Trevor David Betts Photo Blog

Friday, 16 March 2012

PEAT BOGS

A sepia toned monochrome photographic print. This photograph was taken at one of England's last remaining peat bog areas. Over a period of time these peatlands have been ravaged by the gardening industry providing peat/compost for gardener's.

The Humber Peatlands/Thorne & Hatfield Moors, South Yorshire, England.

From no specific project as such, circa 1993.

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Wednesday, 14 March 2012

NOTICE BOARD

Just to let you know that I have decided to remove my Networked blogs app from this blog spot. I was not getting many people sign up for it. I'm sorry for the few that did sign up to it.

From time-to-time I do remove or change various items on here, just to update things and keep the blog interesting. It's nothing personal.

Thank You.

Trevor David Betts.

Sunday, 11 March 2012

GETTING READY TO LAUNCH

Members of the Royal National Lifeboat Institute's only full-time crew prepare to lower a boat that takes them out to the moored up RNLI Humber Lifeboat.

The RNLI Humber Lifeboat Station, Spurn Point, Kilnsea, North Humberside, England.

From My In the Wake of the Bow Project, 1994-95.

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Saturday, 10 March 2012

FINAL RESTING PLACE

Posting this image now is very appropriate. Seeing has six young British Army infantry soldiers were killed in Afghanistan just recently. The monochrome photographic print seen here is the final resting place of a young infantry soldier from The East Yorkshire Regiment who fell during the Normandy Campaign in WWII.

British Second World War Military Cemetery, Douvres-la-deliverandes, Normandy, France.

From my The Normandy Veterans - Lest We Forget Project, 1998-2001.

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Friday, 9 March 2012

TINY PATIENT

The duty vet examines one of his tiniest patients in the Treatment Room at the P.D.S.A. Animal Treatment Centre, which is located in Hull. I cannot remember what this little chap had wrong with him. If you have not figured it out by now, the little patient is a golden hamster.

The People's Dispensary for Sick Animals, Kingston upon Hull, North Humberside, England.

From my For The Animals Project, 1989. Which was on display at the Artlink Exchange Gallery and the P.D.S.A Animal Treatment Centre, both situated in Hull. Then at Stephenson's Car Showroom in Brigg, Lincolnshire as part of the Brigg Live Arts Festival circa 1998-2000.

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TECHNICAL INFORMATION

All the photographs featured on this blog spot were taken on Canon analog 35mm SLR cameras which included: Canon A1, Canon AE1 (non-programme) and Canon T90. The Canon A1 was rendered useless after prolonged exposure to salt spray residue, and the AE1 suffered a malfunction. Most of my camera equipment was initially purchased brand new, then as the years have past I have purchased second-hand equipment. But the vast majority of equipment I currently possess is over twenty years old.

Canon FD lenses used were: 28, and 35mm wide angle, 50mm standard, 35-105mm short telephoto zoom and a 70-210mm large telephoto zoom lenses. Also used was a loaned Mamiya 645 with 50 and 80mm lenses. My favourite combination is a T90 fitted with the 35-105mm lens with an Hoya orange filter. I use Hoya orange, red, neutral density, and skylight filters. Hoya and Canon lens hoods. A Canon remote cable. I have used a great Metz 45 CT-4 flashgun for many years. I used this for the bounced and fill-in flash for some of the documentary and portraiture work.

Studio flash used was Courtenay brolly flash (just two heads fitted with soft boxes) at Hull Community Artworks studio. Billingham and Oyster camera bags (the Billingham is a old model that I have had for years - wonderful bags). The Oyster one is a backpack bag. Slik Black Diamond 88, and 500 DX Pro tripods. A Cullmann touring set (which consists of a light tripod, ball and swivel head, all-purpose clamp, suction cap, and a ground spike). I presently have two Canon T90 SLR cameras.

Film used was mainly 35mm (with some 120mm). Ilford Delta monochrome negative print film, 100 asa (a few rolls of 400 asa as well). Ilford HP5 and FP4 (400 and 125 asa respectively). Fuji Neopan 400 asa. Various Fuji colour film. Photographic chemicals: Ilford ID-11 and Microphen film developers. Agfa Rodinal fine grain film developer, and Ilford Hypam fixer.

Photographic paper: Ilford Multigrade IV VC paper, Fibre based VC paper including warm and cool tone. Kentmere Velvet Stipple and Art Document papers. Kodak selenium toner. Barclay and Fotospeed sepia toners, and Colorvir blue toner. Durst M60 and Meopta 5 enlargers fitted with 50 and 80mm Schneider lenses. Kenro negative sheets and Jessops negative folders.

Most of my photography involves the use of the camera being securely mounted onto the tripod, with the shutter set to the 10 second delay. I bracket my exposures (relying on the excellent Canon in-camera meter). My aperture settings are usually between F5.6 and F22. In the vast majority of cases the very first exposure I take is usually the correctly exposed one.

Finished photographic prints (spotted if needed). At the 10 x 8 inch size are then scanned on an Epsom 1660 photo perfection scanner using Adope Photoshop CS2 at the 5.5 x 3.5 inch image or canvas size, 150 dpi and at the 750 x 550 pixels size, and saved as for the web. The only thing that is manipulated is the brightness balance and contrast levels.