Portchester Castle, from the previous post, sits within the old walls of the Roman fort, so too does St. Mary’s church. The church can be dated back to 1128 as an Augustinian priory, while the keep of the castle was build around 1130, so basically built at the same time! The photo above is fromContinue reading “St. Mary’s, Portchester”
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Portchester Castle
At the start of last week I had a weeks vacation from work, from the Monday I took a 4 night, 5 day break along the coast. I returned home on Friday with very sore eyes, but as it was a bright day and I’d been doing quite a bit of driving, thought no moreContinue reading “Portchester Castle”
A Walk to Canford with the Pentax SPII
While I had my “Pentax Box Open” deciding to part with the Spotmatic SP – I made sure I clicked the shutter of the SPII a few times to keep it ticking over. I’ve never really stopped and looked at it closely enough to appreciate how close it is to the much lauded K1000, inContinue reading “A Walk to Canford with the Pentax SPII”
One Last Roll: Rolleiflex SL35E
Last time I wrote about Lulworth Castle in Dorset and finished by showing what is believed to be the first “free standing” Roman Catholic chapel built in England after the reformation (1786) (left). There is also another church here – St Andrews. It has an impressive 15th century tower that pre-dates the castle, the restContinue reading “One Last Roll: Rolleiflex SL35E”
Lulworth Castle
Lulworth Castle was completed in 1609. Entrance is via the courtyard pictured above. It was built for Thomas Howard, 3rd Viscount Howard of Bindon. After his death, it was purchased by Humphrey Weld in 1641. It has been in the Weld family ever since, and remains so today. The family now live in a “house”,Continue reading “Lulworth Castle”
FP4 at Longham Lakes
I took a local walk around Longham Lakes recently. They are pretty well hidden, yet just off the A348. To make matters worse there is no public parking there, so the only real option is to walk the last distance along the busy main road. It’s a pity and not ideal, but ultimately worth itContinue reading “FP4 at Longham Lakes”
So how good is FP4?
You may remember for a couple of years I worked my way through 400 feet of Ilford FP4 movie film. I thought I’d finished it all up, but then found a last roll at the bottom of a camera bag. By then I’d rolled off 30.5m of Foma 200, that I’ve started using. I justContinue reading “So how good is FP4?”
Piddle, Puddle or Trent #8 (final)
As we leave Aff’, Briants’ and Turners – Puddle behind us, so too we leave the green river valley with the quaint Dorset, chocolate box cottages decked with roses. Now the river meanders across Bere Heath, more open and sandy. Here it’s either very difficult or outright impossible to follow the river. Below from theContinue reading “Piddle, Puddle or Trent #8 (final)”
Single Photo: Sunflower Head/Orchid Leaf
I grew 7 sunflower plants this year, 6 made it to maturity in the garden, all of them made over 6 feet tall, one randomly to at least 10 feet. Then we had a windy day, all was well except one, the cane holding it broke, and it fell. I chopped up the stalk andContinue reading “Single Photo: Sunflower Head/Orchid Leaf”
Piddle, Puddle or Trent #7
Just a little further down stream from Tolpuddle, our previous stop following the river, lies Affpuddle. A small village of about 400 people, dates back to Saxon times and was mentioned in the Doomsday Book of 1086. It’s a charming village and for the purpose of this little photo project has two good points. OneContinue reading “Piddle, Puddle or Trent #7”
