Monthly Archives: August 2009 I continue to be fascinated by Ha’penny Hatch, the bridge over Deptford Creek Tis kind of threatening sometimes, especially with the focus on the razor wire and the background thrown out. The gantry was lined with birds settling down for the evening and I tried to catch them when startled. In fact I tried to…  What a beautiful evening! The current batch of photos are getting a bit ‘samey’ because I’m comparing lenses. The 2.8 Tessar on the Super Ikonta appears to be super sharp Shadow of a lamp The shadow was being cast on perforated metal, which I focussed on from about 1.5m. I really like photographing this structure….  As we were walking around the peninsular we noticed the tide ebbing fast, revealing lots more of the shore than usual. Spot the dog part 1 We needed no excuse to clamber down and get totally filthy in the sticky Thames mud. God knows what would have happened if I’d dropped the cameras. Waiting for…  I picked up an Agfa Isolette III with a Solinar 3.5/75 lens. The rangefinder was out of alignment and I’m really chuffed that I was able to take it apart and fix it. I cleaned up the viewfinder at the same time. The difference in visibility is huge! Deptford Creek I wasn’t expecting great thing…  Tis easy to forget wind the film on on the Voigtlander Bessa… Some of my photography books and a view put of the window – at once! The railway bisects the bookcase neatly, I couldn’t have done this if I had tried. Sometimes I like these mistakes, but with only eight 6×9 negs on a… |
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