february snaps
more photos for your eyes!
It’s been a slow and meandering winter, amidst a backdrop of unfortunate chaos from overseas. Let us instead turn our attention to the interplay of light and chemicals! I’ve got a few tasty snaps I took during December last year. I travelled to Saltburn-by-the-Sea to spend Christmas with my girlfriend’s family, so I wanted to capture some of the various sights and sounds of the seaside town in the off-season. Read on and enjoy the sights!
Let’s kick things off with some shots I took on a roll of Ilford HP5, of a very famous Saltburn landmark: the pier! 
It was super windy and a bitterly cold spray was coming up from the sea. Desptie the inclement weather, they were still running the famous cliff lift, one of very few remaining water-powered funiculars.
It’s hard to see, but this carriage was carrying a Santa. He was very jolly, despite the temperatures.
Making our way onto the pier, some seagulls were taking advantage of the fact that the pier’s arcade was still open, and performing hovering maneuvers against the fierce wind. Remaining in place above the boardwalk, they were able to snipe chips from the freezing fingers of unfortunate walkers.
Better instead to retreat to the safety of a cafe and enjoy some coffee and enormous pastries.
There’s a tradition in Saltburn of adorning postboxes with all manner of knitted creatures around Christmastime, so I got this picture of a cute little snowman perched on top of a red pillarbox:
Between these shots and others, I ran out of the Ilford HP5. I realized this mid-walk on another day, when the sun was out and we were in the local woods, so I had to load up some Kodak Ultramax quietly, trying not to disturb these squirrels:
Lest I incur the wrath of this forest deity:
Last but not least, enjoy a very tiny bird, silhouetted against the setting winter sun - and may spring burst forth soon!
That’s all from me for now, but expect more snaps soon from January and February! I’ve also amassed a bunch of new film stock (including some very interesting and weird ones), so there’ll be a flurry of photographic activity from me before long. Have a great one!
