Saturday 27 April 2013
Sunday 21 April 2013
Friday 19 April 2013
A fresh perspective
Dear Sheddists,
mrs electrofried threatens to shred my credit card.
I'm afraid the combination of a generous glass of red wine and an open page on Ebay does not the best of contributions make to the familial budget. I've been splashing out on yet another second-hand Leica, a lens for my trusty CL and ... I blush in embarrassment here ... an ancient but immaculate Leica camera-bag to carry my accoutrements.
I've been sent in shame to the West Wing of the House to do penance, which I feel sure I richly deserve. But in the meantime I shall attempt some surreptitious photo downloads from the new kit - Remember a Day' is the very first fruit.
Yours shame-faced,
electrofried(mr)
mrs electrofried threatens to shred my credit card.
I'm afraid the combination of a generous glass of red wine and an open page on Ebay does not the best of contributions make to the familial budget. I've been splashing out on yet another second-hand Leica, a lens for my trusty CL and ... I blush in embarrassment here ... an ancient but immaculate Leica camera-bag to carry my accoutrements.
I've been sent in shame to the West Wing of the House to do penance, which I feel sure I richly deserve. But in the meantime I shall attempt some surreptitious photo downloads from the new kit - Remember a Day' is the very first fruit.
Yours shame-faced,
electrofried(mr)
Sunday 14 April 2013
Monday 18 March 2013
My Cameras - the Box Brownie
The first camera I ever used was a Box Brownie. It lay neglected in the dark, concealed within the fusty old sideboard in our dining-room. I remember its faux-leather casing and a huge convex viewing lens, long-scarred and dusted with a thousand memories.
As an excited seven year old it seemed ... immense!
It was loaded with film, a simple black and white emulsion, then passed to me with a greasy coated lunch-box that contained ham sandwiches, Smith's Crisps with the little twisted blue bag of salt at the bottom, an apple and a half-melted Kit-Kat. A school outing to Hadrian's Wall. Nose pressed tight to the cold bus-window as the world flashed by outside.
I took just a few shots. Random stones and hard-etched summer-day shadows. How I wish I had the prints with me now! A simple box Brownie, a start to my journey.
As an excited seven year old it seemed ... immense!
It was loaded with film, a simple black and white emulsion, then passed to me with a greasy coated lunch-box that contained ham sandwiches, Smith's Crisps with the little twisted blue bag of salt at the bottom, an apple and a half-melted Kit-Kat. A school outing to Hadrian's Wall. Nose pressed tight to the cold bus-window as the world flashed by outside.
I took just a few shots. Random stones and hard-etched summer-day shadows. How I wish I had the prints with me now! A simple box Brownie, a start to my journey.
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