Under the Chestnut Tree

Cheddington, Buckinghamshire, England

 

Minolta X300 camera

Kodak Ultramax 400 film

August 2025

 

I thought I’d get away with shooting towards the light, because I wasn’t looking directly into the sun. I got what I’d loosely describe as a silvery glare over the whole image and very black shadows.

Anyway I reduced the shadows and reduced the exposure using Photoshop, and arrived at this. More or less what I hoped for when I took the shot.

I suppose that makes this a hybrid between film and digital.

Done