Category Archives: CV 21/4 Colour Scopar Dear viewer, look away now if you don’t like grainy poorly exposed and focused B&W photos…  We regularly go to the park at St Alfeges with the dog. I’ve photographed it before (often…) but one of the advantages of repeatedly visiting somewhere is that you get the chance to both develop ideas and take advantage of different light. It becomes possible to anticipate and execute pre-visualisation more effectively. The playground holds a...  Three different subjects. Nothing except the chemistry and camera to relate the content. Second, a child’s broken trolley abandoned on Point Hill Third, a tree in...  Wondering up to Point Hill again since it is now a regular place to walk the dog through. Took the Bessa-T with the CV 21/4 plus yellow filter. Plenty more forest, just a wider angle. This was shot into the sun too, so kudos to the little CV 21 (it did have the LR1 lens...  “Ladies and gentlemen, flash photography is not allowed in any London Underground stations”  I thought I’d try stand developing FP4+ (box speed) in APH09 for an hour because I’m lazy enough to do that. I’m not overjoyed with the results though. Coupled with the Elmar 90/4 softness wide open I think the images lack something. Next time I’ll probably try 12 minutes with the usual agitation.  It was an overcast Xmas Eve…  Sunny weather! So I went to the graveyard to try and catch the shadows with the wide angle and the Leica IIf. I’ve discovered the If has tiny light leaks in the shutter curtain so it is off to Malcolm Taylor in the new year for a CLA. |
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