My day out to the Somerset coast came to and end in Weston-Super-Mare. The journey from Brean Sands was eventful, as somehow, no names, the cruise control on the car came on. I never use it so didn’t know what the symbol was, and obviously didn’t have my reading glasses on. I thought we wereContinue reading “Weston-Super-Mare”
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Big Steam at Pilford
More Ilford at Pilford! This time the “Large Steam Exhibits” as the programme calls them – traction engines to you and me! All these are made with my Rolleicord Va and are on Pan-F. Below we see a Aveling & Porter DT Tractor dating from 1929 and owned by John Quick. Above a Fodgen SteamContinue reading “Big Steam at Pilford”
Brean, Somerset
Brean is in Somerset, the name is derived from (modern) Welsh (“Bryn”) for hill, and there’s certainly one of those here! I stopped here on my way from Burnham-on-sea, north along the coast to Weston-super-mare. Brean divides the two towns. The huge down, juts out into the Bristol Channel, and while the beach from BurnhamContinue reading “Brean, Somerset”
Pilford on Ilford
The title of this post is courtesy of fishyfisharcade – it had to be done! I suspect I’ll end up making a few posts about the “Pilford Heath Transport and Heritage Show” which just happened, weekend last. I mostly shot Ilford Pan-F, one roll of 35mm in my EOS 30, two rolls of 120 inContinue reading “Pilford on Ilford”
First and Last
NOT a post moaning about film prices! I just brought another roll of Fuji’s Superia X-tra 400. The last surviving of the Superia range that once had a full line up of both 100 and 200 asa emulsions. I came across it for £12:99. By modern standards a bargain! Look at Amazon… .. but asContinue reading “First and Last”
Super-Takumar 135mm f2.5
I enjoy using my Pentax Spotmatic SP-F. It started with the camera and it’s 55mm f2 lens. It’s just so smooth to use, and I don’t use it often enough. I then found a reasonably priced 35mm f3.5. I say reasonably, but in my humble opinion, if the average selling prices for these lenses wereContinue reading “Super-Takumar 135mm f2.5”
A Day out with PAN-F Plus
Following on from my last post, last weekend saw the “Pilford Heath Transport and Heritage Show”. I took two rolls of Pan-F Plus in 120, kindly sent to me by Ilford and a roll in 35mm that I had brought a couple months back. The 120 I used in my Rolleicord Va while the 35mmContinue reading “A Day out with PAN-F Plus”
Ilford Spots and Mottle
A while back I ordered up a roll of Ilford’s Pan-F, it’s a film I’d used ages ago, but not for many years, I’m sure before it was “plus-ed”. I thought I’d give it another go. I used it in the small seaside, hillside, town of Clovelly in Devon. You can read about that here.Continue reading “Ilford Spots and Mottle”
Burnham-on-sea Colour
The spot above marks the place where Burnham on sea’s Pier Street Station once stood. The closest you can now get is about 2 miles away at Highbridge Station. This line closed to regular traffic in October 1951 although there was the odd excursion up till September 1962 – then it was gone. I guessContinue reading “Burnham-on-sea Colour”
Vehicle Parade
I hadn’t heard that this parade was going to happen until about an hour before, when someone said to me “I suppose you’ll be at the parade with your camera?” “What Parade?” says I! Luckily I had my Pentax Spotmatic with me, and a roll of Ilford FP4, so I loaded it up and offContinue reading “Vehicle Parade”
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