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Creepy Tree

2010-03-15T20:37:20Z

Creepy tree Carton Kildare, shooting into the light on a misty morning has given this tree a creepy haunted look, it was taken on a misty morning with the Hasselbald 60mm lens and a yellow filter on a new film Lucky 100asa (e-Bay cheap and cheerful) developed in ID 11. A nice film that curls a lot but seems to handle this contrasty scene quite well.

Snow kids Magazine Fort Phoenix Park

2010-02-21T20:45:15Z

A Holga image of some kids having fun in the snow recently, shot on Neopan 400 into strong direct sunlight. I was not sure what kind of image I would get but expecting lots of flare and diffusion which I got. The Magazine Fort is a well know landmark has a long history with great views of Dublin City. Children have great fun sliding down in the snow.

Snow 2010 Dublin

2010-02-08T00:01:37Z

Taken during a light snowfall in the Phoenix Park Dublin while on a lunchtime walk in the park. We don't get a lot of snow over here but we got a couple of heavy falls this year. I was trying to capture the snow while it was falling, having only one fixed shutter speed of about 1/100 sec on the Holga did not help but on a large image it can be seen falling. Used some old Kodak Tri-x and developed it in ID11. It was a good 10 years out of date but a small fall in contrast is all I noticed.

Phoenix Park Wellington Monument

2010-01-31T00:01:19Z

Phoenix Park Dublin during the recent snow, taken on a lunchtime walk in the park. A nice sky helped out the Holga which just loves a cloudy sky. Spotted the couple walking and just waited until they were in the right spot. Used some old Kodak Tri-x and developed it in ID11.

The tree

2010-01-24T00:01:26Z

Another tree shot that I could not resist, got a few nice ones on this Holga session in the Kildare that I feel obliged to share. Usual Holga treatment of Neopan 400 in Rodinal

Frosty morning Kildare

2010-01-16T00:01:21Z

An early morning walk when all I had was the Holga, it was very frosty and light was contrasty but sky was amazing. The Holga really likes this kind of light, framing so as to only include the single tree was the only difficulty as there are anumber of trees close by. Usual combination of Neopan 400 in Rodinal

Old Carton

2010-01-04T00:01:17Z

Taken beside the old Carton Graveyard in Maynooth last week with a Holga using Fuji Neopan 400 developed in Rodinal. The morning was bright and frosty, image is a little soft as I was shooting towards some strong light, I'd expect better considering all the money I paid for that Holga lens. Wishing you all the very best for 2010. Eddie

Howth Harbour

2009-12-24T22:35:05Z

A peaceful scene at Howth Harbour on the east coast taken earlier in the year. A little shaft of light light up a rather dull scene for a few minutes when I made this exposure using a 60mm lens on the Hasselblad. An ND filter to get some movement into the water was also used. Film was the Fuji Acros 100 developed in Rodinal. Happy Christmas to all !!

Carlingford tree

2009-12-12T23:49:31Z

Taken on an APUG outing recently near Carlingford just outside Dundalk in the North East of Ireland, no one expected too much from the weather on the day but we got some wonderful bursts of light while we were there. Shooting into the light for this one. Taken on a Hsselblad with a 60mm lens and yellow filter, Fuji Acros 100 developed in Rodinal. Hope I can get a decent print from this one.

Misty Tree Carton

2009-12-08T00:00:00Z

A single tree in a misty landscape at Carton in Kildare. A Hasselblad shot on the 60mm lens with Fuji Acros 100 developed in Rodinal.