Armadale Castle

It was a rainy day on our visit to Armadale Castle, and we had limited time, so my framing wasn’t quite perfect, but I loved the look of spaces within spaces in the ruins of the castle. Oh to have 20 minutes and a tripod!

Armadale Castle, Scotland

 

Nikon D7100, 18-200mm Nikon lens
Post processed in Lightroom and Nik Efex

Picture Window

Continuing with the digital (How I wish I could develop my film!!), I loved the picture window feeling I got in Armadale Castle, Scotland, in one of the outer buildings

Armadale Castle

Trying a Different Path

I wasn’t able to do any conventional infrared photography on our trip to Scotland, but I decided to try some post-processing with Lightroom and Nik Efex for a similar look. Today’s image is from the Ring of Brodgar stone circle on the Isle of Orkney. Amazing stones, older than Stonehenge!

Orkney Stone Circle

 

Nikon D7100

The Shores of Scotland

(It’s going to be digital for a while, until I can stand up in my darkroom again) The weather in Scotland was a constant swirl of sun, cloud and rain, normally at the same time 🙂

The shores of Scotland

 

Nikon D7100, 18-200mm lens,
post work with Lightroom and Nik Efex

Tracks Revisited

(Scheduled post while I’m away)

I’ve been to these tracks many times. First time I’ve shot them in infrared.

Don Valley

Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar with IR 72 filter,
Rollei Retro 80s film
developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 14 minutes @ 20 C

Evening Lines

(Scheduled post while I’m away)

From a recent walk in Kew Beach, the fence and trees capturing the late day sun. My kind of light

Rolleiflex HP5+ Beaches

 

Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens with 25A filter.
Ilford HP5+ film

Looking at the Future

(Scheduled post while I’m away).

Recently I was done by the lake and saw this young couple: as they looked out upon the calm waters, I wondered if they were looking at a future together.

Couple by the water

 

Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens
Ilford HP5+ film, developed in Tmax Dev, 1+4 for 6.5 minutes

The Don River

This past weekend on another gloriously sunny day I went out to do some more infrared shooting; I am definitely binging!

Don Valley

Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens with IR72 Infrared filter.
Exposure 1/2 second @f16

Rollei Retro 80s film,
developed in Rodinal 1+50 for 14 minutes @ 20 C

A Different Infrared Look

Yesterday I went down to the Beaches with a couple of cameras loaded wih EFKE 820 Aura infrared film. This film is no longer made, and the remaining rolls are fetching high prices on eBay etc. I had three rolls of this stock, two years past date and not cold-stored, so there is no way the film should have worked, but it did 🙂

EFKE 820 Aura036

Rolleiflex E3, 75mm/3.5 Xenotar lens with IR72 filter
One second exposure @ fll