Taking A Break.

Posted on April 7, 2014April 7, 2014 Posted in Hobbies, Nature, Norway, People, TravelTagged adox adonal, black and white, blackandwhite., Carl Zeiss Planar 80mm F2.8, Hasselblad 203 FE, Norway, Rollei100rpx, Stand Developed6 Comments

After a while we took a break in the spring sunshine. We were actually sitting in front of an abandoned Turf drying shed but more of that tomorrow.
This was shot on Rollei RPX 100 which I stand developed in Adox Adonal 1:100 for 60 minutes @20°C Inversions for the first minute then 1 at the half-way point.

Walking The Dog

Posted on April 6, 2014April 6, 2014 Posted in Animals, Hobbies, Nature, NorwayTagged "Nikon D800", black and white, blackandwhite., dog, forest, Monochrome, Nikkor 16-35 f/4G ED VR, nikon, NorwayLeave a comment

Last weekend I went on a long walk with two mates and their dogs. I borrowed one of them to tow me around for most of the day. A fun experience for us both, I hope. I do miss having my own dog as growing up we always had one.

Good Luck

Posted on March 14, 2014March 14, 2014 Posted in Landscape, Nature, Norway, TravelTagged "Nikon 24-70 f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S", "Nikon D800", black and white, blackandwhite., holtefjell, horseshoe, Monochrome, Norway, outhouse, snow, winter1 Comment

Good Luck, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

An Out-house on Holtefjell

Hazel Leaf By Hasselblad

Posted on March 13, 2014March 24, 2014 Posted in Flowers, NatureTagged 120, 6x6, black and white, blackandwhite., Caffenol, carl Zeiss 80mm FE, E16, E56, Hasselblad 203FE, Medium format, Monochrome, rollei 80s, stand develop3 Comments

Hazel Leaf By Hasselblad, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

A Linguistic bit of fun A Hassel blad by a Hasselblad. My wife had put so hazel twigs in a jar of water and they sprouted tiny leaves I took this shot in window light using the Carl Zeiss 80mm FE with all three of my extension tubes attached. I used a fav film Rollei 80s and stand developed it in Caffenol for 50 mins at 20℃ with agitation for only the first minute and then left to rest in a water bath for 49mins.

Here’s the Recipe
1l water
Washing soda (Stabil) 16gr/l
Vitamin C (Santa maria) 10 gr/l
Potassium Bromide 1gr/l
Instant Coffee 40gr/l
Inversions for the 1st minute and then left to stand for 49mins
Stop and fix as usual
More details on Caffenol here
davidapw.wordpress.com/caffenol/

Re-Tweet.

Posted on February 27, 2014February 27, 2014 Posted in Animals, Art, Nature, People, TravelTagged #gorhinos, art, tweet.Leave a comment

My Photo of Rhino Wonderland was Re-Tweeted and Fav’ed by the Artist

Thanks Sian:0)

Go Rhinos : Mrs Hearty

Posted on February 25, 2014February 25, 2014 Posted in Animals, Art, Nature, TravelTagged #gorhinos, black and white, blackandwhite., Fuji Reala, leica, Leica Summilux 50mm f1.4 ASPH, MP, southamptonLeave a comment

Go Rhinos : Mrs Hearty, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

“Mrs Hearty’s” design was initially inspired by Minky’s artistry in painting Wessex Heartbeat’s little rhino, “Hearty”. The student artists were keen to show synergy between the two rhinos, but also wanted to meld the colour and feel of the African origins of rhinoceros.

Go Rhinos : Seymour

Posted on February 24, 2014February 24, 2014 Posted in Animals, Art, Nature, StreetTagged #gorhinos, Fuji Reala, Leica Summilux 50mm f1.4 ASPH, MP, southamptonLeave a comment

Go Rhinos : Seymour, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

“The design is based on the protective clothing that must be worn when carrying out highway maintenance, construction. The the bright yellow material will act as a highlight drawing attention to the “zero harm” logo that Balfour Beatty Living Places use on work jackets. This idea draws upon a sculpture I made some years ago when I designed and made clothing for several large trees as part of a fashion show, held in the centre of Southampton.” – David McDiarmid

Vandals had already stolen his hard hat when I took this . I wish people would leave things alone.