On the drive back home from my recent Somerset break, it was a beautiful day, and the weather perfect, so I decided to stop off at Lytes Cary Manor. It’s a National Trust property in the south of the county and one that I had not been to before. I loaded up a roll ofContinue reading “Lytes Cary Manor”
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Axbridge, Somerset
Axbridge is a small old village, containing a bridge over the river Axe! Mentioned in the Doomsday book, it was once part of the Royal Manor of Cheddar, but sold off by King John and granted it’s own Royal Charter in 1202. The photo above is of “King John’s Hunting Lodge” an old wool merchant’sContinue reading “Axbridge, Somerset”
Happy 70th!
For people my age (52) we’ve only ever known the Queen as the Monarch. Apparently she was pronounced Queen on 6th February 1952, on the death of her father – she was 25. The coronation took place on 2nd June 1953, and it’s this we celebrate today! 69 Years to the day (!!?) I can’tContinue reading “Happy 70th!”
Frome on a Wet Day
Sometime in the middle of my recent week in Somerset, the rain set in, so I made a trip to the town of Frome for some retail therapy. It seemed like the thing to do on a wet day. Of course I took the camera of choice with me – the trusty Nikon F3. IContinue reading “Frome on a Wet Day”
Glastonbury Tor
Another day out with the Nikon F3, this time loaded with some Kodak Color Plus, dated Nov 19, but compared to some film I’ve used – that’s fresh as a daisey! The Tor is a natural hill that towers just over 500 feet (158m) over the surrounding Summerland Meadows, part of the Somerset Levels. ItContinue reading “Glastonbury Tor”
From the Past
About a month ago we had a patch of beautiful weather, so on my day off, I made the very short trip to the village of Tolpuddle, famous for it’s martyr’s who set the foundation for the modern day trade unions. I’ll write more about them in a future post. On this day I hadContinue reading “From the Past”
Canon at Cheddar
A couple of weeks back, I had a week long vacation in Somerset, and stayed in the small village of Draycott, close to Cheddar. Most famous world wide for the cheese of course, but maybe second for the Gorge. I believe it to be the largest in Britain. I’ve been before, but staying so closeContinue reading “Canon at Cheddar”
Gold 200 in 120
Whilst on holiday I had chance to use my roll of Kodak Gold 200 in 120 format. I took my Rolliecord Va with me, so loaded it up and off I went. This film has been around for quite some time, and I’ve used quite a bit of it over the years, but it’s onlyContinue reading “Gold 200 in 120”
Processing Day
I’ve been busy processing today! I think I mentioned that I’ve been away for a week’s holiday, and for the first time in ages, not taken a digital camera with me – only film. The colour I sent to the lab first working day I was back, in fact that’s all back, although scanning willContinue reading “Processing Day”
Wells Cathedral Revisited
Last week I revisited Wells Cathedral – I’ve been photographing Cathedral’s on XP2 for the last 10 years on and off. Although I haven’t seen the results processed from this re-visit, I thought I’d have a look at the negs from my last visit, just to see what I photographed and caught my eye lastContinue reading “Wells Cathedral Revisited”
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