Do you remember what you were doing in 2005? It was the year Prince Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles and it was 200 years since the battle of Trafalgar. At the cinemas you could watch the remake of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Tony Christie was riding high in the music charts with … More 2005
Although I would love to have a literal darkroom the reality is we don’t have the room. So having successfully developed a film my next step is to digitalise the negative which means getting it on to the computer. Enter the world of the digital darkroom. You can’t just use any flatbed scanner to scan … More Digital Darkroom
The city of York has long been a favourite location, so when the kids suggested an anniversary treat the choice was obvious. However which camera to take was not so clear. I finally decided to take the Braun Paxette II an interchangeable lens rangefinder camera hailing from the 1950’s. To keep things as simple as … More All Packed with a Paxette
The title may be exaggerated , but here in the south of England temperatures soared to over 20 ℃ for around five days in succession . Here are a few photos during my wanderings to preserve the memory . Of course it couldn’t last.
As mentioned in a previous post I have been enjoying developing my colour film at home as much as capturing the image with my growing collection of cameras. So I felt considerably alarmed to learn, last year, that the company who produce the chemical I use were going to cease to exist. However after months … More Happy Endings
Part of the appeal of using film cameras is seeing the whole process through from image capture to developing. When I first started thinking about doing Colour home developing I was informed by many that it was difficult. However I have found it to be just as rewarding / disappointing as capturing the image. Here’s … More Home Developing
According to my dictionary the word grey is defined as “intermediate between black and white..between light and dark, dull, clouded, depressing, dismal” The last few definitions just about some up this time of year and how I feel. Spending a reasonable amount of time out in dull days can have a negative impact on my … More Grey days
The Nikomat is a single lens reflex camera with thru the lens metering. It has a metal focal-plane shutter with maximum speed of 1/1000 second to 1 second. Other noteworthy features include a lever to lock the mirror up, self timer and a very helpful window on the top plate showing exposure (no doubt useful … More Let loose in Lewes Nikomat FT N a brief review
Looking through my photo library recently revealed a fact that suprised me. For the last few years I have taken very few photos during the month of January. The combination of short daylight hours and drab conditions are obviously enough to dampen anyones enthusiasm. The month is also a busy one. So how to go … More Redwings
I have always been an early riser. So getting up and out to take some photos isn’t a hardship. Living close to a royal park which is also close to where I work provides an additional incentive. There are certain times in the year when the sun rises at a very civilised time thus allowing … More Morning Light
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