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Out and about with a Minolta X-300

You’d think that, with more daylight, summer is ideal for outdoor photography, but it really isn’t. Trees turn into green masses dotted with bright reflective spots and put everything in shade. The sun rises too early – four o’clock, really? – and sets too late ­– around dinner time with P. And when I drag myself out of the house for a walk, it turns into a long and hot uncomfortable march.

Last Saturday, I waited until the outside temperature was cool enough to go for a wander in the neighoubood. I took a shortcut through the retail park on to Farnborough IQ business park. Despite my usual duck-and-dive routine, I was spotted on CCTV by security staff, cornered, and told that it was “a private estate” and that Heritage area was not the same as National Heritage. However, I was allowed to do so as long as I didn’t loiter.

I brought the Minolta X-300 loaded with Fomapan 200. It hadn’t been used for a long time, so I wanted to excercise its mechanics. As I took pictures of the disused buildings in the Heritage area, I relied solely on the internal lightmeter.

Back at home, I developed the two rolls with Rodinal 1+50 and was utterly pleased with the results.

A photographer's reflection in a convex mirror, capturing the surrounding industrial buildings and a parked car in black-and-white.
Black-and-white photograph of a large, curved metal structure with a tree in the foreground.
A black-and-white photograph of a brick building with large windows, partially obscured by trees and shrubs.
Black and white photograph of a vintage, abandoned building with large windows and a prominent central entrance, set against a plain background.
A black-and-white photograph showing a brick building with the number 'R52' on the wall, partially shaded by a tree in the foreground.
Black-and-white photograph of a building partially obscured by tall conifer trees, with a sign indicating 'HALL ROAD' in the foreground.
Black-and-white photograph of a building with a clock tower against a cloudy sky.
Black and white photograph of a large industrial building with a gabled roof, featuring symmetrical patterns on the brick facade, surrounded by a grassy area and a small tree.
Black-and-white photograph of an industrial-style building marked 'Q120' with windows and a door, surrounded by trees and greenery.
A black-and-white photograph of industrial equipment featuring a large cylindrical tank with connected pipes and valves against a backdrop of wooden panels, illuminated by soft shadows.
A close-up black-and-white photograph of a building covered in climbing ivy, showing the texture of the leaves against the wall and a window opening.
Silhouette of a large metal structure resembling an archway, set against a cloudy sky with shadowed buildings in the background.

Eddy Young

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