Digital Monochrome
I have been enjoying using a Nikon 1 V1 lately, a 7 year old digital camera, for the purpose of a retrospective review for an online magazine. I have noted…
April 2018
Three Chillin’ Pigeons
I watched Spring come to the north. It burst open upon it like blossom on flowers. In his poem ‘The Waste Land T. S. Eliot said, ‘April is the cruellest…
Smile, You’re On Camera
The saying used to go, ‘You are never more than 6 feet from a rat’. It may well apply to CCTV these days.
That Feeling
That feeling you get when you load a fresh roll film into your camera (in this case Pan F Plus 50 into a Yashica Mat 124G). That feeling you get…
The Results Are In – Yashica Mat 124G and Ilford SFX 200 Film
I received the scans today from my first attempt at using extended red sensitivity film and my Yashica Mat 124G. Only six images were exposed correctly. Of those, three are…
Runners
South Pier is a quiet place to run, and to do hair arranging on the hoof too!
Happy Snaps
I am ‘serious’ about photography, but the photographs that give me the greatest personal joy are snapshots of family. It was the Kieran Maxwell Memorial Open athletics meet on Sunday…
North Gare Breakwater Blues
North Gare forms the northern shore of the mouth of the River Tees as it enters the North Sea. Like much of coastal Teesside it is a jarring mix of…
South Pier Stroll
I have always liked these steps at Hartlepool’s South Pier. The pier has style. I think it is under appreciated and not as frequented as it could be. If someone…