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A medium format film photograph of a coastal scene on Anglesey, Wales. In the foreground, a rocky limestone shore at low tide reveals weathered, layered rock formations with shallow tidal pools reflecting the overcast sky. The calm grey-blue sea stretches across the middle ground. To the left of centre, a small uninhabited island rises from the water — a rounded, grass-topped hill with dark exposed cliffs and a rocky causeway extending to one side. To its right stands a red navigation buoy or beacon marker. The sky is pale and heavily overcast with soft, diffuse light. The muted, cool palette and fine grain are characteristic of colour negative film shot on medium format.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Puffin Island

Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera

#wales
#filmphotography

thanks!

“Go back to work, hooman”

A Scottish Highland landscape shot on Kodak Aerochrome infrared film, rendering all vegetation in vivid magenta and deep crimson tones. In the foreground, a scatter of lichen-covered granite boulders sits among a dense tangle of bracken and low vegetation glowing in hot pink and burgundy. A treeline of Scots pines rises dramatically behind, their silhouettes dark against the infrared-lit canopy. Beyond them, a rounded moorland hill recedes into the middle distance, rendered in warm rose-brown. The sky above is a pale chartreuse-yellow — the characteristic infrared sky tone — fading to cream at the horizon, with a faint vignette darkening the upper corners. The square format and film grain give the image a tactile, otherworldly quality.

Infrared Friday

Kodak EIR slide film and Hasselblad camera

#scotland
#filmphotography

Also The Testament of Ann Lee - just wow. Shot on 35mm film too.

So far my strategy for taking pictures of our cats is to sit very quietly, on my phone, pretending not to care, and when they strike a pose for a second, quickly launch camera and snap. Nothing else seems to be working.

A moss-covered deciduous tree with gnarled, spreading branches stands beside a fast-flowing stream in a Welsh woodland. The thick green moss coats the trunk and primary branches densely, contrasting with the rust-brown dead bracken and bare trees behind. Shot on film in square format.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Gnarled branches

Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera

#wales
#filmphotography

Wake me up LP

It is me - CATIATOR!

Ruins of a roofless slate-built structure reclaimed by woodland, photographed on medium format film. Thick courses of dark grey slate form partially collapsed walls, heavily colonised by vivid green moss and ivy. Slender trees with moss-covered bark grow directly among and through the ruins, their bare winter branches spreading across the upper frame. Scattered slate fragments and dead leaves cover the ground. The overall palette is cool and muted, with the saturated greens of the moss providing strong contrast against the dark stone and pale overcast sky visible through the canopy.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Lost mines of Snowdonia

Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera

#wales
#filmphotography

Getting Airtags for all 3 cats was a brilliant idea, even if to be able to find them in the house

Wake me up, coffee from Amsterdam

London is cool, but I’m very happy to be back in Glasgow

A rocky sea stack rises from choppy ocean waters at dusk, with waves breaking white against its dark, jagged base. The horizon glows with a soft pink and lavender twilight, and a subtle lens flare catches the fading light near the rocks. Scattered clouds drift across a muted purple-grey sky above the open sea.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Rocky sea stack

Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera

#wales
#filmphotography

Construction of the Forth Bridge (1882-1890). The longest single cantilever bridge span in the world, until 1919.

An eye-level, slightly upward-facing photograph captures a natural stone path winding between moss-covered rock formations and rugged tree trunks in a forest setting. In the foreground, large, moss-draped boulders flank the narrow trail. Beyond the rocks, the path continues upward, framed by the gnarled, twisting branches of bare trees that spread across the upper portion of the frame. Through these interlocking branches, a pale, hazy light suggests a body of water or sky in the distance. The overall scene feels quiet, textured, and atmospheric.

Mossy path

Kodak Gold film and Mamiya RB67 camera

#scotland
#filmphotography

London weekend pics

A bare rowan tree laden with clusters of bright red berries stands in sharp focus against a softly blurred Scottish Highland landscape. The leafless grey branches contrast vividly with the vivid red berries, while the background reveals an expanse of russet and amber moorland, a distant white cottage, and hazy hills receding into an overcast sky. Mossy rocks and heather-covered ground surround the base of the tree in the foreground.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Winter rowans

Kodak Ektar film and Mamiya RB67 camera

#scotland
#filmphotography

The reason they start wars on Saturdays is because this is when stock markets are closed isn’t it

A black and white film photograph of a moody seascape, with two low-lying rocky islets rising from a dark, gently churning sea. The larger islet sits centre-left on the horizon, its rugged silhouette fringed with breaking waves, while a smaller rocky outcrop extends to the right. A small boat leaves a faint white wake as it passes between them, emphasising the vast scale of the open water. Above, a heavy bank of overcast cloud fills most of the frame, lending the scene a brooding, elemental atmosphere typical of the North Atlantic or Scottish coastline. Film grain adds texture throughout.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Rocky islets

Ilford HP5 film and Hasselblad camera

#scotland
#filmphotography

London City this week

A two-lane road curves to the left through a Scottish Highland glen, hugging the base of a dramatic rocky escarpment topped with bare-branched silver birch trees in winter condition. A metal crash barrier runs along the roadside. In the background, a snow-dusted mountain peak rises under a pale blue sky with light cloud cover. Warm low sunlight catches the rock face and the russet tones of the dormant trees, giving the scene a crisp, early-season quality. Shot on medium format film.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Highland roads

Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera

#scotland
#filmphotography

Close-up of frost-covered grass stems arching gracefully over tussocks of russet winter moorland grass, with a shallow depth of field rendering the background soft and hazy. A blurred loch or river and dark rocky outcrops are faintly visible in the upper background. The frost crystals catch the light, giving the foreground stems a delicate, silvery-white appearance against the warm amber tones of the dormant grass below.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Winter grass

Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera

#scotland
#filmphotography

A vast Finnish bog landscape photographed on colour film, showing an open raised mire in late autumn or early spring. The foreground is carpeted with sphagnum moss and clusters of slender, golden-amber sedge stems rising from the boggy ground, with small pools of still water visible among the vegetation. The bog stretches back through a sea of russet and copper-toned grasses and reeds to a treeline of sparse, wind-sculpted Scots pines standing against a bright blue sky scattered with soft white clouds.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Finnish bog

Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera

#finland
#filmphotography

I was sort of expecting it to be an episode of Black Mirror - but it was so much more!

Whoa what a film

A large outdoor protest in support of Ukraine, photographed on colour film. A Ukrainian flag — blue over yellow — flies prominently in the foreground against a bright blue sky. Below it, a dense crowd of demonstrators hold handmade cardboard signs, the most visible reading “SLAVA UKRAYINI” in bold black lettering, with a small Ukrainian flag painted beneath the text. Other signs are partially visible, including ones reading “HELP” and references to NATO and Putin. Several more Ukrainian flags are visible throughout the crowd. Bare winter trees and white neoclassical buildings line the background, suggesting a central London location, likely Whitehall or Parliament Square.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Four years today

#filmphotography

Ivan Marchuk (Ukrainian Artist, born 1936)
"In the midst of Anxiety and Hope", 2023.
Tempera on Cardboard, 40 × 40 cm.
Private Collection.

#art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

Large digital screens on the exterior of the Outernet London building display a blue‑and‑yellow message reading “London stands with Ukraine,” alongside a heart in Ukraine’s flag colours. People walk past at street level.

On the fourth anniversary of the illegal invasion of Ukraine, my thoughts are with the tens of thousands of Ukrainians who call London home.

The people of Ukraine have shown incredible resilience in the face of unbearable loss and suffering. London stands with you today and always.

Four years ago Russia began it's full scale invasion of Ukraine. They expected it to fall in days. They were wrong. Long live Ukraine.