Drawing Stonehenge

Drawing Stonehenge by Davidap2009
Drawing Stonehenge, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Two years ago I visited Stonehenge. I’ve been there many times. I used to go to school in the local village way back in the 70’s. If you visit during normal hours it’s difficult to get shots without people in them. In this case I decided to make at least one part of the composition. I noticed an Artist drawing the Henge. So with my 20mm Nikkor on my Leica MP I took this

The morning crossword

The morning crossword by Davidap2009
The morning crossword, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Todays Shot shows that you don’t have to travel any great distance to get a great shot. I took this at the kitchen table. My wife doing the crossword. What makes this shot for me is the light and the slight movement as she raises the mug.
The everyday occurrences become art (If you will excuse the pretentiousness)

Car Cemetery

The Car Cemetery (Explored)Car Cemetery III (Explored.)Morris 1100Car Cemetery IVThe Austin TwinsTerminus
The Last DeliveryIts Been A Long Time.Ford PrefectOldtimerThe Austin  AllegroVW Beetle
Rusty HDRTraffic Jam (HDR)Ford Prefect in ColourPile-Up on an A30Austin On TopVW Sheds a Rusty Tear
Car Cemetery (HDR)Saab with TreesLittle Yellow VanStacked CorsairsBeetle in the Wood PileTwo Up

Car Cemetery, a set on Flickr.

As My Car Cemetery shots are popular here is the full series so far. I’m planning a return visit somtime this year.
A collection of shots from my trip to Båstnäs in Sweden to photograph the Car cemetery there. The shots are both Analogue and digital. Camers used include a Nikon F4s with a Nikkor 20mm f2.8 a Leica MP with a 35mm f1.4 ASPH and, an Apple iPhone 4.

Its Been A Long Time.

Its Been A Long Time. by Davidap2009
Its Been A Long Time., a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

To Give you some idea of just how long this VW has stood here look at the wing mirror grown into the tree. The arm has rotted away you can still see the impression..

Little Yellow Van

Little Yellow Van by Davidap2009
Little Yellow Van, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

An old Swedish Postal Service van slowly rots away. I used Color Efex Pro 4 in post on this one. I fell in love with this shot so I thought I’d share it :0)

Kneel At The Alter of the Urban Church

Kneel At The Alter of the Urban Church

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

Wheelchair in the corner

Wheelchair in the corner by Davidap2009
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

Electric Chair 2 by Davidap2009
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 Salt Merchant

The Salt Merchant by Davidap2009
The Salt Merchant, a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

Just to show that I do take the occasional colour shot I offer you to start one of my favourite casual portrait shots taken at a local Viking market. This wonderful Danish Gentleman was selling smoked salt.I asked if I could take his picture and this was the result. As the market is only every other year I had to wait two years to give him a print.

Emily Laughs

Emily Laughs (Explored) by Davidap2009
Emily Laughs (Explored), a photo by Davidap2009 on Flickr.

My Favourite model.
My now 16 year old daughter Emily. This was taken in natural light on Ilford Xp2