Leica Postal Portfolio 06: July 2016

Monday, 18 July 2016

Great Weekend at Pickwick,Wilts-

No Photographs with this one, but just a big thank you to the folks at Guyers House Hotel & Restaurant for the Leica Society Weekend a few weeks back. Much enjoyed by all and congratulations to David Dickinson on taking the Mirfield Award for our own Circle 6.I am unable to announce that I got any award for my four prints but one will be in the Leica Society Magazine later in the year, so was rather pleased at that result. I have not included the print here and the Mag. should have a far better print from a scan by The Darkroom, Cheltenham. I met lots of friends,old and new and saw much exciting and attractive camera gear!

Thanks to an old friend I have obtained some more copies of the pre - war 'Leica News and Technique'.This was a magazine published by Leitz in London, just before the war, and I have scanned a page on the origins of the Society which may be of interest.More on the usual line soon with details of some (early) additions!

July/ Aug 1938-;

Welcome to the Paul Blanchard Vintage Leica Postal Portfolio 06 Blog

Recording traditional Black & White photography created using mostly vintage Leica cameras by Paul Blanchard, Wiltshire UK., within the Grouping of Circle 6 of the Leica Society. Just a touch of Colour may creep in.

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All of the monochrome photographs shown on this blog are from film and printed with a Leica Valoy 11 or Focomat 1c enlargers using Leica Focotar 2 lenses unless otherwise stated. In most cases originals were circulated in the Circle. I am introducing Ilford MG DeLuxe (5) paper at present. The films are often T-Max 400 on the first shots later changing to some Rollei RPX 25.where possible. Development of T-Max is in D 76 Dil. 1:1 for 10 mins. All RPX 25 is processed in FX-39. If diluted, 1:9, then time is 7.5 min. All at 20 degrees C. Colour, if any, is normally printed by The Darkroom Cheltenham.

From time to time other interesting enlargers appear but most use is made of Leica products.

Founded as Circle 6 of Leica Postal Portfolios in 1938, we are now known as The Leica Society, full details can be found on the website: http://www.theleicasociety.org.uk/-Have a look!

Care has been taken to avoid reproduction of any book or picture which may be under 75 years old, since the authors death, where Copyright may remain, If any inadvertent error has arisen the material will be deleted on request. The majority of the photographs are my own and copyright is waived if credited on reproduction.