...a plethora of creative nonsense...
Reading Time: 3 minutesRecently we have had a bit of a resurgence in playing the recorder in these parts, having received a Treble for Christmas. For a bit of a day out we decided to take a trip over to Saltaire – not far up the road (or …
Reading Time: 2 minutesSo on the eve of the new year, we have been treated with a little bit of proper winter. Doubtless we’ll end up having a pretty shit spring and I will eat those words, but actually having some snow and the chance to have a …
Reading Time: 2 minutesA quick visit to Chatsworth House, for family business, I grabed the chance for a few quick photos of the gardens, still looking quite green for this late in the year. And a few in the greenhouse. This year has been characterised a little by …
Reading Time: 2 minutes…the main attraction (for me at least) this year was Luke Jerram’s “Museum of the Moon” – a 7 metre diameter accurately mapped spherical installation of The Moon, suspended over Leeds Dock…
We started out for a quick drink, then wandered down to the Docks joining a fairly steady stream.
Reading Time: 2 minutesI bought this in a mixed bundle of rare and respooled films from Nik and Trick in Folkstone. I misremember exactly what their specifications for it were, but what I got from it has a nice atmospheric tone and character. But I am not sure …
Reading Time: 2 minutesShock Horror. I have actually gone out. I’ve been hibernating quite a bit recently, partly age, partly money, partly winter which has taken a bit of a hit on the material I am pulling together for Images From The Underground. Invited by my friend Derek …
Reading Time: 4 minutesLeeds West Indian Carnival is the oldest and one of the biggest West Indian carnival events in Britain today. Started in 1967 by Arthur France, and a group of Caribbean strengths in Leeds, it is now in it’s 50th year, and what an event it is! …
Reading Time: 4 minutesFollowing on from my post on stand development in Rodinal a few days ago, this seems as good an opportunity as any to write about another film for which I used this process, along with some digital trickery to create some exciting hybrid images. The …
Reading Time: 3 minutesSometimes I wonder about my sanity. A long time ago, I bought a random collection of old film from that den of iniquity that is Ebay. I think I was pulled in by the fact that it had a couple of 126 Cartridges, which are …
Reading Time: 2 minutesEver pushing the boundaries of odd techniques in kitchen development – I decided in the middle of a hectic and busy developing session recently to try something a bit odd. Cross processed, bleach bypass slide film. An experiment in blue Quite what led me to …
Reading Time: 2 minutesWe attempted to grow some Kale this year. Unfortunately one day, with very little warning we noticed this! By this point it was past the point of doing anything, so I left them too it and took the photo opportunity. After this, they all departed, …
Reading Time: 2 minutesSomething I do not do enough at the moment is just grab my camera and wander out to somewhere often very close and take some shots. I did this the other day, just up to the Grove Lane Pond right near my house, trying to …