P.P.P.P.P.P

February 20, 2014 by brendan

“Proper planning produces picture perfect postcards” or in reality “proper planning prevents piss poor performance”.  Both are apt descriptions of the last few days. The other day I went out for a wander, and before setting off I flicked through the available cameras on the shelf.  The Mamiya 7 called out to me, so tucking a roll or two of Portra and Trix in my pocket out I went.  It was going to be touch and go with the weather- […]

Categories: Film, Personal, Photography • Tags: Black & White, Bristol Channel, colour, earthquakes, F**** *ps, Film, Ilfracombe, Kodak, Leica, Mamiya 7ii, Photography, Portra, Postcards, rainbows, Tri X, Verity

birds

February 11, 2014 by brendan

  Birds and especially seagulls seem to be a leitmotif in my work these days. I’m not remotely interested in wildlife photography per se, I’m just happy to document their inherent “birdiness” instead. This one and the one below on the holga and the bottom on on the mamiya 7ii, all with Portra.

Categories: Film, Personal, Photography, Saltwater • Tags: Birds, Film, Holga, Ilfracombe, Kodak, Mamiya 7ii, Peak imaging, Peronal, Photography, Portra, seagulls, Wildlife

showers

February 6, 2014 by brendan

  Showers today, forecast again for tomorrow.  Severe gales and rain on Saturday and Sunday.  The showers make an almost welcome change to this year’s endless gales, flooding and damage. It’s difficult to describe the effect in the South West of the weather so far without being pithy.  It’s like everyday the UK is travelling backwards into the third world, but we have to pay more and more for the privilege. So here’s my pithy three point plan: start dredging […]

Categories: General, Photography, Saltwater • Tags: committees, Devon, Environment Agency, Flooding, Gales, Holga, Kodak, Local Councils, Planning, Portra, Rain, Shower of s***s, Showers, South West, Tri X, UK

march of the robots

February 4, 2014 by brendan

I took this photograph sometime in 1987 or 1988, and shot it with some kind of Fuji slide film and a Praktica BC1 camera with a 50mm “standard” lens, a few miles from home.  The camera, the lens and the film were all bought from G.L. Robertson, an independent camera shop in Lancaster. At the end of January this year the present owner Reg Stodden retired and the shop closed.  It’s possible that the shop has the longest connection with […]

Categories: General, Personal, Photography • Tags: advice, Camera shops, cameras, Forums, G L Robertson, independent shops, Internet, Lancaster, Photography, Reg Stoddon, Retiring