Thypoch Simera 28mm f1.4 Aspherical
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Clapham Junction railway station is a train station in south west London and one that I use often. Whenever I'm on my way back home my train inevitably leaves from Platform 13. This is where this scene reveals itself. I stand on platform 13, look across to platform 12, and this collection of shapes and angles dazzles me every time. I very much suspect that for the vast majority of people looking at this rather mundane transportation scene, most will scratch their heads and wonder what could possibly make this attractive as a photograph. Others will no doubt see it as I see it and be excited by it. We're all so different in this photographic community but very much glued together by our love of what the camera shows us, no matter the genre, format, or subject.
35mm film photography
Leica M2
Thypoch Eureka 50mm f/2.0
Kodak Vision3 500T film
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
I laugh when my wife says to me, as she often does, that I need to keep my brain engaged. She thinks that if I don't stay mentally agile in a few years time she'll be having to look after a senile old codger who says inappropriate things at odd times and forgets why he's standing in front of an open fridge door (wait, I think that might already be happening!). I imagine she has a good point and in fact I'm not in the mood to let that happen myself. But what she doesn't realise is that I'm a film photographer and as such in the 3 years since I started on that journey I've spent hundreds if not thousands of hours consuming information that will, ahem, improve my photography. Granted, being male, a fair bit of that time has been spent drooling over overpriced German camera gear that I can't afford but in general if nothing else this obsession with film and how to shoot it keeps my mind in constant motion. It has been a steep learning curve, really steep in fact, and even now, when I meet a 'proper' film photographer I'm still in awe. But I am learning, always learning. The journey continues and let's hope the brain fog stays away...
An image taken from the platform at Waterloo East train station, the much smaller sibling of Waterloo station proper. I've always loved this view and in fact I really like this old station which has a wonderful retro feel to it and shows a bit of character. Shot using a Kodak cinema film which gives lovely muted colours which I am very much a fan of.
35mm film photography
Leica M2
Thypoch Eureka 50mm f/2.0
Kodak Vision3 500T