The last roll of film that I used on my trip to the Isle of Wight was a roll of Kodak TMAX 100. I’ve used it before but not for a long time. I fancied revisiting it, so purchased a single roll. More than anything I was interested to see how it would perform inContinue reading “Cowes IOW”
Category Archives: Isle of Wight
Ice House at Osbourne House
The Ice house above was built in 1846. It’s on the estate of Queen Victoria’s “Summer Palace” – Osbourne House. It was designed “under the direction” of Prince Albert. I’ve been in one before at Montacute House, the idea is that ice was collected from the lake, stored and packed tightly in this insulated chamberContinue reading “Ice House at Osbourne House”
Egypt Point
On the penultimate day of my holiday to the Isle of Wight I decided to go to Cowes. Needless to say the road to get there was closed, and there was a significant diversion. This time however it turned out to be an advantage. I followed the diversion and ended up arriving right at theContinue reading “Egypt Point”
Havenstreet Memorial
From where I was staying on the Ilse of Wight, I usually took the backroad into Newport, then out again in which ever direction I was headed. Most routes on the Island pass through Newport! The first time I did this, I saw a small building on top a hill, just before the village ofContinue reading “Havenstreet Memorial”
Colour at the beach
I took only one roll of colour film with me on my trip to the Isle of Wight, a Kodak Gold 200. These are the last few images from that roll that are worth sharing, and fall into the category of “Out of Season”. All were taken with the trusty Canon EOS30 paired with Canon’sContinue reading “Colour at the beach”
Newport – Isle of Wight
If there is a capital or centre on the Ilse of Wight then it’s Newport. Most things radiate out from there, and if you are driving on the Island you’ll go through it many times whether you want to or not! On this occasion I’d just visited Carisbrooke Castle, was going through and pulled inContinue reading “Newport – Isle of Wight”
Hovercraft in Colour!
Do you remember those days when you could buy a “grab bag” of film from the local supermarket? I remember Fuji packs at Tesco (my US friends please just think Walmart!) 5 rolls for £15, £3 a roll!! About the same time motor drives were merging into the camera bodies, no longer a “battery boxContinue reading “Hovercraft in Colour!”
Single Photo: Appley Tower
Appley Tower stands on the eastern end of Ryde Esplanade, on the Isle of Wight. This area is known as Appley (there is Appley… Tower / Farm / Lodge / Walk / Park etc), all of which were once on the Estate of Appley House, now long demolished. It was once the home of theContinue reading “Single Photo: Appley Tower”
St. Helens
There is quite a nice long beach at St Helens on the Isle of Wight. It’s not an especially popular area with tourists, especially before Easter. There are however a few interesting things to photograph there. There is a row of “Beach Huts” – all rather tatty and about to be removed, in fact byContinue reading “St. Helens”
Bembridge Windmill
What’s worse than a ram in your photo? Answer half a ram! I visited Bembridge Windmill on the Isle of Wight – it’s a National Trust property and like all the others on the Island at the time, it wasn’t open. None of them open until a week after Easter, and I knew that wasContinue reading “Bembridge Windmill”
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