Sometimes Tbilisi surprises in ways I can no longer expect. For one: in the rainy night around 1AM a few days ago, I opened my kitchen window to hear the sounds of glass smashing. Darting my attention towards the noise and across the street, I saw a group of people smashing their way into a technology shop and stealing its items shortly before running off into the old rundown buildings nearby. On the other end, yesterday we roamed through an incredibly old district of the city, coming across probably the most beautiful sight it has to offer, tucked away down a small alleyway, revealing a huge late 1800s (I assume about that time based on the design, as well as the area's incredibly old buildings dating as far back as that) overgrown garden. So unknown that even on a warm spring day there were few people there, and you wouldn't have noticed it without walking down a street that seems so hidden and unappealing in the first place. Even on Google Maps this place still seems rather hidden, it doesn't resemble a park or any sort of recreational space. Especially when compared to today's concept of a park which is clearly too manufactured and is your "city-slicker's" concept of nature.
For the day I had chosen to ditch the 85mm F1.8 lens at home and stick with the Soviet Helios 44-2 58mm lens alongside the 35mm F1.8. Though the 35mm remained in the backpack for the duration of the day. This was the perfect location to stumble into with the Helios, which is known for its really vintage appeal, particularly in relation to the oval bokeh it produces; becoming more evident on higher sensor sizes. This crop sensor still produces some wonderful images with it through the adapter. And the highlights were an absolute dream with the warm sun punching down through the many holes the trees above revealed. The 58mm focal length making the shots a bit more portrait-like and not showing the entire garden, but I guess you'll have to use your imagination for much of it based on the few images I did take. This garden had so much history to it that it was incredible, even down to incredibly old portrait art of women that was kept within the stoned pavement around the garden. Imagery that really showed the past based on the fashion: corsets, bonnets, and large dresses. It was like entering the past, but also like stumbling across a forgotten, magical garden in the middle of nowhere. As if you were taken there by portal that most others had missed.
I'd love to return here another day and really photograph things on the 35mm, but we had the plans of grabbing coffee nearby and the weather was slowly changing as the stormy weather rolled in and the winds picked up, taking the remaining light of the day with it. A really beautiful find, and one that I hope maintains its historical design for generations to come.
This is lovely and a moment worth experiencing again, if not for the storm I trust as a photography lover you would still take more shot.☺️☺️❤️
The light disappearing very quickly removed a lot of the beauty in the environment, everything did become a lot more flat. And the lens I was using shines the most when there are strong highlights in the image. It's a very old lens that produces oval bokeh. So with the light going, as did the fun characteristic of the lens.
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STOPGreat shots with your camera. It's a relaxing way to visit places and get your cameras ready and make a story😊