I tried my hand at using the Hasselblad tripod free, and found it easier and more freeing than I thought I would! This is a roll of Ilford FP4 developed in FX21. All of these images were made with the 80mm lens, a standard lens as 6×6 goes in field of view, way above standardContinue reading “Hasselblad goes to the beach”
Category Archives: Dorset
Hasselblad Happiness
I’m very lucky to own a Hasselblad 501CM with a Zeiss 80mm CFE lens. It’s a wonderful camera and lens. It’s performance is faultless. I also have a stash of 120 film that is slowly going out of date, so I decided to give myself a “kick up the rear” recently and get out andContinue reading “Hasselblad Happiness”
Fuji XF EBC 60mm f2.4
A while back I treated myself to the Fuji XF 60mm macro. I found a second hand one at a decent price. It’s one of the older lenses in Fuji’s line up, but original reviews condemned it’s slow focus. With more recent cameras, it seems to have come into it’s own. I popped it onContinue reading “Fuji XF EBC 60mm f2.4”
Poole with the Nikon FE2
You may remember that I took my Nikon FE2 out a couple weeks ago and wrote about that here. I kept walking over the town bridge, and along the quay. Above is the view from the bridge, and below (left) part of it’s lifting mechanism. This was a roll of HP5 that I developed inContinue reading “Poole with the Nikon FE2”
Single Photo: Christchurch
The image above was made on my Olympus OM-1 with the 50mm lens. One of those shots where the light was dramatic and perfect and lasted for about 2 minutes! I was walking away from Christchurch, you can see the priory tower (Closer view here) near the bottom left. The light was shining in bothContinue reading “Single Photo: Christchurch”
Single Photo: The Maranatha Christian Church
People who know me will attest that I am not (any longer) a religious person. I was in my youth, and it was thought I may become a priest!! I’ll write more about that sometime. That doesn’t mean that I am not interested in religion – I am. During those years I occasionally came overContinue reading “Single Photo: The Maranatha Christian Church”
Single Photo: Roman Source
Last time I wrote about the Roman villa uncovered and preserved in Dorchester. In this “single photo” post I’ve chosen a fountain near the centre of town. It’s entirely new, but commemorates the spot “close to where” the roman well once stood. You may spot on the far left in the background the house isContinue reading “Single Photo: Roman Source”
Dorchester’s Roman House
Tucked away behind the council offices is a Roman house, described by the Dorset museum as “the only fully exposed example of its kind in the entire country”. I have no idea whether that’s true or not, but I have no reason to doubt their accuracy. The steel work, glass and roof have been addedContinue reading “Dorchester’s Roman House”
Single Photo: Old Poole
There is a walking heritage trail around Poole, known as the Cockle Trail. The image above is Market Steet. Just off to the right of the image is the Guildhall. This row of Georgian houses have been restored and cared for in recent times. To the left of the “Grain and Seed Merchants” is “TheContinue reading “Single Photo: Old Poole”
Municipal Beach Huts
The other day I was taking a stroll along Bournemouth sea front with my Olympus OM2n. Just for fun, I do this a handful of times a year. I came across a beach hut with a blue plaque. Perhaps I should explain that in the UK these are placed to mark an important occupant, buildingContinue reading “Municipal Beach Huts”
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