Stormy conditions perfect for photography

A weekend away at Anglesea that started warmly, quickly changed to cold and nasty weather perfect for photography…

Vanuatu to remember

On a recent trip to Vanuatu, early starts and late finishes were the norm in order to yield these results. To have the time to use my film camera (Hasselblad x pan) to create such memories is such a joy. To take time to consider before depressing the shutter to create a lasting memory and be able to share this with my wife, nothing can replace this…

Film is not dead…!

During recent weeks I have had the chance to dig out the not so old x-pan film camera and run a couple of rolls through. I quite enjoy the process as I am made to think about my photography more than usual…rather than blasting a bracket of digital images, using film has enabled me to hone my techniques which can then be applied to what I do digitally.

Below there are a series of exposures made with my Hasselblad x-pan camera, a 35mm camera with panoramic capabilities. I love the tonal range I can obtain from these lenses.

This Image was obtained using fuji velvia 100, f. 16,  1/4 sec with a .9(3stop) hard grad nd filter.

This Image was obtained using fuji velvia 100, f. 11,  1/20 sec with a .6(2stop) hard grad nd filter.

This Image was obtained using fuji velvia 100, f. 22,  1 sec with a .9(3stop) hard grad nd filter. Ideally, a longer exposure to further blur the water may have added to the mood!