31 January, 2021

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Looking across to Bradwell on a still January afternoon.
The high iso on this old digital camera looks a bit film like. Maybe.
Digital. 24mm equivalent on a Nikkor DX zoom. January 2021.
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25 January, 2021

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Just after the sun had disappeared behind the clouds the Shingle Bank makes a nice curve against the water.
Digital. 35mm Summicron. January 2021.
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18 January, 2021

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Houseboats on the Blackwater estuary, Essex.
Digital. 35mm Summicron. January 2021.
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13 January, 2021

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Three people follow the outgoing tide along a shingle bank.
Digital. Q/28mm Summilix. January 2021.
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05 January, 2021

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The low December sun just lights up the wet walkway through the marsh.
35mm Summicron. Ilford HP5 at 800. DD-X 1:4. December 2020.
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31 December, 2020

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Looking eastwards waiting for 2021 to arrive? Hmmm, probably not, since this was taken in November, but a nice thought.
35mm Summicron. Ilford HP5 at 1600. DD-X 1:4. From November 2020.
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28 December, 2020

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Some film, perhaps some inspiration and somewhere to store the results. I hope you had a happy holiday.
iPhone6. December 2020.
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21 December, 2020

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Approaching midday on the winter solstice - very dull and wet weather, like most of December seems to have been.
Digital. Q/28mm Summilux. December 2020.
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17 December, 2020

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The grown-ups throw stones at a mooring bouy while the rest of the group watch.
Ilford HP5 at 1600 in DD-X. 35mm Summicron. Mersea Island, November 2020.
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09 December, 2020

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Looking across to Cobmarsh Island from the shingle bank.
Ilford HP5 at 1600 in DD-X. 35mm Summicron. Mersea Island, November 2020.
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03 December, 2020

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The Company Shed, West Mersea, closed during Lockdown 2 and on a very dull day.
Ilford HP5 at 1600 in DD-X. 35mm Summicron. November 2020.
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28 November, 2020

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Exploring a shingle spit as the tide goes out.
Digital, Q/28mm Summilux. The Blackwater Estuary, October 2020.
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16 November, 2020

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Looking across the Blackwater Estuary towards Bradwell.
Digital, and heavily cropped from a landscape format original. 35mm Summicron. November 2020.
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06 November, 2020

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Watching a late October high tide.
Ilford FP4+ at 200 in Ilford DD-X. 35mm Summicron. October 2020.
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30 October, 2020

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Power and telephone lines and posts to the houseboats.
Digital. 35mm Summicron. November 2019.
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23 October, 2020

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The former Dunkirk Little Ship now known as RIIS 1 is winched onto the slipway for the winter.
Digital. 35mm Summicron. October 2020.
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16 October, 2020

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Trying out a different film, Kodak 5222 Double X. It feels like it has a heavier acetate base, as film used to be.
Kodak Double X at 250, processed in Bellini BW D96. 35mm Summicron. October 2020.
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04 October, 2020

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The Rule of Six, yesterday. Nice clouds though.
Digital. 28mm Summicron. October 2020.
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02 October, 2020

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It is very dull, wet and windy today as Storm Alex passes through, so some more knitting gets done.
(I have just received 3 rolls of Kodak 5222 Double XX film from Nik and Trick, so I will give this a try later this month, hopefully).
Digital. 28mm Elmarit-M. October 2020.
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30 September, 2020

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Following on from my previous post showing the remains of WW2 High Speed Launch, HSL145 fully exposed at low tide, this is the scene at the next daytime high tide.
Digital. 50mm Summilux. September 2020.
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