Puddletown is on the River Piddle, in fact it was once called Piddletown but changed it’s name, officially adopted in the 1950’s. Perhaps I should explain to my non-UK readers that “Piddle” is slang for urinating, hence “ohh I need a pee/piddle”. Although as a digression, just too far away from the river to beContinue reading “Piddle, Puddle or Trent #4”
Category Archives: Dorset
Enjoy your hobby!
Sometimes it’s enough to just go out for a walk and enjoy using a camera. Not every image or roll of film has to be part of a project. Neither does it have to be a test or a trial. No need to take a whole load of gear. I’m 57 in a few daysContinue reading “Enjoy your hobby!”
Foma 200 in the XA2
I’ve been carrying the little Olympus XA2 with me here and there recently, loaded with a roll of bulk loaded Foma 200. This film I like to develop in Rodinal (Adonal) 1+100 for an hour, EMA, at 20 c. I find this combination keeps the grain low, contrast as I like it and, in fact,Continue reading “Foma 200 in the XA2”
Piddle, Puddle or Trent #3
Piddlehinton is a small village in Dorset, in the 2011 census it had a population of 403. Amazingly for such a small place, they have two “adult” football teams, both in the Dorset league! The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the only public building of interest. There is a pub, “The Thimble Inn”Continue reading “Piddle, Puddle or Trent #3”
Kingston Lacy with the ‘blad
My membership with the National Trust is running out and I’m not renewing it. I’ve had a mini dispute with them, perhaps I’ll write about that sometime. Anyway – I have some FP4 in 120 to use up, and I made one last visit to my local “trust house”, so I took along the HasselbladContinue reading “Kingston Lacy with the ‘blad”
Piddle, Puddle or Trent #2
The next village on my day trip “down the piddle” is Piddletrenthide. The cottage above is yards away from the river. This is Church Lane, which unsurprisingly leads to the church. In this case All Saints Church. It’s position is slightly un-usual in that it is in the very north end of the elongated village,Continue reading “Piddle, Puddle or Trent #2”
Piddle, Puddle or Trent? #1
A couple of years ago I used a roll of Kodak Ektachrome as I had a “photo day out” and traced the course of the River Winterborne, here in Dorset. The idea stuck and last year I traced the “Tarrants” (the small villages along the River Tarrant. Both of those you can catch up on,Continue reading “Piddle, Puddle or Trent? #1”
Lyscombe Chapel
Are you sure we are allowed to be here? is something I get asked a fair bit! On this particular day I was in search of Lyscombe Chapel. To say it’s out in the countryside would be a bit of an understatement! Turning off from the nearest village, down a country road, ever narrowing, aContinue reading “Lyscombe Chapel”
Beach Huts at the Head
Ever fancied a beach hut? “Beach huts at Hengistbury Head (specifically on the highly sought-after Mudeford Sand Spit) are among the most expensive in the UK. They typically sell for between £300,000 and £575,000, with some exceptional units reaching up to half a million pounds or more depending on their exact location and amenities” –Continue reading “Beach Huts at the Head”
Another walk at Hengistbury Head
I have a lot of 120 film to use up and so I have been taking out the Hasselblad with me more often. In this case a walk around Hengistbury Head in Dorset. It was a lovely sunny day, and in the end I used a couple of rolls of Ilford Delta 100. Once backContinue reading “Another walk at Hengistbury Head”
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