Sunday 25 October 2020

A little bit windy on the beach at Clacton pier.

Clacton Pier, windy, beach, Derek Anson,
Clacton Pier

A little bit windy on the beach at Clacton pier.
Leica Typ262 + 28mm Elmarit-M ASPH

Friday 14 August 2020

Lightning strike out at sea.

electrical storm, Gunfleet Sands wind farm, Canon 6D + 17-40 f4 L lens, Derek Anson, lightning,
We braved the elements last night to watch the electrical storm out at sea over Gunfleet Sands wind farm.
Canon 6D + 17-40 f4 L lens, f5.6 @ 2secs.

Monday 6 July 2020

Prospector 5 drilling platform.

Prospector 5, drilling platform, moored at Parkeston Quay, Harwich. Canon 6D,

Prospector 5 drilling platform moored at Parkeston Quay Harwich.
Canon 6D 70-200L IS

Wednesday 1 July 2020

Lake Schwartzee and the Wider Kaiser mountains,

Lake Schwartzee, Wider Kaiser mountains, Agfa XRG 100 ISO colour negative film stock, Epson V850 Pro, monochrome,Aperture.Derek Anson,photographer,


Lake Schwartzee with the Wider Kaiser mountains in the background taken in the late eighties on Agfa XRG 100 ISO colour negative film stock, scanned on Epson V850 Pro, monochrome conversion and white border in Aperture.

Tuesday 30 June 2020

Lake Schwartzee and the Wider Kaiser mountains.

Derek Anson,Lake Schwartzee with the Wider Kaiser mountains,Agfa film,Epson V850 Pro,monochrome,

Lake Schwartzee with the Wider Kaiser mountains in the background taken in the late eighties on Agfa colour negative film stock, scanned on Epson V850 Pro converted to monochrome and framed in Aperture.

Sunday 28 June 2020

Harwich Lifeboat

Harwich Lifeboat, Derek Anson, photographer, monochrome, black and white photography,RNLI 17-45,

Harwich Lifeboat
Canon 6D + 70-200 f2.8L IS, Raw conversion DPP 4, black and white conversion and white border in Aperture.

Tuesday 23 June 2020

Trinity House Light Vessel No22.

Trinity House, Light Vessel No22, Harwich/Felixstowe Docks, River Stour,black and white,
Trinity House Light Vessel No22, Harwich/Felixstowe Docks on the River Stour.
Canon 6D + 70-200 f2.8L IS

Wednesday 17 June 2020

Friday 12 June 2020

St Botolph's Priory Colchester

St Botolph's Priory Colchester, Derek Anson, photographer, Leica M3, 50mm Elmar f2.8, Kodak T-Max 100, black and white film, home developed film, vintage camera,


St Botolph's Priory Colchester taken a few years ago with a Leica M3 + 50mm Elmar f2.8 (lens has got fungus on the internal elements), Kodak T-Max 100, home developed, contrast and cropping in Aperture.

Thursday 11 June 2020

Salvation Army, War Cry magazine.

Epson v850 Pro, Salvation Army, war cry magazine, film scan,

I photographed this gentleman some years ago selling "War Cry" magazines in Clacton on Sea, the camera I used was a Mamiya 645 Super (Fuji film stock) and scans were done on an Epson v850 Pro scanner, black and white conversion in Aperture.

Tuesday 9 June 2020

Film scans of windmills.

Analogue, film scans, windmills, Derek Anson, photographer, Fuji film, Mamiya 645 Super, Epson v850 Pro,

Analogue, film scans, windmills, Derek Anson, photographer, Fuji film, Mamiya 645 Super, Epson v850 Pro,

Spending a bit of my "lock down" time scanning some films I took over twenty years ago, the camera I used was a Mamiya 645 Super (Fuji film stock) and scans were done on an Epson v850 Pro scanner.

Thursday 2 April 2020

Changing the light bulb.

derek anson, hydraulic boom, photography, light fitting, street light, street furniture, essex,


Boredom and/or insanity slowly creeping up at a rate during this "lockdown" I'm prowling about the house armed with a camera looking for a likely subject and out the front window I spied this scene, nothing dramatic or exciting but that's Little Clacton for you and this is about as exciting as it gets.