Category Archives: Beautiful Ulster

Beautiful Ulster, Belfast, Photo-Technique, Travel

CAVE HILL, BELFAST

CAVE HILL, BELFAST, from Hightown Road.

Image made with a Nikon FG20 using Ilford Delta 3200, pulled to ISO1600. f=34mm, f/16 @ 1/500th sec.

A good film choice for a wintery day, although this image was made during weak sunshine.

This is a fast (by film standards) film, which accounts for its grainy appearance. In the developing tank, I split the processing time between 1600ISO and 3200ISO, giving it 10 mins 30 secs in Fotospeed FD10, mixed at 1/9 at 20deg, then 1 minute stop bath in 20 deg. water, 2 mins in hypo-clear and 10 mins wash.

It’s the first time I’ve used this film, and I must admit I expected more contrast in the scanned image, but, there’s another film loaded, and I’ll try again.

Beautiful Ulster, Co. Antrim

Gracehill in Autumn

The Better Half wanted to take a phone call, just as we drove through the village of Gracehill, near Ballymena, Co.Antrim, so because the rural phone networks are patchy, I parked the car in the street and jumped out with the Fujifilm X-T30. This served two purposes, for it meant I was able to get a quick shot of the beautiful village green, with its historic Moravian Church, nestling in autumnal colours, and at the same time, avoid having to listen to one side of her phone call.

Here’s the quick shot…

For more information on the historic village of Gracehill, click this link: https://gracehillvillage.org

Beautiful Ulster, Black & White, Co. Antrim, Streetscapes, Travel

Randalstown Churches

The Old Congregation Presbyterian Church

This historic building dates back to 1655, when a presbyterian congregation was founded on the site on the Portglenone Road; that building replaced in 1790, at a cost of £600. On the hill behind the OC Church is the St Brigid’s Church of Ireland Church, Drumaul Parish.

I’ve been trying for years (literally!) to get a photograph of this building – and I’ve been thwarted in the past by parked cars in the lay-by in front of the church, so when I was passingly a few days ago, and saw it carless, I did a quick u-turn and got the camera out before someone parked!

Photographed with the Nikon F100, on Ilford FP4 ISO125.

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