Hello!
As some of you know, I visited Manchester and Lake District a week ago.
From a spaniard point of view, at least from this spaniard point of view, UK is paradise ... an ever green country!!!
When we left Spain, it was very hot althought dry: 37ºC.
Where I live, "la meseta", summers are always the same: dry and hot ... never green save in some places in the mountains or in the valleys or banks of the rivers.
Imagine:
(Horizon 202 : Foma 100 : Rodinal 1+50)
I finally carried a couple of film cameras: Rolleiflex 3.5f (BW) and Fuji GA645 (color).
In this first thread I'm showing some BW examples.
I've divided them in three groups, one for each journey of the trip!
I've shot much (much) less than I'd desired but the trip was a bit stressful and I'd few moment to use the cameras in a filmwaster-wise way/joy ;-). A pity.
Rolleiflex 3.5f : Kodak Tri-x : HC-110 (E)
FIRST - Dunham Massey. "Dunham Massey is a green oasis nestled between the urban sprawl of Manchester and rural tranquillity of Cheshire." RIGHT!!!!! Oaks like I've never seen before, meadows of supernatural green and well, some deers!!! I nearly forget it ... and the
Swan with two nicks "the quintessential english country pub" RIGHT!!!. This wonderfull place is very close to my sister's home. It was a MUST!!!!
1. The pub.
2. Meadows and fences
3. The mill 1
4. The mill 2
SECOND - Lake
Windermere "England's largest lake. Its name comes from the Scandinavian for 'lake of a man called Vinandr'.
Amazing beauty ... Oaks and some strange pines in the lake bank, those stone fences covered in dense moss, teletubbies-like meadows ummmmm. We arrived early so we could stroll in nearly total peacefulness ;-)
We spent the night in the
YHA Windermere where we arrived before sunset to enjoy magnificent views of the valley.
1. The jetty at
Wray Castle 1
2. The jetty at
Wray Castle 2
3. The waters of the lake from the shore
4. Stone and moss fences
5. From
Wray Castle ...
6. View from
YHA 
THIRD - Manchester. Just a few hour to visit some places in the city. I'd not many chances to shoot (rain, small kids, rain, shopping, rain) ... sorry for that, but I really enjoyed the visit. And Rosa gave me the
Horizon 202 :-) ... Yes, we visited
Real Camera shop in
Dale Street! We also visited the Town Hall, Afflecks ... I liked Manchester center. I'd had liked to visit the docks in the channel as they look amazing from the tram! Next time, I hope.
1. In
Aflecks, "an emporium of eclecticism, a totem of indie commerce in Manchester’s Northern Quarter". RIGHT!! - My dad (looks tired, eh) and one of my nephews in the
Cafe 3.
2. View of
Church St. from
Cafe 3 
3. An alley close to
Afflecks, while I waited for my wife to finish her shopping in a charity shop
4. Inside a little shopping center close to
Afflecks
5. I'd really had loved to shoot much more photograhps of the streets surronding
Church and
Market St, but ... well :-) This is one of the few examples. I didn't see the car that ruined the view of the interior throught the windows but I still like the brick facade. Also sorry for having cut the frame of the windows ... Those streets deserve the attention of filmwasters!!!
Thank you!
Un abrazo,
Antonio
