Sometimes the weather opens up in the winter where it isn’t to cold and slightly overcast to enjoy a walk. My girlfriend and i took a short walk over to Belle Island to see what was going on. Surprisingly some people were out in kayak’s.
Taken with Voigtlander Bessa R2 on B&W film
Lewis Ginter Botanical Gardens is a nice garden to go to in the Richmond area, it is a lot less busy in the winter once the light festival is over probably becase not much is growing yet till spring. There was a week that it was open for free right after the light festival and that was when I stopped by.
Taken with my Voigtlander Bessa R2 on my Canon 35mm f2.8 lens. Ilford XP2 film
Richmond not to long ago had a nice snow that caused road problems but did get me out of work for a day. The snow was beautiful and when it was coming down it was coming down. The city streets were hard to navigate in cars and also a lot of people that park there were blocked in from the plow trucks putting mounds up by the cars.
Taken with a Voigtlander Bessa R2 on Ilford XP2
Walking with my photography group we headed to Petersburg which is just south of Richmond VA down I-95. The idea since it has a lot of old structures that we would do black and white. I shot with my X-Pro1 on a Rokinon 12mm f/2 and Fuji 35 f/1.4 lenses.
The Love sign is a Virginia thing, since Virginia is for Lovers!
The 12mm lens with the f/2 is great, fully manual but fun to use an can not wait to use it for landscape photography in the future.
I have to get back to Petersburg again, there was a lot to see.
buildings older then any you would see in Richmond…
Nice ol’ VW Van parked in the snow.
The 12mm really gets a lot and I know there is a 10-24mm f/4 from Fuji but significantly more.
Lots of shadows and there was still snow on the ground from our storm that came through.
Thanks for stopping by!
Peaks of Otter is a little destination in the mountains along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Virginia. There is a lodge and a camping ground surrounded by 3 mountains. In the image below the lodge is on the lake and Sharp top is standing tall behind it. It is a nice place and depending when you go might be very busy. When you get the opportunity also drive along the Blue Ridge Parkway, it is very beautiful in every part.
Taken with Vogitlander Bessa R4M on expired Velvia 100
Here is another photograph taken with the film looking out from the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Thanks for looking.
S Clinton Lewis 