There are times when a subject matter is so simple that it can deliver decent image. Here's a few examples of what I mean.
goodbye my loyal friends
Its time to say goodbye to a number of loyal friends. Goodbye Nikon and the excellent glass we've used together over the years. You've provided me with some reasonable images and have never failed when called on you to deliver what Ive asked for.
I made the choice to shoot Nikon all those years ago as they provided me with what I believed was the best choice for my budget and represented good value for the money. My D800 went everywhere with me. Always by my side. My favourite lens had to be the Nikkor's 85mm. Sharp as a pin. One of Nikons sharpest ever lenses and a killer choice for anyones arsenal. I'll miss you
Whats next then? We'll, it will be back to film. Im shooting more and more on 35mm these days so the choice is simple. A Leica M6. She'll sit nicely along side my other Leica's.
Believe in film. Its the future.....
Im no landscape photographer
I find landscape photography a little less challenging than the other stuff I shoot but there are times when the light grabs me and I end up with a pretty ok image or two. Here's a few examples of what I refer to. No filters or Photoshop. Just how it should be...
Newlyns forgotten music and verse....
Entry was not forced and the contents are as I found them. Respect for a former place of worship was shown
Cadgwith, Cadgwith, hidden away
Cadgwith, Cadgwith, hidden away
stoney cove where the waves roll in,
fishing boats line up in order,
birds chat away on thatched read rooftops.
colourful cottages but please be aware,
signage instructions are everywhere,
footpaths lead you in all directions,
providing view points for your camera's lenses.
respect our parking, we're a working village,
a fisherman's job is the toughest on this planet,
donations help and support their cause,
don't forget the losses & needed family support.
Cadgwith, Cadgwith there's so much to see,
those little seaside touches that makes us unique,
stained glass windows, names on our doors,
fingerless glove makes an adapted exhaust port.
Cadgwith, Cadgwith, hidden away,
Cadgwith Cadgwith is a Cornish gem....
St Micheals Mount - A different view from the norm....
St Micheals Mount is one of the most photographed Cornish landmarks. We see numerous images on line and in local gallery's of the Mount but they all look the same. Here's now I see it....
We all start somewhere
At 15 years old, I had no concept of composition, subject matter, depth of field or any other aspects of photography. I just had this overwhelming urge to capture an image. I had no line manuals to refer to, tutorials or someone to speak to offer advice. I picked up my camera and released the shutter. The result of that in the first photograph I ever took. Armed with a basic Zenit E that cost me £20, a roll of ilford FP4, this is what I saw and captured.
On reflection, when I look back at the image I got the lighting and speed right. The lovely contrast that ilford films give is all there but clearly I had no conception of the art of composition. It would be decades on that I got round to picking up a camera again and ended up where I am today, making a living out of it.
There's a real positive to all this, I now spend a large proportion of my time shooting film again.
Kelenföld Art Deco Power Station
Kelenfold power station has been photographed numerous times in recent years. Just do a search on google it and you'll see just how much. What hasn't been seen though is an area of the station that I managed to gain access too. Below are a few of those shots plus a few other shots you might not of seen from different angles etc. Every photographer has their own view on how they see a shot. A big thank you to the guys at Kelenföld for my private viewing
my guide
expired Impossible project
I bought a multiple pack of assorted film from those lovely peeps at Impossible the other day which included a pack of expired black and white SX 70 film. Production date was 12/16 so it had only expired super recently. You can get some great results from expired film and if Im honest I did get one or two with it. All of the images below were shot during the day with clear cornish skies and the lighten/darken control on the camera ramped up to its darkest setting.
Lithuania street art
Whichever city or country you visit these days, you'll always come across "Street art" in some way or form. Some good, some bad but they all have one thing in common, expressing and displaying their work where ever they can. On a recent visit to Lithuania, I came across some of the Eastern Europeans artists work. I only captured the best.
Brutal design
I hadn't planned to visit Vilnius but seeing as I was only one and a half hours away in Kaunas, I thought Id travel up there and see what going on. I wasn't really sure what Id expect to find but as long as it wasn't just uninteresting tourist related stuff then Id be happy. My first and only interesting find was what can only be described as a piece of brutal soviet influenced architecture. Concrete and grey this shocking attempt at design has all the typical characteristics of eastern European design minds gone mad. It was more about a statement of communism than a functional building.
The building and the surrounding land appeared to form part of a leisure complex that has clearly been left and now sits on the Vilnius landscape like a carbuncle. A shame really.
Female and strong
Jeannie, Jeannie, yellow and black
lying empty and waiting to embark.
Into the bay and round the mount
Real Cornish elm helping you out.
Oars in the water
oars in the air
powering through the salty swell
I was once called "Sally" and built by Peter
Im solid, Im solid there's is no mistake
of wood that is seasoned and designed to shape
My oars lie waiting for hands to grip
Im branded with white lettering
and "Mounts Bay" in black.
Come race me, come race me
in Cornish waters
and see if you have what you need to challenge me