Vabandused, et ei postitanud varem nagu lubatud. Kui meenutada, siis eelmises sissekandes kirjutasin: "...kui kõik läheb plaanitult" - nagu arvata võib, siis ei läinud :)
Aga nüüd lõpp krüptilistele vihjetele, aeg selgitusteks. Niisiis. Sattusin suvel koos kursaõega Kalevi staadioni kirbukale ja lahkusin sealt (minu jaoks) põneva leiuga - Canon AF35ML fotoaparaadiga (maksis ~ 4 eurot). Klassikaline filmikaamera 1980ndate algusaastatest. Objektiiv 40mm f/1.9 ja kui ma ei eksi, siis peaks see olema üks esimesi autofookusega kaameraid. Kuigi kaamera on väga lärmakas (salaja pilti sellega ei tee), siis sellegipoolest oli lust temaga mängida. Esimene rull on alati testrull, mis oligi põhjuseks, miks ma viivitasin piltide üles panemisega - kaameraga olin rahul, kuid enda "fotosilmaga" kohe üldse mitte :(
Olgu märkuseks öeldud, et kvaliteet on fotodel väga hea (lihtsalt mu skänner oli veidi kehv). Lisaks jätsin sisse mõned fookusest väljas pildid ja ei korrigeerinud filmipuru.


Apologies for not posting as quickly as promised! In my last entry I wrote: "...and if everything goes as planned" - well, as you could already guess, it did not :)
But enough of giving cryptic hints, time to explain some things. So. This summer I went to a flea market that was held at Kalev Central Stadium. I left with an interesting find (at least for me) -  Canon AF35ML which is a classic film camera from the early 80s. Lens 40mm f/1.9 and if I'm not mistaken, it should be one of the first cameras with the autofocus feature. Although this camera is very noisy (you won't be taking any secret & silent shots), I still had fun playing with it. First roll is always a test roll, right? :) Well, that was actually the reason why I hesitated posting these photos - I was happy with Canon...but pretty disappointed with my "photographic eye" :(
Just a remark: the quality is great, it's just that my scanner wasn't high-tech enough. Also, I left in some out of focus shots and didn't eliminate film dust.

Image by webalice

Scorpions - Send me an angel

Valga & Viljandi

Nagu igal suvel, sai ka tänavu tehtud väike ringreis Valka sugulaste juurde. Loomulikult põikasime korraks ka Läti-Valka ja peatusime tunnikeseks Viljandis. Kurb näha, et Valga laguneb ja on kuidagi...väsinud välimusega. Mahajäetud hooned on mu meelispaigad, kuid praegu jäi mulje, et sellesse väikesesse linna on neid viimasel ajal kuidagi liiga palju tekkinud. Kaagjärve kandis nägime paari tühja kortermaja ja kuigi see pilt pole enam väiksemates asualtes/alevites nii ebatavaline, oli see minu jaoks esimene kord säärast asja oma silmaga näha.
Läti-Valka nägi seevastu väga kena välja. Kahjuks seal eriti pilte ei teinud, olin lattide kulutamisega "hõivatud" :D (eks ikka jäätis ja Laima šokolaad, ei mingit hullumeelset poodlemist). Lätlased - mul on siiralt kahju, et teiegi liitute Euroga, sest oma valuutast paremat ei ole...mina vist jäängi kroonides mõtlema ja neid taga igatsema.
Viljandis peatusime sel korral veidi pikemalt kui tavapäraselt. Tahtsin rippsilla/lossimägede juures ära käia, sest viimati käisime seal vist siis, kui olin nelja-viiene. Ja tuleb tunnistada, et selle väikese jalutuskäigu jooksul armusin Viljandisse ja ei jõua uut külaskäiku ära oodata. Jooksin ringi nagu peata kana - nii palju oleks pildistada ja nii palju vaadata (aga nagu ikka jäi aega väheks).


It was our annual round-trip time to Valga to visit our relatives. We also went to Valka in Latvia and stopped for an hour in Viljandi. It was sad to see that Valga was a bit tired-looking and many buildings were in a bad condition. I really like abandoned buildings, but it seemed as though lately the amount of them in Valga has increased greatly. We saw a couple of empty apartment buildings in Kaagjärve and although the sight might not be *that* unusual in smaller places in Estonia, it was still the first time for me to see anything of that sort.
I must admit that Valka in Latvia was mighty fine, though! Unfortunately I was too "busy" spending lats (no crazy shopping - how could I leave Latvia without buying ice cream and Laima chocolate :D) so I didn't take any photos. Latvians - I am so sad that you will also be joining the Euro because there is nothing like having a currency of your own...I know I still think in Estonian kroons and will always miss having them as our currency.
We also spent a little more time than usual in Viljandi. I wanted to go to the Viljandi Suspension Bridge/ruins of the Viljandi Order Castle because the last time we went there, I was about four/five years old. I must say that during that little walk I completely fell in love with Viljandi and can't wait to visit again. I ran around like a headless chicken because there was so much to see and take photos of (but as usual, there wasn't enough time to do it all).

Kiire jalutuskäik Helme lossi varemetes.
A quick walk around ruins of Helme castle.

Tõrvas. Kasutatud riided.
In Tõrva, "Used clothes" (second hand shop)

Valga Jaani kirik

Valga kõige huvitavam maja
The most interesting house in Valga

Kuulutustahvel turul
Billboard (?) at the market

Sugulastel on kass, läksin lolliks :D
Our relatives have a cat, I went crazy

Viljandi