I would have liked to have spent longer at the Anonymous demonstration and got better pictures, but I only stumbled upon it on my way to work so didn’t have time. Will look out for the inevitable next one though. These are from the first reel I’ve had processed at Darkside. Much better than than [...]
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File: May 2008

First pictures with the MP. Uninspired, to say the least. Badly in need of a defined project. Ambling around, even if it’s in a place I haven’t been before (Brighton) is a waste of time (although I did do better in Gravesend).

Holiday in Hong Kong, where I found a 35mm Holga (thought they were all medium format until I saw it in the shop). All the colour pictures here were taken with the Holga. It seems to be unavailable at the moment, so maybe mine is worth more than the £12ish I paid for it. I [...]
Bit more productive this month. All taken with the QL17 which was meterless because it had some battery connection issue. I think I had my excellent light meter with me for some of these, but mostly just Sunny-16′d it. Day trip to Gravesend:

QL17 again, possibly on Delta 400 now. I switched from HP5+ to Delta 400 for the reduced grain and apparently it’s slightly more opaque nature makes it easier to scan.

First of the transfers… These were taken whilst waiting at the airport with my now defunct Canon QL17 G-III, on HP5+, I think. One of the first rolls I processed and scanned myself – I haven’t quite got all the dust.

This picture is from the 2002 London marathon – I was living on the Isle of Dogs and the course ran between me and Crossharbour DLR station, which I was trying to get to. In amongst the 35ish other forgettable photos I found this one, which I quite like. I think this was taken with [...]

