Day #22 - festive friends; Day #23 extract from family Christmas tree; Day #24 - festive turkey hat!

Day #21 - with friends in Sheffield

Day #20 - a trip to the Folk House to see a friend's production of A Christmas Carol. Feeling very festive now!

Day #19 - Holly/self-portrait at No #1 Harbourside.

Day #18 - festive afternoon of Die Hard and a roast dinner.

Day #17 - Christmas party buffet.

Day #16 - grafitti in Southville

Day #15 - Christmas chutney making evening.

Day #14 - (a selection of) festive mince pies (Nigella style)

Day #13 - time for a photo of Christmas Steps, Bristol.

Day #12 - menu planning for my Christmas party with the help of the Nigella Christmas book!

Day #11 - amazing Christmas card from the boy!

Day #10 - my Christmas jumper

Day #8 - why, oh why do I not have a ticket to this?

Day #7 - amazing Christmas tat from a friend! Bauble bubbles....

Day #6 - scary laughing baubles....

Day #5 - Christmas lights on Park Street. Bristol City Council has really pushed the boat out this year!

Day #4: a little reindeer from MoMA, NYC

Day #3: Blue Christmas

Advent photo project ..

#Day 2

I have a new photo project; Advent.
Day #1:

My little sister Jo in Weston-Super-Mare and Berlin!

The abandoned airport at Templehof in Berlin has been converted to a park. Perfect for a lazy Sunday morning walk and picnic in between the runways.

Sisters in the Cheddar Gorge - August 2011

Berlin - a cross-processed slightly exposed snap of the TV Tower over Alexanderplatz. One of my most favourite views in Berlin and in Europe.

I have been neglecting this blog and the reason is this. I have not yet found a place to develop my films in Bristol. This is partially through my laziness and partially because I know a place in London. That's not on and I will make it my autumnal mission to find a good place in Bristol. And maybe start a photography course. Anyway, it is still the summer, and in an attempt to address the lack of postings, here is #1 in a series of my photos from the summer of 2011:

CHEDDAR GORGE
A trip on 3 August 2011. Meg bought me a 35mm back for my Diana F+ so I have been experimenting with sprocket holes and cross processing another slide film.

Taken in Slovenia - Lake Bled. I had a slide film cross processed..
29/5/2011

Bruges pt. II

The Minnewater Lake; The Beguinage and Bruges canal scene II

I used a standard Fujifilm 400ISO film for these shots, all photos enhanced by the beautiful springtime sunshine.

Bruges! A bumper edition.
Firstly, the black and white roll. Taken on 26 March 2011.

Windmills by the river; Bruges canal scene; the Belfort Tower in the Markt Square.

Finally, the SUPERMOON.

I exposed the shot for 5-10 mins but I was afraid to wrap my tripod round my window frame, lest it and my camera fell to their inevitable death 3 storeys below. So it's a little shaky, but hopefully you can get the jist.

Bristol Harbourside:



On a sunny day, one of my favourite views of Bristol is a short stroll from my flat to the Harbourside. Once on the South side, you sit outside the Cottage and look left to the Suspension Bridge and straight on to the row of multi-coloured houses which comprise Ambrose Road.

Best finished off with moules frites at No. 1 The Harbourside or a cider at the Arnolfini.

Springtime with friends in Bradford-on-Avon - 19/3/2011

Clifton Suspension Bridge - 20/3/2011

My favourites from my latest roll: from Bristol, to Tenby, via a lovely Italian cafe in Shoreditch;
all photos from February/March 2011.

Sorry for the delay...
Ian and I have been experimenting with some film he found at work. However, due to the grainy nature of the finished product, along with the blue tinge, I'm wondering if this film is past it's best. I may give it one last run out in the height of summer, but I'll go back to 400 ISO for the winter months.

These were taken in January 2011. This photo was taken with a fish eye lens, in Canary Wharf (quiet on Sundays).