Mother's Protection

Taken on the Ynyslas Dunes, Wales a short journey from where I live. I love this spot and visit often. Taken with the LX and Ilford 400 asa. Much akin to most of my photographs. Developed at home and printed with the ancient Leitz Wetzler enlarger with it's beautiful Leitz enlarger lens.

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DanielH DanielH

490 posts
15 years

Posted 20/11/2013 - 12:40 Link

Really like this, simple but effective, a little too much grain for my liking but thats the characteristic of the film.

Lovely dark tones

Edited by DanielH: 20/11/2013 - 12:40

graysummers graysummers

5 posts
12 years

Posted 20/11/2013 - 13:00 Link

Thanks Daniel.
My unskilled knowledge in developing negs [as well as the 400 film used] is just as likely to be part of the result for this much grain on my negatives. I used ID11 most of the time with timing issues that went by "feel" and not "exact science." Luckily, I am a grain lover though. Good Fortune.

"The Latent Image that exists before development is a truly mystical and exciting entity and some subsequent individual photographs can make the spine tingle."

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GIULIO57 GIULIO57

31 posts
17 years
Firenze-Italia

Posted 20/11/2013 - 15:49 Link

Stunning...this is the evidence that analogic still has a lot of chances

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alfpics alfpics

1946 posts
21 years
North Devon

Posted 20/11/2013 - 16:57 Link

Very moody and contrasty!
Like it
Andy

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AndrewA AndrewA

2943 posts
15 years
Chesterfield

Posted 20/11/2013 - 18:21 Link

I really like it, and it evokes really fond childhood memories for me as we holidayed in Borth for 15 or 16 years and spent many a happy day in those dunes.

Andrew

"I'm here because the whiskey is free" - Tyla

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graysummers graysummers

5 posts
12 years

Posted 20/11/2013 - 18:49 Link

Andrew...I'm lucky enough to live near the dunes [not in Borth however, although I have been through a number of times....shanty town??] But I only have a fifteen minute ride to get to Ynyslas.

Thankyou too alfpics and GIULIO57 for your comments.

Mac Mac

744 posts
19 years
Montreal,
Quebec,
Canada

Posted 20/11/2013 - 19:37 Link

All adds up to a beautiful atmospheric presentation - ageless.

Mac from Montreal

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thingsthatiha... thingsthatihaveseen

1357 posts
14 years

Posted 20/11/2013 - 20:09 Link

Love it... hugely atmospheric...

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AndrewA AndrewA

2943 posts
15 years
Chesterfield

Posted 28/11/2013 - 17:27 Link

graysummers wrote:
Andrew...I'm lucky enough to live near the dunes [not in Borth however, although I have been through a number of times....shanty town??] But I only have a fifteen minute ride to get to Ynyslas.

It used to be such a vibrant colourful holiday resort. The last time I was there, it was a mere shadow of what it used to be. Such a shame.

Andrew

"I'm here because the whiskey is free" - Tyla

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Edited by AndrewA: 28/11/2013 - 17:27

graysummers graysummers

5 posts
12 years

Posted 01/12/2013 - 19:28 Link

It certainly has taken it's downward spiral to heart over the past few years. I prefer turning 'right' to Ynyslas now and haven't been down to Borth for an age leisurely wise. I nipped to see my local GP recently and that was the first visit to Borth for an absolute age. I was a bit shocked [even though it is winter] it held a very different vibe .