I Ain't Freaking, I Ain't Faking This
It's all gone rather "Pete Tong" in a Large and Dark Styley.
So here we are at the results from the second roll of 120 film from my beloved Yashica and I have to say my "beginner's luck" with the Sunny 16 rule has dropped off signifcantly - as can be seen here I've developed a habit of under-exposure-itis and the bulk of the roll has come out in a similarly gloomy and dark fashion.
Woe is me.
Help from any film fans out there who can recommend a good, but reasonably priced, light meter is most welcome... as are thoughts on how to get a negative out of the plastic wallet and onto the scanner without it attracting every tiny spec of dust in a 100 yard radius. Post scanning I spent a good while with the 'heal' gadget getting rid of all these specs and my scanning is on hold until I find out how to avoid this.
I'm guessing it's to do with a static build up as the negative moves out of the wallet - maybe if I get some gloves or somesuch that would also help with handling in general? All help gratefully received as I'm at a bit of a loss.
Having said that I think the result - and this is a "straight scan" with no lightening or darkening - certainly reflects the location and the current state of the building... for here we have the Moorgate Telephone Exchange, a building which seems to defy the recording of any kind of architectural history whatsoever as there is simply nothing about it anywhere (At current stage of my search anyway).
Maybe it was one of those Cold War "secret buildings" that didn't appear on maps and never existed? You didn't see me as they used to say on The Fast Show.
The building is much beloved by my fellow Flickrite Beechlights whose photostream I can highly recommend, and not just for his shots of this location. Go on - have a look and Flickr-Surf (but leave a comment first!).
The building is up for development after BT sold it for a large wad a couple of years ago - there are some shots on the architect's website of the proposed new building. Interestingly the mockup still shows Ye Olde Highwalk and defunct booths on the right hand side.
Unsurprisingly the redevelopment is on hold and the building remains empty... although since taking this shot the formerly empty windows of the exchange are now, on the Barbican side, full of posters for Camelot with the tag protection through occupation as described in this article in Property week from 2007.
The Big Idea is that Camelot rent out living space in the building for anything between £20 and £60 a week and, in return, the owner get the protection of having people living there to keep the n'err to wells at bay. As is clear here some work is going to be required to make the adhoc living arrangements for prospective tennants.. which I think this gives some indication of how long it's likely to be before any kind of demolition begins
I've put in an enquiry as to the rent here as I rather like the prospect of living here. While I'm waiting for a reply and bemoaning my gloomy reel of shots I'll leave you to...
.. enjoy
I Ain't Freaking, I Ain't Faking This
It's all gone rather "Pete Tong" in a Large and Dark Styley.
So here we are at the results from the second roll of 120 film from my beloved Yashica and I have to say my "beginner's luck" with the Sunny 16 rule has dropped off signifcantly - as can be seen here I've developed a habit of under-exposure-itis and the bulk of the roll has come out in a similarly gloomy and dark fashion.
Woe is me.
Help from any film fans out there who can recommend a good, but reasonably priced, light meter is most welcome... as are thoughts on how to get a negative out of the plastic wallet and onto the scanner without it attracting every tiny spec of dust in a 100 yard radius. Post scanning I spent a good while with the 'heal' gadget getting rid of all these specs and my scanning is on hold until I find out how to avoid this.
I'm guessing it's to do with a static build up as the negative moves out of the wallet - maybe if I get some gloves or somesuch that would also help with handling in general? All help gratefully received as I'm at a bit of a loss.
Having said that I think the result - and this is a "straight scan" with no lightening or darkening - certainly reflects the location and the current state of the building... for here we have the Moorgate Telephone Exchange, a building which seems to defy the recording of any kind of architectural history whatsoever as there is simply nothing about it anywhere (At current stage of my search anyway).
Maybe it was one of those Cold War "secret buildings" that didn't appear on maps and never existed? You didn't see me as they used to say on The Fast Show.
The building is much beloved by my fellow Flickrite Beechlights whose photostream I can highly recommend, and not just for his shots of this location. Go on - have a look and Flickr-Surf (but leave a comment first!).
The building is up for development after BT sold it for a large wad a couple of years ago - there are some shots on the architect's website of the proposed new building. Interestingly the mockup still shows Ye Olde Highwalk and defunct booths on the right hand side.
Unsurprisingly the redevelopment is on hold and the building remains empty... although since taking this shot the formerly empty windows of the exchange are now, on the Barbican side, full of posters for Camelot with the tag protection through occupation as described in this article in Property week from 2007.
The Big Idea is that Camelot rent out living space in the building for anything between £20 and £60 a week and, in return, the owner get the protection of having people living there to keep the n'err to wells at bay. As is clear here some work is going to be required to make the adhoc living arrangements for prospective tennants.. which I think this gives some indication of how long it's likely to be before any kind of demolition begins
I've put in an enquiry as to the rent here as I rather like the prospect of living here. While I'm waiting for a reply and bemoaning my gloomy reel of shots I'll leave you to...
.. enjoy