Impressions of Zürich

Shot on Ektar 100, developed by Rapid Eye in London (referral link)

I spent a few days in Zürich in August last year for work, during a heat wave. Much later than planned, here are the photos I took. There's bodies of water (which, yes, I swam in, because that's something you can do in Switzerland, unlike in Tory Shittania.) There's lots of red. There's Swiss Federal Railways appreciation. Enjoy.

In black and white, a large railway station departures board for S-Bahn and ICE trains, in German. People bustle about the departures board below. — Arrival by train. Shot on TMax 400, developed by me

A self-portrait, en route from my hotel to a pond, and a water fountain near the pond. All shot on TMax 400

At sunset with rolling clouds above, a large pond or small lake surrounded by trees. Two heads of swimmers are visible in the distance. A duck is in the foreground. — The pond. This is Katzensee. Yes, you can swim in it. It's lovely.

On a sweltering day, from the mouth of an invitingly dark and cool underpass, a tanker train rumbles over the top. We can see a Give Way sign for traffic joining the parallel road too. — Shot on ColorPlus 200, developed by Rapid Eye in London (referral link)

Zürich does have some surprising concrete jungle qualities…

A red electric locomotive (SBB Re 460) thunders past, on a four track railway, hauling a passenger train. Overhead power stanchions cast a shadow across the loco. Behind, an industrious building with text in the windows: "Zu vermieten: Top Büros, 1056m²" plus a phone number. — A red train. Shot on ColorPlus, developed by Rapid Eye in London (referral link)

Red vegetation growing from the stone ballast underneath railway tracks, with a discarded plastic bottle between two sleepers. Seen through a fence. — Even the trackside vegetation was red. Shot on ColorPlus, developed by Rapid Eye in London (referral link)

A man in a black t-shirt sits on a bench facing out onto Lake Zürich, reading his phone. His small electric bicycle is on a kickstand nearby. On the lake are tons of small boats and buoys. — Shot on Ektar 100, developed by Rapid Eye in London (referral link)

Utoquai. There is a Seebad here which offers facilities for you to swim in Lake Zürich. It's extraordinarily crystal clear. There's pondweed. I loved it.

Lake Zürich, a clear, stunning blue. Small boats, yachts, and buoys rest on the surface. The sky is blue and fluffy. All is peaceful. — Shot on Ektar 100, developed by Rapid Eye in London (referral link)

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Technical Information

Digital photos taken on my Sony a5100. Analogue photos taken on my mum's old Minolta RIVA AF35 (my SLR was in for repair at the time.) Black-and-white film was developed by me in CineStill DF96, colour film was developed by Rapid Eye Darkroom in London (referral link.)