jordivives
I am Jordi Vives i Batlle, 58 years of age, a Catalan born in Barcelona and living in Mol, Belgium. I am a physicist and amateur photographer. I love to experiment with unusual cameras and films, particularly former USSR cameras. I explore the small details of the world around me with the camera, to let my inner voice speak and as a means of healing.
I have organised my albums in this page according to subject, and I am presently focussing on a “visual poems” series containing photos taken with a very small camera, the Kiev 303. This camera is designed for 16 mm film, and although it is not a very advanced camera, it is by no means simple, being capable of full manual control. As film I use expired Agfa Copex Rapid 16 mm microfilm, which is capable of good results when developed in diluted 1:100 Rodinal for 20 minutes.
The result is a type of black and white photo combining high resolution, high contrast and slightly soft focussing, to which I add a touch of colour during post-processing so that it fits my philosophy of a “visual poem”: photographic statements on the topics of longing, healing, faith, the passage of time and the relationship between love and solitude; with trees, sand, rocks and water as the actors of a subtle play of the mind.
Cameras:
Rangefinders: Zenit TTL, Zorki 4 and FED-2 (with Jupiter 8, 11 & 12 and Industar 26M, 61 & 50)
Miniature & Subminiature: Minox 35 GT, Kiev 30 and 330
TLR: Lubitel 166, Flexaret VI automat, Rolleiflex 3.5F
SLR: Minolta XG9, Rollei SL35, Ihagee Exa II
Large format: Intrepid 4x5
Folding cameras: Moskva 5 (my favourite camera), Voigtlander Perkeo, Agfa Billy Record, Kodak six-20, Zeiss Ikon Nettar, Kodak 1A autographic
Others: Diana F+
I retain all my ownership rights in my photographs. Please do not use, copy or print for any personal or professional use without my permission.
Mol/Belgique
Mes photos Mes Albums Mes Likes
Mes Albums
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Album : My first Zorki 1 album (Camera: Zorki 1B, Lens: Industar-50, Film: Fomapan 100, Developer: Foma universal developer)
partagé par jordivives le 2023-10-10 · 67 Photos 144 -
Album : The world of my garden (Zenit TTL)
partagé par jordivives le 2023-09-05 · 16 Photos 39 -
Album : Santanyí i la Comarca del Migjorn, Mallorca (October 2022) - Camera: FED-2
partagé par jordivives le 2022-10-07 · 88 Photos 508 -
Album : City walk with my Voigtlander (23 February 2022)
partagé par jordivives le 2022-02-26 · 6 Photos 1 106 -
Album : Pictures for an imaginary exhibition
partagé par jordivives le 2022-02-15 · 14 Photos 38 -
Album : The Espresso Roll (Caffenol-C development). Camera: Voigtlander Perkeo 1. Film: Ilford Pan F 50.
partagé par jordivives le 2022-02-12 · 18 Photos 156
Mes Métas
- Films:
- AGFA Copex Rapid
- Agfa Copex Rapid 16 mm microfilm
- Agfa Copex Rapid 16 mm microfilm ISO 25
- Agfa Copex Rapid 16 mm microfilm, ISO 25
- Agfa Copex Rapid, ISO 25
- Film: Fuji Pro 400H
- Fuji Pro 100
- Ilford Delta 100 (35mm)
- Kentmere Pan 400
- Kodak Ektar 100 120
- Kodak Gold 200 (35mm)
- Rollei Infrared 400
- Svema Foto 65 (1989 expiry date)
- ilford pan 50 f plus