We head to the very north of Germany to an East Frisian island, exploring sand dunes and beach landscapes on a ton of film including Kodak Portra 160, Ektachrome, Pro Image 100, Tri-X, and Ilford’s FP4. Join me for some cold winter views and wide open spaces.
I certainly did bring a lot of film with me this time, pretty much all of it medium format though, other than a roll of Kodak Pro Image 100 35mm film that would be my random documentary shots. I have already posted numerous times about my trips up north to the East Frisian island of Langeoog, so this post will be more showcasing some new shots and less overall commentary.
Some sample 35mm shots on Kodak Pro Image 100. I didn’t mind being quite aggressive and (shock horror) even taking shots pointing directly at the sun - I quite like the outcome of that last shot actually.
Another through the viewfinder shot - I really like the final result and I am surprised how well balanced it came out given it was first thing in the morning and the dynamic range was huge.
I love the warmth in this shot. I know the exposure and even the focus isn’t right, but I like the overall feel.
Some black and white shots. That first bike shot is actually completely frozen bike rails. I saw a group of surfers heading out and decided to try some handheld action shots, so shot a roll of Tri-X @1600 - I really like the results.
“What’ya lookin’ at?” - shot on Ektachrome.
This composition didn’t come out as I had planned. Sometimes you just get lost in the 3D aspect of a Hasselblad viewfinder.
This shot doesn’t have as much “pop” as I would’ve liked, but the composition is quite good I think. It was hard to use that roll of Ektachrome as the weather was constantly changing. Although this shot below may have been on Kodak Portra 160, I can’t remember.
Obligatory island train shot.
I always enjoy a “big sky” shot.
I love the lighting in this shot. It was absolutely freezing just after sunrise, but the sunrise lighting was nice and soft.
The legendary Düne 13 bar.
I like how you can see all the wind farms in the distance on the mainland.
I find this shot quite interesting. At first glance it seems a bit dull and boring, but when you look at it again you see so many elements to it: the foreground, the people walking on the beach, the stormy North Sea, the island on the horizon, and the unusual cloud formations.
A selection of other island shots taken on a bike tour.
For those flat earthers out there, and if you look very closely and to the left of the large ship, you will see wind farms popping out UNDER the horizon through these binoculars. Really quite fascinating, I have never seen something like this with my own eyes.
Overall observations
I enjoyed taking all of these shots over a number of days with such different films. I wouldn’t say I am necessarily running out of things to photograph on this island, but there are only so many sand dune and beach photos one can take. That being said, I am quite satisfied to have pushed a bit to get some different compositions and lighting, so overall quite happy with the set of images.
Thanks for stopping by.
Neil
