Nyctophilia
(n.) Love of darkness or night; finding relaxation or comfort in the darkness.
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Author Archives: Real Photographs
Avebury – West Kennet Avenue
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It happens… (updated)
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.
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Spathiphyllum (‘Peace Lily’)
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.
Posted in 8x10, Film negative, Scanned Negative, Silver Gelatin
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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 … Continue reading
Posted in 8x10, Film negative, Scanned Negative, Silver Gelatin
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Memoria Vitae – The Underwood
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
Below, the original 1927 image, by Edward Weston.
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