Tag: b&w
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The Severn Bridge
On my way back from Tintern I stopped off at the Severn Bridge – the original Severn Bridge, that is – and on the spur of the moment decided to walk along part of it. Something I have always meant to do but never have. Construction of the bridge started in 1961 and it was…
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A Day in the Lower Wye Valley
On Saturday 8 November I was fortunate to attend another Member Led RPS Landscape Group Walk – the second in a week! This one was in the Lower Wye Valley and led by Fintan Healy LRPS. Starting at Bigsweir Bridge on the River Wye just north of Tintern, in early morning mist, and finishing with…
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British Camp, Malvern Hills
On Tuesday 4 November I attended a Member-Led Walk with the RPS Landscape Group led by Nick Browne ARPS to British Camp, an Iron Age Hill Fort on the top of Herefordshire Beacon, one of the highest peaks of the Malvern Hills. The weather wasn’t the best with grey skies, but there were still fabulous…
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Stowe Gardens, Buckinghamshire
A visit to Stowe Gardens in Buckinghamshire on 19 October Photos taken on Fuji GS645W on HP5 Photos taken with Rolleiflex 3.5F on HP5
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North Somerset and Devon Coast
Photos from a week on the North Somerset and Devon Coast from Clevedon to Hartland Quay in early October Photos taken with Minolta Dynax 7 on HP5 Photos taken with Fuji GS645W on HP5
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Mr & Mrs Panter
I had the pleasure of photographing a lovely couple, Mr & Mrs Panter, on their 65th wedding anniversary. All taken with Hasselblad H1 and HC 80mm on Ilford Delta 400 pushed to 800
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Royal Welsh Show 2018
Photos from the Royal Welsh Show, Monday 23 July Hasselblad H1, 80mm & 150mm, Provia 100F @ 400… Hasselblad H1, 80mm & 150mm, Ilford Delta 400… Olympus Mju II, Ilford Delta 400…
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Mrs Elsie Criddle
I had the pleasure of photographing Mrs Elsie Criddle on her 100th birthday. All shots with Hasselblad H1, HC 80mm and Ilford Delta 400
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Agfa APX 100
I was fortunate to be given a couple of rolls of Agfa APX 100 (thank you Nils!) and put one of the rolls through the H1. It’s the original APX, expired 2009. Love how these turned out.
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War Time Bridgend
Photos from a Wartime Bridgend event on 16 June 2018. For this kind of even it’s great to be able to take my Agfa Isolette. It’s not quite war time, manufactured around 1950, but it’s close and is certainly very much like the cameras that would have been used in the 1940s. And Tri-X is…
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Hut 9 Open Day October 2016
On Saturday 15 October I had the pleasure of once again attending an open day held by the Hut 9 Preservation Group. Island Farm Prisoner of War Camp, Bridgend, saw the biggest escape attempt by German POWs in Britain. 70 escaped but all were re-captured. The Camp was also used to house American troops prior…
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Brackla Fun Day
I had the pleasure of spending Saturday afternoon at a ‘fun day’ held at Brackla Primary School, Bridgend, hosted by Brackla Community Council. And of course, I had cameras at the ready. These were taken with a Contax G1 and Yashica T3 on Ilford XP2 and Ilford FP4+. I haven’t used FP4 in 35mm before,…
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Queen opening Fifth Welsh Assembly
The Queen visited the Senedd in Cardiff yesterday, 7 June, to open the Fifth Welsh Assembly. I took my trusty OM-2N along and to take some photos. I usually find at this kind of event the people watching make the most interesting subjects, rather than the actual event itself. All photos taken on Ilford XP2 and…
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My daughter’s wedding on film
My daughter was married on 9 April and, of course, I had to take photos. The full gallery from the day is here: http://www.cariadus.com/sian-dom. Now, it has to be said that I am primarily a seascape/landscape photographer; photographing people is not my forté, although I have done weddings on film before. But I couldn’t miss the…
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An evening at Southerndown
Thursday evening I stopped off at Southerndown on my way home from work. Southerndown, or Dunraven Bay as it’s also known as, is a particularly photogenic beach. Just do a search on Flickr for ‘Southerndown’ or ‘Dunraven Bay’ and you’ll see what I mean. It’s particularly good for sunsets because it faces west. But sunset…
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Tate Britain with an Olympus rangefinder
I recently bought an Olympus 35DC rangefinder for the princely sum of £15. The 35DC is the cinderella of Olympus rangefinders because it’s fully automatic and there’s no manual override – in fact no manual settings at all apart from ISO and focus. I wasn’t expecting to like it much due to the lack of…