Variations, Comogli, Liguria, Italy

Visiting the small town of Camogli, north of the Portfino Peninsula in Italy on a not so bright day

I thought I would see what variations I could come up with using different combinations of lens and film with the Hipstamatic App.

Hipstamatic
Smith Lens, Cheshire Film

Hipstamatic
Jack London Lens, Irom 2000 Film

Hipstamatic
Watts Lens, Sussex Film

Wanderings around Dublin

The leafy banks of the Grand Canal, Dublin

a favourite spot of poet Patrick Kavanagh.

Whose figure has been sculpted, sitting on a bench

Alongside the canal.

Nearby Raglan Road, made famous when the poem

was sung by Luke Kelly of The Dubliners.

All images, Hipstamatic

Sergio Lens, Maximus LXIX Film

The Forty Foot, Sandycove, Dublin

The Forty Foot,

famous bathing place

near Joyce's Martello Tower,

Sandycove, Dublin.

People swim here every day

come rain or shine.

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, BlacKeys B+W Film

Georgian Liverpool

There are certain subject for which the Hipstamatic App is ideally suited.

I was taking some photographs in Falkner Square, Liverpool and, when finished, decided to

try out some of the Hisptamatic combinations on this leafy, shady section of old terraces.

Above

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, BlacKeys B+W Film

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, C-Type Plate Film

I thought this was my favourite but then I tried the combination below.

  Hipstamatic, Diego Lens, Uchitel 20 Film

I love the soft muted tones in this image, they suit the subject perfectly.

Hipstamatic, Diego Lens, Blanko C16 Film

A Rose by Hipstamatic

The Hipstamatic App has added several new "films" to its stock recently.

I chose this beautiful creamy rose as a suitable test subject to assess the qualities of each.

Hispstamatic, Jane Lens D-Type Plate Film

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Blanko C16 Film

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Robusta Film

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Sussex Film

Hispatmatic, Jane Lens, C-Type Plate Film

To compare the rose photographed with the ordinary camera.

iPhone Camera, processed in Snapseed.

The Sussex Film has a quality similar to the standard camera but gives the

image a slightly roughened shaded border with is simple without

being distracting, but, for this subject, I love the antique feel to the rose

that the C-Type Plate Film produces.

Food in Camera ... Mango Salad

Fresh mango and watercress,

sliced fennel and onion,

blanched and peeled broad beans.

Chopped coriander and dressed

with fresh lime juice, chilli flakes and oil.

Hipstamatic, Loftus Lens, Catelli's DC Film

Real Alcázar, Sevilla, Andalucía

Patio of the virgins

Mudejar and Renaissance motifs,

cool shade

in the heat of the day.

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film

Reflections

underground pool,

cool, still water.

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film

Sunlight and shadow

on marble floors.

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film

Sunlight and shadow

through iron bars.

iPhone Camera, processed in Snapseed

Heat, Sevilla and the Plaza de España

Sevilla, City of Andalucía

hot summer sun beats down

the arc of the Plaza de España

seems to focus the heat,

tiled surfaces hot to touch.

Opposite the cool shade of the

Parque Maria Luisa

dappled light, cool greens.

All images

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film

Powerscourt, Dublin

Another beautiful garden

partly Italian style

laid out with

stunning views of Sugarloaf,

the Wicklow hills.

iPhone Camera, processed in Snapseed

Ancient beech

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film

Japanese Garden

Hipstamatic, Loftus Lens, DC Film

Long shadows across the lawn.

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, D-Type Plate Film

Clouds and Angels

iPhone Camera, processed in Snapseed

Late Spring Blooms

It was late May before the countryside bloomed into Spring

The hawthorn and rape filled the fields with colour

The yellow fields are warm sunlight under the blue sky.

iPhone Camera, processed in Snapseed

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Kodot XGrizzled Film

 The laburnum is vibrant yellow against blue skies.

iPhone Camera, processed in Snapseed

New Brighton Rocks

All these images were taken at NewBrighton, Wirral, Merseyside.

Lighthouse

tall and stately

gleaming in the sun

warning of the rocks.

Hipstamatic, Tinto 1884 Lens, D-Type Plate Film

Hipstamatic, James M Lens, Pistil Film

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, BlacKeys Supergrain Film

Fort Perch Rock

Rust flowers

on ancient iron.

Green moss coats the walls.

Hipstamatic, Loftus Lens, DC Catelli Film

Hipstamatic, Loftus Lens, DC Catelli Film

Beech Trees in the snow

Snow has fallen.

Tall and statuesque,

The beeches,

Outlined in white

Etched against the landscape.

Hipstamatic, John S Lens, Ina's 1969 Film

New Hipstamatic Combination

The new release from Hipstamatic, a good recreation of the daguerreotype black and white plate and ideal for available light portraits.

Hipstamatic, Tinto 1884 Lens, D-Type Plate Film

The same Hipstamatic pack used for this portrait taken by the light of a table lamp, this time using the cyanotype colour plate film.

Hipstamatic, Tinto 1884 Lens, C-Type Plate Film

Beach Sunset Two Ways

A beautiful clear sky at sunset on a cold November evening.

Photographed with Hipstamatic App.

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Ina's 1982 Film

The same scene photographed with the iPhone camera.

Image processed in Snapseed using Tune Image and Drama.

Many Shades of Autumn

A tall beech

resplendent in its coppery autumn coat.

iPhone Camera, processed with Snapseed App.

Early morning leaf fall

Fresh after a passing shower.

Hipstamatic, Loftus Lens, DC Film

Glorious autumn colours in Alexandra Park, Crosby.

Hipstamatic, Loftus Lens, DC Film

The stately beech,

Contrasts of copper

and green.

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Sugar Film

The glory of a leaf

as autumn chills hit the air.

In dying it gives us a whole

new palette of colour.

iPhone Camera, processed with Snapseed App.

Skies full of drama

Cold winds

Push rain laden clouds

across the stormy waters

of the Mersey Estuary.

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, Ina's 1969 Film