Category Archives: North York Moors National Park

November at Rock House Wood

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I had another couple of visits to the wood in November. I wanted to try the Hermagis 305mm brass lens wide open hence the ‘swirl’ towards the back and front of the print. It’s supposedly a ‘look’ that photographers want from these old lenses but I’m not sure I’m keen for my own work. Still, I was pleased with the print. What attracted me to this particular scene was the old wall which has been a boundary at some point but has been left to fall down over the years – probably when the area was taken over by the Forestry Commission. I have been back to the wood in … Continue reading →

Stape Village Hall

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I didn’t date this negative but it’s from around 2017 or 2018 I think. It was a great photography subject – as can be seen from the number of times I stopped there to photograph it. A couple of years ago I was passing through and was brought up sharp as the village hall had gone – burnt to the ground. All that was left was the foundations and a pile of burnt wood. Last time I went through Stape it was a field full of sheep – no sign except the outline of the foundations with bales of straw on them. I know a few people round there – … Continue reading →

Darkroom session!

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I’ve been re-looking at my 35mm negatives from the last 12 years and was thinking about printing some of the older negatives. I have a particularly decent set from our visits to Paris from 2008 to 2010. It was an eye opener! Some of the very early negatives hadn’t survived too well. My processing wasn’t up to scratch then and some of the negatives are starting to degrade – not massively – but from tiny (miniscule!) dark spots. On the print they hardly show up but when I scan them….well, I haven’t the patience to go through the scan and ‘heal’ the white spots! I’m not sure what it is … Continue reading →