9 December 2010

So cold today.
So cold these last few weeks!
Want to get in my darkroom and do stuff.
But it's too cold.
Brrrrrrrr

Art Exhibition Robertsbridge 23rd October 2010

Was asked if I would show at this event and, well, I said yes.
First job was to make a stand which I did with some ply and battening and blackboard paint.  Looked quite smart too.
Sold a couple of prints which was quite gratifying, but a little disappointed that some rather nice framed salt prints did not shift.

Can't win em all!

More thoughts on ordinariates

The more I think about this issue, the bigger it ought to be. Essentially what is on offer, as I see it, is the reunification of orthodox/catholic anglicanism with Rome. Now this, surely, must rate as one of the most important developments since the reformation. What I don't quite get is the negativity that seems to be coming often from those who I would have thought would be the most enthusiastic. For example the like of the Bish of Chichester, Bish of Horsham and so on.

Now the tempting conclusion to draw is that they are very reluctant indeed to give-up their status as bishops and all that goes with that. Unfortunately that is the only conclusion that I can draw at the moment. I am quite convinced that Chichester could have made a bold move and would have taken most of the catholic clergy and parishes with him. Perhaps he might yet, but I doubt it.

As for me - carry on waiting to see what will happen. I really don't think my parish would go for the ordinariate - they are just a bit too CoE with an unease of doing anything too new and bold. Also the building. This is why we need some big diocesan bishops to take a lead.

Saturday, 20th March

Was at the Conquest Hospital last night with a devout family who had just lost a loved one. A strange mixture of sadness, peace, release and hope. No histrionics, in all quite uplifting, a sad time, yes, but also good.

While at the hospital I met the duty chaplain who is also one of the priests at Bexhill, so we had a good natter on the way back to the car park. Seems that we know quite a few people in common - small world the CoE!

Hospitals are very different places at night. It is almost as if the building goes to sleep. During the day there is just so much noise and busyness, people rushing about and so on. At night though it just ticks over. The whole building relaxes. And so do the staff.

Salt print 3

Salt print 3
Originally uploaded by Jack Lusted

Again at Up Marden. Plaque by window.
I was very much taken by the light and the carving on the plaque.

Salt print 4

Salt print 4
Originally uploaded by Jack Lusted

Up Marden. I'm quite pleased with this.

Salt print 2

Salt print 2
Originally uploaded by Jack Lusted

And this is my second 'success'. This time printed on a much nicer paper and using a more contrasty and beefier neg.

Salt print 1

Salt print 1
Originally uploaded by Jack Lusted

Well, here is my first salt print that is a reasonable success. The shot was taken about 4 years ago with my old MPP camera. It is of Up Marden church (West Sussex)

New directions

Well, New Year, new ideas.

By way of a little pressie to myself I got off e-bay at a ridiculously low price a MPP view camera and 150mm lens, and I'm going to give salt-printing a go.

So far some partial success.

Salt-printing is one of the earliest photographic processes - essentially paper is coated with a weak solution of sodium chloride and, when it is dry coated again with silver nitrate. When dry you can contact print on to it.

And it works!!!

Sort of ... if you see what I mean.

After doing a bit of digging on the interweb thing it seems that I need to incorporate some citric acid to the silver nitrate.

So that's the next challenge - I wonder if Sarah has some in her baking cupboard?

One really useful discovery is how cheap raw chemicals are for compounding one's own developers etc.