Once I had used up my roll of HP5 on the inside attractions in the castle, I loaded in a roll of Ilford Delta 100 and enjoyed the outside! The history here is long, there is thought to have been Roman occupation here but nothing on the site of the castle has been found toContinue reading “Outside at Carisbrooke Castle”
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Inside Carisbrooke Castle
Continuing on directly from my previous post, the following day saw me at Carisbrooke Castle on the Isle of Wight. I still had half a roll of Ilford HP5 in the camera so once inside I tried to visit all of the inside things first. There is the Chapel of St Nicholas in Castro. ItContinue reading “Inside Carisbrooke Castle”
HP5, FX21 and Osbourne
I loaded in a roll of Ilford HP5 as I was going inside Osbourne House on the Isle of Wight. It was the rural/holiday/summer residence of Queen Victoria and was designed by her beloved husband Albert. They purchased the estate together in 1845, she used it for the rest of her life, and died thereContinue reading “HP5, FX21 and Osbourne”
Osbourne in B/W
I had a few frames of Ilford Delta 100 left in my camera loaded with B/W. I often carry two bodies of the same system, one with black and white and one with colour film. I find it interesting on a given day if I have unconsciously made photo’s differently or been drawn to differentContinue reading “Osbourne in B/W”
Osbourne House
Back on the Ilse of Wight, I had loaded a roll of Kodak Gold 200 into my second Canon EOS 30 body. The sun was out, and it was a pleasant warm spring day. Osbourne House was built by Queen Victoria between 1845-51, on the site of an older house. It was to be herContinue reading “Osbourne House”