On the far South-East edge of Ringwood, the Castleman Trail ends. Or in my case, as I’m walking it the other way – starts. So far I’ve been on official paths across the New Forest, mostly on what was once the track bed of the railway, but none of it the “official” Castleman Trail. WhatContinue reading “35mm: Takumar Trek Pt5”
Category Archives: Dorset
Motorbikes at Pilford
While I was at the “Pilford Show” I also made a few photo’s of the motorbikes that caught my eye. A few of them had a run around the display ring too, but they were a little far off to get good photo’s with the 35mm lens. It was good to see some kids havingContinue reading “Motorbikes at Pilford”
The Tarrants: Pt4
In the last instalment of my “Tarrant” series, I’d reached Tarrant Rushton, and showed the church. The river un-surprisingly runs in the valley, but up on the plain above, not much higher, once stood RAF Tarrant Rushton. It was built between May 1942 and May 1943, and it’s main claim to fame is that HorsaContinue reading “The Tarrants: Pt4”
Cars at Pilford
Pilford Heritage Show isn’t really a car show – it’s many things, but there are always a few interesting cars to make a few photo’s of. I’ve done a couple of quite “wordy” posts recently – so this, for a change, is going to be just a selection of images! Chatter: Ilford Delta 400, inContinue reading “Cars at Pilford”
The Tarrants: Pt3
Tarrant Monkton is the next of the Tarrant Villages, that follow the course of the little River Tarrant. I skirted the edge of it. The main part of “Monkton” is the others ide of the ford. I’ll visit the church another day! The ford here though is a pretty spot. The hamlet of Tarrant RawstonContinue reading “The Tarrants: Pt3”
Tractors at Pilford
One of the things about the Pilford Heritage Show that I attended again this year is that not only are things on show, they are often things that are used. I made four or five shots of tractors being driven around the ring by their owners. I’m not madly excited about tractors, but then againContinue reading “Tractors at Pilford”
6×6: Milton Abbas
I took my Hasselblad with a roll of Portra 160 to the small but beautiful village of Milton Abbas for the day. The village has a long history, but what is seen today is little more than 250 years old. One Joseph Damer having purchased the whole village and knocked it all down to useContinue reading “6×6: Milton Abbas”
The Tarrants: Pt2
In this segment of my day out with my Canon EOS 30, I’ve reached Tarrant Hinton. It’s a village largely cut in two by the A354. St Mary’s Church is the main attraction in the same way that the church often is in these little Dorset villages. This one is from the 13th century, insideContinue reading “The Tarrants: Pt2”
The Tarrants: Pt 1
Last summer I had a day out along the small, seasonal river, called the Winterborne. I took my Canon EOS 30 with the STM 40mm and loaded it up with a roll of Kodak’s E100 slide film. The first slide film I’d used in years. It took the lab quite a time to process theContinue reading “The Tarrants: Pt 1”
35mm: Actors or people?
My trip to the “Thomas Hardy Victorian Fair” in Dorchester was both rewarding and frustrating. Rewarding in the sense that I came away with some reasonable photo’s, frustrating in that they could have been much better. The obvious problem of course is trying to get a natural expression on a subject, in period costume, withoutContinue reading “35mm: Actors or people?”
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