During these dull dark days of winter, I enjoy looking back on photo’s taken on those warm sunny, summer days. Quite some time ago I made a visit to “Sculpture by the lakes” with my trusty Pentax ME Super. This is a privately owned sculpture park, about 6 miles east of Dorchester, as the crowContinue reading ” Sculpture by the Lakes”
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A Visit to St Ives
Last week I made a post about Chun Quoit in Cornwall. Recently I watched a BBC documentary about the artist Barbara Hepworth, this reminded me of a visit I made to her once home, now studio, just a short distance away in St Ives. I dug out the negatives…. Trewyn studios, was purchased by HepworthContinue reading “A Visit to St Ives”
Happy New Year!
New Years Eve of course is the traditional time for assessing the year that has passed, and in looking forward to the year to come, trying to set some goals to achieve – New Year’s resolutions. In looking back on the last year, whilst my normal activities were somewhat curtailed, by covid, it’s associated lockdownsContinue reading “Happy New Year!”
Winchester Winter
Winchester Cathedral, as seen today, was built between 1079 and 1532. There has been a place of worship here for much longer, indeed in the grounds just off the left of the photo above, one can still see the older buildings layout on the ground. The first Christian church an be traced back to aroundContinue reading “Winchester Winter”
Books, Books, Books!
My latest trawl of the local charity/thrift stores didn’t turn up any cameras, a good thing some might say but I did find a couple of books! Ansel Adams – The Negative and The Print, numbers 2 and 3 in this seminal series. Of course I couldn’t just own 2 and 3 so set aboutContinue reading “Books, Books, Books!”
Corfe Castle with the GE and XP2
Corfe Castle is a ruined castle, it’s also the name of the village, and the name of the Parish – about the only way it’s similar to New York, New York! As part of my plan to use all my film cameras, with as many different films, while on my stay-cation I took my FujicaContinue reading “Corfe Castle with the GE and XP2”
Almer
Just across the road from Charborough Park in Dorset, lies the tiny hamlet of Almer. I drive past it every day on my way to work. I get a good view of the top of the church tower as I drive past on the main road. I’ve never stopped, turned off the road and travelledContinue reading “Almer”
Kingston Lacy and Cinestill
I’ve re-joined the National Trust! For my readers outside of the UK, the”NT” is a charity that exists to “… help look after all our special places for everyone, for ever.” Kingston Lacy is the closest property to where I live and happens to be one of their largest estates, and houses one its mostContinue reading “Kingston Lacy and Cinestill”
Photo Processing in the mid 80’s
Do you process film? Now that’s a question I’m asked quite a bit – and there is a long and a short answer… short answer, yes. Longer answer…. As I’ve mentioned before I started processing my own black and white film about aged 10, you can read all about that here: First Attempts. I didContinue reading “Photo Processing in the mid 80’s”
From Failure to Success
I processed 3 roll films this weekend, 2x 120 and 1x 127, and tested my patience beyond it’s limits! I’ll explain – readers who have been reading since the start of this blog will know that I have been processing film for more than 40 years. I would never claim to be an expert atContinue reading “From Failure to Success”
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