Destination…

Pentax 67ii on Tmax in DDX

Pentax 67ii on Ektachrome E100 VS, post processed for B&W

Pentax 67ii on Ektachrome E100 VS

Unforgettable sunrise at one of the higher parts of Yellowstone. During the winter, is only reachable by snow rigged vehicles (which we hired for a day with a guide).

Fuji Velvia 50

Taken last week in a rare afternoon of good weather (i.e. when it wasn’t raining). Originally shot in colour on Ektar, converted to BW in post.

Pentax 67ii + Pentax 105mm f/2.4 on Kodak Ektar 100

My first colour shots with the Pentax 67ii.
I’ve been waking up to spectacular sunrises recently and on Thursday I decided to chance it, get up earlier at 6am and drive out in the hope I’d be lucky with the weather. The sunrise certainly didn’t disappoint – clear skies, just enough cloud and beautiful pink hues. I drove over to Lake Washington (which is on my way to work) and as I walked down to the lake, the colours were starting to reach their most intense. Someone was already down by …

Zeiss Ikon is a storied name in photographic history. Originally a company formed in the 1920′s out of four optical German manufacturers, Zeiss Ikon AG went on to create a series of great 35mm rangefinders. The company shut up shop in the 70′s but with the recent resurgence of the Zeiss brand, a modern era Zeiss Ikon film rangefinder was announced in 2004.
For the past month I’ve been shooting with the Zeiss Ikon. This is my hands on review which will detail how this modern film camera fares in a …

A follow up to The Resolution of Film. These are quick and dirty observations about film vs digital while I write a larger article on the topic.
This post is about the dynamic range of film – something film is famed for in photography.
Actually, I should be specific. It’s negative film, both black and white and colour, that has a highly regarded dynamic range – usually considered to surpass that of digital. For transparencies / slides (e.g. Velvia), this is actually the opposite as film of this type actually has a …

Happy New Year everyone.
OK this is the last in the series… Just a few shots of my little family as we made our way down the coast. As I’ve already said a dozen times, it was a wonderful four day trip and I intend to do it several times more over the next 12 months. I’m delighted with the shots I took over the week – only the second time I’ve ever felt strongly (i.e. brave enough) to bring only film equipment with me on a trip… I’ll never stop …

I’ve photographed in a dozen different countries, with countless models in abandoned mansions, inside the the hull of a supertanker, with a hundred different dogs, from the pressbox of ATP tennis matches and on set at a TV series… but I have nothing to speak of when it comes to widlife. I have no idea if I even suck or not :) – growing up just outside London gave me little exposure to wildlife and the time I spent in Singapore yielded little more than close proximity to lizards.
That will …

OK, second part. This was the best part of the trip – the endless coastline with deserted beaches. Oregon allows dogs on their beaches so anytime we felt like stopping, we’d pull over, let the dogs out and start photographing. Other than the single trip down to Cannon Beach this summer (when the sea was relatively calm), I’ve never really had the chance to photography the ocean so this was a treat for me. At the beginning of the trip, the weather started in a howling rage but within a …

Hi all – will be offline for a couple of days recharging and having fun shooting and writing. Will be photographing exclusively with film this week, in particular with the new Zeiss Ikon that I have on loan. Will start posting again before Christmas – follow me on facebook or twitter for any minor updates in the meantime. Have a great break everyone.

(A shot from my first roll of film with the Zeiss Ikon. Shot with Zeiss 50/1.5 Sonnar on Kodak Ektar. Post processed to BW after scanning)