Isn’t it great when you shoot them and they have both feet off the ground. Incidentally, this image was made at a distance of around 150 yards from camera position.
For those who like to know these things, the image was shot at F=290mm, f/5.6 @ 1/500th second on ISO500. The aperture was wide open to allow a shallow depth of field, hence the bokeh (the fall-off in focus) visible on the ground, while the faster shutter speed froze the feet in a fraction of a second – a moment in time. The ISO was set at 500 to achieve a 1/3rd stop over-exposure, and CLICK.
It was bonfire season in East Belfast, – early July, so an opportunity to make an image of kids building a pyre, with the famous Belfast cranes in the background.
Newtownards Road, Belfast.
This image was made with the Nikon F100 camera on Rollei RPX25 film, processed in FD10 for 5 minutes, and scanned for digital viewing. Digital processing in Lightroom using one of my favourite presets.
On Tuesday 23rd July 2024 Janette and I visited (for the first time) the small island of Rathlin, just off the north coast of County Antrim. Rathlin is the only inhabited island on the coast of Northern Ireland, with a population of around 150, although it is reported that the population is steadily growing. I can understand why. We were quite taken with its tranquility, and its peacefulness. The island is very community focused, and a graphic near the Co-op lists the values that mark the community, – seeking to make Rathlin a welcoming place for everyone.
Kilmood is a small hamlet, a few miles from Comber, Co.Down. This picturesque little settlement consists basically of one single street, – Kilmmod Church Road, with rows of cute cottages.
I visited in July 2024, with the Nikon F100 Camera, and a roll of Fujifilm Neon Acros 100ISO film, which I later developed for 7 minutes in Fotospeed FD10
I’ve been trying out a new-to-me Nikkor lens on the Nikon D100, using Fujifilm Neopan Acros Black and White film, – old stock dated July 2013. I’ve never developed Acros myself before, (although Acros Film Simulation is one of my favourite shooting modes on the Fujifilm digital cameras). I have to say, I really like this film. It has a beautifully soft grain, and gives great depths of contrast on the digital scanner.
I spent an hour at the annual Randalstown Community Festival, an event aimed at bringing the community together in the town centre, for a night of free open air entertainment and fun, with cuddly animals and funfair rides for the kids, a mini-market selling novelties and food, and a stage featuring local artists.
Raindrops in monochrome, shot on the Nikon F100 film camera, F-50mm, f/3.5 @ 1/500th sec, after a long heavy rainy day – typical of our Northern Ireland summers…
Photographed on (out of date) Ilford HP5 film, ISO400, and developed in FD10 for 7 minutes. Negatives scanned.
Millport, on the little Isle of Cumbrae has a hidden gem – hidden because the Cathedral of the Isles can be really hard to find, buried behind a forest of mature trees, and, at least from that angle, approached by a steep path and steps. But it is a worthwhile walk.
The Isle of Cumbrae is just a very short ferry crossing from Largs in North Ayrshire. It’s well worth the trip, if you have a day to spare, and you’re in the area.
Garrison House, Millport
We visited in mid May, 2024, when the weather had been very changeable, one day rainy, the next sunny… But our day in Millport, the town of Cumbrae was a lovely day, warm and some decent sunshine. Here’s some images, made with the Fujifilm X-T5, and the manual focus 7Artisans 35mm f1.8 lens.
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