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Photography Continuation

October 11, 2020 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

My first job found me working in Sharjah in the UAE. Thwarted for years, I carelessly used most of my fourth monthly paycheck to buy the state of the art Canon A-1 in 1979, taking advantage of the freedom from purchase taxes in neighbouring Dubai. Friends and colleagues were buying the more affordable AE-1 but I thought I’d likely hold onto the camera for a decade so I went for the A-1; future proofing was the justification for acquiring this object of professional desire, with its better viewfinder, faster shutter speeds and exposure compensation. It was worth it because the A-1 made me out to be a better photographer than I had been. And it helped that there was often more sunlight in the desert than in Ireland.

View of ice sculpted hills beyond smoggy Dublin from my office in Park House
Scan from film negative January 1980 – Canon A-1
191 N Circular Rd, Phibsborough, Dublin.
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Filed Under: Fake Memoir Tagged With: fabhappy, photography, scanning, simonscarves, travel

Photo Challenges and Stories

October 10, 2020 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

I’ve been taking (and storing) photographs since about 1970 and I’m unsure when my eye for photography first began to be a dominant force in my life. All I recall is that many adults around me were very good photographers and I was encouraged by their interests. I grew up in a world where having a camera to hand was as normal as holding a cigarette and perhaps a glass of malt or a glass of wine. In fact, a third hand might have been useful to many of the adults I knew.

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Filed Under: Fake Memoir Tagged With: george formby, henri cartier-bresson, kodak instamatic, photography, prakitca, private eye, regal rooms cinema, roland barthes, the screen, theatre royal

Sea and Light

October 2, 2020 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

Mariner's Church, Dun Laoghaire. Reflection in a puddle by the seaside.
Sea and light.
Mariner’s Church, Dun Laoghaire.

The day started with a walk. The church spire reflected in a puddle seemed painterly. No longer a church, it is somewhat diminished if described as the maritime museum spire reflected in a puddle. A building in which we have attended civil wedding ceremonies that are enriched by the maritime icons that symbolise journeys of hope in this life rather than what many see as the cruel and debasing imagery of the supplanted Christian ethos.

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Filed Under: Fake Memoir Tagged With: astronomy, coliemore harbour, harvest moon, maritime museum, photographers ephemeris, photography, photos, rds, rugby, the muglins, x-t3

On Harvest and Blue Moons

October 1, 2020 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

I will be very disappointed tonight. I already see that the Harvest Moon will not be visible at moonrise from South County Dublin at 1930 local time. The skies have clouded over and that’s it for this moon. It will rain instead.

Harvest Moon 20191015 as seen from London SW1 | 1/250s | f/10 | ISO 3200 | 1600 mm |
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Filed Under: Fake Memoir Tagged With: astronomy, blue moon, comet, harvest moon, mars, photography, photos, volcano, zita reihill

Photos and Maps

September 30, 2020 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

Every time I open my laptop, I see a price list of Cecil Beaton’s photographs. A bare printed list of 76 pictures that I saw in an exhibition of his photographs in April, 2017. The folded paper prevents the keyboard imprinting itself on the screen.

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Filed Under: Fake Memoir Tagged With: cecil beaton, charles darwin, geology, huxley-parlour, london, michael kenna, pesgb, photography, royal academy, simon winchester, vivian maier, william smith, zhang kechun

Traces of Masts

September 28, 2020 by Simon Robinson Leave a Comment

Here are eight photos of the reflections of masts of yachts on a day of high atmospheric pressure in a harbour on the east coast of Ireland. All taken during a pier walk in Dún Laoghaire with a polarised telephoto lens.

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Filed Under: Fake Memoir Tagged With: dun laoghaire, geophysics, photography

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