Steel City Snapper photography
35mm, medium format and large format film photography (with the odd bit of digital every now and then…)
This tray of dismembered doll body parts was in a shop in Bakewell. It was begging for a picture to be made (although, thankfully, not literally!).
I had to squat right down to get the shot and this resulted me rocking slightly on the balls of my feet and missing focus a little. I don’t think the soft focus hurts the picture though and maybe even adds a touch of surreality.
Nikon F80, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D & Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°
Taken on 12 April 2024
On a visit to Gainsborough Old Hall recently, I came across a small art exhibition running through some of the rooms. One of the objects was a vintage pocket watch with a small plastic doll squashed up inside it and entitled “Watch Case Infant”. Sadly, I can’t remember the meaning of the piece (and I’ve thoughtfully missed of the bit of the white card containing the text), but it makes for a pretty nice picture, I think.
Olympus OM-1, F. Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 & Rollei Superpan 200.
Taken on 8 August 2017.
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