Jon Fitton Photography - Blasts From The Past 41-50

Blast From The Past No. 50 (16/08/2019)

No new scanning for a while so here's one I did earlier: a companion to no. 7 below showing another view of the filming of "Heaven's Gate" in Oxford in April 1980. This time the view is from further down Catte Street outside the main gate of Hertford College. Shot on Kodacolor II with a Rolliecord TLR.

Scan of original Kodacolor II 6x6cm negative.

Blast From The Past no. 49 (10/07/2019)

Proud, privileged and very much looking forward to walking my wonderful daughter, Rachael, down the aisle this weekend. Here she is aged five learning to ride her bicycle.

Colour

Monochrome

Scan of Original Fujichrome Slide

Blast From The Past no. 48 (01/07/2019)

Rediscovered a particular favourite landscape: Sidmouth seafront with the cliffs beyond. Shot on Fujichrome during a family holiday in Devon in 2004.

Scan of Original Fujichrome 35mm Slide. Note the intrusive head of a passerby removed, otherwise just a little boost in contrast needed.

Blast From The Past no. 47 (10/06/2019)

Key of the door today for Ella, here with her brother and father on holiday with us in York. Happy Birthday!

Scan of original Kodachrome 35mm negative - very contrasty in the sunshine.

Blast From The Past no. 46 (22/05/2019)

Happy Birthday to neice, Jen. Here she is (centre) about 24 years ago at Chester Zoo, with cousins Richard and Rachael.

Scan of original slide. It's a little cool so it's been cropped and warmed up for the final image and the slightly distracting lorry in the background made less prominent.

Blast From The Past no. 45 (12/05/2019)

Happy Birthday to nephew, Phil. Here he is 17 years ago trying out candle-making and other artistic pursuits at Beeston in Cheshire.

Scan of original Kodachrome 35 mm negative.

Blast From The Past no. 44 (29/04/2019)

In May 1990 I was fortunate enough to marry this beautiful, smart, generous, fun, sexy, wonderful girl. Now, almost 29 years later it's her final day at work and I am very much looking forward to spending the rest of my own retirement with her. Lots more time for family and friends, travel, bridge, running, gardening, crosswords, tea-shops, reading... Just hope I can keep up. Here she is almost 29 years ago during our honeymoon in Riva Del Garda, when we were both working as computer programmers at what was then the Sun Alliance Insurance Group. Here's to the dawning of a new era.

Scan of Original Ilford FP4 35mm Negative

Blast From The Past no. 43 (18/04/2019)

This is the first one that I can't tie down to a month and a year or even a location. It came from an unmarked slide-box with nothing written on the slide-frame itself either. It may have been taken at Flamingo World in Yorkshire during a holiday there. But, hey! That's not the only place I've seen flamingoes. Having said that though, the slides were in perfect condition and scanned really easily, as the original demonstrates.

Scan of original slide.

Blast From The Past No. 42 (26/03/2019)

It's Eights Week in Oxford again - this time it's May 1980 and the Hertford College Ladies Schools VIII taking a leisurely paddle up the river. This is another of my earliest photographs - not the sharpest in the World, but not bad considering it was shot hand-held on my borrowed Rolleicord TLR. Fortunately the large format Kodacolor II negative leaves lots of leeway for poor technique. It was probably taken from Donnington Bridge. If you find the pink a bit much try the monochrome version that may be easier on the eye, although I do like the way the colour has been picked up by the water.