You may have noticed I’ve made a couple of posts with similar titles. I’ve done A,B and C. So what’s that about? Well as mentioned before, I’ve half decided that going forward, I’m going to shoot little or no more colour film, but sticking to B/W. That is after I’ve used up my colour stash in the fridge. Turns out I had 26 rolls of 120 colour. Later that same week I was having a bit of a PC desktop short out and came across the photo left. I took at the Bill Douglas Cinema Museum in Exeter – it’s a location scouting list for his film “Comrades” that was filmed in Dorset. So why don’t I do a colour A-Z, 1 roll of colour 120 in a single location. I started with intent, then we had a baking hot summer, heat wave after heat wave, so it sort of got put on a back burner – I’ll pick it up again next year! When that’s done – I’ve got to come up with a project for the 35mm!
Portesham was granted Manor status by King Canute in 1024, it has a long history! The two photo’s above are of Portesham House, in a prominant position in the village. It was once the home of Admiral Hardy, he famed for “Kiss me Hardy” the dying words of Nelson in the battle of Trafalgar. You can read more about Portesham here should you wish!
A monument designed to look like a naval spyglass stands on the hill above the village. The corners of the base point to the compass points. I knew that North, South, East and West are known as the “Cardinal” points. I only leaned this week that the others are known as “Intercardinal”. You learn something everyday!
Chatter: All photo’s made with the Hasselblad and the Zeiss 80mm, on Fuji NPH 400 iso. Lab developed and scanned at home.
S.H.O.U.T. 