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| Pulteney Bridge, Bath. On Ilford FB Classic paper, toned in thiourea |
Georgian Bath is famous for its yellowish sandstone buildings and classic architecture from the period. I toned this in a vague attempt to make it somewhat like the colour of the Bath stone from which it is built and as it happens what you see here isn't a mile away from the real thing. The buildings all suffer from blackening as a result of all the traffic and from time to time require extensive cleaning to restore them to their former glory. I'm sure it's an expensive trip, that one, so many of the buildings don't get the attention they deserve.
Pulteney Bridge is famous for being only one of only a handful of bridges in the world to have shops lining both sides. Just out of sight of this shot is the horseshoe-shaped weir which together with the bridge are probably the most photographed scene in all of the city. It's hard to pass by without scratching the itch to press the shutter release and so I did, on the Yashica T4 with HP5+ loaded. I think every shot with the fully-auto Yashica was spot on exposure-wise, by the way. A great little camera for the pocket when you don't fancy lugging around a 'proper' camera.
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