Lee Jones

Scarborough, Day 2 | June 2024

To help prevent my heart from caving in, I decided to go a walk around Marine Drive before meeting up with a couple of pals. When I got to Nick, we ended up doing a second lap.

I’ve done this walk a million times, but have barely ever taken pictures there with street photography in mind. So there’s a few candids of...

Scarborough, Day 1 | June 2024

Visiting the folks. I’m gonna try make a video while I’m down here but I don’t exactly know how. Will figure it out.

Went to the beach today. The light was harsh but it kinda slapped? Real love these photos as I’m kinda fucking with digital again. These are from the M11.

Will I shoot film at all? Probably....

Nero 1.5x Anamorphic Adapter

My pal Sam is reyt into how anamorphic lenses, to the extent that he bought some crazy lens/adapter that mounts on the front of your standard lens of choice - I chose the Helios.

The way it works is you set your lens to infinity, and then focus with the adapter. Shoot as normal, and process and desqueeze in post.

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BTS stills from a video shoot with Kev

In an unexpected turn of events, I ended up back at Whitelee Windfarm again today. Weird. Kev wanted some help shooting a video for a photobook he's gearing up to release, and asked if I'd tag along. 100% keen. I took the Q2 along as a quick point and shoot for some on the fly BTS style shots, and I honestly really dig them!<...

Whitelee Windfarm | May 2024

Yesterday I shared photos from a walk around a (small) section of Whitelee Windfarm. Figured I'd share the photos here, but with a few extras that didn't make the cut (because I didn't get enough usable audio... windfarms do be windy.)

Time Capsule X: Whitelee Windfarm

Obligatory YouTube plug.

I didn't get enough audio to use all the photos, so I'll be the full gallery + extras in the morning!

Alice

Early last year I visited my pal Alice who at the time I hadn't seen in a pretty long time, and now that I think of it I don't think I've seen her since these photos either! We mostly chatted as we had a lot to catch up on, but we did take a few photos.

Aside from the first photo which was taken with a 50mm Summilux f1....

Alice

I don't remember posting the full set before, so I've queued up a set I shot with my pal Alice last year! It'll drop tomorrow morning.

Back to the M11, and a change of heart with digital processing?

As I haven't been using it this year, I loaned out my M11 to a pal for a few weeks. When I got it back, I felt like taking it for a spin... and I'm kinda fucking with it right now?

My digital photography has taken a shift over the last 18 months or so, in that I've rarely shot it. I've predominantly been shooting film. ...

The Wyndford demolition progress | May 2024

As the 4 towers of the Wyndford are being prepared for demolition, I find myself compelled to keep checking in on the area to document the progress.

I used to live in 151, on the 19th floor., and it's a flat I'll never get over having to leave behind.

In the first photo, approaching from the west on Kelvindale Roa...

Cochno Loch / Jaw Reservoir

I have an ongoing 'time capsule' series on YouTube where I visit specific places and record environmental audio and sync it up with accompanying photos.

Jaw Reservoir was supposed to be my latest installment, but due to the heavy rain we were unable to get to the top of the hill due to excessive waterlogged mud pools (a...

17640: Fuji NPS 160 (expired) | May 2024

I loaded this roll right at the end of a beautiful sunny day. Figured I'd make the most of being able to shoot 100 speed. But then the classic scottish weather had other ideas, and it was miserable the following day or two. So I just shot it anyway.

I rated this at 100 as it's expired. I've altered the jpe...

23950: Kodak Portra 800 | May 2024

It dawned on me I'd barely stepped foot in the city over the past couple of months. So I called my pal Kev and arranged to meet. I didn't want to do the usual spot (Argyle/Buchanan/Sauchiehall) as this year I want to venture more into the parks and non-central areas.

We met in town, and after a coffee headed straight up...

day fever (we went to a disco on the hottest day of the year)

figured i'd put a a wee video together just to document the occasion. it was far too hot. i'm a mess.

Day Fever

Having dogs and living out of the city means opportunities for me and Robyn to go 'out out' (in the more traditional sense, at least) are few and far between. There's also the fact that I'm just not as enthused about going to a nightclub anymore? I dunno. I have mixed feelings about it all.

That said, an opportunity cam...

Back to Edinburgh (part 2)

Continuing from the last Edi post, here's the film photos.

Pretty dissapointed with my efforts here. Some photos are fine, I guess... I was aware of the fact I was wandering around with another couple of photographers and I think that can come across a bit agressive in some ways, so perhaps that played into my lack of e...

Time Capsule VIII: Yellowcraig Beach

I've been making occasional videos using only photos & environmental only since the start of the year, but didn't really know what to name them. But I've landed on 'Time Capsule' as that's essentially what they are. Short videos featuring audio and video from a specific time & location.

I've just shared my most ...

00578: Harman Phoenix | May 2024

I bought a batch of Phoenix when it was first released, and got through 2 or 3 rolls in winter. It was new, and exciting, but also I always felt like I wasn't doing the film any justice. It wasn't lending itself to those short dark days. So I decided to hold off a few months and try it when the weather improved.

Well, t...

Back to Edinburgh (part 1)

Headed through to Edinburgh earlier today with a couple of pals from my old job. Wex Edinburgh store has relocated to somewhere a little more city centre friendly, and it was their opening day, so we went to see some familiar faces and get a look at the place.

It's nice, but much smaller than what I've become used to in...

02030: Kodak Portra 800 | April 2024

Kodak Portra 800. April 2024.

Graffiti. Bridge. Street. Performance. Protest. Advertise. Delivery. Self Portrait. Love. Vegetable Beds. Botanic Gardens. Dogs. MacTassos. Jedward. Beach. Poor weather.

Hungry.

I'd just finished the second night of photographing SAMA Paisley Takeover, and I'd barely eaten all day and I was fucking starving. On my walk home I popped into the local grocery shop to buy some food.

As soon as I stepped through the door, this guy complemented me on my dungarees as he was exiting.

I went on to ...

93730: Kodak Portra 800 | April 2024

Kodak Portra 800. April 2024.

Free Palestine. Constructon. Book shop. Street. Travel. Board walk. Garden. Scarborough. Interior. Dogs. Birding. Sea. Sea front. Bins. Arcade. Broken down. Tire.

our scarborough trip didn't go to plan

A couple years back, I made a video of me walking around parts of the town and shooting film photos. The plan was to keep visiting and put more videos together. Why Scarborough? It's my home town and I have a complicated relationship with it - it's one place that can effortlessly crank the anxiety dial in me to eleven. I'm tr...

Scarborough | Leica Q2 | April 2024

I didn't get around to posting as much as I'd have liked while in Scarborough, but I'm back in Glasgow now and figured I'd drop some photos. These are from the Q2, I'll try get drop off my film at the lab tomorrow.

Honestly, the whoel trip was sort of a bust in terms of my original plans for video/photos. I saw some fam...

Travel gear rundown.

Gone away for the week. To Scarborough, my home town.

I want to try and put a video together while I’m here. So thought it run down the gear that I’ve brought:

Leica M6 + Summicron 35mm

I’m on a huge film kick, and am shooting all aspects of my personal life on film this year. Bringing this was a no ...

Helios lens test

A friend has loaned me a few vintage lenses to try out on my video rig.

Because I have precisely zero patience, I had to video something with it right away, so on the drive home we pulled into a local park to let the dogs have a run.

This is the Helios 44M 58mm f2, and shot with the Nikon Z7 II.

Image Review: People on bench, Hogganfield Loch

I'm assuming this pair are either parent and child or grandparent and child. Either way, their body language is what caught my eye.

The older person looks visibly focused and tense (see how his palms are flat besides him on the bench), contrasted with the child on their phone with a much more relaxed and fluid body lang...

Stevenston Beach | Leica Q2 | April 2024

Headed to Stevenston beach with the dogs and a couple of pals. I was supposed to be heading down to Scarborough for a few days so wasn't in a hurry to start a fresh roll of film, and so I took the Q2 instead.

It was pissing it down, but the Q2 didn't miss a beat. I'm glad I've ended up with the Q2 back in my collection,...

78630: Portra 800 | April 2024

Portra 800. April 2025.

Nature walks. Family. Number plates. Glasgow street. Rain. Cafe. Train station. Trolley. Edinburgh street.

Had a bunch of guests staying over lately, this roll caught the end of my parent's visit which incorporated some outdoors wanders, took them into the city, and after they left I headed...

Edinburgh | April 2024

It's not often I head to Scotland's capital. It's like a larger version of York from back home and with all the tourists it's just not my kinda place.

That said, my friend Al was going through for the day and asked if anyone wanted to join him, and I hadn't seen him in ages and also just fancied a change. I've been taki...