Oxford

...now browsing by category

 

Oxford: Paper negative testing

Wednesday, June 12th, 2019

These shots are from a lunch break session of testing paper negatives. In previous tests I had found using ID11 film developer diluted to 1+2 tamed the contrast nicely compared to using Ilford Multigrade paper developer but having run out of ID11 I wanted to test D76 film developer which I had just mixed up (apparently they are both based on the same recipe). The sky was very overcast which kept the contrast down and I was in-between rain showers.

[Tech info:] Graflex Crown Graphic 5×4, 135/4.7 lens, Ilford Multigrade RC paper (ISO 6), D76 1+2 dilution, 2 mins.

Oxford: Endeavour 6, FILM 4 – part 5

Friday, June 7th, 2019

Some behind the scenes photography during filming of Endeavour 6 | FILM 4 in Oxford, October 2018. After filming some scenes in the main quad of Teddy Hall the action moved out to New College Lane. This was late in the afternoon with rapidly fading light as I recall. The light seemed to suit the mood of the scene.

[Tech info:] Rolleiflex 2.8F Zeiss Planar, Ilford HP5 film.

Endeavour_S6E4_2.8F_HP5_001_web Endeavour_S6E4_2.8F_HP5_002_web Endeavour_S6E4_2.8F_HP5_003_web Endeavour_S6E4_2.8F_HP5_005_web Endeavour_S6E4_2.8F_HP5_007_web Endeavour_S6E4_2.8F_HP5_008_web Endeavour_S6E4_2.8F_HP5_009_web Endeavour_S6E4_2.8F_HP5_011_web Endeavour_S6E4_2.8F_HP5_012_web

Oxford: Endeavour 6, FILM 2 – part 6

Wednesday, June 5th, 2019

First day of filming in Oxford of Endeavour 6 | FILM 2. This was the first episode filmed for series 6 – usually the episodes are made in chronological order. The location was one of the rooms in Exeter College which was beautifully dressed by the art department.

I sent this roll of film away to a lab for developing and unfortunately it came back with a scratch through the middle. Needless to say I haven’t used them since (thanks Ag Photo lab!).

[Tech info:] Konica Hexar AF, Ilford HP5, Pakon scans.

20180721_Endeavour_S6E2_Hexar_HP5_AA022A_web 20180721_Endeavour_S6E2_Hexar_HP5_AA023A_web 20180721_Endeavour_S6E2_Hexar_HP5_AA025A_web 20180721_Endeavour_S6E2_Hexar_HP5_AA026A_web 20180721_Endeavour_S6E2_Hexar_HP5_AA027A_web 20180721_Endeavour_S6E2_Hexar_HP5_AA032A_web 20180721_Endeavour_S6E2_Hexar_HP5_AA033A_web 20180721_Endeavour_S6E2_Hexar_HP5_AA034A_web 20180721_Endeavour_S6E2_Hexar_HP5_AA036A_web

 

Oxford: instant pack film

Monday, May 27th, 2019

It’s been a while since I used any Fuji instant pack film so I decided to test out a recently acquired Polaroid 190 Land Camera with some Fuji FP-100C. I visited University Parks in my lunch break to photograph a tree that had fallen into the river and also came across the tree surgeons having a break after trimming the tree.

After work I met up with fellow photographer (and co-host of the Sunny 16 podcast) Graeme for a photo walk with his recently purchased Intrepid 5×4 large format camera. We had perfect summer evening weather and light and I finished off a roll of colour film that was in my Sputnik stereo camera (pictures from that coming soon).

[Tech info:] Polaroid 190 Land Camera, Fuji FP-100C (expired).

20190522_Polaroid190_FP100C_003_web 20190522_Polaroid190_FP100C_001_web20190522_Polaroid190_FP100C_002_web

Oxford: Endeavour 6, FILM 2 – part 5

Tuesday, April 9th, 2019

Behind the scenes photography during filming of Endeavour 6 | FILM 2 in Oxford, July 2018. The shots are from the same roll but from different days. Some shots follow on from the previous post in New College Lane and the others are from a scene which was filmed in the grounds of Keble College.

[Tech info:] Konica Hexar AF, Fuji Superia 200, Noritsu scans.

20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_01A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_04A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_06A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_07A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_09A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_10A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_12A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_13A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_16A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_17A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_18A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_21A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_22A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_23A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_24A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_26A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_27A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_29A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_31A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_32A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_34A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_35A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_New-College_Lane_Hexar_Superia200_36A_web

Oxford: Endeavour 6, FILM 2 – part 4

Sunday, April 7th, 2019

This set of behind the scenes photography is from the first Oxford filming day for Endeavour S6 in July 2018 – during the heatwave.  For the first time the episodes were filmed out of sequence and this was FILM 2 – APOLLO, directed by Shaun Evans. For a change I used my Leica Summicron 50mm lens because I’ve found it works very well with colour films but is quite flat with b&w and I planned to use a lot more colour film for this series.

[Tech info:] Leica M6, 50/2 Summicron, Fuji Superia 200 film, Noritsu scans.

20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_00A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_01A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_02A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_05A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_06A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_07A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_09A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_11A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_12A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_14A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_15A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_23A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_24A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_26A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_33A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_34A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_35A_web 20180715_Endeavour_s6e2_Exeter_M6_50-2_Summicron_Superia200_36A_web

Oxford twilight vintage bus rides

Friday, April 5th, 2019

I’ve been looking for the right light conditions to test out some Lomography 800 colour film that I recently bought and after a friend tipped me off about the twilight vintage bus rides I knew that was it. A couple of years ago I photographed them on Fujichrome 64T tungsten balanced slide film but because the film speed was so slow I had to use a tripod the whole time. On this occasion I wanted the freedom to move around handheld so I went along with fast film and a fast lens.

[Tech info:] Nikon F100, 50/1.2 lens, Lomography 800 film, developed and scanned by FilmDev. Noritsu scans.

20190330_Twilight_Bus_F100_50-1.2_Lomo_800_02_web 20190330_Twilight_Bus_F100_50-1.2_Lomo_800_08_web 20190330_Twilight_Bus_F100_50-1.2_Lomo_800_11_web 20190330_Twilight_Bus_F100_50-1.2_Lomo_800_16_web 20190330_Twilight_Bus_F100_50-1.2_Lomo_800_19_web 20190330_Twilight_Bus_F100_50-1.2_Lomo_800_24_web 20190330_Twilight_Bus_F100_50-1.2_Lomo_800_26_web 20190330_Twilight_Bus_F100_50-1.2_Lomo_800_28_web 20190330_Twilight_Bus_F100_50-1.2_Lomo_800_29_web 20190330_Twilight_Bus_F100_50-1.2_Lomo_800_35_web 20190330_Twilight_Bus_F100_50-1.2_Lomo_800_38_web

Oxford: Endeavour 6, FILM 4 – part 4

Tuesday, April 2nd, 2019

This set of pictures is from the newly built interior set for Castle Gate police station in Endeavour series 6. This was the penultimate day of filming and as most of the filming was taking place in the mortuary I had a chance to photograph the empty set.

[Tech info:] Leica M6, 35/1.2 Voigtlander Nokton, Ilford HP5 @ ISO 1600, developed in Kodak XTOL 1+1. Pakon scans.

20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_0000A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_00A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_02A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_03A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_06A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_07A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_08A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_11A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_13A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_17A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_18A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_19A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_23A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_24A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_27A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_29A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_34A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_35A_web 20181115_Endeavour_S6E4_Mortuary_M6_HP5-1600_XTOL_36A_web

Oxford: Endeavour 6, FILM 3 – part 2

Tuesday, February 26th, 2019

Behind the scenes photography during filming of Endeavour 6, FILM 3 – CONFECTION. The location for the day was the Oxford Union – these pictures are from the William Morris room which is decorated in beautiful Willam Morris wallpaper. I have photographed inside this room many times because the OUABC team use it to warm up in for the Town vs Gown boxing competition. The Endeavour art department did a wonderful job of transforming this room and I’ll post more detailed pictures soon.

[Tech info:] Rolleiflex 2.8F, Zeiss Planar, Kodak Portra 400 film. Noritsu scans.

 

Oxford: Endeavour 6, FILM 1 – part 5

Monday, February 4th, 2019

Behind the scenes during filming of Endeavour 6 | FILM 1 – Pylon. This was a scene that didn’t make the final cut where Morse and Bright chat on the steps outside the Castle Gate police station. Filmed in Oxford, August 2018.

[Tech info:] Leica M6, Zeiss Biogon 35/2.8, Fuji Superia 200. Noritsu scans.

Oxford: Town vs Gown Boxing 2019 – part 1

Friday, February 1st, 2019

The annual Oxford Town vs Gown boxing event was held at the Oxford Union at the end of January and I went along to document it with my camera. The lighting was far from ideal with lots of hot spots and dark shadows from the spot lights in the corners of the ring so I used the situation to experiment a little. The majority of these shots were made with a slow shutter speed to record some blur as the boxers moved around at great speed. More to come.

[Tech info:] Leica M6, 40/1.4 Voigtlander Nokton, Eastman Double X, ISO 250, developed in D76 1+1. Pakon scans.

Oxford Union – Kurupt FM Q&A

Thursday, January 17th, 2019

Kurupt FM (AKA the guys from the BAFTA award winning comedy series ‘People just do nothing’) came to the Oxford Union for a Q&A event and I went along to photograph them. If you’ve never seen the show I highly recommend it – you can find it on BBC iPlayer.

[Tech info:] Leica M6, 40/1.4 Voigtlander Nokton, Ilford Delta 400 developed in Ilford DDX 1+4. Pakon scans.