A few days ago the sun came out! Only for one day, but it came out! Obviously an event not to be missed. Even better it coincided with my day off – so I grabbed (one of) my camera bags, jumped into the car and headed for the sea. Joking apart it has been aContinue reading “Spyway: a coastal walk”
Category Archives: Dorset
35mm: Takumar Trek Pt13
I’m nearing the end of this set of walks along the Castleman Trail here in Dorset (UK). This is the penultimate post, you may be pleased to hear! This one starts exactly where the last one finished, so turning my back on the sports centre and looking south the trail continues, well marked, right thoughContinue reading “35mm: Takumar Trek Pt13”
35mm: Takumar Trek Pt12
Last October saw me walking the last part of this trek, and you can re-cap that here if you wish! Since then, we’ve had winter and the weather has been dull damp and wet. Parts of this track can be quite muddy and not much fun to walk, so I haven’t attempted more. Just recently,Continue reading “35mm: Takumar Trek Pt12”
Phoenix: My First Results
I recently did my usual walk around Poole in Dorset, and took with me my Leica M4-P with the 35mm Zeiss Biogon. It’s a combination of camera that I am increasingly liking and is becoming a “go-to” for me. This time I loaded in my first roll of Harman’s Phoenix 200 speed colour film. TheseContinue reading “Phoenix: My First Results”
Blue Sky!
A nice bright sunny morning combined with a day off has been a rarity in recent times. I had to make the most of it so jumped in the car and drove the short distance to Kingston Lacy, our local National Trust property. February is always busy as it’s “Snowdrop Time”. This year I missedContinue reading “Blue Sky!”
Bournemouth Break
A couple of weekends ago I had a weekend away with my brother and sister in law. They had rented a rather nice apartment, overlooking Bournemouth bay. It was more of a catch up with each other, type of break rather than a “lets go out and about”, but there was time to make aContinue reading “Bournemouth Break”
Tri-X @ Moors Valley
Last weekend I had a couple of days away, I took my “new to me” Leica M4-P loaded with a roll of Kodak’s Tri-X. I didn’t finish the roll, so rather than just snap away, I waited until my next day out to finish the roll on images I wanted to make. Thursday was my dayContinue reading “Tri-X @ Moors Valley”
Poole Harbour on Delta 400
Last Sunday was a lovely day here in Dorset (UK), and after so many days of rain and dull weather I made a point of going out for a walk for an hour, mainly just to get a bit of exercise and fresh air. Of course I took a camera with me, if I hadn’t,Continue reading “Poole Harbour on Delta 400”
St Peter’s Dorchester
Way back in September, Dorchester had a town heritage day. This meant that many of the towns museums, and tourist attractions were open to the public for free. I went as I’d fancied visiting the “Shire Hall“. The battery failed in my Nikon F3 and you can read about that here. Most un-like me IContinue reading “St Peter’s Dorchester”
Out Back
If I depart from the kitchen door, proceed up the garden path, exit the property through the back gate, I end up standing on a playing field. Three or four games of football run simultaneously on a Sunday morning. Sometimes they are there when I wake up and look out the bedroom window! Behind that,Continue reading “Out Back”