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Cyanotype - Wandlebury Digital full-frame 6x9 ima

Cyanotype - Wandlebury
Digital full-frame 6x9 image printed on to transparency film and contact printed onto coated watercolour paper.

#cyanotype #blueprint #blueprints #uvprint #cyanotypes #alternativephotography #alternativephotographyprocesses #lumix #digitalnegative #wandleburycountrypark #wandlebury #cambridge #woodland #woodlandwalk #landscapephotography #mono #mysterious_enchanted_trees

Hellebore - au naturel digital The slightly sinist

Hellebore - au naturel digital
The slightly sinister, beautiful complexity of the flower rendered by more conventional means.
The pink 'petals' are actually sepals, modified leaves which turn green over time; the flower itself contains the nectaries (yellow tubes) and male and female reproductive organs (anthers & pistils). To reduce the chance of it pollinating itself (although it can & does), the stamens do not release pollen until after the stigmas become receptive.

#nikond800 #digital #micronikkor #closeup #flowers #hellebore
#flowerstagram #flowersandmacro #flowersofinstagram #wondersofnature

Hellebore Macrophotograph on ancient 1950s Ilford

Hellebore
Macrophotograph on ancient 1950s Ilford Selochrome glass quarter plate, Gandolfi bellows at full extension with Ross 6" lens, 2x magnification. Exposure 30 seconds at f32 with ring light. Split-toned scan of plate, prior to conventional printing.

#bnw #macrophotography
#filmisnotdead #ishootfilm #gandolfi #silverphotography #splittone
#blackandwhitephotography #vintagecamera #vintagefilm #glassplate #glassplatenegative #glassplatephotographs
#quarterplate on #halfplatecamera #hellebore

Hellebore. Today’s exercise, from my courtyard g

Hellebore.
Today’s exercise, from my courtyard garden. All parts of a hellebore are toxic to humans.
Half-plate negative on Fomapan 100 sheet film, 21 seconds, f32, on the Gandolfi.

#filmisnotdead #gandolfi #silverphotography #stilllife
#hellebore #monochrome #splittone
#blackandwhitephotography #vintagecamera #halfplate #fomapan100 #largeformat #ishootfilm #bnw #bnwphotography #foma #foma_cz #fomasince1921

The doorways to Wandlebury. #wandleburycountrypar

The doorways to Wandlebury.

#wandleburycountrypark #wandlebury #cambridge
#woodland #woodlandwalk #bnwphotography #landscapephotography #mono #mysterious_enchanted_trees

Pie. Chicken & mushroom to be precise. Didn’t la

Pie.
Chicken & mushroom to be precise. Didn’t last long…
#homecooking #lockdowncooking #piesofinstagram

It’s that time of year when we could all use a l

It’s that time of year when we could all use a little colour, even if it’s only green and white.
#rollonspring #snowdrops

It seemed quite friendly. From my ‘One Hour at W

It seemed quite friendly.
From my ‘One Hour at Wandlebury’ set - see story.

#wandleburycountrypark #wandlebury #cambridge
#woodland #woodlandwalk #bnwphotography #landscapephotography #mono #mysterious_enchanted_trees
@CambridgePPF

View my story to see full set. First time back at

View my story to see full set.
First time back at Wandlebury today since the 1970s.
Still as magical as ever.
#wandleburycountrypark #wandlebury #cambridge
#woodland #woodlandwalk #bnwphotography #landscapephotography #mono #mysterious_enchanted_trees
@CambridgePPF

Lith print - the tortured oaks of Mundon. On the E

Lith print - the tortured oaks of Mundon.
On the Essex coast near Maldon exists a field of dead oak trees. Reputedly planted in 1100, they have been progressively killed off by encroaching water from the adjacent salt marsh.
I photographed them almost exactly 10 years ago on a sunny February day but have never managed to make a print that I felt did them justice.
Still haven't, but this is the latest attempt. There are two versions, full details in tech notes.

Technical: (for those so inclined...)
Printed from a 6cmx6cm Kodak Tri-X film negative made on Hasselblad.
Prints are on the discontinued Fotospeed Lith paper, developed in Moersch EasyLith for 40 minutes (1st image) and 20 minutes (2nd). Technically the 2nd is better, but I prefer the 1st.
The reason for the colour & contrast differences is that the developer was exhausted for the yellower print, requiring the very long development time. It also exhibits 'snowballing' (dark splodges) in the sky, a result of the extended processing. The 2nd image is more representative of the colour and tone normally obtained with this late-lamented paper.
The beauty of the lith process is that you can never be sure what you'll get. It's also difficult to produce two prints exactly the same, so each is unique.
I've retained the true colour of each as far as possible in scanning.

#lithprint #lithprinting #ishootfilm #trix400 #hasselblad #monochrome #alternativeprocess #fotospeed #blackandwhite #blackandwhitephotography #moersch #easylith #mundon #oaks #essexcoast

Sheep wool & conifer. #digital #bnwphotography

Sheep wool & conifer.
#digital #bnwphotography

Lith print from a colour digital original(2nd imag

Lith print from a colour digital original(2nd image).
Sculptural replica of the Anglo-Saxon helmet at Sutton Hoo.

Technical: Monochrome negative made on Pictorico inkjet transparency film, contact printed on old Fotospeed Lith paper developed in Moersch EasyLith for 20 minutes at room temperature.

#lithprint #digitalnegative #monochrome #alternativeprocess #fotospeed #agmag #monochrome #blackandwhite #bnw #blackandwhitephotography #pictorico #moersch #easylith #thedig #suttonhoo #suffolk

Love how everything changes under snow. #burystedm

Love how everything changes under snow.
#burystedmunds #abbeygardensburystedmunds #burystedmundscathedral #wintertrees #bnw #bnwphotography

From today’s snow trek, the Snowship Enterprise…
#snow #snowsnowsnow #moresnow

Tarte Flambée (French pizza!) with homemade sweet

Tarte Flambée (French pizza!) with homemade sweetheart cabbage coleslaw.
Tonight’s dinner!
#homecooking #lockdowncooking #freshfood #frenchcuisine #déliceuse

Well that worked … Tarte aux Myrtilles, well, bl

Well that worked … Tarte aux Myrtilles, well, blueberries if you’re a europhobic brexit-voting div.
#homecooking #homebaking #sweettooth #blueberries #tarte

Pollarded willow, River Lark #winter #trees #lockd

Pollarded willow, River Lark
#winter #trees #lockdownwalks #treesofinstagram #bnwphotography #blackandwhitephotography #burystedmunds

#burystedmunds #abbeygardensbury

#burystedmunds #abbeygardensbury

Jam in Jamuary ? You can when it’s chilli jam 🌶 🌶 🌶🌶🌶
#homecooking #preserving #chillijam #jamuary

Fabulous Friday Fish. Plate-busting roasted Suffol

Fabulous Friday Fish.
Plate-busting roasted Suffolk-caught skate wing with roasted tomatoes & chilli-caper-mustard sauce.
#foodporn #skate #fishlover

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Last reviewed/updated: Monday, May 4, 2020

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