You may remember back in late spring, early summer I started a little A-Z of Dorset project. Then the very hot summer hit, we had some illness in the family and so it went onto the back burner. I did use a couple more rolls of film, that made up a second batch of colourContinue reading “S is for Shaftesbury”
Category Archives: 6X6
Single Photo: Old Wardour Castle
Back in the summer I made a visit to Old Wardour Castle. I had one colour exposure left in my A12 mag loaded with Kodak Ektar 100, so I made the photo above and then loaded in a roll of FP4. It was a bright, hot day, as I sit writing this, it’s now dull,Continue reading “Single Photo: Old Wardour Castle”
Film Scanning: No one solution!
99% of the images that I share are via this blog digitally. I have a Fuji X-T5 (lucky me!), which I use too little, so why shoot film, if I am essentially using digital images? Good question! The answer is simply, I like film. I like and prefer the experience of handling, shooting and developingContinue reading “Film Scanning: No one solution!”
Single Photo: Comfort
I haven’t made a “single photo” post for a while, so I thought I’d do one for all the wrong reasons! I should explain I have either a really, really bad cold or Flu. I feel completely worn out, and have one of those coughs that sounds like a man who’s been smoking for 50Continue reading “Single Photo: Comfort”
W is for Wareham
Wareham in Dorset is an old Saxon town. Although there is evidence of Roman, and slightly further afield, Mesolithic activity dating back to 9000 BCE, the oldest thing you can visit are the old walls above. Most likely built by Alfred the Great to keep the invading Danes out. Obviously that didn’t go well asContinue reading “W is for Wareham”
P is for Portesham
You may have noticed I’ve made a couple of posts with similar titles. I’ve done A,B and C. So what’s that about? Well as mentioned before, I’ve half decided that going forward, I’m going to shoot little or no more colour film, but sticking to B/W. That is after I’ve used up my colour stashContinue reading “P is for Portesham”
C is for Cerne Abbas
The village of Cerne Abbas dates back to 987 and the Abbey that once stood here. Bit’s of it can still be visited, the Tithe Barn, a guesthouse and gatehouse. The village is sizeable and although it’s grown over the years – it’s centre is still quaint enough. Should you wish – you can readContinue reading “C is for Cerne Abbas”
B is for Blandford Forum
Blandford Forum in Dorset is one of the best places to view Georgian architecture in the country. This is mainly due to fire in 1731 sweeping the sheet clean so to speak. The Bastards were prolific, both as architects and builders, and were responsible for the church above. There must be a good joke thereContinue reading “B is for Blandford Forum”
Bluebell Time
History evolves! I used to visit this area as a kid – we knew it as Hardy’s Monument. More about that in a coming post. My father would pull into the gravel car park, park up, along with my mother, sister and I, and we’d all pile out for a walk or picnic or whatever.Continue reading “Bluebell Time”
Happy 1000th
As I mentioned the other day I haven’t been doing too much photography recently, it’s just been too hot! Having said that I have caught up on both developing and scanning. A non-milestone of sorts was reached as I filed the 1000th film. Or, more acurately the 1000th negative film as I now store them!Continue reading “Happy 1000th”
