Five locations in one day.
Bakewell
Arbor Low Stone Circle
Hathersage
Derwent dam
Burbage valley (north)
Leica m2/ v.c 35 2.5. Kodak tri-x rated at el 1600.
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What I saw in the peaks
Author: R J Calow
Stuff I saw on yet another camping trip; Olympus 35 SP + kodak double x
Between camping trips I got a beat up old Olympus 35 SP with non-working meter (who needs it) as a substitute for the Leica m2 on camping trips and the like. I cleaned the rangefinder patch and viewfinder of gunk and dust. I am also thinking about adjusting the rangefinder (if possible) as it back focuses a little. Overall, its a chunky Olympus Trip or RC with a hefty piece of f 1.7 glass, but I think that line of topic is for another future blog post.
So for the weekend I took the oly sp and a roll of kodak double x which I shot at box speed el 250 for plenty of opportunity to shoot at f1.7 if I needed to. I don’t normally go for shallow depth of field, its an over done cliché. Its bad practise unless done right, but I really wanted to push the lens to see what it could do wide open. Spoiler to any future blog post on the camera- when wide open it has a nice vignette, arching swirly bokeh, and softening of the corners.
Camping involved trying out my new alpkit gas stove, taking hammock naps in the hot sun, and drinking coffee late into the night. Its a good way to spend the weekend.
- Hammock life
The film was developed using this hc110 recipe. You can also see Connors blog post about the camp here.
Stuff I saw Camping
For me, camping involves a philosophy of doing little as possible, enjoying the outdoors, sleeping in hammocks, having breakfast from the hammock, talking about how warm or cold you slept in the night, drinking coffee hourly through the day, looking for the ‘tumblr photos’ with the camera ready, and more importantly enjoying the company of friends. This camp hit all the marks with extras like watching a meteor shower and having Hayley enjoy hammock camping for the first time.
Images taken with xpro1, with a 14mm fuji lens and a Jupiter 8. I prefer the j8 images, they have charm. Its easy to tell the lenses apart, the j8 has classic sonnar bokeh and a narrow focal length.
Stuff I saw at Ladybower reservoir & win hill
Shot with a xpro1 and a industar69 with a modified fujifilm black and white red profile.
Port of Newhaven, VHF Ch. 12
This zine is by Alexis Maryon, published by fistful of books. It features black and white photos over 60 pages, covering the south England port of Newhaven. Images range from social documentary, street photography, industry, and landscapes.
The format of the zine is a landscape orientation, which I haven’t had before. It seems to work as the majority of the images are taken with a wide angle, so the landscapes are uncropped while the documarty styled portraits feature a lot of environment revealing the subjects surroundings.
The quality of the paper and printing is great for the money, for £11 with delivery it seems like a steal, and with only 120 editions, a keeper.
Stuff I saw with a Holga
Despite having no kitchen and limited bathroom, with bits of plaster hanging for dear life on the walls, I managed to develop some film this weekend.
This roll of hp5 is from the trusty holga. I had the holga laying in my bag for sometime, so I genuinely didn’t know what was on the roll of film. Places range from Lincolnshire to Nottinghamshire. It’s sorta like a practice for holga week.
Stuff I saw around Lincoln in June part 2 (Shooting ferrania film, again)
I use to shoot ferrania film quite a bit when it was still readily available in, of all places, the pound shop. ‘Solaris 200’ use to sit along side ‘agfa vista 200’, while gainer than the latter it was better for colours with deep blues that ‘popped’ out. It was, at one time, my favourite colour film, even coming with me on trips.
Keeping this short, this new film is the black and white p30, they have recently produced and sold. It was delayed a little, much to the annoyance of many. I got 5, and gave 3 away to friends. Share the wealth.
Here are a few snapshots using the film. First thoughts are that it isn’t as forgiving as most films, lot of blown highlights. Using a yellow filter the contrast is high. Its a distinctive look.
The film was developed in rodinal APH 09 1 + 50 for 8 minutes. One minute agitation at start then 1 per minute thereafter.
