Wandering around Dublin Centre, last weekend, Near Essex Street there is an old house, reputed to be the oldest standing house in Dublin. Two old brothers live in this hidden gem. This time the gate to the garden was open and a delight of venitian masks, statues and pot plants in a little courtyard awaited. This courtyard is probably no larger than 4 metres in depth and width yet it is packed. I politely knocked and one brother emerged from the potting shed at the back. We traded stories and talked about gardening and how did the garden manage to grow when all the surrounding walls were at least 5 stories high. How Ireland has changed. He refused to pose for a picture in his little paradise, a shame as it is this man's vision created so much in this tiny space.
I stood back as far as I could and opened up the Old Super Ikonta to f/3.5 and steadied my hand. I must say the shaft of light is a happy accident, I don't recall any direct sunlight as the sun wasn't in a direct line but behind the adjacent buildings. So this cannot be flare or a shaft of sunlight.
Ghost?
Super Ikonta IV Folder, Fuji Acros 100 Film developed in Rodinal 1:50 for 10mins
