The ship Janice and I were on was not particularly large, but it did make for some dramatic lines up close!
In keeping with “Whatever Works Wednesday, no tech info 🙂
Author: johnmeadowsphotography
An amateur photographer in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Outside the Gallery
As part of our recent trip to Scotland we spent a day in Glasgow, and the city looked more interesting than I expected! We had a couple of hours at an art gallery, whose exterior I found quite interesting.
Voigtlander Bessa R Rangefinder, 35/2.5 Color Skopar Lens with 25A Red filter
Rollei Retro 80s film developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 14 minutes @ 20 C
The Soul of Scotland
I took a picture of this gentleman outside of Edinburgh Castle. He is not wearing a kilt or playing bagpipes, but to me his expression seems to show the essence of the Scottish character.
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Tri-X developed in Tmax Dev 1+4, 6 minutes @ 20 C
On My Feet Again!
A break from my Scotland images 🙂 I was finally well enough after my back injury a couple of weeks ago to go out for a shoot, so it was off to the Beaches.
Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Ilford HP5+ developed in Tmax Dev, 1+4 for 6.5 minutes @ 20 C
Overcoming a Grey Day
Rollei Retro 80s is an amazing film! When we visited Armadale castle it was a very grey, soggy day, but the inherent contrastiness and bite of the Rollei Retro 80s film turned the light into something special. All images taken with Voigtlander R body, 15mm/4.5 Superwide Heliar lens.
A Pleasant Jumble
After the glass and steel grid that makes up so much of Toronto, the town of Lerwick in the Scottish Shetland Islands is such a delightful change! All these images were taken with my Rolleiflex E3 camera, on some of my final rolls of Kodak Plus-X film
On the Jacobite Train
This image was taken on the Jacobite train in Scotland. Even with the tremendous depth of field of the 15mm lens I knew not everything would be perfectly in focus but it wasn’t far off!
Voigtlander R body, 15mm/4.5 Super-Wide Heliar lens,
Rollei Retro 80s film developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 14 minutes @ 20 CÂ
Whatever Works Wednesday
I had an idea for a new feature, while reading yet another film vs digital debate post. I’ve said before that the only thing that matters is the final image; the technology (film or digital) is secondary. What I am going to do on Wednesdays is post a photo with no technical information (you can click through to Flickr if you really want to see), and just focus on the image itself.
The first image comes from Edinburgh. Inside an old church that had been converted to an indoor market. Up in one corner of the market was a bicycle leaning against some beer kegs, catching late afternoon light coming in through a window. Works for me!
An Edinburgh Album
Our first day in Edinburgh was windy and rainy, and the weather changed every five minutes during the second day but that wasn’t going to stop us! These images were created with my Voigtlander R 35mm rangefinder, with the Super Wide Heliar 15mm/4.5 mounted, loaded with Kentmere 400 film.
Calton Hill
On our first day in Edinburgh (rather rainy and windy most of the time) one of the places we went was Calton Hill Park: an interesting location containing an offbeat collection of structures. This Greek-inspired structure caught my eye.
Voigtlander R body, 15mm/4.5 Super Heliar lens.
Kentmere 400 developed in Tmax Dev 1+9
for 10 minutes @ 20 C
My Third Eye 