I took our Christmas decorations down today – always a depressing activity, I find. Normally I would insist we keep them up until New Year’s Day has passed (although not usually until the traditional 12th Night), but compromised this year as my wife hates having them up once Christmas has passed. It doesn’t make me sad as much as it used to, but I would prefer to try and eke out that cosy Christmas feeling a bit longer.
Another ride around the sun is coming to a close, so that means it’s time again for me to pick a favourite from each month that has passed since I last did this.
Unfortunately, I have nothing to show for November. Not because I didn’t make any pictures that month, but simply because I haven’t developed (or, indeed, finished shooting the roll) them yet. December is chosen from only slightly less slim pickings too. Again, I have pictures, but withe undeveloped or unscanned. The one I chose is nice though – from my first ever bulk-rolled film (a very short roll that I used as a test).
As always, I could easily make different choices for most of the months, although in a few cases Aapril and Jun) I knew which was going to be my choice without much trouble.
I hope everyone else got pictures they liked and that you’ll get more in the year to come. Happy New Year!
Olympus OM-10 Zuiko Auto-S 35mm f/2.8 Agfa APX 100 (@400) Rodinal 1 hour semi-stand development. 1+100 in 500ml of water, with a couple of extra ml of developer added.
Olympus 35 RC Fuji Superia 100 (expired 2008) Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
October
Yashica Mat 124G Kentmere 400 Ilfotec DD-X 1+4. 11.5 mins @ 20°
November
Nothing to see here, move along folks.
I did take some pictures in November, but they’re on a roll of expired Fujichrome Sensia which I’ve not yet finished shooting, so I have none to show yet.
Despite the warning sign, the outfall on Mablethorpe beach has always attracted people as long as I can remember. Not only does it have a constant flow of freshwater emptying into the sea, but it forms pools of seawater beside it as the tide recedes in which people will paddle or try to catch sea creatures (mostly small crabs). The pools of water can be a few feet deep sometimes though, and although not steep, the sloping sides of the outfall can be very slippery when the seaweed is wet.
Yashica Mat 124G and Fujifilm Pro 400H. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
This mini-golf course in Queen’s Park, Mablethorpe was the only thing open, besides the cafe, when I visited in October. The children’s paddling pool was drained and the colourful fountains removed, the miniature railway wasn’t running, the locomotive and carriages presumably parked in the storage tunnel for the winter, the paddle-boats on the boating lake had been removed from the water, and the small kid’s play area locked up behind a threatening-looking barbed wire topped fence.
But this couple were enjoying their game of crazy golf nevertheless.
Yashica Mat 124G and Fujifilm Pro 400H. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
The curious thing about this picture is that, if you look closely, you can see that the writing on the sign affixed to the building is reversed. When I first saw it I had a moment where I thought I’d scanned the negative back-to-front, event though I was sure the building and empty sign-frame were positioned this way when I composed the shot. In the end I checked Google Street View to check I wasn’t going crazy and discovered that the sign is actually reversed in the physical scene. Perhaps the owners flipped it over at some point. The empty frame certainly gives the impression that accommodation is no longer available.
Yashica Mat 124G and Fujifilm Pro 400H. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Steel City Snapper photography 