In the early 1960s black and white photography was the meduim of choice for many photographers, both professional and amateur . On my jourmey up the Danube I found perfect light and many genuinely sympathetic people who gave time and thought to my efforts.

The pictures were shot when I was still dedicated to still photography. Fortunately the Eastern Bloc as it was known was not new to me as In my final year at university I had arranged a pan-European exhibition with entries among others from Hungary, Poland, and the German Democratic Republic.

Here are just a few of black and white images from my Danube journey. The technical details and acknowledgements are at the bottom of the page Tony Morrison

These photographs were shot using Nikon F cameras and lenses. I had four lenses. A 28mm f3.5, a 50mm f2 [the standard lens] 105mm f.2.5 and a 200m f4 [this lens I left in London as in the Cold War it could have been seen as a 'spy' lens']. Occasionally I used a light yellow Nikon filter to enhance the clouds.

The film was medium grain Kodak Plus X or the more sensitive Kodak Tri X film developed [ processed] by Roy Reemer, New Oxford Street, London.. In the 1960's many photographers developed their own negatives but the hand processing by some London laboratories gave a guaranteed quality.