I love photos of Horses...

{I was a little sad about this one, as it looked so thin... but I didn't want to ignore it, it seemed worse somehow}



We saw quite a lot of horses on our walk along the canal and I couldn't help but take photos of them.
I was really happy with the reflection in the last photo... especially as it didn't start drinking until we were stood right in front of it.

Location: Leeds Liverpool Canal
Cameras: Refurbished LC-A & Superheadz Yellow Peace
Films: Kodak Elite Chrome 100 & Ilford XP2 400

Thomas's Scarborough Photos...

We were incredibly lucky whilst we were in Scarborough that although there was snow everywhere and it was freezing, especially in the sea breeze, it was still very sunny and both Thomas and I had the opportunity to take lots of photos. I still haven't developed my photos but I loved Thomas's so much that I wanted to share some of his photos here too. 

I always love the details that Thomas notices that I don't - the texture of the snow against the sand, the huge icicles hanging from the beach huts, the snow on the cliffs in the distance... I guess last weekend counted as an extended photography date :) hurray.

Photographer: Thomas

Camera: Sony H7

Location: Scarborough.

Oh my...

 {All images taken by Andrew Millar and used with his permission, 

to see the individual photos on Flickr, click on an image}

Sometimes I stumble upon photos on Flickr that truly take my breath away... and these photos by Andrew Millar taken with the newer Impossible Project films and a SX-70 have done just that.

The colours, tones, light and subject matter in these are just stunning and I always have a weakness for photos of horses and silhouettes. But it's the top right photo that's my favourite and it alone makes me want to try even harder to populate my photos and to capture the lovely little moments of interaction between people. 

To see more of Andrew's photos, check out his Flickr photostream (I highly recommend it) or his Facebook page - you won't be disappointed.

Sun, sand, sea and.... snow!

This weekend was our first long weekend of February and it was amazing!! 

I adore the beach, even in the snow and though it was below freezing, Thomas and I enjoyed some lovely walks, lots of tea and coffee, some amazing food (including homemade chocolate pictured above!) and great company in Scarborough. Hurray!!

I can't wait for next weekend with all of our family now... it's going to be great.

p.s. I've finally found a panoramic app that I like for my phone too. It's all good!

Leeds Kirkgate Market...

Considering that I've lived in Leed for 5 years now, I've never taken photos inside Leeds Kirkgate Market before... outside, yes, but never inside.

Sometimes though, you have to wait for the right moment, the right light, the right camera and definitely the right film and looking at these, I'm so glad I waited. The colour from this film really compliments the building interior and the LC-A really has a way with dramatic lighting and contrasts which I love (when its in focus... yeah).

Also, this weekend is my first 3 day weekend of February (it's an exciting month!) and I am off taking more photos, hurray!! I hope you all have a great weekend!


Location: Leeds Kirkgate Market
Camera: Refurbished LC-A
Film: Kodak Elite Chrome 100

As close to perfect winter light as you can get...

Oh boy I am excited about these photos... it's well known that the LC-A (refurbished and the plus) works incredibly well with cross processed film and I decided to try a new slide film with my LC-A - Kodak Elite Chrome 100. I've never tried it before and I'm really glad that I love the results, it's not as blue as the Lomography Xpro Chrome and the greens are much more pleasing than the Lomography Xpro. It seems warmer than both the Lomography films though and the contrasts are just stunning I think.

I also experimented a little with the aperture and depth of field with these and I think that may be worth while when using the focus with this particular refurbished LC-A as it seems a little fuzzier than I would prefer at close range... I'm really hoping that I can learn this little cameras quirks as when it works well, I love the results.

Location: Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds
Camera: Refurbished LC-A
Film: Kodak Elite Chrome 100

p.s. does anyone with a refurbished LC-A have any tips for close up photos being in focus?

More black and white film love...

{the smoke from the chimney in this picture just kills me...happy sigh} 


{Populating my photos sucess! You like the man in the hat yes?} 


I'm quite taken with the gritty quality of these photos... After trying the black and white film with the La Sardina and my refurbished LC-A, I was very very excited about using this film with my Superheadz Yellow Peace. I'm not really sure why I haven't used it in it before...

After much thought, I've decided that this film is amazing. No matter what camera I've used it in, its produced lovely results. I still adore it in my Diana Mini but I couldn't be happier with the results in other cameras too.



Location: Leeds and Liverpool Canal
Film: Ilford XP2 ISO 400
Camera: Superheadz Yellow Peace

Two exciting new shops!!

It's not very often that I blog about online shops, after permenantly putting my Etsy shop on hold, I haven't had the enthusiasm for Etsy that I used too. However, yesterday I got very excited about online shopping indeed as two of my lovely UK blog friends Elizabeth and Zoe opened their shops and now I am very excited to share them with you!

First up is Elizabeth's new shop Three Jelly Moulds and a Wardrobe...

 

If you follow Elizabeth's blog or Twitter then you know that she has been putting her shop together for a while hunting out the perfect pieces for it and I must say, her finds really are lovely. 

With a combination of vintage and retro pieces and categories such as Kitchen, Fashion, Photography and also a great £10 and under section, this vintage shop has a huge selection of delightful pieces at great prices.


Next is Zoe's new shop, Ladybird Likes...

You may recognise this shop from my last Christmas giveaway. I was very excited about Zoe's shop then and now that it's open, I am just as excited about it now.

Like Elizabeth's shop, Zoe's shop combines a lot of my favourite things - cameras, brooches, birds, dogs(!!) and photography. With beautiful necklaces, stationary, photos and postcards and a huge variety of brooches, Ladybird Likes is a fun little shop, perfect for gifts, either for your friends or just for yourself.


Having had a shop once myself, I completely understand the time and effort it takes to put one together and to show your work well. Both Elizabeth and Zoe's shops look wonderful, have amazing pieces and they are both a true testiment to their hard work and skills and
 both are definitely worth a look around, enjoy!