New Old Film Challenge #146 - Hero

[simon ess]

Show us an old photo of a hero, or someone or something heroic

Usual Rules

• Must be taken by you
• Must be on film
• Must have been taken, developed and scanned prior to the start date
• Please include details of the camera, lens, emulsion and anything else of relevance if you can possibly remember that far back
• One entry per person

Entries close on Tuesday 2nd. March , and voting will be for about 3 days after.

This thread is for photo entries only; discussion to be kept in the discussion thread here <-

 

[Kevin Allan]

A statue of Martin Luther King in the grounds of Newcastle University. Olympus OM2n and Ilford FP4+.

 

[FishyFish]

Emmeline Pankhurst in Manchester Art Gallery

Nikon F70
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D
Adox Silvermax 100.


FILM - Statuary by fishyfish_arcade, on Flickr

 

[dmb]

Treo - holder of a Dickin Medal (animal equivalent of Victoria Cross) for his work in sniffing out explosive devices in Afghanistan


Treo - Dickin Medal Holder
by D M Bloor, on Flickr

Taken in Congleton June 2019 on Kentmere 100 with Rollei Rolleiflex SL35E with 50mm Rollei HFT Planar f/1.8

 

[simon ess]

Hero of the Revolution

img810 by Simon, on Flickr

Zenit
Tri-X

 

[Mr Badger]

A hero preparing for the charge. Canon Sureshot Supreme on Kodak T-Max 400

 

[Peter B]

Glasgow Central Station is one of those with a secret history, and this is an easily overlooked reminder. Minox 35GT which underexposed Fuji Superia 400.

 

[Andysnap]

Always been a hero of mine.
Voigtlander Bessamatic CSL, 50mm lens on Fomapan 200.

https://flic.kr/p/qdr9Wi

View: https://flic.kr/p/qdr9Wi

 

[NickT]

The late Brain Haw



Parliament Square, Canon A1, Tri-X, July 2010

He didn't walk round his garden, get knighted or awarded fly-past. He just camped out on the pavement for several years and got arrested a few times. He's not a dog, a comedian or a civil rights champion. Hardly a hero at all, really.

 

[PeterSpencer]

An obvious, rather hackneyed choice, but here is my dad in his late 80's. Taught me about photography and stuff, like geology. Bought me an air rifle for Christmas once and even showed me how to make IED's from weed killer. Star athlete at Keighley Grammar School, trained as a machine gunner, Fairy Swordfish and the like, Fleet Air Arm pilot with Supermarine Spitfire experience, carrier deck landing qualified. Fortunately, for our family he never saw combat despite being in the RN Reserve at the time of the Korean War, he went back to university to read Geology after being discharged.

Taken with a Super Ricohflex on Fujichrome RHPIII, screwed up a bit with the choice of lens hood!

In line with the almost dominant heroic statue theme I was going to post a picture of the statue of Laplace because, despite being at least 200 years my elder actually grasped mathematical abstractions. Could I find the photograph?

Backdrop, Lund's Tower, near Cowling.

 

[simon ess]

Last day for entries.

 

[simon ess]

Closed for entries.
Poll open.

 

[simon ess]

We have a tie.

Well done to both @Kevin Allan and @dmb

Over to you chaps.

 

[Kevin Allan]

We have a tie.

Well done to both @Kevin Allan and @dmb

Over to you chaps.

I’m all out of inspiration to pick a new subject so I hope @dmb will step forward.

 

[PeterSpencer]

Looking forward to the new theme, should be a tricky one as it it being set by dmb.

 

[dmb]

Thanks. Thinking cap on, may sleep on it.

We have a tie.

Well done to both @Kevin Allan and @dmb

Over to you chaps.

I’m all out of inspiration to pick a new subject so I hope @dmb will step forward.

Looking forward to the new theme, should be a tricky one as it it being set by dmb.

 

[FishyFish]

Congrats to both @Kevin Allan and @dmb

 

[Peter B]

Congratd to both @Kevin Allan and @dmb

 

[dmb]

New Old Film Challenge #147 - Test Shot

https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/new-old-film-challenge-147-test-shot.722536/post-8904882