Deptford calling... visions of Britain from below » Leitz Summicron 35/2 http://deptfordvisions.com Photoblog from Deptford and SE London Wed, 23 May 2012 11:20:37 +0000 en hourly 1 Mainly Water http://deptfordvisions.com/2012/03/mainly-water/ http://deptfordvisions.com/2012/03/mainly-water/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:47:11 +0000 skinnyvoice http://deptfordvisions.com/?p=5134 It was a lovely ‘spring’ day to walk around Blakemere Moss in the Delamere Forest. I mainly wanted to see how the Leitz Summicron 35/2 would fare on the GXR. It becomes a 52mm with the 1.5x cropped sensor and I was wishing for wider, but hey, it’s a test.

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Blue water

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Couldn’t resist this. Taken wide open (f/2)

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Red Water

TBH I took several hundred photos of forest and water just to get the feel. I won’t inflict them.

Didn’t quite get the zone focussing right in the first photo here but it all adds to the ‘impression’. My excuse…

Camera
Ricoh GXR, A12 M Mount, Leitz Summicron 35/2, ISO 200
]]> http://deptfordvisions.com/2012/03/mainly-water/feed/ 3 Unrelated Rubbish http://deptfordvisions.com/2011/05/unrelated-rubbish/ http://deptfordvisions.com/2011/05/unrelated-rubbish/#comments Mon, 09 May 2011 16:46:49 +0000 skinnyvoice http://deptfordvisions.com/?p=4322 Found a couple from before Xmas from ‘Up North’ when it was very cold.

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Push chair

Canera & dev
Leica M6, Summicron 35/2, Ilford FP4+ EI 100, Rodinal 1+200 3hrs
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Coke

Canera & dev
Leica M6, Summicron 90/2, Kodak Tri-X EI 320, Rodinal 1+200 3hrs

Only just got round to developing them. Took a risk with the Tri-X and threw it in with the FP4+ and stand developed it for 3 hrs at 1+200 in Rodinal. It shouldn’t have worked, but I like it.

]]> http://deptfordvisions.com/2011/05/unrelated-rubbish/feed/ 0 Gloves Off http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/10/gloves-off/ http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/10/gloves-off/#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2010 13:49:55 +0000 skinnyvoice http://deptfordvisions.com/?p=4093 20101030_m6-thames-path-hat-018-1000

For some reason I find this image of a discarded pair of gloves lying on the concrete slipway slightly disturbing.

They are more uneasy in a larger photo, but here we are stuck with a web image.

And on the danger meme

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Perversely, the notice on this box makes just makes me want to open it… Lucky it is padlocked.

Camera & dev
Leica M6, Leitz Summicron 35/2, FP4+, Rodinal 1+50 16mins
]]> http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/10/gloves-off/feed/ 1 I Found A Hat http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/10/i-found-a-hat/ http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/10/i-found-a-hat/#comments Sun, 31 Oct 2010 06:38:04 +0000 skinnyvoice http://deptfordvisions.com/?p=4083 20101030_m6-thames-path-hat-008-1000

I found a plastic fedora down by the river. Malcolm Allison’s ghost? I like the ‘painted’ background effect of the Summicron. Bit buggered with the jpg compression but looks great on the original.

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It was quite windy and got blown about because it was so light. So I thought I’d just photograph it where it landed

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One problem was that it didn’t stay still, resulting in motion blur

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Location, location, location. Canary Wharf on one side and on the other, The O2 (Dome).

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RIP, hat…

I can feel a theme developing (hats passim). I need one, been feeling a bit uninspired lately.

This doesn’t help

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Six weeks was the original estimate for the closure of the Thames path – about six months ago. I’m glad to see that people appear to have been venting their anger on the barrier.

Camera & dev
Leica M6, Leitz Summicron 35/2, FP4+, Rodinal 1+50 16mins
]]> http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/10/i-found-a-hat/feed/ 1 Animate Graves http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/09/animate-graves/ http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/09/animate-graves/#comments Sat, 04 Sep 2010 13:02:51 +0000 skinnyvoice http://deptfordvisions.com/?p=3971 20100826_m6-greenwich-deptford-010-1000

Slightly disturbing, if a little over-dramatised. Loving the little guy to the right ;)

Camera & dev
Leica M6, Summicron 90/2, FP4+, Rodinal 1+50 16mins
]]> http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/09/animate-graves/feed/ 0 Scrapyard Challenge http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/07/scrapyard-challenge/ http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/07/scrapyard-challenge/#comments Fri, 02 Jul 2010 08:47:52 +0000 skinnyvoice http://deptfordvisions.com/?p=3629 [[Slideshow]]

This slideshow can be viewed fullscreen using the controls top right (mouse-over to show if not visible)

Camera & dev
Leica M6, Leitz Summicron 35/2 & Leitz Elmar 90/4, Ilford Fp4+ EI 100, Rodinal 1+50 14 minutes

 

]]> http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/07/scrapyard-challenge/feed/ 0 Don’t You Ever Laugh As The Hearse Goes By…. http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/06/dont-you-ever-laugh-as-the-hearse-goes-by/ http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/06/dont-you-ever-laugh-as-the-hearse-goes-by/#comments Wed, 30 Jun 2010 13:13:43 +0000 Baron Lakwa http://deptfordvisions.com/?p=3611 20100627_m6-deptford-garage-021-1000_0
Don’t you ever laugh as the hearse goes by, For you may be the next to die.
ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh how happy we shall be
They wrap you up in a big white sheet, From your head down to your feet.
ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh how happy we shall be
They put you in a big black box, And cover you up with dirt and rocks.
ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh how happy we shall be
All goes well for about a week, Then your coffin begins to leak.
ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh how happy we shall be
The worms crawl in, the worms crawl out, The worms play pinochle on your snout.
ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh how happy we shall be
They eat your eyes, they eat your nose, They eat the jelly between your toes.
ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh how happy we shall be
A big green worm with rolling eyes, Crawls in your stomach and out your eyes.
ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh how happy we shall be
Your stomach turns a slimy green, And pus pours out like whipping cream.
ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh how happy we shall be
You spread it on a slice of bread, And that’s what you eat when you are dead.
ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh ooh-ooh how happy we shall be

I’m not usually a fan of cars but I might make an exception for this one. Even at £40.00 a pop for the petrol just to drive around Deptford it would be so cool.

Apparently it is the only one of these Cadillac hearses in the country. I can believe it.

And to make it more fairy-tale still, it had a previous life rusting away in a Louisiana field.

Camera & dev
Leica M6, Leitz Summicron 35/2, Ilford Fp4+ EI 100, Rodinal 1+50 14 minutes
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Two sides of a 1952 Cadillac hearse… More to follow

Camera & dev
Leica M6, Leitz Summicron 35/2, Ilford Fp4+ EI 100, Rodinal 1+50 14 minutes
]]> http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/06/details-details-hearse/feed/ 0 Rooftop Highway Patrol Protecting And Serving http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/06/rooftop-highway-patrol/ http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/06/rooftop-highway-patrol/#comments Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:19:58 +0000 skinnyvoice http://deptfordvisions.com/?p=3599 20100627_m6-deptford-garage-033-1000_0

“to protect and serve”

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Emergency 911

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Beware pickpockets and loose women

From Kentucky, USA to a shed roof in Deptford. Wonderful stuff. I couldn’t make it up.

Camera & dev
Leica M6, Leitz Summicron 35/2, Ilford Fp4+ EI 100, Rodinal 1+50 14 minutes
]]> http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/06/rooftop-highway-patrol/feed/ 0 Surreal Headline http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/06/surreal-headline/ http://deptfordvisions.com/2010/06/surreal-headline/#comments Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:09:13 +0000 skinnyvoice http://deptfordvisions.com/?p=3595 I don’t know what stars were in alignment on Saturday but something made me wander into Fred’s scrap-metal place on Pagnell Street.

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Head line

There is so much going on in this photo it is hard to know where to begin!

It is unexpected treasure and I’ve lots of photos to post. Thank you Fred!

Camera & dev
Leica M6, Leitz Summicron 35/2, Ilford Fp4+ EI 100, Rodinal 1+50 14 minutes
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