A lone airliner makes its way to destinations unknown.
Olympus 35 RC & JCH Streetpan.
Taken on 15 February 2019
Tag: Olympus 35 RC
The commute
My last shot of the day when visiting Manchester the other week. I like how the sun was catching on the rails and the figure and train set each other off nicely in the frame.
Olympus 35 RC & Fomapan 400.
Taken on 15 February 2019
Close Encounters
This is one of the main atrium / escalator areas in the Arndale shopping centre in Manchester, UK. The design of the overhead lighting was very striking and so I took the shot. Upon scanning the negative it reminded me of the climactic scene in Steven Spielberg’s classic movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, where the alien mothership descends at Devil’s Tower (although that had fewer retail outlets and escalators if I recall correctly… 🙂 ).
Olympus 35 RC & Fomapan 400.
Taken on 15 February 2019
By the sunlit fountain
People enjoy the unseasonably mild February weather by the fountain in Picadilly Gardens, Manchester.
The 35 RC’s lens had coped quite well with the conditions (shooting straight into the direction of the low sun). There’s some noticeable flaring in the shot (top left, and lower-centre right), but nothing too severe and the contrast has remained in place.
Olympus 35 RC & Fomapan 400.
Taken on 15 February 2019
By the arches
Another shot from Manchester. Eagle-eyed readers will spot Allan – the chap from yesterday’s post – in the background of the image.
The JCH Street Pan produced lovely contrasty photographs in this light.
Olympus 35 RC & JCH Street Pan.
Taken on 15 February 2019
Appy Allan
While I was wandering around the School Strike for Climate protest last friday, I happened across the chap in the photo below. He was dressed in unusual but smart attire and had an interesting look about him so I decided to do something I rarely do – ask if I could make a portrait. He generously allowed me to take the shot below and I stood and chatted to him for a while. He was pleased to see the schoolkids standing up for something they believed in, and said how it wouldn’t have been possible to do so when he was at school. He went on to tell me a little about himself – the clothes he was wearing were Vivienne Westwood designs, and he explained that, thanks to his colourful and interesting life story, a documentary was being produced about him (http://www.appyallanfilm.com/). He was a friendly bloke and it was good to speak with him.
Olympus 35 RC & JCH Street Pan.
Taken on 15 February 2019
School Strike for Climate
On Friday 15 February 2019, pupils across the UK took a day of action, skipping school to protest against the impact of climate change and to demand action be taken to prevent it from becoming worse. There were some amusing placards on display and it was good to see these young people make their voices heard.
I was in Manchester on the day and noticed the demonstration as I was heading towards the library, and took the following photographs.
Olympus 35 RC & JCH Street Pan.
Taken on 15 February 2019
Eyes in the back of his head
I spotted this chap chatting on his phone with his sunglasses perched on the back of his head and couldn’t resist getting a photo. The little 35 RC has done it proud. The JCH Street Pan produced some lovely tones in bright light, but also resulted in very underexposed thin negatives where I’d shot in dimmer conditions. The underexposed images aren’t unusable – and some of them look pretty great – but they will take some work in Lightroom, not least to remove all the additional dust spots that appear on thin negs.
Olympus 35 RC & JCH Street Pan.
Taken on 15 February 2019
Horses on a hill
I’ve had some unfortunate news this week and my mind’s not really focussed on updating the blog. I’ll try to keep posting daily, but there may be a gap here and there. Apologies.
Here’s an old shot from early 2017.
Olympus 35 RC & Ilford HP5+
Taken on 8 January 2017
Naturalist
A mural of the naturalist Sir David Attenborough on a wall in Sheffield city centre.
Olympus 35 RC & Kodak Tri-X.
Taken December 2016
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