35mm, medium format and large format film photography (with the odd bit of digital every now and then…)
Yeah, that’s because it was taken in the same field, on the same day as the shot I posted on 2 Feb. It’s maybe not as nice a shot, but it still works pretty well thanks to the clouds and the curve of the path I think.
Zeiss Mess-Ikonta & Kodak Tri-X (expired 2013).
Taken on 25 January 2018
Something a little abstract today – a shot of a dusting of snow atop the tiles on my garage roof.
Olympus OM-1, F.Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 & Ilford HP5+.
Taken on 21 January 2018
Another photo taken during my walk around Linacre reservoirs a week or two back.
Olympus OM-1, Zuiko 135mm f/3.5 & Ilford HP5+.
Taken on 20 January 2017
Although it doesn’t look it in the shot, this path was coated in a slippery layer of heavy mud, which meant my shoes and the cuffs of my jeans were filthy by the time I got to the end.
I think the photo made it worthwhile though. 🙂
Zeiss Mess-Ikonta & Kodak Tri-X (expired 2013).
Taken on 25 January 2018
This photo was taken a stones throw from the one in yesterday’s post (I was stood beside the house in this picture when I took that one).
I’d intended to follow some of the footpaths and go on a nice walk, but it was quickly curtailed when, at the bottom of the hill where I took this shot, it became apparent that the route was impassable thanks to field covered in about 8 inches of wet mud churned up by tractors. Maybe if I’d been wearing wellies I’d have given it a try, but not with the shoes I had on sadly. So I walked back up the hill and took this on the way.
Zeiss Mess-Ikonta & Kodak Tri-X (expired 2013).
Taken on 25 January 2018
This pylon had a dominant, imposing look about it stood on the ridge overlooking the road and valley, and I think the curve of the foreground road adds to the shot.
Zeiss Mess-Ikonta & Kodak Tri-X (expired 2013).
Taken on 25 January 2018
While this path looks lovely and rural, it actually runs through an industrial estate and has large industrial units on either side. Amazing what a bit of snow can do…
Canon Sure Shot Telemax & Agfa Vista Plus 200 (converted to B&W in Lightroom).
Taken on 21 January 2018
This field looks hard and frost-bitten. It wasn’t – there were times when my feet literally sank completely in the thick wet mud of the footpath that runs along the bottom edge (and where all the meltwater was draining).
Zeiss Mess-Ikonta & Kodak Tri-X (expired 2013).
Taken on 17 January 2018
A dead tree carved into a curious abode in the woods surrounding Linacre reservoir.
A bit of vignetting added to make it pop a little more.
Olympus OM-1, F.Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 & Ilford HP5+.
Taken on 20 January 2018
The week before last, the app on my phone had promised sunny conditions. So, looking forwards to some nice, low winter sunshine, I made plans to go out with my camera at the weekend.
Unfortunately, when the Saturday came, the skies outside showed nary a sign of the sun. I was feeling pretty dejected, and considered just staying home and reading, but in the end decided to go out anyway – the app was now showing “light cloud”, so I decided on a trip to Linacre reservoirs, a location not too far away and which I’d not visited before. If nothing else, the walk would be nice, and I could use the visit to recce shots for better conditions.
When I arrived, the “light cloud” had turned to sleet, which further dampened my spirits, and I sat in the car for five minutes considering whether or not to pay for parking, or to just go home. While I did this, I took the following picture from the car window as I liked the look of the chunky tyre in the mud.
In the end, I paid to park and had a very enjoyable walk, and managed to get several nice photos despite the dull and damp weather.
I think the key sometimes (probably ALL times) is to just enjoy things for what they are, and not to get hung up when they’re not the conditions you hoped for.
Olympus OM-1, F.Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 & Ilford HP5+.
Taken on 20 January 2018
