Totara

Aotearoa

I did not really see my country until I moved my life to America in 2008. In trying to understand America, and the struggle that ensued, I finally saw my own country. Of course this is more than just the landmass. It involves the thing that essentially makes a country, the people and the minds of the people. I think patriotism is responsible for a huge amount of ignorance and hurt, so I do not cal…  (read more)
Beech Tree

Beech Tree

22 Apr 2016 160
Samsung cell ph image
Beech Tree

Beech Tree

22 Apr 2016 1 150
Samsung cellphone image. Love this tree....most trees in fact. Hope to do some film images of this for lith prints.
South Island New Zealand

South Island New Zealand

21 Apr 2016 165
Samsung cell ph image
Beech Forest Sth Island New Zealand

Beech Forest Sth Island New Zealand

21 Apr 2016 1 169
Samsung cell ph image
Sth Island New Zealand

Sth Island New Zealand

21 Apr 2016 177
Samsung cell ph image.
Sth Island New Zealand

Sth Island New Zealand

21 Apr 2016 163
Samsung cell ph image
Sth Island New Zealand

Sth Island New Zealand

21 Apr 2016 6 2 255
Samsung S3 cell ph image.
Sth Island New Zealand

Sth Island New Zealand

21 Apr 2016 151
Samsung cell ph image
On The Road To Dargaville No.1

On The Road To Dargaville No.1

14 Apr 2016 7 2 337
© Graham Hughes 2016 All Rights Reserved Silver gelatin test print from FP4+ neg developed in Tanol. Camera Canon AE1 Prog. Print scanned and minimal level tweak. Pretty straight. Burned in the sky more in the DR in this version.
On The Road To Dargaville No.2

On The Road To Dargaville No.2

14 Apr 2016 2 221
© Graham Hughes 2016 All Rights Reserved Silver gelatin test print from FP4+ neg developed in Tanol. Camera Canon AE1 Prog. Print scanned and minimal level tweak. Pretty straight. the sky was under exposed in this version.
Engelberts Muse

Engelberts Muse

17 Oct 2015 6 1 848
© Graham Hughes 2015 All Rights Reserved Silver gelatin 6 x 8 3/4 " print, from Fuji HR2 Microfilm developed in Finol. Camera EOS 10s. Paper Tetenal Vario Matt. Paper Developer was a soup of film developers and old Ilford Warmtone. Scanned and tweaked lovingly.
Maungatapere Vegetables

Maungatapere Vegetables

20 Sep 2015 3 2 501
© Graham Hughes 2015 All Rights ReservedEOS 10s SLR, Canon 70-200, Fujifilm HR2 Microfilm, developed in Tanol 10mins. Straight scan and invert and slight level adjust.The sepia result is the inversion of the slight blue of the scan.
Wet Afternoon In Maungatapere New Zealand

Wet Afternoon In Maungatapere New Zealand

20 Sep 2015 2 452
© Graham Hughes 2015 All Rights Reserved EOS 10s SLR, Canon 70-200, Fujifilm HR2 Microfilm, developed in Tanol 10mins. Straight scan and invert and slight level adjust. The sepia result is the inversion of the slight blue of the scan.
Where Warriors Sleep

Where Warriors Sleep

06 Sep 2015 5 575
© Graham Hughes 2015 All Rights Reserved Silver gelatin paper negative process. Ernmann Globus 5 x 7 LF camera, Industar 37 300 mm lense. Exposure 10 seconds at sundown. Agfa expired gloss paper. Taken on road to Poroti, Northland New Zealand. While I love having a real gallery ...Gallery259 and having images on real walls and somewhere to play........I find the bind keeping me from travelling the sideroads that call me...............the whenua (land) is so very very beautiful. I am feeling free to load some paper and shut the doors and disappear up the road and find treasure like this.. Can you see the face on the tree, the warriors head resting and the fallen at the base of the tree...magic.
Play Misty For Me

Play Misty For Me

13 Mar 2015 3 227
© Graham Hughes 2015 All Rights Reserved Canon EOS 30D Helios Wide Angle Auto 35mm f 2:8 lens
Ghostville

Ghostville

05 Feb 2015 8 2 423
© Graham Hughes 2015 All Rights Reserved Emulsion lift silver gelatin paper negative prints. (silver gelatin prints) Scanned and tweaked lovingly in Nik SFX Pro 2 Digital birth, analogue end. This print was actually under exposed in the enlarger........but I kinda like that high key look..
Shelter From The Storm

Shelter From The Storm

05 Feb 2015 1 351
© Graham Hughes 2015 All Rights Reserved Emulsion lift silver gelatin paper negative prints. (silver gelatin prints) Scanned and tweaked lovingly in Nik SFX Pro 2 Digital birth, analogue end.
Women At The Well

Women At The Well

03 Feb 2015 7 4 420
© Graham Hughes 2015 All Rights Reserved Emulsion lift silver gelatin paper negative prints. (silver gelatin prints) Scanned and tweaked lovingly in Nik SFX Pro 2 The building is the Cornish Pumphouse by The Martha Goldmine in Waihi New Zealand. The building was moved 100 meters back from the edge of the mine some years ago to preserve it. The original image was shot on my EOS 30D. If anyone would like to know more about this process, please let me know and I will share it.
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