The Car Cemetery

Posted on February 22, 2013February 22, 2013 Posted in Hobbies, Transport, UrbExTagged abandoned, båstnäs, black and white, blackandwhite., car, cemetery, derelict, iphone4, sweden, urbex2 Comments

The Car Cemetery (Explored), a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Welcome to the Car Cemetery.
Just over an hours drive from my home, just inside the Swedish boarder lies one of the most fascinating places I have been. A Car scrap yard which has become a Cemetery since everything has been left to nature.
To begin the series I thought This iPhone shot would make a great start.

Gargoyle

Posted on February 21, 2013February 22, 2013 Posted in ArtTagged black and white, blackandwhite., Gustav Vigeland, Monochrome, Norway, sculpture, TrondheimLeave a comment

Gargoyle

I took this shot in 2006 with a Sony digital compact. It’s been my avatar on Flickr since the first day I started there. It’s part of the decoration on the cathedral in Trondheim. It’s by one of my Favourite Sculptors. Gustav Vigeland.

Kneel At The Alter of the Urban Church

Posted on February 20, 2013February 20, 2013 Posted in UrbExTagged abandoned, asylum, black and white, creepy, derelict, epson, film, ilfordxp2, leica, mental hospital, Monochrome, MP, spooky, Summilux 35mm f1.4 asph, urbex, v7001 Comment

Todays shot is from the same abandoned hospital as the wheelchair shots earlier.When I first saw this shot while scanning I saw the light falling on the cushion of the chair and fell in love

The Hunter in Winter II

Posted on February 19, 2013February 19, 2013 Posted in HobbiesTagged "Nikon 24-70 f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S", "Nikon D800", black and white, David Williamson, hobby, holtefjell, lensblr, Monochrome, Norway, snow, winterLeave a comment

The Hunter in Winter II, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

This a similar shot to the first in this series. This time a little closer and the branch coming in from the left. I’m not sure which I like best so I’ll let you the viewer decide. Leave a comment and let me know.

Midstua

Posted on February 18, 2013February 18, 2013 Posted in HobbiesTagged "Nikon 24-70 f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S", "Nikon D800", black and white, holtefjell, Midstua, Monochrome, Norway, snow, winter1 Comment

Midstua, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Our starting Point for yesterdays snowshoe trek

The Hunter in Winter

Posted on February 17, 2013February 17, 2013 Posted in Hobbies, PeopleTagged "Nikon 24-70 f/2.8G ED-IF AF-S", "Nikon D800", black and white, blackandwhite., d800, holtefjell, hunting, Monochrome, nikon, Norway, snow, winter2 Comments

Today I have been out snowshoeing with a mate. Checking traps and generally having a fun time. I thought I’d share a shot I took .

Wheelchair in the corner

Posted on February 16, 2013February 16, 2013 Posted in UrbExTagged abandoned, black and white, creepy, derelict, leica, Leica Summicron 50mm f2.0 Ver III, Monochrome, MP, rangefinder, urbex, wheelchair4 Comments

Wheelchair in the corner, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Another wheelchair in the same hospital. I took this shot on my first visit here. I love the paint peel in the background.I added a vignette for effect.

Electric Chair

Posted on February 15, 2013February 15, 2013 Posted in UrbExTagged abandoned, black and white, creepy, derelict, leica, Monochrome, MP, Nikkor 20mm f2.8, novoflex, spooky, urbex, wheelchair5 Comments

Electric Chair 2, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

One of my favourite subjects besides people.I love to photograph dereliction and abandoned places and things or Urban exploration as it is better known.
This is one of my favourites from a series I did over two visits to a local abandoned psychiatric hospital. I’ll share some more soon.
Picture wise this was taken with a tripod mounted Leica MP with a 20mm Nikkor 20mm lens via a Novoflex adapter using Ilford XP2 .The negative was scanned on my Epson V700

The Norwegian Tempo Club III

Posted on February 13, 2013February 13, 2013 Posted in Hobbies, People, TransportTagged 120, 6x6, black and white, caffenol-c, hobby, kodak, moped, Norway, nostalgia, square, T-Max, tempo, TLR, transport, Yashica-cLeave a comment

The Norwegian Tempo Club III, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

I was asked to take a couple of shots of some colleagues on one of their annual outings with the Norsk Tempo Klubb
The Tempo is a Norwegian moped from around the 60’s.
This shot (my personal favourite from this quick shoot)was taken using my 1958 Yashica-C TLR from the same period as the mopeds (And some of the owners) What supprised me was the amount Of fine detail there is in this shot. The film I used was Kodak T-max 100 asa which I developed in Caffenol -C with a reduced soda recipe using only 40g per litre instead of 54g. for 14mins at 20℃. The negatives were scanned on my Epson V700 using Silverfast SW.

I’m planning a page to explain for beginners how to use Caffenol. There are many fine sites on the web but this will be a basic “How I did it” article. So stay tuned

Emily@f1.4

Posted on February 12, 2013February 12, 2013 Posted in PeopleTagged black and white, candid, girl, Kodak BW400NC, Leica Summilux 50mm f1.4 ASPH, MP2 Comments

Emily @f1.4, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

This was taken two years ago . My daughter has to suffer when I buy a new lens. This is one I took of her by the window in her bedroom with no other lighting.I used my then New Summilux 50mm f1.4 wide open.