Olympus OM-1 and G-Zuiko Auto-W 28mm f/3.5 on Kodak Ektar. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 24 August 2018
Sun-loungers and parasols
Water-taxi booking
Another re-scan of a picture which I’ve posted on Flickr previously, but not here on the blog. There’s a definite pleasure to revisit older negatives and re-scan them with improved equipment and skills. This set I’m going through now have much better colours, and also a lot more resolution than before.
I like the vertiginous elevation of the hillside houses and hotels in this shot.
Olympus OM-1 and G-Zuiko Auto-W 28mm f/3.5 on Kodak Ektar. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 24 August 2018
Beached boat at Positano
I’ve been scanning more pictures from the 2018 Italy trip, so here’s another that’s not been on the blog before (I don’t think). This one wasn’t taken at Capri, but a few days later on the beach at Positano, which we visited during a coach trip along the Amalfi coast.
Olympus OM-1 and G-Zuiko Auto-W 28mm f/3.5 on Kodak Ektar. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 24 August 2018
Near the top of the funicular
Three photos taken in the area near the top of the funicular in Capri Town.
There were huge queues for the funicular so I suggested to my wife that we walk up instead. Surely it can’t be that far? I remember there being groups of exhausted looking people at regular points of the ascent in little areas that were akin to base-camps. How my wife laughed…
And then, because we didn’t want to miss out boat off the island, we ended up walking back down again later. At least we had gravity on our side for the descent…
Olympus OM-1 and G-Zuiko Auto-W 28mm f/3.5 on Kodak Ektar. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 21 August 2018
Shrine
I’ve had a busy day today doing various bits and bobs and it’s suddenly 7:30 in the evening! So I’ll quickly bung another Capri re-scan onto the blog. I can’t remember where precisely in Capri this was (although it will be in Capri Town somewhere), but I like the splash of colour in the otherwise soft and high-key scene.
Olympus OM-1 and G-Zuiko Auto-W 28mm f/3.5 on Kodak Ektar. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 21 August 2018
Beware crabs bearing gifts
A few more Capri pictures that I’ve re-scanned. Some of these I’ve uploaded to Flickr in the past, but others never left my hard drive (in their original form).
Today a trio of shots of some of the high-end fashion outlets in Capri Town, none of which I ventured inside. I’m uninterested in fashion at the best of times, so my attraction was purely to whether I though a decent photograph was present.
I’m not sure which store the crab was working in…
Olympus OM-1 and G-Zuiko Auto-W 28mm f/3.5 on Kodak Ektar. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 21 August 2018
Lady with a camera
I’ve been re-scanning some more of my pictures from out trip to Italy back in 2018. This is another from the day-trip to Capri.
Olympus OM-1 and G-Zuiko Auto-W 28mm f/3.5 on Kodak Ektar. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 21 August 2018
Homes
Large blocks of uninteresting foreground and sky meant I felt this worked better as a panoramic crop, and it’s fared quite well considering it’s a 35mm negative. It has nice leading lines in the field and the wires, and the angle of the sun has added some lovely contrast and relief to the buildings.
Nikon F80 and Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 ED VR on Fomapan 400 (@320asa). Semi-stand in Rodinal 1+100 for 1 hour @ 20°.
Taken on 8 February 2026
Snowdrops
I rarely photograph flowers. They’re a very popular subject, I know, but really not my thing, so this is quite a rarity for me. I think I took this picture more because I was trying to finish the roll of film, than because I was particularly drawn to the subject, but I do like the result.
Nikon F80 and Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 ED VR on Fomapan 400 (@320asa). Semi-stand in Rodinal 1+100 for 1 hour @ 20°.
Taken on 8 February 2026
Ice
Looking straight down onto a small frozen puddle/
Nikon F80 and Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 ED VR on Fomapan 400 (@320asa). Semi-stand in Rodinal 1+100 for 1 hour @ 20°.
Taken on 8 February 2026
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