Testing new films

and I really like the way this Ilford FP4+ looks. Reminds me somewhat of the old Kodak PX which is no longer in production and it is (to me, at least) much preferable to the Ilford Delta series. I shot this in my Hasselblad (for which there is a smaller range of available films than for the 35mm cameras) and I will be happy to stock up on some of this stuff to go along with my Kodak Tri-X. Once the Tri-X is gone, it might be a case of loading up on a different Ilford film (HP5+)  to fill in at medium-speed for when the light is not so great.


Tune of the Day:  Midnight Train To Georgia   by Gladys Knight

Looking forward to the show tomorrow night

and if you have no plans, feel free to pop in to Viewfinder Center in Winterthur to check out the latest in the "Your Viewfinder" Gallery Series. Should be a great bunch of land and cityscapes on display tomorrow evening and it is always good to catch up with the friendly crowd.


Tune of the Day: Big Tree, Blue Sea   by Golden Earring

Congratulations to Enzo and Cornelia

on their 20th Anniversary and many thanks again for the invitation to Grill and Chill.

We had a very pleasant and pretty relaxed weekend with a nice walk for 90 minutes or so this morning to shoot a few photos and see what was happening around the place. Saw a stupid, small kid almost bring down a cyclist when he dived out of a driveway on a scooter and it was only quick reactions on the part of the cyclist which helped to avert disaster. One can only imagine how the parents of the small kid would have reacted had an accident taken place....

Catherine is off to see Bruno in the morning..... I hope.


Tune of the Day:  Rehab   by Amy Winehouse

I was quite shocked this evening

to walk past this advertising board in the railway station. Something tells me that someone is looking over my shoulder. I wonder where it is leading?

I scanned some more black and white film this evening after developing it last night. Really enjoying the process and the results are becoming more and more pleasing as well.

Catherine is looking forward to her trip to London and is getting excited about the variety of restaurants. Lucky her!

Tune of the Day:  Price Of Love   by Bryan Ferry

It has been a busy week and I am still tired

from last night's adventures with Bea and the Black Prince. We had a most enjoyable dinner and Manny and I followed on for the obligatory beers at Long Johns. I luckily grabbed a quick kip when I arrived back home and didn't have to attend the Street Parade.

Tomorrow should be another nice day and we plan on being up early for a walk and to finish off a roll of film.


Tune of the Day:  Boss On The Boat   by  Tosca

A little on-line shopping

and the world is a better place. I have just ordered some film cases which hold 10 rolls of 35mm film or 5 rolls of 120 film and which will be very handy for travel. Our upcoming trip to Italy has me thinking about what sort of photo kit to take and at the moment, I am thinking Hasselblad and iPhone as my two different outfits which will obviously entail carrying some film.

Had a great bbq dinner with Matt and Dagmar Anderson last night- very good food and pleasant company. Hope that we can catch up with them again soon.

Catherine and I are planning on going for a walk in the morning before the heat of the day arrives- it would be nice to shoot a few photos whilst we are out.


Tune of the Day: Nookie Wood    by John Cale

A cool change and a little storm this evening

certainly made things more pleasant for us and our visitors. It should also make sleep this evening somewhat more enjoyable!
I'm looking forward to another photo walk tomorrow evening and then getting a few things done this week before hosting a bbq on August 1st. Rockford Day has become something of a tradition.


Tune of the Day:  I'm Not Sorry    by Morrissey

We are in for a hot weekend

but it will seem a lot hotter for the guys and girls competing in the Zürich Triathlon (tomorrow) and the Ironman (on Sunday). I can imagine completing the swim leg, but getting out of the water and pumping around in the heat is not my idea of fun.

Catherine is headed to the hills hiking tomorrow and I will be taking things pretty easily and trying to grab a few photos.


Tune of the Day:  Singapore   by Tom Waits

A couple of spots of rain, a little lightning and thunder

hasn't yet added up to a thunderstorm. Things have cooled down somewhat but I'm sure that it will start to rain when I walk out the door in the morning.

I'm really looking forward to our visitors coming over in September- it will be great to catch up with them all and take it easy together for a week or so. We will certainly drink some of the better stock from my cellar and may even go crazy and cook something special as well.

Tune of the Day:  Rock Lobster   by the B52s

It's been another busy week

and with not enough sleep, it was easy to grab a quick nap this afternoon after a few beers with lunch  :-) I took some photos in town, dropped the colour film off for developing and then shopped before coming back home. The great weather continues and I will be out and about again tomorrow.

Went to another great Viewfinder event on Friday night. Pedro was not only impressive for his photography but also turned out to be quite the musician as well. Bravo!

Catherine is away and won't be back until tomorrow afternoon. I can play the Dead Kennedys as loud as I like.


Tune of the Day: California über Alles   by Dead Kennedys

We have had a great variety of meals this weekend and a nice

selection of drinks to accompany them. I really enjoyed a couple of large glasses of Pimm's and Dry last evening whilst cooking fish tacos for dinner. Today has been relaxed and after cooking a quick dinner on the bbq, I will be into bed pretty early.

It was a nice day to walk about in town yesterday and after buying my new FCZ t-shirt, I took a few photos, shopped for dinner and then headed back home.

Nice to speak with Gazza, Helena and Campbell earlier- I hope that they are as excited about the upcoming trip as we are!

Tune of the Day:  Metropolitan Glide    by Tom Waits

What a beautiful weekend

Very pleasant weather, a couple of barbecues, plenty of photography and generally relaxing. I could live like this all of the time  :-)

Nice work Mr Murray on picking up the Wimbledon title- now he is going to start to be considered as one of the greats. Much better to be a British Champion than a Useless Jock.

Tune of the Day: 16 Shells From A Thirty-Ought-Six     by Tom Waits

The new camera is a winner

and I really like the first set of negatives which came out of it. They were certainly enough to tell me that the metering and other parts are all in order. It will be a much more compact and lighter package to carry about than my other film cameras and the manual functions mean that I still need to concentrate to take good shots.

Looking at hats again. Does the word optimo mean anything to you?


Tune of the Day:  Unfinished Sympathy   by Massive Attack

So, I was weak.

And after lusting after one of these for quite a while, I found the right one at the right price and I am looking forward to seeing the results from my first roll of film. Tomorrow being 4th July, we may get out of the office a little early and I will try to finish the roll and get it developed to see how the camera functions.
Zürifäscht is on this weekend and the Tourism people are expecting 2,000,000 visitors to the city. I'm only disappointed that I must head into town early on Saturday morning for an appointment..... otherwise they could have the whole weekend without me!


Tune of the Day:  Hurricane Drunk   by Florence And The Machine

My photo exhibition kicked off last night

so we did the appropriate thing and made a party out of the occasion. Thanks to everybody who came along and a huge thank you to the kind souls who purchased prints! I certainly hope that they bring you many years of happiness.

After arriving home late this morning, I haven't managed to achieve too much today, but the highlight of my activities was certainly a little snooze in a comfortable chair in a bookshop in the city. Wonderful! I won't need much rocking to get to sleep tonight, but I will probably wake at 3 tomorrow morning.....


Tune of the Day: Transmission   by Joy Division

Very nice to be home again after a couple of days away

and I'm really looking forward to sleeping in my own bed this evening. Catherine had a good trip to Poland and was happy to receive a phone call half an hour back saying that her missing suitcase had been located and will be delivered this evening.
We sat out and had a drink on the balcony this evening- it was beautiful and not too warm. I could get used to summer like this  :-)

Tune of  the Day: Mood To Burn Bridges      by Neko Case

A quiet weekend and it appears

that summer has arrived at last. We have had a few warm days, a couple of heavy rainshowers and it will be hot this coming week. I need to get out and take some more photos!


Tune of the Day: Say It Loud, I'm Black And I'm Proud      by James Brown