Cheesefoot Head is a natural amphitheatre. Basically it’s a dairy/arable farm, that produces milk, oats, barley and wheat. I was curious as to why it was called a “head” when clearly it’s a depression, only to find it’s more commonly known as Matterley Bowl – much more sense! The South Downs Way, is just offContinue reading “6×6: Cheesefoot Head”
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6×6: Trees at Hinton Ampner
Hinton Ampner is an old estate, which is now owned by the National Trust. When I say old – Roundheads set up camp in the parkland during the Battle of Cheriton in 1644! It sits within the South Downs National Park, and so it sits in an area of great beauty. If one were walkingContinue reading “6×6: Trees at Hinton Ampner”
Filters: CU+3
I had three exposures left to use up on a roll of 120. I have a Hasselblad 501CM which, for those of you who have not used a “Hassie”, does not have a traditional filter thread. It has it’s own bayonet, mine takes the B60, the previous one I owned years ago took B50! AnywayContinue reading “Filters: CU+3”
6×6: Another Roll of Fuji Reala
I was born and raised in the seaside town of Weymouth on the South Coast (UK). For a while it was host to the International Firework Competition, we had some spectacular displays out in the bay. One day I hatched the idea of making a photo with the “Jubilee Clock” (Queen Victoria) in the foregroundContinue reading “6×6: Another Roll of Fuji Reala”
6X6: Hengistbury Head
I took the Hasselblad out to Hengistbury Head a few days back. If you feel so inclined there is a really informative Wiki page which can be found here. The ‘blad performed perfectly and I managed a few good images. It was a lovely day, the sun was out. I soon finished a roll, loadedContinue reading “6X6: Hengistbury Head”
6×6: Avenue of Trees
I’ve had some recent “frustrations” with my photography. I think and hope that this is all down to me. I’ll detail those in another post, but for today, I’m in a happy mood amongst the trees! I had half a roll of FP4 left in the A12 Mag, so I set out for a quickContinue reading “6×6: Avenue of Trees”
Hasselblad Future
A while ago I wrote a post called “Hasselblad Past” that spoke of the Hasselblad 500cm that I used to own. After making a new years resolution with myself that I’d try not to buy any more cameras this year – well, you can guess what’s coming… The Hasselblad 501CM with the CFE 80mm CarlContinue reading “Hasselblad Future”
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”
Hasselblad Past
Once upon a time I owned a Hasselblad! I had fancied one for ages, and eventually I could afford one, just. I guess they were at rock bottom prices in the early 90’s. I caught an advert in the classified adds in Amateur Photographer, phoned up, discovered that it was only about 25 miles away,Continue reading “Hasselblad Past”
Zeiss 6X6 Folder
A new (old) camera has been donated to my retirement home for photographic stuff! It’s a Zeiss Ikon 517/16. I have little experience with folders, so was keen to try it out. My first surprise was how smooth it opened and closed – in the past cameras I have tried like this, have needed helpContinue reading “Zeiss 6X6 Folder”
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