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Walking in Bury. There’s probably ‘history’

Walking in Bury.
There’s probably ‘history’ associated with this, but I don’t know what it is!
Really just an excuse to play with Photoshop Express, newly installed on my phone.
#burystedmunds #monochrome

Tomb decoration, St Mary’s churchyard From today

Tomb decoration, St Mary’s churchyard
From today’s walk.
#burystedmunds

Soufflés are notoriously unpredictable things. Th

Soufflés are notoriously unpredictable things.
This worked perfectly, the Red House Soufflé.
First made by me in Cambridge in the 1970s and rarely resurrected in recent times due to its somewhat fattening nature - not to mention it’s rather time-consuming construction.
Basically onion, tomatoes, sweet corn and huge quantities of cheese, butter, milk and of course, eggs, lots of eggs…
I like it served with crispy roast potatoes, a nice texture contrast.
It is unashamedly delicious.

Lily & Lettuce. In my courtyard this morning.

Lily & Lettuce.
In my courtyard this morning.

Sunday afternoon coffee, under the sun umbrella. #

Sunday afternoon coffee, under the sun umbrella.
#random #abstract #sunshadow

Real hailstones on my fake grass yesterday. #junew

Real hailstones on my fake grass yesterday.
#juneweather #whathappenedtosummer

Rain on maple. A 30 second exposure on ancient gla

Rain on maple.
A 30 second exposure on ancient glass quarter plate, using the Gandolfi outdoors and hoping that there was no sudden gust of wind.

#ishootfilm #ag #agmag @ag.magazine
#filmisnotdead #gandolfi #silverphotography
#blackandwhitephotography #vintagecamera #vintagefilm #glassplate #glassplatenegative #glassplatephotographs
#quarterplate

Overnight rain. #juneweather #whereisthesun #hosta

Overnight rain.
#juneweather #whereisthesun #hosta

Back in the 1990s, when the first version of Photo

Back in the 1990s, when the first version of Photoshop was released, I played around with it a lot.
The recent introduction of #supportbubbles for COVID isolationists reminded me of one of the very first images I created, so here it is.
The original was a large format colour negative made in The Gibberd Garden, Harlow, in the 1980s.
#earlydigital #photoshop #sphere #gibberdgarden

Fired up the Gandolfi for a bit of #macrophotograp

Fired up the Gandolfi for a bit of #macrophotography in the great outdoors. A 30 second exposure had me crossing fingers that a breeze didn’t come along and blur everything.
Ilford Selochrome ortho vintage glass quarter plate, f32.
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#ishootfilm #ag #agmag @ag.magazine
#filmisnotdead #gandolfi #silverphotography
#blackandwhitephotography #vintagecamera #vintagefilm #glassplate #glassplatenegative #glassplatephotographs
#quarterplate

Like a lot of Indian food, it doesn’t look much,

Like a lot of Indian food, it doesn’t look much, but Bengali Mustard Fish is possibly my all-time favourite fish dish.
Simple ingredients, but considerable attention to detail in the cooking, which includes lots of garlic, white mustard seeds, nigella seeds, caraway & cardamom seeds with fresh turmeric & tomatoes. Served here with bhindi bhaji. .
#indianfood #bengali #fish #okra #bhindi

When taking a walk with @robbappleton one has to b

When taking a walk with @robbappleton one has to be quick off the mark these days otherwise he gets all the best shots…
#lockdownphotography #itsnotacompetition #butithelps

Tiger Lily explosion in my courtyard this year. Ju

Tiger Lily explosion in my courtyard this year. Just what you need on a cold rainy day.
#tigerlily #colourpop

It’s the traditional family meat pie 🥧 Looki

It’s the traditional family meat pie 🥧
Looking a little ragged round the edges but I’m sure it’ll taste ok @harriet_j_h xxx

I’ve given a lot of thought to the black square.

I’ve given a lot of thought to the black square.
Whilst undoubtedly sympathetic to the underlying purpose, I felt it did nothing constructive at a time when that’s needed most.
So I will not be tagging this, to avoid cluttering an already oversubscribed meme, but instead draw attention to the report issued today by Public Health England (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52889106)
“For ethnicity, coronavirus death rates were highest among people of Black and Asian ethnic groups when compared to white British ethnicity”

Viral transmission. Just messing around… #digita

Viral transmission.
Just messing around…
#digital #toomuchtimeonmyhands

Moonrise over my horizon, Saturday. I should point

Moonrise over my horizon, Saturday.
I should point out that I had not seen yesterday’s post by @robbappleton when I took this!
Fingers crossed for SpaceX launch tonight.
#moonrise #rooftop

Having just rewatched the entire Godfather trilogy

Having just rewatched the entire Godfather trilogy, this seemed particularly apt. Plus it’s a great day for otters eh?
@brian_bilston #humour #poetry

In 1633, the herbalist John Gerard wrote that bora

In 1633, the herbalist John Gerard wrote that borage was "used everywhere for the comfort of the heart, for the driving away of sorrow, and increasing the joy of the mind. The leaves and flowers of Borage put into wine make men and women glad and merry and drive away all sadness, dullness, and melancholy...”
#borage

Finding a way out of lockdown. Today’s walk… #

Finding a way out of lockdown. Today’s walk…
#digital #monochrome #blackandwhite

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Last reviewed/updated: Monday, May 4, 2020

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