10.26.2008

HALINA 35X













"The Halina 35x is a masterpiece of design, in that it looks like an expensive camera....In 1959, the Halina 35x cost £7 13s. 3d." http://www.marriottworld.com/pieces/pieces34.htm#35x

Found this 35mm viewfinder camera in a charity shop for a fiver. Yes for five UK pounds in all it's luxurious metal shininess. I'll be using the Sunny 16 rule as there's obviously no built in light meter. Not that I can afford to use film extensively as I do with digital. Just another outlet in my creative philosphy. So it's all buffed up and looking nice but will road test with a roll of film this week to really know if it's still useable.

The specs for the technical minded people are

* Type: viewfinder camera
* Year of launch: 1959
* Films: 35mm
* Lens: 1:3.5 / 45mm Halina Anastigmat
* Shutter: speeds 1/25-1/200 sec and Bulb mode.
* Aperture: 1:3.5-1:16


Peter Hughes











Videoed the poet Peter Hughes today at the Pleasurance exhibition. He was reading from his book The Sardine Tree. Some of which you can see we projected onto him. A very visually orientated wordsmith.
Check out his webpage http://oystercatcherpress.com/phbio.html

10.24.2008

King Leary


King Leary
Originally uploaded by -{The Broken Camera}-

Don Rout 1929-1992 painter, beach performer, exponent of mail art and poet.
The first layer is of the room at the Pleasurance exhibition of Don Routs work. The location of his 1988 Lowestoft beach performance is the second layer.

The title comes from Will Goodmans ( www.phantasmagraph.co.uk/ ) video of the beach performance.

10.20.2008

pleasurance poetry reading


pleasurance poetry reading
Originally uploaded by Mark Sargeant

Filmed a poetry reading yesterday at the pleasurance exhibition. Reading were Rupert Mallin, Lisa D'Onofrio, Jim Jepps and Gerald Nason.

Bridget Heriz sculptures


Bridget Heriz sculptures
Originally uploaded by Mark Sargeant

Bridget Heriz sculptures at the Pleasurance exhibition.

9.25.2008

Breathe


Breathe
Originally uploaded by Mark Sargeant

...Long you live and high you fly...

9.23.2008

parent and child


parent and child
Originally uploaded by Mark Sargeant

The autumn equinox yesterday and I found this sign. A sign for pedestrians in a local underpass.

9.18.2008

samaritans


samaritans
Originally uploaded by Mark Sargeant

A lone figure walks through the subway towards me.

9.14.2008

Infinite charge


Infinite charge
Originally uploaded by Mark Sargeant

Order-disorder

Mare Germanicum


Mare Germanicum
Originally uploaded by Mark Sargeant

What used to be the triple junction between three continental tectonic plates in the early Paleozoic Era.

9.07.2008

How the dead have fallen


How the dead have fallen
Originally uploaded by Mark Sargeant

A place called Gariannonum

Originally a Roman fort but has been used by everybody since they left these shores. Certainly a favourite with painters and in recent times photographers.

9.04.2008

Taxus baccata


Taxus baccata
Originally uploaded by Mark Sargeant

Taxus baccata

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Yew

My late father must have planted these in the 1950's hence they're so mature. They take such a long time to grow. My grandfather planted a hedge in the 1920's and that is very mature and acts as a good wind break. Indeed relatively younger single specimens can be very special when left to their own devices to grow to maturity. As indeed conifers can be.

9.03.2008

ghosts


ghosts
Originally uploaded by Mark Sargeant

A particle or a wave?

Experiments with a home filter. In this case cloth.

9.02.2008

The tower


The tower
Originally uploaded by Mark Sargeant

Seen from a far and now much closer through the grass.

8.29.2008

In the park in b&w 3


In the park in b&w 3
Originally uploaded by Mark Sargeant

In the park today in b&w

In the park in b&w 2


In the park in b&w 2
Originally uploaded by Mark Sargeant

In the park today in b&w

In the park in b&w 1


In the park in b&w 1
Originally uploaded by Mark Sargeant

In the park today in b&w

John Kiki paints


John Kiki paints
Originally uploaded by Mark Sargeant

John Kiki
www.targetfollow-arts.co.uk/artists_info.php?id=36

Took this in his studio earlier this week. Some of the paints he uses in his mixed media work.