Cowabunga dude!

February 8, 2018 fishyfisharcadeLeave a comment

In the early afternoon light, this large gritstone boulder on the moors above Hathersage, UK, had the look of a face, so I took the photo. It was only after scanning the negative that it struck me as to what it reminded me of – a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (albeit one with a slightly lopsided face), complete with the tail of its bandana fluttering from the left side of its neck.

Or maybe it just looks like a big rock…

Zeiss Mess-Ikonta & Kodak Portra 400 (expired 2016).

Taken on 7 February 2018

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A winter tree

February 6, 2018February 6, 2018 fishyfisharcadeLeave a comment

Trees have a beauty to them after autumn has stripped them of their leaves.

Zeiss Mess-Ikonta & Kodak Tri-X (expired 2013).

Taken on 25 January 2018

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Looks familiar..

February 5, 2018 fishyfisharcade2 Comments

Yeah, that’s because it was taken in the same field, on the same day as the shot I posted on 2 Feb. It’s maybe not as nice a shot, but it still works pretty well thanks to the clouds and the curve of the path I think.

Zeiss Mess-Ikonta & Kodak Tri-X (expired 2013).

Taken on 25 January 2018

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Paths and powerlines

February 2, 2018 fishyfisharcade1 Comment

Although it doesn’t look it in the shot, this path was coated in a slippery layer of heavy mud, which meant my shoes and the cuffs of my jeans were filthy by the time I got to the end.

I think the photo made it worthwhile though. 🙂

Zeiss Mess-Ikonta & Kodak Tri-X (expired 2013).

Taken on 25 January 2018

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After a fruitless walk

February 1, 2018 fishyfisharcadeLeave a comment

This photo was taken a stones throw from the one in yesterday’s post (I was stood beside the house in this picture when I took that one).

I’d intended to follow some of the footpaths and go on a nice walk, but it was quickly curtailed when, at the bottom of the hill where I took this shot, it became apparent that the route was impassable thanks to field covered in about 8 inches of wet mud churned up by tractors. Maybe if I’d been wearing wellies I’d have given it a try, but not with the shoes I had on sadly. So I walked back up the hill and took this on the way.

Zeiss Mess-Ikonta & Kodak Tri-X (expired 2013).

Taken on 25 January 2018

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Overarching power

January 31, 2018 fishyfisharcadeLeave a comment

This pylon had a dominant, imposing look about it stood on the ridge overlooking the road and valley, and I think the curve of the foreground road adds to the shot.

Zeiss Mess-Ikonta & Kodak Tri-X (expired 2013).

Taken on 25 January 2018

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Softer than it looks

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 fishyfisharcadeLeave a comment

This field looks hard and frost-bitten. It wasn’t – there were times when my feet literally sank completely in the thick wet mud of the footpath that runs along the bottom edge (and where all the meltwater was draining).

Zeiss Mess-Ikonta & Kodak Tri-X (expired 2013).

Taken on 17 January 2018

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Cobbled

January 20, 2018 fishyfisharcade4 Comments

I took a number of pictures on this street in Hull a couple of month’s back. This is the only medium format shot amongst them. I like the shot and the composition, but wish there had been a little more light – I had to open up the aperture to get the photo (a side-effect of my Mess-Ikonta having a slow / sticky shutter at speeds below 1/100 sec, which forces me to open it up in lower light, rather than dropping the shutter speed). As a result, the focus is a little soft in the foreground.

Zeiss Mess-Ikonta 524/16 & Kodak Tri-X.

Taken on 29 November 2017

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There are no dogs here any more

January 19, 2018January 19, 2018 fishyfisharcade3 Comments

The trailer with the dog’s face on it has been parked in this field for years. For a while there would be canine “gymkhana” type events that would take place here from time to time, where people would run their dogs through courses of fences, ramps, tunnels and the like. I never visited any of these events, but I drove past on a few occasions when they were taking place and there was often quite a crowd of people in attendance. However, at some point a few years ago the events came to an end, but the trailer, with its jolly artwork, has remained in the field since. At some point more recently, someone has broken into the trailer and there were various pieces of equipment scattered beside it.