Silbury Hill, Wiltshire – Lith print
Nyctophilia
(n.) Love of darkness or night; finding relaxation or comfort in the darkness.
All darkroom users should experience this...
Avebury – West Kennet Avenue
Avebury – the ‘Druid Stone’?
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It happens… (updated)
6×9 negative with some obvious flaws!
You can never be quite sure what you are going to get with film. This negative, one a series of 8 exposures taken on 120 Kodak Tri-X film, has ‘mystery artefacts’ and I’m not sure what caused them. Continue reading
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Spathiphyllum (‘Peace Lily’)
(Click to zoom – and then expand to full size by clicking bottom right)
Lying on my bed, looking at this piece of exotica in my room and thinking ‘that could work’. It’s been done a thousand times or more, but not by me.
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Amaryllis 2015
Amaryllis 2015
Since 2007, I’ve tried to photograph one of the annual amaryllis flowers grown at Weeping Ash. Each year I’ve tried to take a different approach and this year it was the faded, wilted blooms that struck me as worthy of recording.
Posted in 8x10, Film negative, Scanned Negative, Silver Gelatin
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Memoria Vitae – The Underwood
Part of the ‘Memoria Vitae’ series
I originally started the Memoria Vitae series five years ago, with this image. The purpose being to record those things that have special meaning to me, though various connections, but which may seem insignificant to others.
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Nautilus – 2
Homage to Edward Weston
Below, the original 1927 image, by Edward Weston.
Edward Weston’s image made in 1927.
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Nautilus & Companion – 2
Second attempt at this pairing.
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Nautilus & Companion – 1
First attempt at this pairing.
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