Monday, July 25, 2005

forgotten reels

i finally sent in my long forgotten reels of black & white film to the lab the other day. these two rolls date back to 2003 or 2002, i forget which year exactly. they'd been sitting in my closet for the past two, three years because i took these pix with a cheapo agfa instant camera.

it came to be because i went off to hannover for cebit and the one and only time i decided not to bring my camera along (previously when i brought my pentax slr, i didn't use it for lack of time), it was more deadweight than anything. so, the year i decide not to bring my camera along, big mistake! i find i have time to drop by berlin with a fellow malaysian (a very obliging and well-mannered ceo of a malaysian firm).

right. so in a panic i rushed into the only photo lab at hannover station and bought meself a plastic agfa for cheap and a few rolls of film, a couple of them black and white. back then i didn't know the difference, so of course i ended up getting the expensive-to-develop ilfords. an ilford in a cheapo plastic agfa??

my gawd! i was lucky the pictures turned out. the following is the result of great film used in a cheap camera lthen eft out too long before the trip to the lab. i kinda like the effects. the pictures are grainy, the sides bleed and there's a somewhat nostalgic feel to them.

enjoy!




one of the monuments in berlin. there is a main road (i can't remember what it's called seeing as it's been more than 2 years) where monuments and museums sit to the left and right. going along this road will bring visitors to a square with (surprise!) more monuments.

i really do not know what this is. my best guess? a sculpture of some sort.


my recollection fails me. but this was sitting at a corner of the garden/square.


a shop display window made of coins.

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