35mm · Film photography · Photography

Slightly topical

I thought I’d post something that reflects the times. Yes, that’s right, that IS an Only Fools and Horses themed truck you see!..

Apologies for the naff post. I’m in the throes of prepping my office to be redecorated next week which is involving lots of effort – basically every piece of furniture needs to be taken out as it’s having a new floor laid at the same time, so I’ve spent hours carefully packing things away with the lurking knowledge that I will have to reverse the whole process next week. On top of that, we’re also having the other upstairs rooms decorated and re-carpeted the same week – plus the staircase. <sob>…

Re-decorating
Five syllables full of threat
Of stolen free time

Del Bo(y)nd

Olympus XA3 & Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°

Taken on 4 September 2021

35mm · Film photography · Photography

Private Benjamin

It’s been a lllooooonnng time since I watched the movie Private Benjamin – it was most likely as a VHS rental sometime in the 80s, where I remember a bedraggled, helmet wearing Goldie Hawn peering out from the box on the video shop’s shelves. As a result I have no idea if a truck the same, or similar to this one featured in the film, or if the owner named it by some other association. It’s an impressive looking vehicle whatever the case.

In VHS days
Persusing the shelves of films
For that night’s viewing

Private Benjamin

Olympus XA3 & Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°

Taken on 4 September 2021

35mm · Film photography · Photography

’46 Chevy

This attractive Chevy truck was at the Lincoln Steam Rally. It had been carefully painted to give it a somewhat well-worn finish and it looked great in the bright sunshine – the browns and reds of the bodywork contrasting vividly with the bright chrome of the grille and the glass of the headlamps.

FILM - Chevy

Nikon F80, Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 & Fuji Superia 100 (expired).

Taken on 17 August 2019

Film photography · Medium Format · Photography

ERF

For a 65 year old camera (or for any age camera for that matter), my pocketable Zeiss Mess-Ikonta is a great little medium-format machine. It produces lovely sharp photographs. The uncoupled rangefinder serves to slow you down a little – spur of the moment shooting is not the forte of this camera (unless you’re shooting in steady light and at a set focal distance / aperture that removes the need to change settings) – but I really don’t care when it allows me to make pictures like this.

FILM - ERF

Zeiss Mess-Ikonta 524/16 & Kodak Ektar.

Taken on 17 August 2019