ChrisRCastle open morning (Boxing Day 2025... December 26).
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Silhouette in the doorway. Looking through a 900 year-old doorway. #MonochromeMonday
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Steps up to the castle. Built on a mound, attackers who broke through the outer defences would have had to run up this steep slope before facing the inner walls.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
The unfrozen section; the birds (mainly the swans I think) seem to keep this section of the lake open in frosts.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Stable doors. #DoorsDay
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Windows in the keep. This 900 year old building has 12 foot thick walls: the reason you can see through these windows is that the far wall was demolished ("slighted") by Parliament after the 17th century Civil War., so that it could no longer be used as a stronghold. #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Ducks on the icy lake.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Flood behind the Castle, again.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Metal stairs inside the Castle. Used for visitors to reach higher elevations.
#MinoltaAutocord #Fomapan100 (I don't remember anything about the development of this film, possibly one of the only rolls I have ever used.)
#TLRTuesday
Two views from a seasonal pond in front of the castle.
#Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss #Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Two trees and a dark cloud.
#Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss #Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Flooded field behind the castle again, no reflection this time.Bit hard to see, but the windows on the stair tower in the right hand building (Elizabeth's mansion) are fake, so that movements were private. #FensterFreitag
#Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss #Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Flooded field again, no castle this time (just a bit of outer wall).
#Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss #Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
The brook in flood. That car is risking the drive through the ford.
#Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss #Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Cottages in "New Street". The street is at least 640 years old!
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 28mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, 2019-expired #KodakTriX film at EI 320, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Parliament Piece, a small patch of public space, where legend has it that Henry III held the "second oldest parliament" (https://www.oss.org.uk/new-notice-board-to-celebrate-ancient-warwickshire-meadow/). Probably not true, but still... Plenty of mistletoe in this late winter scene.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 28mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, 2019-expired #KodakTriX film at EI 320, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
The River Avon, near Stratford.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 28mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, 2019-expired #KodakTriX film at EI 320, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
The Harvard House [EDIT: in Stratford on Avon]. John Harvard's mother lived in the building on the right. #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 28mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, 2019-expired #KodakTriX film at EI 320, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Three shadows (at Stratford's Recreation Ground).
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 28mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, 2019-expired #KodakTriX film at EI 320, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Magnolia 1.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 50mm f/1.7 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordFP4 film at EI 125, home devved in Adox HC-110 dilution B.
#FP4Party #MissedTheFP4Party
#BelieveInFilm
#FilmPhotography
Magnolia 2.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 50mm f/1.7 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordFP4 film at EI 125, home devved in Adox HC-110 dilution B.
#FP4Party #MissedTheFP4Party
#BelieveInFilm
#FilmPhotography
Cottage on High Street. Commerce (and the town centre) moved away from this area once the railway came through. #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 50mm f/1.7 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordFP4 film at EI 125, home devved in Adox HC-110 dilution B.
#FP4Party #MissedTheFP4Party
#BelieveInFilm
#FilmPhotography
The Stone House. A rambling building, the front part allegedly built in the 1750s for a retired sea captain, hence the boat-shaped roof. The courtyard was the site of a thriving horn comb industry. Used to be the home of Dudley Taylor, who built a national pharmacy chain from here.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 50mm f/1.7 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordFP4 film at EI 125, home devved in Adox HC-110 dilution B.
#FP4Party #MissedTheFP4Party
#BelieveInFilm
#FilmPhotography
Robsart Cottage. That medallion on the end is an "R" for Amy Robsart, wife of Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, who was given Kenilworth Castle by Elizabeth. Amy died from a fall down steps at Cumnor, near Oxford.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 50mm f/1.7 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordFP4 film at EI 125, home devved in Adox HC-110 dilution B.
#FP4Party #MissedTheFP4Party
#BelieveInFilm
#FilmPhotography
Sun on a winter oak.
#Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss #Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, Fuji #SuperiaXTRA400, dev/scan by #FilmDev
Abbey Lake in the evening.
#Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss #Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, Fuji #SuperiaXTRA400, dev/scan by #FilmDev
Magnolias. Someone said, nothing like magnolia flowers against a blue sky!
#Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss #Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, Fuji #SuperiaXTRA400, dev/scan by #FilmDev
Two houses opposite each other could hardly be more different! #WindowFriday #FensterFreitag
#Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss #Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, Fuji #SuperiaXTRA400, dev/scan by #FilmDev
Silver birch.
#Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss #Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, Fuji #SuperiaXTRA400, dev/scan by #FilmDev
Crackley woods path.
#Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss #Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, Fuji #SuperiaXTRA400, dev/scan by #FilmDev
Emerging horse chestnut leaves.
#Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss #Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, Fuji #SuperiaXTRA400, dev/scan by #FilmDev
Two views on the Grand Union Canal.
#Pentax MX, Pentax M 50mm f/1.7, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5, #AdoxHC110 dilution E (1+47).
After moaning about this film being grainy, I've managed to find a few frames that worked!
Fisherrow harbour in April.
#Pentax MX, Pentax M 50mm f/1.7, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5, #AdoxHC110 dilution E (1+47).
By North Berwick harbour. We'd just been sitting enjoying our lunch on those benches.
#Pentax MX, Pentax M 50mm f/1.7, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5, #AdoxHC110 dilution E (1+47).
Path and steps in Lodge Grounds, North Berwick.
#Pentax MX, Pentax M 50mm f/1.7, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5, #AdoxHC110 dilution E (1+47).
Daffodils... but not as we know them!
#Pentax ME, SMC Pentax (K) 55mm f/1.7, #HarmanSwitchAzure at EI 100, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Azure is supposed to swap the red and blue, so I'm not quite sure where these colours came from!
Red tulips! (And that little grape hyacinth is blue... ;-)
#Pentax ME, SMC Pentax (K) 55mm f/1.7, #HarmanSwitchAzure at EI 100, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Traditional red Victorian post box.
#Pentax ME, SMC Pentax (K) 55mm f/1.7, #HarmanSwitchAzure at EI 100, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Leaves and sky.
#Pentax ME, SMC Pentax (K) 55mm f/1.7, #HarmanSwitchAzure at EI 100, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Sitting across from the Castle.
#Pentax ME, SMC Pentax (K) 55mm f/1.7, #HarmanSwitchAzure at EI 100, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Red for blue: Red sky and (slightly) blue Castle.
#Pentax ME, SMC Pentax (K) 55mm f/1.7, #HarmanSwitchAzure at EI 100, dev/scan by Filmdev.
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Moreau Vazh@carusb Loving that pinky orange sky with retained green. I tend to find films with weird colourways a bit gimmicky but that works in context. Like an old science-fiction film.
@Taskerland Thanks. Definitely gimmicky, but worth an experiment, and also to support Harman's colour explorations. I've been surprised that I got some interesting results!
@carusb I am familiar with the lomography coloured film and it's never peaked my interest as it always looks like someone has just gone into PS and done something random to colours but this seems more controlled. It could just be that that deep fuji green makes it feel more grounded. Interesting.
Andre@andre Thanks Andre. It's the very far north east tip of the Spanish island of Mallorca/Majorca. I think I was standing at the edge of the car park of the lighthouse, high above the sea. There's a range of mountains that runs along the spine of the island, a bit north of the centre, and this is where it meets the sea.
Our daughter, then 13, said dismissively, we drive all this way just to look at a few rocks and some water! (We've never let her forget that, of course.)