One thing in your videos I never get tired of is watching the image appear on the paper in the developer bath. I live in Sydney and shoot black and white only since finding your channel. I develop my own film but don't have access to a darkroom to make that image appear on paper myself - I wish I did. I work in the printing industry and back in 1996 when I was apprenticed in the trade of Pre Press, we were still using lithographic film, bromide paper, cameras, image setters etc. I had to check and replenish the developer, fixer and hardener on our film processor every morning or the tradesmen would come and hurl abuse at me if their film was thin (lithographic was not continuous tone like photographic - it's black or clear to print from successfully). Great times and probably why I still love film photography so mush - you actually get to make the image the whole way along - not just shoot and shoot and shoot and click delete on the computer for the loads of photos you took anyway.
I think a great composition is just to the right of the vine shot at 4.06. There are 2 small windows at ground level with the shrub in the middle and then the two tall windows above. I like the symmetry and hard lines contrasting the more organic shrub. Cheers.
that was my first job bricklayer. I know what it means to brick such buildings. That's why I like going to Hamburg, for me it's an Eldorado when it comes to brick buildings.
I found them hard to compose Ken. I just kept seeing grey blobs of brick and overgrown shrubbery. Probably why I didn't stay there that long. Great to look at though
Old stone buildings speak to me when I'm out. I love photographing them. We have a Cathedral that the pope visited that I will be photographing this year.
Good evening Roger. Watched, you're extremely well made documentary. I comented on Your Video when you were Out with your Nikon F6. I forgot to mention that My Dear Wife and I were on The Isle of Wight for My Dear Wife's 60th Birthday. Had a lovely time. However, i didn't have much time to do some Photography. We are both in our 70s now but, it's Our Golden Anniversary this year! So, perhaps we can visit The Isle of Wight for this Special Anniversary. I had no idea about The Monastery. I too love to Photograph places of interest such as these. Seeing you in your Darkroom brought back so many memories. You took some Lovely Photograps ! I'm 70 years young now with the aches and pains of Arthritis but still struggling along. Anyway great video please Keep up Your Good work. Many thanks and Kind regards Colyn. P.s. Well done to you.
Hey Colin. Thanks for the comment. The monastery is a beautiful and relaxed place to visit. If you do let me know and I'll buy you both a coffee and have a chat. 🙂
A zeen could make an interesting project as a series of videos, showing the start to end of putting it together.I’m looking at putting something similar together as a photographic project this year, would be interesting to see your take on it and ideas.
What a beautiful place. I have a hard time framing architecture to capture it how I want so I haven't done much latrly. It comes naturally to you, Roger!
Cheers Dane. I used to shoot a lot of buildings in London before I ventured into film. Not done much of it lately though. I just vision a print in mind when I'm looking and how a scene would look framed. Kind of helps me I guess.
Watch out, next thing you know you'll be back with your Intrepid, spending twenty minutes getting the focus and movements just right for a single sheet of film. Architecture can become a lifetime pursuit within photography, especially in a place like the UK, where even fairly ordinary buildings can be older than my entire nation.
Can you combine photography with a travel blog. I think you would do great visiting different places around the country or the world and give commentary.
You got some good abstracts of the wall. The prints look like they came out very nice. I'm surprised you got that much normal grey spread using a number 5 filter. Usually that gives a really high contract output. However, you got a nice photo with nice greys and the increased contrast on stairts, etc. Enjoyed the epidsode.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Thanks! I must have missed that. Definitely a good call on that as the print (at least over video) came out perfectly. Nice whites, nice blacks and a range of greys. Always interesting !!!!
Hi Roger 4points 1. I am going to adopt your assignment approach to photography. Have a goal or topic for the roll. Much better for creativity than just wandering about. 2. After watching this 3 times I finally picked up that you were using the Sunny 16 rule and not using metering. A little more of your thoughts would on how you selected an aperature would be insightful. 3. I was really curious to see how your photos turned out. As I’ve just acquired 2 rolls of ORWO 100. I was not disappointed and I’m looking forward to develop the first rolls 4. I didn’t know one could drip dry prints. They look beautiful. I was always under the impression that a print dryer with a polished plate was needed to get good shiny prints Well done I try to follow all your videos. I learn a little something form each one.
1. Sometimes I will just choose a camera and film and drive wherever. And then have a walk. My first photograph generally lays a path for the rest. I did this recently where my first shot was ivy growing on a wall. As I looked around I noticed Mother Nature was trying to take back what we have built! So I continued looking for that subject. But often I have a plan in mind like walls! 2. No, the camera I was using has an internal light meter. But I guess the sunny 16 rule would have came into it if I had not. Simple light overcast day, 100 speed film, 1/60th f5.6 I'd have probably shot. Most of these were f2.8 - f4. (as the camera told me). On a sunny day then 125th f16. 3. I like ORWO 100 a lot. I've had great results in various developers. 4. Yes they drip dry. They are a resin coated paper. Fibre would curl like crazy Hope this helps
Regarding the video lights: Try if the fit inside the light chamber in your bw enlarger. I have one that fits nicely in my Durst 805 and I use it to develop color pictures with RA-4. Works perfectly 😀
You can never go wrong with peeling paint!!! So cool that you have so much history where you live!!! Here in the US it's only a few hundred years old, I remember when I lived in Southampton in 1982 that there was a McDonalds stuck to the 11th Century old town wall!!!
Lovely lines in architecture, but I still find people (street) to be intensely interesting subjects. Just wish I had the stones to photograph strangers.
Thanks mate. I saw a YT video of Faye Godwin. Interesting lady. Had to Google John Davies. On the Isle of Wight we have some beautiful landscapes but all very similar, or at least to me. Mind you we have some good landscape photographers but it's always the same locations different sunset. Not much industrial works here which I see in Johns work. I need to get off the Island more ha ha.
My ancestors on my fathers side of the family history go back to the 1400 in England they were English Catholics who left during the time when they were about to persecute the Catholics and got on a ship in the 1600’s and came to Calvert Maryland and helped Colonize Maryland. I have not moved than 1 mile from where I was born. Great history here.
I really enjoy photographing buildings when I did my photography course at school I did Architecture as one of my pieces for my portfolio I added in some shots of abandoned buildings as well I remember a day at Canterbury Cathedral we shot over 100 images in a day in and around the Cathedral all on FP4 and HP5 happy days beautiful images as always Roger love the combination of Orwo and Rodinal images look crisp and punchy look forward to seeing more 👍🏻
Great video, thank you for sharing it with us. If you do a regular series on Architectural photography then may I be so bold as to recommend a visit to York (I appreciate that it is a long way from the Isle of Wight, but it is nevertheless worth it), it has Architecture from Roman, Anglo Saxon, Viking, Medieval to Modern. It would be fair to say that you would love it there.
As a Kid, we had many Holidays on the IOW, have you any photos of the Monument on the Cliff at Bembridge, we used to stay at Whitecliff Bay, I would love a large Print of that
You did a good job in the darkroom Roger. The prints really pop. My favourite is your third one. The steps and the bottom of the door. Wonder if the fence at 4.40 that you managed to get through.. without injury!! would make a picture with the right light?
My idea of a good photographic day out. I get funny looks from my neighbours when I suddenly pop up from their garden wall with a camera in my hand ...... I can explain everything ! I don't want to freak you out but did a curtain move behind the window at 4:50 👻
Fist time watching you, I was wondering have you ever been to liverpool to take photographers of the tobacco warehouse, it's the largest brick built warehouse in the world and the architecture is fantastic
Hi Roger, loved the video. Spent a few days staying at the abbey, and it was a great experience. I am going to review my photos as I like the black and white look. Keep up the great work Andrew living in Canada but originally from Bolton 😀 4
ORWO UN54 - bought some end of last week, initial testing is interesting. It's got a fair bit of grain for 100 ISO, isn't the sharpest film out there, comes with no expiry date, processing instructions or edge markings. BUT, store it in the freezer, give it 7 minutes in 1+1 ID-11, a little bit of a contrast boost in the printing stage and prepare to be impressed. Thank you Roger for telling me about this film, you were not wrong mate, I'm getting dark blacks and detail in the highlights that HP5 would struggle with!
I really enjoyed this video. Never been very much into architecture photography myself, but maybe I should give it a go? Thank you for another inspirational video, hope you're doing well in 2022.
I really liked these set of photographs Roger. I try and do the same in and around Manchester when time allows. I love the work of John Davies, and his work on the urban landscape of Britain of 1970s till early 2000s. I also love the work of the late Faye Godwin, not exactly an architectural photographer but her photographs highlighting the effect of man on countryside and environment are quite telling. For me atleast, you are going in the right direction from an artistic point of view. Really well done.
Cheers mate. I have watched a couple of good videos on Faye Godwin on RUclips. Had to google John! We have some beautiful scapes here on the island but no industrial works in the same view which johns pictures show. Nice aren't they!
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I find them both happy and sad at the same time, romantic even. There are also a German couple who photograph the industrial relics of Germany using only large format camera. They only shoot only under overcast sky to avoid harsh shadows. The photographs are beautiful. Their names escape me at the moment. I love cooling towers and anything related to ship building or coal mining. They have all but disappeared, sadly.
@@lensman5762 as a boy in the 80s I used to love the docklands around London before all the poshness arrived. Just bare buildings and old bricks. All changed now of course.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I have to be honest here Rog. I was not born in the UK. I arrived here over 46 years ago to go to university which I did. Manchester, or to be more precise most of the UK was a very very different place to what it is now. One place that I had to attend lectures on Wed mornings ( a lot of places used to shut during Wed afternoons, I think they called it banking half days or something like that ) was just across Manchester Docks. Most of the time instead of attending Applied Mechanics lectures, a few of us were in a pub across the building playing snooker, having crispy bacon sandwiches and orange juice. The land lady used to think that we were very posh, it was the docks after all. I loved the working class scenery and the docks . In the late 80s , they started to develop a lot of areas around Manchester Ship Canal and turn them into crazy expensive apartments and leisure centers. I still have a couple of photographs shot with a Nikon FE2 with 35 and 50mm lenses on the good old Kodak Tech Pan 2415. They show some of the old industrial sites along the canal. Nothing special, but they are dear to me for several reasons, so I understand perfectly what you are saying. Nostalgia is a very powerful potion. My wife is from North Manchester, so every once in a while we go through old on line photographs of Manchester in the 70s and the 80s and try to recognise the buildings, streets, shops, boutiques etc. We have a good laugh together at how the place has changed, sometimes for the better but often not. That is why I love John Davies's photographs. Sorry for the long reply. PS: the German photographer couple are called Bernd and Hilla Becher.
Picture of this:- 3:24 shafts of light through the windows - 5:47 opening in the right with the fireplace on the left to balance the image - 6:24 overgrown archway - 6:49 step back to get that cool branch going across the top of the image (in portrait orientation) - 7:57 much closer shot of all that peeling paint - 8:04 portrait shot of the pointed arches leading to the bench.
I got a PENTAX 6x7 with 'Shift' lens to do photos of Commercial Properties going to Auction for a company -- all on AGFA CT18 slide film -- it lasted a couple of years then 'as Usual' the Company went BROKE and NO MORE WORK ! By the way -- did you use PhotoShop to straighten the Verticals or are they as 'out of Camera' ?? HA Ha !! you can BEND OVER -- I can't as I have STICHES in my Back after a Basal Cell Carcinoma operation -- it is SORE and TIGHT ! ( Keep OUT of THE SUN !!! )
Nice images. Thanks! IMHO The monasteries were the original places where the poor and those in need found food and care. They served as places of refuge and security for the poor. The dissolution of that system had a tragic effect on history, including leading to the bad and impoverished working environment that lead to Mr. Marx coming up with his communist ideas, which in turn, as implemented by Mao, and Stalin, and the like lead to the death of millions. While certainly other factors contributed to the communist and socialist philosophies, the loss of charity as a norm imbedded in social structures is a big contributor. The loss of such tools to help those in need damaged the social situation for generations. Indeed, the welfare state, attempts to do charity but has, as a consequence, reduced it to an occupation, a mere profession, and made poverty as a sort of industry wherein professional degrees, political agitators, and academia all take a bite of the tax pie. The welfare state is a clumsy and expensive replacement for what was and what should be. People are unaware of better alternatives.
Love your channel. I have recently gone back to film photography and import photos into Lightroom. As I am NOT using a digital camera, I would like to record my camera, lens, and exposure details in my metadata so I can assess where I have used the correct lens, filter or exposure index I have ended in my journal. Using "keywords' is a cope-out, I would like to access camera raw meta data to record my camera, lens and exposure setting so I can 'learn' from my mistakes. Any help? ALL I can see is recording copyright and other stuff LR allows, not your camera, lens and settings. Any ideas?
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I already use a notebook to enter my exposure details and filter usage. Wanted to embed the info within Lightroom metadata if there was a clever way to do this. Keywords are one starting point and will start indexing contact sheets and camera settings with my negatives.
Architecture is a very nice exercise in framing, but not my cup of tea. What are some differences you have noticed in the prints between negatives from the leica-voigtlander combo and other camera lens combos?
Good question. It's damn sharp! I'm still getting used to composing with it. Not like a through the lens camera. The photo of the bell tower through the gate I thought I'd nailed it but a spike was in the way of the tower. Things like that. I've decided to use the same combo for this project and get used to it.
One thing in your videos I never get tired of is watching the image appear on the paper in the developer bath. I live in Sydney and shoot black and white only since finding your channel. I develop my own film but don't have access to a darkroom to make that image appear on paper myself - I wish I did. I work in the printing industry and back in 1996 when I was apprenticed in the trade of Pre Press, we were still using lithographic film, bromide paper, cameras, image setters etc. I had to check and replenish the developer, fixer and hardener on our film processor every morning or the tradesmen would come and hurl abuse at me if their film was thin (lithographic was not continuous tone like photographic - it's black or clear to print from successfully). Great times and probably why I still love film photography so mush - you actually get to make the image the whole way along - not just shoot and shoot and shoot and click delete on the computer for the loads of photos you took anyway.
Nice story Brett. Thanks for sharing 🙂
I think a great composition is just to the right of the vine shot at 4.06. There are 2 small windows at ground level with the shrub in the middle and then the two tall windows above. I like the symmetry and hard lines contrasting the more organic shrub. Cheers.
that was my first job bricklayer. I know what it means to brick such buildings.
That's why I like going to Hamburg, for me it's an Eldorado when it comes to brick buildings.
Great video, Roger. old , ruins are some of my favorite subjects. KB
I found them hard to compose Ken. I just kept seeing grey blobs of brick and overgrown shrubbery. Probably why I didn't stay there that long. Great to look at though
I really love how young at heart you are. Thanks for the fun videos.
Every birthday is my 21st again 😁
I did Architecture photography when I did my A’level Photography using my MTL5B. I did some close ups of details as well
Did you pass Resgerr?
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss yes I got an A
Old stone buildings speak to me when I'm out. I love photographing them. We have a Cathedral that the pope visited that I will be photographing this year.
Vlog it John 👍
Good evening Roger. Watched, you're extremely well made documentary. I comented on Your Video when you were Out with your Nikon F6. I forgot to mention that My Dear Wife and I were on The Isle of Wight for My Dear Wife's 60th Birthday. Had a lovely time. However, i didn't have much time to do some Photography. We are both in our 70s now but, it's Our Golden Anniversary this year! So, perhaps we can visit The Isle of Wight for this Special Anniversary. I had no idea about The Monastery. I too love to Photograph places of interest such as these. Seeing you in your Darkroom brought back so many memories. You took some Lovely Photograps ! I'm 70 years young now with the aches and pains of Arthritis but still struggling along. Anyway great video please Keep up Your Good work. Many thanks and Kind regards Colyn. P.s. Well done to you.
Hey Colin. Thanks for the comment. The monastery is a beautiful and relaxed place to visit. If you do let me know and I'll buy you both a coffee and have a chat. 🙂
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Many thanks Roger. That’s So Kind of you! I shall keep you posted. Many thanks and Kind regards Colyn.
Another super vid. Loved all the shots. 📷😎👍 wonderful 👏
Thank you so much 😀
Love going to Quarr Abbey next time you go just before the old monastery is a small lane that will take you to the wall in the field
Thanks Katharine
THANKS PHIL.
A zeen could make an interesting project as a series of videos, showing the start to end of putting it together.I’m looking at putting something similar together as a photographic project this year, would be interesting to see your take on it and ideas.
What a beautiful place. I have a hard time framing architecture to capture it how I want so I haven't done much latrly. It comes naturally to you, Roger!
Cheers Dane. I used to shoot a lot of buildings in London before I ventured into film. Not done much of it lately though. I just vision a print in mind when I'm looking and how a scene would look framed. Kind of helps me I guess.
Hmm. Those lights look really useful
Watch out, next thing you know you'll be back with your Intrepid, spending twenty minutes getting the focus and movements just right for a single sheet of film.
Architecture can become a lifetime pursuit within photography, especially in a place like the UK, where even fairly ordinary buildings can be older than my entire nation.
Can you combine photography with a travel blog. I think you would do great visiting different places around the country or the world and give commentary.
I'd love to do just that! If the channel gets bigger one day! Cost!
You got some good abstracts of the wall. The prints look like they came out very nice. I'm surprised you got that much normal grey spread using a number 5 filter. Usually that gives a really high contract output. However, you got a nice photo with nice greys and the increased contrast on stairts, etc. Enjoyed the epidsode.
It was a split grade Erich. I started with a grade 0 and I used the grade 5 to deepen the blacks.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss Thanks! I must have missed that. Definitely a good call on that as the print (at least over video) came out perfectly. Nice whites, nice blacks and a range of greys. Always interesting !!!!
Wonderful images. Nice compositions.
Cheers Jack
Hi Roger
4points
1. I am going to adopt your assignment approach to photography. Have a goal or topic for the roll. Much better for creativity than just wandering about.
2. After watching this 3 times I finally picked up that you were using the Sunny 16 rule and not using metering. A little more of your thoughts would on how you selected an aperature would be insightful.
3. I was really curious to see how your photos turned out. As I’ve just acquired 2 rolls of ORWO 100. I was not disappointed and I’m looking forward to develop the first rolls
4. I didn’t know one could drip dry prints. They look beautiful. I was always under the impression that a print dryer with a polished plate was needed to get good shiny prints
Well done I try to follow all your videos. I learn a little something form each one.
1. Sometimes I will just choose a camera and film and drive wherever. And then have a walk. My first photograph generally lays a path for the rest. I did this recently where my first shot was ivy growing on a wall. As I looked around I noticed Mother Nature was trying to take back what we have built! So I continued looking for that subject. But often I have a plan in mind like walls!
2. No, the camera I was using has an internal light meter. But I guess the sunny 16 rule would have came into it if I had not. Simple light overcast day, 100 speed film, 1/60th f5.6 I'd have probably shot. Most of these were f2.8 - f4. (as the camera told me). On a sunny day then 125th f16.
3. I like ORWO 100 a lot. I've had great results in various developers.
4. Yes they drip dry. They are a resin coated paper. Fibre would curl like crazy
Hope this helps
Regarding the video lights: Try if the fit inside the light chamber in your bw enlarger. I have one that fits nicely in my Durst 805 and I use it to develop color pictures with RA-4. Works perfectly 😀
I thought that would come up. Nice spot.
You can never go wrong with peeling paint!!! So cool that you have so much history where you live!!! Here in the US it's only a few hundred years old, I remember when I lived in Southampton in 1982 that there was a McDonalds stuck to the 11th Century old town wall!!!
I guess the best camera for architecture would be the Intrepid using rising front !
Oh yes
Very nice! Thanks a lot for sharing!
Lovely lines in architecture, but I still find people (street) to be intensely interesting subjects. Just wish I had the stones to photograph strangers.
Thanks mate. I saw a YT video of Faye Godwin. Interesting lady. Had to Google John Davies. On the Isle of Wight we have some beautiful landscapes but all very similar, or at least to me. Mind you we have some good landscape photographers but it's always the same locations different sunset. Not much industrial works here which I see in Johns work. I need to get off the Island more ha ha.
My ancestors on my fathers side of the family history go back to the 1400 in England they were English Catholics who left during the time when they were about to persecute the Catholics and got on a ship in the 1600’s and came to Calvert Maryland and helped Colonize Maryland. I have not moved than 1 mile from where I was born. Great history here.
Lots of deep history in Britain.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss yep
The brickwork of the later Abbey is exceptional - it's no wonder the old one fell down.
It was demolished and the brickwork stones used to build other towns
The Abbey is a good memory of our recent long weekend on the IOW. Great video and thank you for sharing.
Glad you enjoyed it
I really enjoy photographing buildings when I did my photography course at school I did Architecture as one of my pieces for my portfolio I added in some shots of abandoned buildings as well I remember a day at Canterbury Cathedral we shot over 100 images in a day in and around the Cathedral all on FP4 and HP5 happy days beautiful images as always Roger love the combination of Orwo and Rodinal images look crisp and punchy look forward to seeing more 👍🏻
Canterbury Cathedral is beautiful! Cheers Jonny
Great video, thank you for sharing it with us. If you do a regular series on Architectural photography then may I be so bold as to recommend a visit to York (I appreciate that it is a long way from the Isle of Wight, but it is nevertheless worth it), it has Architecture from Roman, Anglo Saxon, Viking, Medieval to Modern. It would be fair to say that you would love it there.
Great suggestion!
The bells, the bells, the bells make them stop.
As a Kid, we had many Holidays on the IOW, have you any photos of the Monument on the Cliff at Bembridge, we used to stay at Whitecliff Bay, I would love a large Print of that
Went up there today on way back from a vlog today... Email me if you want a print Del...
Love the pocket lights. Enjoyed the video, you got some lovely shots especially the one you show at 13:42.
Thanks Morris. Yeah those lights are very handy
I would like to see a straight on photo of the Abbey Gate at 3:46 of those spikes. Nice photos as well.
You did a good job in the darkroom Roger. The prints really pop. My favourite is your third one. The steps and the bottom of the door. Wonder if the fence at 4.40 that you managed to get through.. without injury!! would make a picture with the right light?
The steps was my favourite also. The little fence is definitely a nice option. I had walls in mind which is probably why it didn't end up on the film
My idea of a good photographic day out. I get funny looks from my neighbours when I suddenly pop up from their garden wall with a camera in my hand ...... I can explain everything !
I don't want to freak you out but did a curtain move behind the window at 4:50 👻
Ha ha I was being watched 😂
Fist time watching you, I was wondering have you ever been to liverpool to take photographers of the tobacco warehouse, it's the largest brick built warehouse in the world and the architecture is fantastic
One day maybe Anthony. Never been to Liverpool. Thanks for watching 🙌
Great shots and video. Keep it up Roger!
Hi Roger, loved the video. Spent a few days staying at the abbey, and it was a great experience. I am going to review my photos as I like the black and white look.
Keep up the great work
Andrew living in Canada but originally from Bolton 😀
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Cheers Andrew! (From Bolton)
ORWO UN54 - bought some end of last week, initial testing is interesting. It's got a fair bit of grain for 100 ISO, isn't the sharpest film out there, comes with no expiry date, processing instructions or edge markings. BUT, store it in the freezer, give it 7 minutes in 1+1 ID-11, a little bit of a contrast boost in the printing stage and prepare to be impressed. Thank you Roger for telling me about this film, you were not wrong mate, I'm getting dark blacks and detail in the highlights that HP5 would struggle with!
It's a nice film Lloyd. Finest grain I've had is in 510 Pyro.
I really enjoyed this video. Never been very much into architecture photography myself, but maybe I should give it a go? Thank you for another inspirational video, hope you're doing well in 2022.
Cheers Espen! Hope alls well.
Red brick buildings always look so damn good in b&w photos.
ORTHO film would have been interesting.
Bless you my son
Ha ha
Sweat stained ball cap!
It's chlorine 🤫
I really liked these set of photographs Roger. I try and do the same in and around Manchester when time allows. I love the work of John Davies, and his work on the urban landscape of Britain of 1970s till early 2000s. I also love the work of the late Faye Godwin, not exactly an architectural photographer but her photographs highlighting the effect of man on countryside and environment are quite telling. For me atleast, you are going in the right direction from an artistic point of view. Really well done.
Cheers mate. I have watched a couple of good videos on Faye Godwin on RUclips. Had to google John! We have some beautiful scapes here on the island but no industrial works in the same view which johns pictures show. Nice aren't they!
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I find them both happy and sad at the same time, romantic even. There are also a German couple who photograph the industrial relics of Germany using only large format camera. They only shoot only under overcast sky to avoid harsh shadows. The photographs are beautiful. Their names escape me at the moment. I love cooling towers and anything related to ship building or coal mining. They have all but disappeared, sadly.
@@lensman5762 as a boy in the 80s I used to love the docklands around London before all the poshness arrived. Just bare buildings and old bricks. All changed now of course.
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I have to be honest here Rog. I was not born in the UK. I arrived here over 46 years ago to go to university which I did. Manchester, or to be more precise most of the UK was a very very different place to what it is now. One place that I had to attend lectures on Wed mornings ( a lot of places used to shut during Wed afternoons, I think they called it banking half days or something like that ) was just across Manchester Docks. Most of the time instead of attending Applied Mechanics lectures, a few of us were in a pub across the building playing snooker, having crispy bacon sandwiches and orange juice. The land lady used to think that we were very posh, it was the docks after all. I loved the working class scenery and the docks . In the late 80s , they started to develop a lot of areas around Manchester Ship Canal and turn them into crazy expensive apartments and leisure centers. I still have a couple of photographs shot with a Nikon FE2 with 35 and 50mm lenses on the good old Kodak Tech Pan 2415. They show some of the old industrial sites along the canal. Nothing special, but they are dear to me for several reasons, so I understand perfectly what you are saying. Nostalgia is a very powerful potion. My wife is from North Manchester, so every once in a while we go through old on line photographs of Manchester in the 70s and the 80s and try to recognise the buildings, streets, shops, boutiques etc. We have a good laugh together at how the place has changed, sometimes for the better but often not. That is why I love John Davies's photographs. Sorry for the long reply. PS: the German photographer couple are called Bernd and Hilla Becher.
Great photos, ideal motifs for black and white.
You said you were in the darkroom for four hours, how do you keep the developer at temperature?
I have a radiator in there keeping the room at a temp but now and again I have to warm them back up in the microwave.
Picture of this:- 3:24 shafts of light through the windows - 5:47 opening in the right with the fireplace on the left to balance the image - 6:24 overgrown archway - 6:49 step back to get that cool branch going across the top of the image (in portrait orientation) - 7:57 much closer shot of all that peeling paint - 8:04 portrait shot of the pointed arches leading to the bench.
Interesting to see what others see! Cheers
I got a PENTAX 6x7 with 'Shift' lens to do photos of Commercial Properties going to Auction for a company -- all on AGFA CT18 slide film -- it lasted a couple of years then 'as Usual' the Company went BROKE and NO MORE WORK ! By the way -- did you use PhotoShop to straighten the Verticals or are they as 'out of Camera' ?? HA Ha !! you can BEND OVER -- I can't as I have STICHES in my Back after a Basal Cell Carcinoma operation -- it is SORE and TIGHT ! ( Keep OUT of THE SUN !!! )
Hey Pete. I've seen those shift lenses. Awesome. No I didn't use photoshop mate. Only for the scans for showing on the video.
Nice images. Thanks!
IMHO
The monasteries were the original places where the poor and those in need found food and care. They served as places of refuge and security for the poor. The dissolution of that system had a tragic effect on history, including leading to the bad and impoverished working environment that lead to Mr. Marx coming up with his communist ideas, which in turn, as implemented by Mao, and Stalin, and the like lead to the death of millions. While certainly other factors contributed to the communist and socialist philosophies, the loss of charity as a norm imbedded in social structures is a big contributor. The loss of such tools to help those in need damaged the social situation for generations.
Indeed, the welfare state, attempts to do charity but has, as a consequence, reduced it to an occupation, a mere profession, and made poverty as a sort of industry wherein professional degrees, political agitators, and academia all take a bite of the tax pie. The welfare state is a clumsy and expensive replacement for what was and what should be.
People are unaware of better alternatives.
Nice words John.
What is the piano music in the initial part?
It's off RUclips Music Library. I'm not sure of the name.
The bells, make them stop.
Love your channel. I have recently gone back to film photography and import photos into Lightroom. As I am NOT using a digital camera, I would like to record my camera, lens, and exposure details in my metadata so I can assess where I have used the correct lens, filter or exposure index I have ended in my journal. Using "keywords' is a cope-out, I would like to access camera raw meta data to record my camera, lens and exposure setting so I can 'learn' from my mistakes. Any help? ALL I can see is recording copyright and other stuff LR allows, not your camera, lens and settings. Any ideas?
Good old fashion note book and pen Glenn. As for keeping a database on your computer why not try a spreadsheet?
@@ShootFilmLikeaBoss I already use a notebook to enter my exposure details and filter usage. Wanted to embed the info within Lightroom metadata if there was a clever way to do this. Keywords are one starting point and will start indexing contact sheets and camera settings with my negatives.
Architecture is a very nice exercise in framing, but not my cup of tea. What are some differences you have noticed in the prints between negatives from the leica-voigtlander combo and other camera lens combos?
Good question. It's damn sharp! I'm still getting used to composing with it. Not like a through the lens camera. The photo of the bell tower through the gate I thought I'd nailed it but a spike was in the way of the tower. Things like that. I've decided to use the same combo for this project and get used to it.
Why are there windows at the ground level?
Basement I imagine
This place begs for pinhole photography too
Good call. I did a coupe of years ago Kevin. The video is on my pinhole playlist