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7th Avenue

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There’s something iconic about the man-made canyons created by Manhattan’s road grid structure and I took a number of shots similar to the one below looking down some of the avenues. I’ve yet to scan all of them, but this one is particularly nice thanks to the sheen of rainwater on the pavement which gives a lovely specular sheen down the centre of the frame.

I was slightly disappointed to discover that “Manhattanhenge” took place on the day we flew home – Manhattanhenge takes place on four days each year where the sunrises and sunsets correspond with the east / west streets of Manhattan with the Sun being placed at one end or the other. My disappointment was reduced somewhat by the fact that it was thundering and raining heavily on the evening of our flight so I probably didn’t miss anything.

FILM - 7th Avenue

Canon Sure Shot Z135 & Ilford HP5+.

Taken on 28 May 2019

35mm · Film photography · Photography

Stars and stripes and empty seats

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Another photo from Times Square.

Now, you could argue that this is a picture that would work better in colour – primarily due to the huge illuminates Stars and Stripes display in the middle of the frame – but, well, I had HP5+ loaded in the camera, so that’s that. I do have some colour digital shots from the same location, but they won’t appear on here (and I’ve not loaded any onto Flickr as yet).

Anyway, despite the lack of colour, I still really like this photo. Once again, the rain makes it – the silhouette of the man with umbrella against the sign, and the wet, empty tables in the foreground work well I think. I also think that, despite the blazing colours all around, that Times Square suits black and white very well – possibly because it evokes older, classic shots of the location that I’ve seen over the years.

FILM - Stars and Stripes and empty seats

Canon Sure Shot Z135 & Ilford HP5+.

Taken on 28 May 2019

35mm · Film photography · Photography

Rainy Times (Square)

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I got back from a family trip to New York yesterday so it’d be a fair assumption to expect quite a few photos from there in the coming days (and weeks!). I shot six rolls in total: 2 x Kodak Portra 400 (135); 2 x Ilford HP5+ (135); 1 x Kodak Portra 400 (120); 1 x Kodak Ektar (120). I’m still waiting for the colour shots to be processed, so don’t expect I’ll see those until next week, but I’ve started on the two rolls of HP5 and have scanned a few strips already.

I’m looking forward to seeing the colour shots, but the black and whites I took in and around a rainy Times Square have come out pretty well.

I’d have loved to have spent days just wandering the streets taking photos, but it’s not really possible to do it freely on a family trip, so I just grabbed stuff wherever I could as we went about our holiday. I’d really like to go back and take more photos, but it’s a long way from home and I might never get to visit again – I think if we make another trip to the US we’ll probably aim to visit somewhere else.

Here’s one of my Times Square pics to kick things off.

FILM - Rainy Times

Canon Sure Shot Z135 & Ilford HP5+.

Taken on 28 May 2019

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Commuters

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This group of people on the Tube in London caught my eye and I decided to take a quick candid. The Sure Shot Telemax isn’t the quietest of cameras and makes a quite audible camera noise as the motor winds the film on, but I took the chance of getting the shot. As the camera’s frame counter seems to be on the fritz a little, I was unaware that this was actually the last frame on the roll, so itnstead of a single, quick motor noise, I instead got about 10-15 seconds of loud motor noise as the film automatically rewound! No-one seemed to notice though.

FILM - Commuting

Canon Sure Shot Telemax & Ilford XP2.

Taken on 17 April 2019