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Using FX21

A couple of weeks ago I mixed some FX21, it’s a Geoffrey Crawley creation and one that was produced commercially by Paterson back in the day, and known as Acuspecial. I have a vague memory of using it in those days, but not much. When I started out, I guess like most people, Paterson UniversalContinue reading “Using FX21”

Charlecote Park

The estate of Charlecote Park in Warwickshire has been in the Lucy family since 1247. The house was built in the 1550’s and has been added to since – most notably a “service wing” in 1829. All of that maybe remarkable enough, but perhaps even more so, is the fact that the Lucy family stillContinue reading “Charlecote Park”

St Leonards, Warwickshire.

St Leonards church in Warwickshire stands at the gate of Charlecote Park, home of the Lucy family. There is a tree lined avenue for the family to process along on a Sunday morning. The church that stands here today is a Victorian affair, it was commissioned by Mary Elizabeth Lucy as a memorial to herContinue reading “St Leonards, Warwickshire.”

Last of Coventry

After the wander around the Coventry Transport Museum, time was getting on and I was getting tired! I’ve learned to call it a day when that happens. With a few frames left I finished off my roll of HP5 on a couple of exposures of the Whittle Arch – named after Sir Frank Whittle, inventorContinue reading “Last of Coventry”

Single Photo: A Splash of Spring

First off this photo really needs a black border to give it an edge – when I figure out how to do that in “Gimp” – I’ll do it! Beyond that it’s just a bunch of 4 tulips, in a glass vase sat on the kitchen window sill. It looks almost like a studio image,Continue reading “Single Photo: A Splash of Spring”

Making FX21

I’ve used up the last of my FX55 developer. It’s pretty straightforward to make, and as it has become my developer of choice I’ll be making more. I’m also coming to the end of my batch of D23, that’s even easier to make, and I use it “replenished” so I just keep using it, andContinue reading “Making FX21”

Fuji XF EBC 60mm f2.4

A while back I treated myself to the Fuji XF 60mm macro. I found a second hand one at a decent price. It’s one of the older lenses in Fuji’s line up, but original reviews condemned it’s slow focus. With more recent cameras, it seems to have come into it’s own. I popped it onContinue reading “Fuji XF EBC 60mm f2.4”

Coventry Transport Museum

The more I walked around Coventry the more I liked it. Despite the dull and wet weather, I still managed to get about without trouble, it’s a nice compact city. Above is the “Glass Bridge”, it has to be said a little pointless as it doesn’t seem to actually bridge anything! It does go overContinue reading “Coventry Transport Museum”

Outside the Cathedral

When I was a small child I saw an image of Sir Jacob Epstein’s bronze, St Michael’s Victory over the Devil. It was unveiled in June 1960, so 9 years before I was born, plenty long enough to have made it into my “Child’s Encyclopaedia” so I’m guessing it was there. Certainly long before theContinue reading “Outside the Cathedral”

Coventry (new) Cathedral

For those of you who have been following this blog for a while, will know that I have along term project of photographing the UK’s Anglican Cathedrals, on Ilford’s XP2. As this was my first visit to Coventry I couldn’t miss the Cathedral so make a visit. I was tempted to say, and my initialContinue reading “Coventry (new) Cathedral”