July 03, 2009
more from the new lens
UPDATE [for those interested in this kind of thing] It was shot with the Nikon D200, in natural light, with an 85mm lens, a 30th second at f2.5, ISO 100, with a soft focus filter. Exposure levels adjusted in Photoshop.
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July 02, 2009
Huddersfield Terminal C
Oh, yes - and Huddersfield has an airport too:
just in case you were mislead by the digger - a close up of terminal C:
oh, alright then - airfield
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July 01, 2009
semantics
SMARTT have a different understanding of the phrase HEAVY DUTY, one I'm not familiar with, one more associated with the terms flimsy and not worth a flying fuck. [he thinks as the 9th bag of topsoil splits and tears]
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June 30, 2009
star gazing
Sitting out in a field in Derbyshire as the dark night clouds gathered
and strange men got up to no good on the hill, in the headlights of their 4x4s
the conversation turned to stars, as it is oft wont to do when sitting out in a field at night. We couldn’t actually see any stars due to the above mentioned dark night clouds, but we talked easily about the mysteries of space, the universe and infinity [and fractional divisions thereof].
Then someone, I forget who, mentioned that Huddersfield had an observatory. This was met with a measure of derision, it has to be said, as no one could recall seeing a large fancy domed structure around Huddersfield, its great telescope peering out of the peep hole at the passing stars.
Well, today, on my way to pick up some topsoil from Blackmoorfoot, I passed the Huddersfield Observatory.
I wonder if you can rent it for the night?
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June 29, 2009
don't get them mixed up
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June 28, 2009
Dangerous Shrubs of Derbyshire, part 1: The Hawthorn
Clearly you’ve got to be careful of the shrubs in Derbyshire:
an early morning, non-dangerous non-shrub
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June 26, 2009
make up on off
First we put it on
and photograph it
then we touch it up
and photograph it
then finally, after repeating the above umpty times, we take it off
and very often photograph that too
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June 25, 2009
Ruby Black
Went to the opening of Ruby Black's new studio in Slaithwaite last night, very nice - cheese and pineapple cubes on sticks, stuck in a tin-foil covered potato, and a friend of hers had brought her record player round so things were soon swinging.
guess which one's Ruby Black.
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June 24, 2009
The Snogging Bubble
In Germany they called them: die Knutschkugel, the Snogging Ball. We call it a Bubble Car – the infamous BMW Isetta. And here’s a Snogging Ball in Skelmanthorpe, near Huddersfield, UK:
[Photos::Freitag]
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June 23, 2009
Lurking emotions
Deep and distant memories surfaced yesterday as I was processing the pictures from the last shoot. Memories from when I was about seven and fell in love with a girl in a Tiger Tim Annual:
I realised I had unintentionally almost recreated the image:
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