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Wednesday, September 20th, 2023
There was some flooding in Hinksey back in January and here are a few pictures from that time which I made during my lunch break. I had spotted the gravel mounds the previous week and was waiting for appropriate light and a dramatic sky to photograph them in.
[Tech info:] Pentax 645NII, 45-85mm lens, Ilford HP5 developed in Kodak HC110 1+31.

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Tags: 45-85, 645, black&white, film, flood, hc110, hinksey, HP5, ilford, oxford
Tuesday, September 19th, 2023
Some misty morning shots from April this year. I have photographed this location with various different cameras but this was the first time with a wider format. I feel 6×12 worked perfectly for these shots.
[Tech info]: Wista 5×4, 90mm Schneider lens, Ilford FP4+ developed in Adox XT-3 stock.




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Tags: 5x4, adox, black&white, film, fp4, ilford, mist, oxford, wista, xt-3
Monday, September 18th, 2023
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Tags: 125mm, 6x6, adox, black&white, film, fp4, HP5, ilford, leitz, oxford, rolleiflex, SL66, xt-3
Thursday, December 1st, 2022
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Tags: 28-75, 35mm, b&w, ddx, delta 100, devon, fe2, film, ilford, nikon
Monday, August 22nd, 2022
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Tags: 5x4, graflex, hc110, HP5, ilford, oxford, portrait, super d
Sunday, August 21st, 2022
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Tags: 5x4, b&w, film, gowlandflex, hc110, HP5, ilford, oxford, portraits
Saturday, November 6th, 2021
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Tags: 35mm, black&white, dorset, HP5, ilford, pakon, Pentax mx, promicrol, symmondsbury
Friday, November 5th, 2021
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Tags: 35mm, beach, black&white, devon, exmouth, film, ilford, pan f, Pentax mx, promicrol
Thursday, November 4th, 2021
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Tags: 645, black&white, film, fp4, hc110, ilford, jericho, mamiya, oxford, protl
Thursday, January 14th, 2021
During December 2020 the UK saw a lot of rainfall and some parts of the country were flooded. I don’t remember Oxford receiving enough rain to cause flooding but as the massive volume of water from other parts comes rushing through Oxford the rivers swell which in turn causes some areas to flood, especially a local meadow. I made the most of the flooding and did some photography with a large format camera I’ve been wanting to try out for a while. It’s custom made with a 75mm Schneider lens which is fitted to a helicoid for focussing and the back rotates – something I found out by accident which was a nice bonus. There is no branding on it but it’s extremely well designed and made.
I wanted to fill the frame with sky and the reflection in the water so I had to stand in the water because a 75mm on 5×4 film gives an extremely wide angle of view. The Benbo Mk 2 tripod is perfect for this because the legs extend upwards from inside the bottom part of the legs and is designed to stand in water. What a didn’t realise was how easily one of the feet would end up coming off in the mud because it had a split in it, something I only noticed once I got back home. Fortunately Paterson in the UK still sell spares and supply them in a pack of 3. I’ve included some behind the scenes pictures below.
[Tech info:] Custom red dot 5×4 camera, 75mm Schneider lens, FP4 film (expired), developed in Kodak HC110 1+31 (-1 minute to prevent the highlights blowing out).

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Tags: 5x4, 75mm, black&white, film, flood, fp4, hc110, ilford, meadow, oxford
Monday, January 4th, 2021
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Tags: 645, black&white, film, fog, HP5, ilford, ilfosol 3, jobo, night, oxford, pentax
Saturday, December 21st, 2019
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Tags: 40mm, 6x6, black&white, bronco, film, ilford, oxford, pan f, portraits, sqa, worcester, xtol