Son with the famous Mr Philip Sharpe, (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1061602/) wildlife camera man, and special effects expert, all the way from New Zealand. He has helped create some of the movie magic in Bond, Tomb Raider, Alien and many others. Just keep him away from fiberglass resin, glue and chicken wire, unless you want a forty foot tall dragon in your garden.
When ever we see people on horses I hear the phrase, "you get the cameras you want, why cant I have a horse". Well my wonderful wife, cameras are cheaper, they dont have vet fees, or require expensive feed. If I am a bit short of readies towards the end of the month, and run out of film, I can use a digital camera for free, and will not be hounded by the RSPCA for neglect. The camera lives on a shelf, or in a small bag, it does not require a paddock, and a stable, at the cost of renting a small flat each month. If there is something wrong with the camera, I am unlikely to be bankrupted by costs to fix it. If I decide to have a duvet morning, I do not have to find someone to exercise it. Wonderful wife has not divorced me yet, she did not marry me for my overdraft, it must be love.
When ever we see people on horses I hear the phrase, "you get the cameras you want, why cant I have a horse". Well my wonderful wife, cameras are cheaper, they dont have vet fees, or require expensive feed. If I am a bit short of readies towards the end of the month, and run out of film, I can use a digital camera for free, and will not be hounded by the RSPCA for neglect. The camera lives on a shelf, or in a small bag, it does not require a paddock, and a stable, at the cost of renting a small flat each month. If there is something wrong with the camera, I am unlikely to be bankrupted by costs to fix it. If I decide to have a duvet morning, I do not have to find someone to exercise it. Wonderful wife has not divorced me yet, she did not marry me for my overdraft, it must be love.
Ice Cream.Bit of a dichotomy here. Damn things sell icecream everywhere, bit of a blot on the landscape, and generate a pavlov type reaction amongst small people.
But....
Useful for bribing young people ..... if you dont behave there will be no ice cream for you, or my favorite variation on a theme, if you dont behave, there will be no ice cream for either of you.
A sort of self policing threat, encouraging and rewarding good behaviours in a supportive and positive enviroment. What a load of tosh, I was not going to creak open my wallet unless behaviour was very good, I was postive about that, and we were outside in open greeen spaces, so it ticked enviroment too.
Nice straight froward portrait with a small p. No complicated lights, effects, or post processing. Just a picture of son relaxing in chair.
All shot on the same day, on the bessa, processed the following day. Fomapan 100, dev in APH09, 7 mins, inversions when I remember, rinse then fix just under 2 mins. Wash for about 10 mins, drop of rinse aid, hang to dry off nail in wall, hope not too much dust sticks, scan once dry on flat bed canon thing, which has a rather fragile negative carrier that I have not broken yet.
Despite that, there are images I am pleased with.
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