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A Walk from Castle Drogo

Somewhere near the beginning of my trip down to Devon, I made a visit to Castle Drogo. Just visible in the falling rain in the image above. I may do a post about the castle itself at some point. It’s an interesting place, but for now I’ll just say it is the last castle toContinue reading “A Walk from Castle Drogo”

Finding the right spot!

I recently wrote a post about Widgery Cross on the summit of Brat/Bray Tor. You may just make it out in the background, top left. This image was made from the top of Brent Tor, 5.38 miles away as the crow flies. The interesting point of the photo for me though is the gravestones inContinue reading “Finding the right spot!”

Okehampton Castle

Okehampton Castle is cared for by English Heritage. It was built shortly after the 1066 Norman Invasion, between 1068 and 1086 by Baldwin Fitzgilbert. Interestingly he was originally from Le Sap, a small town in Normandy where I once very nearly brought a small house! I digress – this is my “black and white post”,Continue reading “Okehampton Castle”

Widgery Cross

A couple of posts ago I wrote about the start of my walk up Brat Tor. If you wish, you can read that here. With a new roll of Ilford Pan-F Plus loaded, I made it to the summit. Widgery’s Cross was built in 1887 to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee by by William Widgery.Continue reading “Widgery Cross”

Retirement!

I developed a roll of Ilford Delta 120 this morning. The final part of my process is to add a few drops of wetting agent to the final rinse, let it soak for a couple minutes, then wipe and hang to dry. Today marked a milestone! I finally finished my bottle of Ilford Ilfotol. I’veContinue reading “Retirement!”

A Lot of Old rubbish or A film Photographers Environmental Responsibilities

I’ve just come back from Devon (UK), I had a wonderful time and really enjoyed the beauty, fresh air, and openness of Dartmoor. I also enjoyed using my Hasselblad and in total shot 11 rolls of 120 B/W film and 5 rolls of 35mm. I’ve now developed them all and have a scanning job aheadContinue reading “A Lot of Old rubbish or A film Photographers Environmental Responsibilities”

Me, Chemistry and D23

Sometime around the age of 6 or 7 I was given a chemistry set for Christmas. I seem to remember there was some discussion as to whether this was a good idea or not. In the 1970’s giving a child a metalated spirits burner, and chemicals seemed less of a trauma than today. I guessContinue reading “Me, Chemistry and D23”

Re-acquainting myself with 6×6

I decided that the main camera I was going to take on my trip to Dartmoor, was the Hasselblad 501CM. I reasoned that as I would be making almost exclusively landscape photo’s, it would slow me down a bit, and the quality would be good. It was also a good excuse to use some IlfordContinue reading “Re-acquainting myself with 6×6”

A Brick on a Trip!

I’ve had a bit of hiatus recently! Work has been busy, and I’ve been getting ready to do a trip. I’m now on the trip and as I sit writing this I’m in a converted barn in the heart of the Devon countryside! As always one of the first considerations on any trip is whatContinue reading “A Brick on a Trip!”

King of Bokeh?

While I was in Romsey, I visited a charity (thrift) shop. There was a good selection of photographic stuff. A rather nice collection of Canon gear, a Pentax ME super, and so on. I’m happy with what I have in those departments, but I did come across one of the old Zenith (Helios) lenses. MyContinue reading “King of Bokeh?”