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BBC article about Hasselblad shooter in Britain

BBC article about Hasselblad shooter in England the United Kingdom
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Right, corrected for you.
Some of the places mentioned weren't in England.
Thanks for reading the BBC.
 
Ricardo Miranda said:
Right, corrected for you.
Some of the places mentioned weren't in England.
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To be absolutely correct, the article title says Britain, neither England nor the UK.

- Leigh
 
I'm well aware of what constitutes the UK.

The BBC is well aware of what constitutes Britain.

The article does not mention Northern Ireland, therefore it does not talk about the UK.

- Leigh
 
klownshed said:
But Wales is not in England.
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Although Wales was once a principality of England, which is why English Law applies in Wales, whereas Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own laws.

EDIT: Nearly forgot to look at the link posted!


Steve.
 
Well apart from debating the semantics about what constitutes This Sceptred Isle (which is anyway going down the toilet fast as we approach Brexit and may not exist in a couple of years in a form that we recognise) what do people think about the images?

Personally I found them relatively dull compositions with a tonal range that seems to be inspired by Paul Hill's landscapes (i.e grey and flat).

Not my cup of tea but congratulations to the photographer on getting featured on the BBC.

Bests,

David.
www.dsallen.de
 
My reason for posting was simply to point out that an MF film photographer was getting international exposure.

- Leigh
 
Leigh B said:
My reason for posting was simply to point out that an MF film photographer was getting international exposure.

- Leigh
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No it wasn't. Your intention was to make a slur against the outliers of the Glorious English Empire of God Save the QUEEN! This had nothing to do with photography!

I know your intentions...we know everything...

Cool though article though. And Ilford is ENGLISH film.
 
Thanks for the link, always good to see film photography mentioned.
(BTW getting the names correct can be a minefield when dealing with United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, British Isles and that's before you get to Ireland )
 
Steve Smith said:
Although Wales was once a principality of England, which is why English Law applies in Wales, whereas Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own laws.
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The way things are going, it all might change soon. Nicola Sturgeon is pushing for another referendum for Scotland to leave the UK and the Northern Island Deputy First Minister has called for a referendum for the (re)unification with the Republic.

So there may not be much of a UK left soon.
 
Cholentpot said:
No it wasn't. Your intention was to make a slur against the outliers of the Glorious English Empire of God Save the QUEEN!
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Back in your hole, troll ! ! !

- Leigh
 
Considering that it is often dull and cloudy in HM's realm, the pics depict landscapes as they often are (like Fay Godwin) and the siting of the camera is good.
I have tried this kind of coastal scene using 6x6 and like the realism. No Sierra mountains and sunshine here.
 

From a documentary point of view I think I'd need to see more of the series, but artistically they're not my cup of tea and I'm with David Allen above in not being a fan of the tonality of the prints.

I usually like the square format for landscapes but feel that some of his compositions are fighting the limitations of the square rather than embracing it. It's nice to feel a little tension in the frame, but only when the square is controlled and used well. Some of these feel like they should just have been wider ratio prints as they lack balance in the square. More considered compositions could have improved that considerably. Composing Landscapes for a square ratio can be hard.

There was another thread on APUG recently about landscape photographers shooting in the square format. Looking at the galleries of any of the names on that list shows how stunning square compositions can be. Done right, the square is a powerful ratio for landscapes.

It's nice to see people using film getting some exposure, but it would be better still if the results were more interesting. A boring photo is still boring whether or not it's taken on film.

But whilst his photos aren't my bag, I admire the fact that he's planned a project and followed it through and also managed to pick up some interest along the way. Whilst I think I take the odd half-decent photo, the desire to push myself and try to gain exposure and interest in my photos just isn't there. It takes a different kind of talent to get yourself noticed, one which I certainly don't have. ;-)
 
The tonality may not be the most desirable but it looks vaguely genuine.
 
Understanding Great Britain/UK/Etc is super easy, just see this short five minute video full of complex venn diagrams:

Images are interesting, but rather flat. However their work has been featured on the BBC and mine hasn't yet, so clearly they're doing something different.
 
Thanks, Leigh. I once spent a lovely year on the south coast of Wales, and I enjoyed these images very much.

--Ben
 
klownshed said:
So there may not be much of a UK left soon.
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We will go for independence for the Isle of Wight. Build a wall along the Solent and get England to pay for it!


Steve.
 
Steve Smith said:
We will go for independence for the Isle of Wight. Build a wall along the Solent and get England to pay for it!


Steve.
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than eat all the sheeps , grass , shephard dogs and immigrate to england.
 
Steve Smith said:
We will go for independence for the Isle of Wight. Build a wall along the Solent and get England to pay for it!Steve.
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Just make sure it is like the Great Wall of China. A brilliant impersonator of DT who both sounded like him and looked like him, said to Phil Scofield and Holly Willoughby on the "This Morning" programme that he had gone to the Great Wall, stood on top and guess what, there were no Mexicans to be seen so he knows the Great Wall works.

pentaxuser
 
Leigh B said:
My reason for posting was simply to point out that an MF film photographer was getting international exposure.

- Leigh
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And that's why I said "Thank you".
 
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