Chromagraph Photo Art Blog

...When Lady Luck Intervenes Analogue Photography can be full of uncertainties, particularly when breaking out a point and shoot camera unused for 4 years almost in desperation when my primary 35mm film camera developed a fault. Then loading it with a film considered cheap and developing that film in Rodinal, well known for it's prominent grain. The resultant negatives were thin and in need of some help in the conversion process from Negative Lab Pro. In defence of my Konica MT-9, it has been solidly reliable, always working without complaint on the rare occasions when asked to do so. Also, much of the problem with the negatives could be traced back to under-development. Still, what to do? Shrug and discard the images. Or take what I had and make something of them. I chose the latter course of action and the images presented here are the result. Are they great images? No, but they do convey a sense of place in a way that no other medium other than analogue monochrome photographs ca...

  Officially... Because there was an unlicensed release of two Beavers, back in 2022 at Breney Common and they now have two Kitts of their own. So the existing population is already four and with the release announcement yesterday of two further pairs by  Cornwall Wildlife Trust yesterday that makes eight in total. Brilliant news for nature, conservation and the environment! Why is this brilliant news? Well, Beavers are a Keystone species who manage wetland creating habitat for wildlife, reducing pollution and flooding in the process. They are industrious creatures and the two already at Breney common have now created an 11 hectare area of wetland in just a few years. So we can expect great things of the four now also released as they start to create their trademark dams. Of course the release also creates a lot of responsibility on the Trust to work in partnership with farmers, landowners and other interest groups in safely managing this introduction. There is a lot of wo...

 ...Which I'm not Good at Making So, I'm in the process of finalising my entry to a competition run by Wadebridge Photography Group and I need to chose which images to print or supply as a digital file. It's hard for me because the set subject is a loosely defined ' Scapes ' or basically any image that has a scene to look at. However, I had a range of possibles and after elimination of images that did not fit the brief, I was left with a choice between two, a scene showing the bay of Naples and the one below. Ultimately and after consultation with my partner the other image won out. As the competition is due to be this week, I am reserving that image until after the judging has decided whether it is a worthy choice. Or not as the case may be. So, on to the discarded image which I still feel has merit and may surface in various forms later on. Edwardian Seaside Shelter This elegant late Victorian or Edwardian seaside shelter at the English resort of Weston-Super Mar...