Kirkdale – print
Bender 10×8 self assembly camera; Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 250mm lens; paper negative; sepia toned.
Continue reading →Bender 10×8 self assembly camera; Carl Zeiss Jena Tessar 250mm lens; paper negative; sepia toned.
Continue reading →Kirkdale is a small hamlet near kirkbymoorside which has a beautiful Anglo-Saxon church called St. Gregory’s Minster. I have photographed around there a few times as the subject of one of my projects – Herbert Read – is buried in the churchyard there. I wanted to try my 250mm Tessar lens out on the 10×8 and today was a good opportunity. I set off about 8.30 and was there by 9. I parked up and carried my bags and tripod into the churchyard and set up the camera. It seemed to all fall into place quite easily – always a good sign. In fact where I put the tripod down … Continue reading →