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Title: St Peter on the Wall.
Post by: charles binns on July 07, 2013, 05:13:46 PM

The Chapel of St Peter on the Wall can be found on the Essex coast near the village of Bradwell on Sea.  The chapel was built in AD 654 by St Cedd on the ruins of the old Roman fort of Othona as he began his mission to convert the Anglo Saxons of the area to Christianity. 

It is one of the oldest buildings to be found in the United Kingdom.

These photos of the church and its immediate surroundings were shot with a Holga loaded with Efke IR820.

Title: Re: St Peter on the Wall.
Post by: KevinAllan on July 09, 2013, 12:37:41 PM

Charles,

A very sensitive portrayal of the location - the infrared approach works well

Title: Re: St Peter on the Wall.
Post by: Alan on July 24, 2013, 04:16:12 PM

very nice set Charles

love the combination of infrared and holga !

Title: Re: St Peter on the Wall.
Post by: charles binns on July 28, 2013, 09:36:37 AM

Alan, KevinAllen, thank you.

Title: Re: St Peter on the Wall.
Post by: Paul Mitchell on August 07, 2013, 12:31:16 PM

A superb set Charles. If I had a favourite it would be the first image.

Paul

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Post by: chricela on August 10, 2013, 08:10:59 AM

Fantastic images. I really love the film & camera combo. They're kinda magical.

Title: Re: St Peter on the Wall.
Post by: Late Developer on August 11, 2013, 07:26:32 AM

Hi Charles.

Love your photos of this place.

They say that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery so, with that in mind, here's a few from a trip your photos inspired us to take to Bradwell last weekend. Mine aren't nearly as good as your originals - but I like the place and will re-visit with a MF camera in winter as I think "bleak" is probably the best look for this place...

(Nikon F6, 24mm/f2.8 (+ polarising filter) on Ilford XP2 Super. Processed in Lightroom 4 - faux Infra Red look.)

Title: Re: St Peter on the Wall.
Post by: charles binns on August 20, 2013, 05:00:04 PM

Paul

I have just seen your post, thank you.  I like your take on the church and agree that winter is definitely the best time to visit Bradwell especially if shooting with real IR film.

Title: Re: St Peter on the Wall.
Post by: Alan on August 23, 2013, 11:28:59 AM

Nice lightroom conversions Paul - i like them.