Zeiss Mess-Ikonta 524/16 & Kodak Tri-X. Adox Rodinal 1+50 13mins @ 20°
Taken on 19 September 2024
Courtyard and bicycle
Tag: Norfolk
Big buoys
One of my sons has gone on a trip to Europe with his friends. This is the first time he’s done this (although some of his friends have been away together before), partly because he doesn’t like flying, and partly because, being fair skinned, he’s not a huge fan of sunshine holidays. This trip is a city break though, and it’s November, so hot weather and too much sun are unlikely to be an issue.
Hi mother and I are understandably nervous – it’s one of those “firsts” that you go through with your kids. First night away from home. First time on a bus by themselves. First time driving alone. First trip to a pub. First trip to a nightclub. The list goes on.
He’s a sensible young man and, while I’m sure he’ll avail himself of some drinks while there, he won’t do anything foolhardy, but your children are precious and it’s natural to be concerned for their safety, security, and happiness, even if the likelihood of anything affecting these things is small.
He left the house early this morning to walk to the house of his friend who was driving some of them to the airport. I was asleep when he left, but woke at around four to go to the toilet and realised he had already set off. I was then unable to get back to sleep until I got a message from him saying he was at the airport. I slept off-and-on for the rest of the night and when I did wake properly, kept checking the progress of his flight. I was much happier when I knew he’d arrived safely and, while I’ll be much happier when he’s back home again, I feel less on edge today than I have for the last few. Being a parent can be stressful!
My other son (we have three) had a review meeting today for the internship he’s attending this year. We went along with him and were extremely happy with his progress. He is getting along great and we couldn’t have hoped for better feedback from the staff at the place he is working. We are very proud of him. There are also positive signs that there may be a permanent position for him, which is very good news. Being a parent can also be very rewarding. 🙂
Zeiss Mess-Ikonta 524/16 & Kodak Tri-X. Adox Rodinal 1+50 13mins @ 20°
Taken on 19 September 2024
George Vancouver (and a dash of Rodinal)
Back in September I decided to visit the town of King’s Lynn, in Norfolk. I did this for no other reason than I had never visited the place before and that I thought it might be an interesting place to take some photographs. It was, and I’ll be posting some of the results over the next week or so.
I didn’t get the best weather on the day – it being largely overcast through the morning – although it did brighten up in the afternoon, so the light was a little low for the first part of the day. This didn’t really harm the Tri-X I had loaded, although I was effectively shooting it at 200asa because I had a yellow filter fitted to the camera, but I did wonder how the roll of Delta 100 in the other camera I took would fare. More on that in another post though.
This roll of Tri-X was also the first I’ve ever developed using Rodinal. I’d previously shied away from using this developer with faster films, having heard tales of “golfball”-size grain but, having read some posts by Andy on his S.H.O.U.T photography blog about his experiences with Rodinal, I decided to see how I would get on.
I think the results are, on the whole, pretty good. There’s more grain that I would have seen had I developed it in my usual Ilfotec DDX, but nothing outrageous, and the tonality of the negatives is good.
I’m not sure I would rush to develop 135 Tri-X in Rodinal, but I’m not averse to using it for Tri-X (or perhaps HP5+) again in future. It’s certainly a more cost effective option.
Anyway, the photo today is of a statue of King’s Lynn born George Vancouver (22 June 1757 – 10 May 1798) a British Royal Navy officer best known for his exploration of the American north-west coast. The city of Vancouver, Vancouver Island, and Mount Vancouver are all named after the man, as is another Mount Vancouver in New Zealand! He also named a number of other locations after his friends, colleagus and fellow officers, including Mount St. Helens, Puget Sound, and Mount Rainier.
That’s the top of the custom’s house behind his head, and not some sort of fancy hat he’s wearing.
Zeiss Mess-Ikonta 524/16 & Kodak Tri-X. Adox Rodinal 1+50 13mins @ 20°
Taken on 19 September 2024
Steel City Snapper photography 