847

The Gift. A bottle of Henderson's Relish, (Special Edition label to mark the 2014 Tour De France visit to Yorkshire) left by Bill for Alice who had to leave early.
M6, 35mm Summicron, FP4 at 200 in XTOL 1+1. North Wales, September 2014.
Image © John Banting
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Oooh, too close! However, it was in Paris, in 2012, so that's alright then.
M6, 35mm Summicron, Tri-X at 320 in D76 1+1. Paris, October 2012.
Image © John Banting
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It is quite spring-like today, so here is the first outing for an image from December 2010.
M6, 35mm Summicron, Tri-X at 320 in D76 1+1. Near Esher, Surrey. December 2010.
Image © John Banting
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844

A sign of the times at The Art Cafe.
Digital. 28mm. March 2020
Image © John Banting 2020
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A bit of a splash as someone drives through the high water along Coast Road a couple of weeks ago.
Digital. 28mm. March 2020
Image © John Banting 2020
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From a walk around the Hoxton and Shoreditch area of East London one Saturday.
Ilford HP5, Aculux 2, probably a CV21mm. September 2005.
Image © John Banting
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Because you played some Eberhard Weber. Thank you.
Power and telegraph poles, Dungeness. 
Ilford Delta 400, Ilfosol S, probably a CV21mm. August 2005.
Image © John Banting
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A message from Speakers' Corner in April 2006. Hopefully no longer valid.
Ilford Delta 400, FX-39, 35mm Summicron. April 2006.
Image © John Banting
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From a photowalk in the Hoxton area of London in September 2005.
Ilford HP5 at 400, Aculux 2. 21mm CV. September 2005.
Image © John Banting
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838

Before storms Ciara and Dennis, from a short walk in Devon earlier this month. The footpath was fairly muddy then, so I expect it is much worse at the moment.
Digital. 35mm Summicron. February 2020.
Image © John Banting
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An incoming high tide together with a storm surge displace some old telegraph poles used to mark out a car parking area for some of the houseboats, and completely block Coast Road for a while.
(I did help to remove this one from the road later).
Digital. 35mm Summilux. Mersea Island, February 2020.
Image © John Banting
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836

A binscape in Dungeness. Binscape concept courtesy of
Boxes and Bellows
No, I am not suggesting that this is nuclear waste.
21mm Cosina-Voigtlander, Ilford Delta 400, Ilfosol S, December 2004.
Image © John Banting
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835

A final image (for now anyway), from "Leaving the Flower Show. Hampton Court, July 2004".
35mm Summicron, Ilford Delta 400 at 320, Perceptol 1+1. July 2004.
Image © John Banting
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Another image from "Leaving the Flower Show. Hampton Court, July 2004".
35mm Summicron, Ilford Delta 400 at 320, Perceptol 1+1. July 2004.
Image © John Banting
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Leaving the Flower Show. Hampton Court, July 2004.
I seem to be stuck in 2004. 
35mm Summicron, Ilford Delta 400 at 320, Perceptol 1+1. July 2004.
Image © John Banting
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Photographer Eugene Richards signing copies of "the fat baby" at The National Portrait Gallery.
35mm Summicron, Ilford Delta 400 at 320, Perceptol 1+1. July 2004.
Image © John Banting
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A low tide, shingle bank on a dull and wet January evening.
Digital, 35mm Summilux. January 2020.
Image © John Banting
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830

It's all you need. The same man also said nothing is real - which applies to this image.
It has been flipped, cropped, saturated, desaturated.....
Happy 2020 in case I don't get another post done before the end of the decade.
Digital, Q/28mm Summilux. October 2019.
Image © John Banting
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829

A lady asleep sitting on the floor of Great Court, British Museum.
35mm Summicron, Ilford HP5 in ID-11. July 2002
Image © John Banting
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828

Another image from my recently found negatives from a 2001 workshop at Duckspool.
Scratched and dust covered C-41 B&W film processed at a local lab, now tidied up in P/shop.
35mm Summicron, Ilford XP2. Taunton, May 2001
Image © John Banting
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827

Recently found negatives from a 2001 workshop at Duckspool.
We used C-41 B&W film processed at a local lab.
Unfortunately the films were returned very scratched and dust covered.
Now, thanks to P/shop something is recoverable.   
35mm Summicron, Ilford XP2. Taunton, May 2001
Image © John Banting
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826

The black water of the Blackwater Estuary.
Digital, 28mm f1.7 Summilux. November 2019.
Image © John Banting 2019
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825

The Soldier Silhouettes are being removed from the Strood very soon to raise money for charities.
Digital, Nikkor (APS zoom at about 40mm equivalent). November 2019.
Image © John Banting 2019
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Another colour image. Looking south east across the estuary as the sun sets.
Digital, 35mm Zeiss Sonnar. November 2019.
Image © John Banting 2019
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823

A colour image. The sun starts to break through the mist late yesterday morning.
The view across the Blackwater Estuary towards Bradwell.
Digital, DC Vario Summilux. November 2019.
Image © John Banting 2019
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822

High tide at The Hard.
M6, 35mm Summicron, Ilford FP4 at 200. DD-X 1:4. Mersea Island, October 2019.
Image © John Banting 2019
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From a short walk late this afternoon.
Digital. DC Vario-Summilux at 24mm equivalent. Mersea Island, October 2019.
Image © John Banting 2019
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820

Paddling along Coast Road and lost in conversation during a high tide earlier this month.
M6, 90mm. Ilford FP4 at 200. Mersea Island, October 2019.
Image © John Banting 2019
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Regatta day, back in August. The crowd watching the boats, but I was watching the clouds.
Digital. 28mm. Mersea Island, August 2019.

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Another image from the high tides of last week. Coast Road is in the foreground under water.

Digital. 35mm. Mersea Island, October 2019.

Image © John Banting 2019.

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A dog walker has a glass of Guinness in the sunshine in the Coast Inn car park a short while after the afternoon high tide has turned.

Digital. 35mm. Mersea Island, October 2019.

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Dogs and photographers watch the high tide today along Coast Road.

Digital. 35mm Summicron. Mersea Island, September 2019.

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Another view through a longer lens and in support of wires (and posts) in photographs. 

Ilford FP4 at 200, DD-X 1:4. Mersea Island, September 2019.

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The view through a longer lens than I am used to - an older 105mm Nikkor complete with some fungus. Fortunately that's not visible at this image size.
Ilford FP4 at 200, DD-X 1:4. Mersea Island, September 2019.

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A black painted shelter photographed at dusk on a dull and drizzly evening. Nobody around.
Digital. 35mm Summilux. Mersea Island, September 2019.

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The sign does say that everything is going to be alright. So that's good..
Digital. Q 28mm Summilux. Tate Modern, August 2019.

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811

Tree and sea wall, Mersea Island. 
Digital. Q 28mm Summilux. August 2019.

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810

Clouds over the Regatta, but no rain. 
Digital. Q 28mm Summilux. Mersea Island, August 2019.

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809

A smack on moorings at low tide. Besom Fleet, Blackwater Estuary.
Digital. 35mm Summilux. August 2019.

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Low tide on a cloudy day, Besom Fleet, Blackwater Estuary.
Digital. 35mm Summilux. August 2019.

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807

The card trick.
Digital. Q 28mm Summilux. July 2019.

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806

The blue houseboat behind some reeds.
Ilford HP5 at 400 in DD-X. 35mm Summicron. March 2019.

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805

Sea defences on the Blackwater estuary at Jaywick.
Ilford HP5 at 400 in DD-X. 35mm Summicron. January 2019.

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The camera used by Stanley Kubrick with a Zeiss f0.7 lens.
Digital, Q/Summilux 28mm. The Design Museum, London. June 2019.

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I went on a journey recently.
Yes, I can recommend the Stanley Kubrick exhibition at the Design Museum, London where I snapped this scene from 2001. Sorry, if you now have The Blue Danube Waltz playing in your head.
Digital, Q/Summilux 28mm. London. June 2019.

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A gallery attendant and the artwork being attended.
Digital, DC Vario Summilux at about 50mm. South Bank, London. March 2019.
© John Banting

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A last image from a visit to the Giant's Causeway, demonstrating that we are all photographers now.
I think this is three members of the same family group all photographing the same scene on their own mobile phone cameras.
Digital, 35mm Summicron. Nr Bushmills, Co. Antrim. May 2019.
© John Banting

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Another image from a visit to the Giant's Causeway, along with several hundred other visitors.
Digital, 35mm Summicron. Nr Bushmills, Co. Antrim. May 2019.
© John Banting

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A visit to the Giant's Causeway, (a UNESCO Heritage Site), along with several hundred other visitors.
Digital, 35mm Summicron. Nr Bushmills, Co. Antrim. May 2019.
© John Banting

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