St Pancras station roof
St Pancras station is a familiar location for me as it's one of the London train stations that have direct trains back to my home station in south London. So I'v been here many times and have shot this section of the station on multiple occasions. However it's not often that I'm there at exactly the right time in terms of available light and how it plays out within the space.
This was taken back in February after an afternoon of conversation and photography alongside my friend Simon (Simon's Utak). I don't know if Simon would appreciate me calling him a YouTube 'influencer' but if that's not already true then he's well on his way to that esteemed position. Simon specialises in reviewing (and shooting with) lenses that produce painterly bokeh, both with vintage lenses and newer lenses that often clone vintage optical design. His YouTube channel is well worth checking out, if only to be soothed by Simon's dulcet tones. :))
One of the benefits of our friendship is that we often lend each other lenses to try out. This is the case with this image. It's taken with a modern 50mm lens for Leica M cameras that's based on a 1940s optical design. It's also easily adapted to modern cameras with the use of an adapter so it's useable for anyone with mirrorless camera. In this shot I just loved the way it handled the dappled light in such a gorgeous painterly way. I've done a bit of post processing on the shot but nothing to add to that painterly look which the lens/film combination produced without any help from me.
Simon's YouTube review of this lens: (Thypoch Eureka 50mm f2. An inspired re-creation of the 'Best British lens ever made').
35mm film photography
Leica M2
Thypoch Eureka 50mm f/2.0
Fujifilm Xtra 400
St Pancras station roof
St Pancras station is a familiar location for me as it's one of the London train stations that have direct trains back to my home station in south London. So I'v been here many times and have shot this section of the station on multiple occasions. However it's not often that I'm there at exactly the right time in terms of available light and how it plays out within the space.
This was taken back in February after an afternoon of conversation and photography alongside my friend Simon (Simon's Utak). I don't know if Simon would appreciate me calling him a YouTube 'influencer' but if that's not already true then he's well on his way to that esteemed position. Simon specialises in reviewing (and shooting with) lenses that produce painterly bokeh, both with vintage lenses and newer lenses that often clone vintage optical design. His YouTube channel is well worth checking out, if only to be soothed by Simon's dulcet tones. :))
One of the benefits of our friendship is that we often lend each other lenses to try out. This is the case with this image. It's taken with a modern 50mm lens for Leica M cameras that's based on a 1940s optical design. It's also easily adapted to modern cameras with the use of an adapter so it's useable for anyone with mirrorless camera. In this shot I just loved the way it handled the dappled light in such a gorgeous painterly way. I've done a bit of post processing on the shot but nothing to add to that painterly look which the lens/film combination produced without any help from me.
Simon's YouTube review of this lens: (Thypoch Eureka 50mm f2. An inspired re-creation of the 'Best British lens ever made').
35mm film photography
Leica M2
Thypoch Eureka 50mm f/2.0
Fujifilm Xtra 400