Photography by Marco Venturini Autieri
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Finally uploaded the images, all taken with the trusty Olympus XA, around Wolsingham in County Durham, in occasion of the welcome visit from Mike and Sara.
As usual, the images are copyrighted and all rights reserved. Visit www.istockphoto.com/marcoventuriniautieri for purchase.
I have updated the Durham in B&W gallery and created a brand-new ass-kicking The windows of Durham photo gallery. Enjoy!
There are many ways to look at Durham
There aren’t many things to see in Durham, but those few things are keen on being watched and watched again.
I updated some of my photo galleries (People in the picture and Graham Sports Centre).
The picture above was shot on Ektar 100 with an Olympus XA.
Grazie a Marco Raco per la visita, e per avermi fatto notare questo bella scenetta!
The Almshouses café in Durham has one of the best locations anybody could wish for, in Durham: just betwen the Cathedral and the Castle, built in a clearly historic building and internally decorated soberly and nicely.
It is a pity that, once at the table, the windows are so high that no outside view is possible. On the other hand, there is really little reason for entering, since - along the most common English tradition – the coffee is bad and the cakes uninspiring. Thanks God, tea is easily made well.
This venue, in most other European Countries, could not even excercise the business, since there are no toilets for customers.
Another nice place to enjoy a hot drink in Durham is the Vennel’s Café. Better if the drink is a tea, because the coffee is poor, and better still if without any accompanying cakes, uninspiring. However the rooms are cosy, the outdoor tables even more so and, more importantly, they are heated during cool weather (that is, 99% of the times). Weird to say, but it is an unusual custom here in Rainland.
Picture taken with Olympus XA camera and Agfa B&W film.
It often happen today that, instead of choosing digital imagery for what it has good to offer – that is cleanliness -, “filters” to add digital film grain are popular. I, for once, believe that shooting with an Ilford Delta 3200 not only is great fun, but also yields great results in terms of tones and (if the scanner is a good scanner, like the Coolscan, capable of rendering a nice fine grain) nice and real grain.
Just like the example above (an air vent shot in the beautiful Bow Lane in Durham), I have several other pretty examples of images shot in B&W film on iStock, here.
Durham is one of those towns that work better in Black and White.
…but the Pancake House in Crossgate, Durham, is cosy and welcoming, and the internal decorations are sure to meet the high expectations of a photographer’s eye!
Bronica SQ-A, PS 80/2.8 and Fujichrome
Did I mention the Illy coffee? Ah!, if it only was the dark-roast version!
The canoe sheds down the river Wear in Durham are the only bits of colours(*) in an otherwise grey-ish (but pleasant) piece of nature.
(*) Well, I was forgetting the ducks.
Update, 18/04: still no ducklings in the river. I repeat: no ducklings yet!
