was just a slightly breeze before the snow started falling, that is why the lake looked quite calm.
Deleteoh Polly! Pyhän Mikaelin Kirkko is stunning. such a charming place, a perfect stop for a roadtrip. can't wait to see more of the journey to Tampere :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, dear Silvia! I knew you would have appreciated the ruins of the church so much!
DeleteAmazing photos, as usual, dear Polly! I love the church building especially...seems magical!
ReplyDeleteDear Myriam, thank you! You would have loved that church, I'm sure. I miss you, my friend. I hope all is well with you! ♥
DeleteLike a haunted dream..Beautiful..
ReplyDeleteM.
Indeed! Thank you so much! And thank you for stopping by here and leaving your comment!
DeleteWhat an amazing gift! He didn't give you only a camera but an umpteen adventures pack!
ReplyDeleteThat's true! I'm very happy about it and can't believe my luck!
DeleteWhat an awesome gift to receive, and beautiful first roll you took with it!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Evelyn! I'm still speechless to have received such a lovely gift from a distant relative - he's been very kind and interested in my photography!
DeleteSuch a wonderful gift!! and the photos turned out fantastic! I'm in love with your film pictures
ReplyDeleteBarbara, thank you so much! I'm truly glad you think so!
DeletePolly, these are wonderful! The third one is so utterly great! It's really touching...
ReplyDeleteThank you, dear Nancy! That melancholy sky really suits the ruins of the church.
DeleteThe colors are delicious Polly :) and we can never have enough camera friends ;)
ReplyDeleteThank you, dear Sara! And I totally agree about the camera friends!
DeleteSuch an amazing place, Polly!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Charlyn! I agree!
Deletecrazy to see that the benches are still inside the ruin !
ReplyDeleteYes! They were very impressive, covered in snow!
Deletefighissimo questo posto!!! *-*
ReplyDeleteAnche questo sapevo ti sarebbe piaciuto!
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