Nyctophilia
(n.) Love of darkness or night; finding relaxation or comfort in the darkness.
All darkroom users should experience this...
Category Archives: 8×10
Old Roses
A contact print of an 8×10 film negative made a month or more ago but only processed this week – the wonders of the latent image! And it proves that my dark slide film holders are light-tight… The variation in tone … Continue reading
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.
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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
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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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Nautilus & Companion – 2
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