Jane's Analogue Photography

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Welcome

Thank you for visiting my analogue photography blog. I am a photographic student, blogger, Lomographer and black and white film photographer based in East Lancashire, England, UK. I mainly shoot outdoors, often naked. It is natural and organic. I prefer life that way; old school and traditional.

My home town lies amid a wild Pennine landscape which can seem grim and forbidding at times. The post-industrial nature of where I live lends itself to urban landscape photography but natural landscapes are there to be found too.

I shoot on two Minolta SLR bodies: a 1990's Minolta Dynax 7xi with either a 35-105 lens or a 70-210 f4.5-5.6; also an SPxi with a 35-80 Power zoom (my carry around camera). I shoot Kentmere 35 mm film almost exclusively, mainly 400 ASA. I home develop in Ilford PQ Universal to give my shots the gritty graininess which suits the landscape around me. Lately I've begun to experiment with Caffenol - watch this space!

My main gallery is on Lomography so if you like what you see here, check out my art by following this link.

My Lomography home is https://www.lomography.com/homes/pennine_girl

Please like, share and re-blog if you wish. All photos reproduced here are entirely my own work and my copyright. I do not routinely re-blog the work of others.

Thank you to my photographic tutor and husband; professional photographer Martin Williams for the (digital) images of me, on this, my analogue page.

Robyn Jane Williams

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The derelict Mitchell Arms pub, Ancoats, Manchester, England. The tram from New Islington passes here on its way to Holt Town. A little known, overgrown path along the Medlock comes out by the pub. A local guy I chatted to lamented its passing. He used to drink there. It was once a lively community pub. Now the community is gone.

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Broken Window, All Souls Every Street, Ancoats, Manchester, England.

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Bell Tower, All Souls Church, Every St, Ancoats, Manchester. Beauty in Urban decay and neglect.

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The East door of All Souls Church, Every Street, Ancoats, Manchester, England. The building was constructed in Accrington brick not stone. Once busy, it is now derelict. Look at the ornate touches they managed to include around the doorway.

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All Souls Church Every Street, Ancoats, Manchester. This now derelict brick church was once busy and thronged with people. Its design is based on that of Milan's Cathedral.

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The former Conservative Club (detail) in once genteel Ardwick Green.

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Fenton House, Ardwick Green, Manchester, UK - now sadly empty.

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The cobbles of Limekiln Lane, Ancoats, Manchester, UK. Do a 180 and you are facing busy Pin Mill Brow on Manchester's frantic Inner Ring Road. Amazingly, this tranquil country lane lies in the heart of Manchester, close to the River Medlock: Manchester's 'city countryside'.

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The doorway to All Souls Church, Every Street, Ancoats. Manchester, UK. Closed for many years it is a brick, cathedral like structure, built in 1839 whose design was based on Il Duomo, Milano.

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Flowers by the River Medlock. Amid the urban decay, life blooms regardless. Ancoats, Mancheste, UK

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The tranquil River Medlock in Manchester. 5 minutes walk from Piccadilly station and the high rises of central Manc-hattan lies this piece of exquisite 'city countryside'

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Medlock Valley footpath sign, Ancoats, Manchester, UK

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Railings by the Medlock, Ancoats Manchester, UK

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River (pub) Palmerston Street, Ancoats Manchester

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The remains of the old 'River' pub on the banks of the Medlock, Palmerston Street, Ancoats, Manchester