David Rusling

Derbyshire gate with wearetheark.org sign

Leica M240 Voigtlander 35mm Nokton Classic II f1.4 ISO 200
wearetheark.org
#photography #leica #derbyshire #wearetheark

View of a derelict barn against darkening clouds.

LEICA M (Typ 240) Voigtlander 35mm Nokton Classic II f1.4 ISO 200
#photography #leica #derbyshire

View up a muddy track to a darkening sky crossed by contrails.

LEICA M (Typ 240) Voigtlander 35mm Nokton Classic II f1.4 ISO 200
Contrails.
##photography #leica #derbyshire

Leica M240 Elmar 50mm f3.5 LTM
So much rain!
#photography #leica #elmar

German Shepherd relaxing on the settee.

Leica M240 Elmar 50mm f3.5 LTM
Testing a new lens. Good (especially for 1950), it's going on my Leica IIIf.
#Photography #Leica #GSD #Elmar

#fungifriends #mushrooms #mycology #nature #fungi #biology #photography
Did somebody say Turkey Tail? Trametes versicolor yesterday.

Derbyshire country lane winds past a cottage under and overcast sky.

Leica M240 Elmar 50mm f2.8
The M240 is (relatively) old and heavy but I really like it for black and white photography. Derbyshire lane on the first vaguely bright day in a while.

Chinley Churn is to my right and Mount Famine to my left. Today is not the day to climb them.

#photography #leica

View of hills beyond a house and garden in Derbyshire. Somehow, there's a boat involved.

Leica M240 Elmar 50mm f2.8
Finally managed to walk my dog without getting wet. Yes, that is a boat.
#photography #leica

Dilapidated cow barn against a backdrop of Derbyshire hills.

Leica IIIf 50mm Summar f2 Kentmere Pan 400
The weather has been generally rubbish for photography for weeks, but here's a half decent photograph using a 1933 lens on a 1953 camera.
#photography #film #leica #kentmere #derbyshire

Ivy on a tree trunk

Leica M240 Leica Elmar 50mm f2.8
Taken yesterday in a rare moment of sunlight. Day 84 of January.
#photography #leica

German Shepherd relaxing on 'her' settee.

Leica M2 Voigtlander Nokton Classic II 35mm f1.4 Kentmere Pan 400
The world's hairiest dog who, for unknown reasons, is blowing her coat in the middle of winter. I had to buy a new vacuum cleaner.
#photography #film #GSD #kentmere #voigtlander

A dramatic black and white photograph taken from a low angle, looking straight up a tree trunk. The bark is dark and heavily textured, contrasting with numerous light-coloured, shelf-like fungi growing vertically up the tree. The background features blurred, leafless branches against a bright, overcast sky.

Woodland Shadows and Shapes. Sometimes the most interesting view is straight up. Stripping away the colour reveals the incredible battle of textures between the rough bark and the smooth fungi. A quiet, monochromatic moment in the Wicklow woods. #photography #nature #monochrome #forest

My German Shepherd Dog in the garden.

Leica M240 Leica Elmar 50mm f2.8
Another shot testing another new lens, an M mount Elmar. It's probably a better everyday lens than the Summar, with less character.
#photography #leica #GSD #Elmar

Chimney and storage at a vinyl factory in Derbyshire

Leica M240 Leica Summar 50mm f2
Testing a new lens, a 1933 Leica Summar, this is straight from the camera. It's now going onto my Leica IIIf.
#photography #leica #summar

Double exposure of an old landrover

Zenit 3M Agfaphoto APX 400
Accidental double exposure
#phtography #film #zenit #zenit3m

Old lorry (truck)

Leica IIIf Agfaphoto APX 400
Testing a new camera out. It all works splendidly.
#photography #film #leica #leicaiiif

LEICA M240 Voigtlander Color Skopar 50mm f1.4 ISO 200
I love a gateway, they're easy for Bay to get through.
#photography #leica #derbyshire

Old VW campervan

LEICA M240 Voigtlander 50 mm Color Skopar f2.2 ISO 800
I love old VW campervans and I pass this one regularly. There's two others in the same, quiet, country lane.
#photograph #leica #VW

A German Shepherd, ears forward, focused on prey. She's never caught one.

LEICA M240 ƒ/9.5 1/30 Voigtlander 50 mm Color Skopar ISO 800
Squirrel time! I've been practising zone focusing for just this moment.
#photography #leica #GSD

A 1950s truck against an autumn sky.

LEICA M240 ƒ/8 1/180 Voigtlander Nokton Classic II 35mm f1.4 ISO 200
This truck is a local favourite of mine, as is this camera as black and white straight out of the camera is superb.
#photography #leica

Tricky

Bare trees against a winter sky (black and white).

LEICA M240 ƒ/11 1/500 Voigtlander Nokton Classic II 35 mm ISO 200
Into the light.

Lovely little camera, somewhat underrated

German Shepherd in front of a Christmas tree.

Leica M240 Voigtlander 50mm Color Skopar f2.2
Right, Christmas has started.
#photography #GSD #leica #voigtlander #Christmas

Puddle with leaves. It's raining.

Nikon F501 Nikkor 50mm f1.8D Kentmere Pan 400
Winter
#photography #film #nikon #kentmere

Signs on a shed on the Grand Union Canal

Nikon F501 50mm f1.8 AFD Kentmere Pan 400
This may be the coolest shed that I've ever seen
#photography #film #nikon #kentmere

Smoke billowing from a chimney on a canal boat

Nikon F501 Nikkor 50mm F1.8D Kentmere Pan 400
I saw this smoke as I came down the towpath in Braunston. As I took the photograph a malinois, was barking like hell through the window. My German Shepherd was unmoved. Anyhow, this was exactly as I imagined the photograph.

Cadillac partially covered by a tarpaulin

Nikon F501 Nikkor 50mm F1.8D Kentmere Pan 400
Cadillac. Used to belong the President of Mexico
#photography #film #nikon #kentmere

Section of an old oak door

Nikon F501 Nikkor 50mm F1.8D Kentmere Pan 400
I just love a good, solid oak door.
#photography #film #nikon #kentmere

Front grill and lights of a 1950s car.

Nikon F501 Nikkor 50mm f1.8 AFD Kentmere Pan 400
I'm not entirely sure what happened here. It's not a light leak, the sun is low and coming from the right, so maybe a light flare. This sort of thing is what makes film interesting and, occasionally, random.
#photography #film #nikon