Last Thursday’s Walk To Town

17-06-17

As well as taking pictures for my “Thursday Doors” post I managed a few quick shots around the town.

Blue Steed

Forgotten Words

There was a continental market taking place in the town.
Cotton Candy

Angels

The Old Market (transaction)

I’m still not that comfortable taking street shots of people, more practice I think.

Radius

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New Light Seals In The Lomo

The last time I used my old Zenith Lomo I noticed the light seals were in a poor way. Found a supplier on an auction site that offered a laser cut kit, when it arrived I wasn’t too sure, the material was very similar to the leatherette that cameras are covered in, not the thin foam I was expecting. So after applying the new light seals I loaded up with a roll of Fuji Reala 100 that had expired in 2001, just in case the seals didn’t keep out the light. I headed to town and snapped away.

Passing The Time Of day

Reach For The Sky

No Comment !

Traffic Mirror

Out Back

Go Forth

Resting Place

Well I needn’t have worried, the new seals are fine. Apart from the expected colour shift I was really surprised how well the film behaved, good job as I have 18 more rolls of Reala 100 in the fridge.

A Sunny Day (at last)

It was lovely and sunny today, about time. Having just had a haircut ! really felt the cold but the sunshine lifted my spirits. Most of the photographs were on a film camera today, I couldn’t resist this shot though while en route to the supermarket.

Coat Of Many Colours

Fish & Chips

09-11-16

A quick dash to town today, through the rain to meet up with an old buddy of mine. Fish & Chips and 2 pints of Doombar, lovely.

Washing Away Autumn

Leaf On A Wire

Raindrops

 

Waiting For The Train

This Morning at the Station

 

Yesterday’s walk to town

Made a quick trip into town for the usual cat food top up and a little bit of food for me. The weather was really good although the lighting was quite harsh so I was shooting mainly in HDR mode on the Sigma DP1.

Busy busy

I used to work here in the late 1980’s when it was the council headquarters, the building started falling apart so they demolished it last year. There was lots of movement in the scene the 3 shot HDR captured a bit of it.

No thanks

Taggers notice board !

Black & White
  

 

Riga – Olympus XA Ilford HP5+ #4

Chez

The shutter button on the Olympus XA is very sensitive and it’s easy to take an inadvertent shot, but I liked the way this one turned out.

Feline

This women caught my eye ! while I was waiting for the tram.

Break

A pair taking a well earned rest from all the hustle and bustle of lunchtime.

 

Looking for inspiration

Really missing my relatives in Latvia and the vibe of Riga. Inspiration/enthusiasm is at a bit of a low point. Went to a music gig at a local bar last night, a friend of mine was playing he’d just come back from a holiday in the USA, visiting music cities (Memphis, Nashville, & New Orleans) The gig was great, some friends turned up, a lot of beer was consumed so feeling a bit delicate today ! But I feel a little bit more inspired.

One from last week !

Glass Bricks in HDR

The Red Shoes

Riga – Olympus XA Ilford HP5+ #3

Philippe Halsman

Metal sculpture dedicated to photographer Philippe Halsman who was born in Riga.

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Riga – Olympus XA Ilford HP5+ #2

Musical Canopy

It’s probably got nothing to do with music but it reminded me of a harp or a treble clef.

Baby Face

Parrot Repairs !