Visiting Terra Cotta

A hiatus from photography wasn't without its merits. I felt that instead of just aimlessly clicking away and shooting mindless image after mindless image, I would just stop shooting altogether, letting my cellphone be my camera. It did its job well,  allowing me to have some creative expression while remaining a poor substitute for a real camera.
A previous visit to Limehouse Conservation really got me back into the enjoyment of being out shooting, feeling the fresh air and just enjoying myself... It's been quite a while since I remembered feeling that.
I decided to make plans with a friend to visit Terra Cotta and grab lunch after. Originally it was to visit Belfountain, but we didn't bother as it just didn't have a great amount of light to properly give the place justice... So we made another quick decision to visit Terra Cotta.  A smart choice as the sun came out when we arrived.

Here are a few photos from that day. I was shooting with the Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta and Canon EOS Elan 7NE.  I lost a roll of Acros as my Labbox developing tank jammed while loading and creased the film badly. I was unimpressed.
The Elan was loaded with Polypan F while the Super Ikonta had some Ilford ORTHO Plus 80 loaded.

Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta C - 10.5cm Novar Anastigmat - Ilford ORTHO Plus 80 - XTOL Stock

Canon EOS Elan 7NE - 75-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @300mm f/8 - Polypan F 50 EI100 = XTol Stock

Canon EOS Elan 7NE - 75-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @300mm f/8 - Polypan F 50 EI100 = XTol Stock

Canon EOS Elan 7NE - 17-40 F/4L @17mm f/11 - Polypan F 50 EI100 = XTol Stock

Canon EOS Elan 7NE - 75-300mm f/3.5-5.6 @300mm f/6.3 - Polypan F 50 EI100 = XTol Stock

Zeiss Ikon Super Ikonta C - 10.5cm f/3.5 Novar Anastigmat - Ilford Ortho Plus 80

Canon EOS Elan 7NE - 17-40mm f/4L f/8 - Polypan F 50 EI100 = XTol Stock

I know most are shot on the ELAN, however I did have quite a few that I took with the IKONTA, but sadly the film got damaged and was unrecoverable.


Until next time... Keep those shutters firing!