Ice Man // February 01, 2005
This is a picture of Stephen dressed up like he's off to the North Pole. We were actually just walking the dog around the forest seen in yesterday's shot.
Remembrance // January 13, 2005
I've recently rigged up my old Minolta film scanner and have been going through some old negatives taken about thirteen years ago.
This is from the time when I worked as a researcher in a pharmacology lab. We had a fully kitted-out dark room for processing electron micrographs. I used to go in after hours to develop and print my own pictures. I can smell the distinctive tang of developing fluid as I write this and can still remember the thrill of seeing the image appear in the red glow of the safelight.
Some of the negatives were never printed and some didn't even make it onto a contact sheet. For a lot of the pictures, today is the first time I have seen them since looking through the viewfinder of my Pentax P30n thirteen years ago and releasing the shutter.
This particular photograph is of yours truly. Stephen pressed the shutter and he still pushes my buttons thirteen years later, but it's not as if...
Skater // December 15, 2004
This inline skater was getting all hot and sweaty in Bilbao - although it must be said he was doing more posing than skating. I obliged and took a picture.
Terminal // December 13, 2004
People waiting for planes... What is it about provincial airports? Don't they realise they have a captive audience with nothing to do for hours?
Not my best shot but I like the chairs and high-key feel. What can I say?
Great Catch // December 11, 2004
Whiling away a few bored hours waiting for a plane in Bilbao airport I managed to capture these two playing cricket in the terminal building.
I'm really pleased how the shot came out considering I was resting the camera on my rucksack to take it. I used shutter priority with 1/3 sec - just a guess really, but managed to capture the movement of the bowler just how I wanted (with only a bit of shake in the background).
Tunnel Vision // December 10, 2004
This is a shot of a weird window display outside a bar in Bilbao. The street you can see in the background is actually a reflection in the window. I'm in there too, although it's not my face but some sort of hologram. Freaky!
Body Board // December 09, 2004
This is one of a series of candid shots I took on the beach at San Sebastian. I was holding the camera down in my lap which explains the odd framing - but I think it sort of works.
A Fine Tackle by David // December 04, 2004
This is a reproduction of Michaelangelo's David from the V&A museum in London.
I've tried to emphasise the skin-like quality of the marble by selectively softening the image using techniques normally employed in 'glamour' shots. I've left the 'point of interest' deliberately sharp.
