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Gerry Simons
@gerrysimons.bsky.social
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Enjoying photography in many forms from mobile and digital to film & vintage cameras. More of my work here: http://flickr.com/photos/g-simons and also some thoughts and photos here : https://gerrysimonsphoto.blogspot.com
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’Grasses and a gentle breeze’, Zenit B, Helios 44M lens. #IlfordXP2 #BelieveInFilm #photography #filmphotography #filmsnotdead #blackandwhitephotography #AlbertDockLiverpool #IlfordPhoto #nature
A black and white photograph of grasses. The background is out of focus creating swirling patterns.
February 10, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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‘Cloud formation’, Zenit B, Ilford XP2, Industar 50-2 lens. #IlfordXP2 #BelieveInFilm #photography #filmphotography #filmsnotdead #blackandwhitephotography
A black and white landscape with grasses and shrubs in the foreground and a large cloud formation in the sky flowing low over distant hills.
February 4, 2026 at 7:51 PM
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’Now we‘re just ghosts’, Zenit B, Helios 44M lens. #IlfordXP2 #BelieveInFilm #photography #filmphotography #filmsnotdead #blackandwhitephotography #IlfordPhoto
A black and white photograph of dead leaves handing in the branches of a tree, the background heavily blurred and creating swirling patterns of light and dark.
January 26, 2026 at 10:21 PM
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‘White curved staircase’, Zenit B, Helios 44M lens. #IlfordXP2 #BelieveInFilm #photography #filmphotography #filmsnotdead #blackandwhitephotography #AlbertDockLiverpool #IlfordPhoto
A black and white photograph looking down a curved staircase predominately painted white with circular light fittings below a darker handrail.
January 23, 2026 at 7:38 PM
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My favourite from 2025 using @ilfordphoto.com film. #IlfordDelta
Zenit B with Industar lens. Leningrad meter.
#fridayfavourites #2025fave #filmphotography
Black and white photo of iron and wood supports for and old converted stables, now roofless. A bird is flying above the structure and white clouds fill the lower part of the frame.
January 16, 2026 at 11:10 AM
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‘The Beatles Statue’. Zenit B, Meyer Gorlitz Orestegor 200mm lens. Ilford XP2, Leningrad light meter. The monument was designed by sculptor Andy Edwards, and unveiled on 4 Dec 2015. #IlfordXP2 #BelieveInFilm #photography #filmphotography #filmsnotdead #blackandwhitephotography #Beatles #IlfordPhoto
A black and white photograph of the Beatles statue at Liverpool’s waterfront. The image shows the heads and shoulders of the ‘famous four’ in profile and is very life-like.
January 14, 2026 at 9:45 AM
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Result from my ’field test’ with the Canon R100 and vintage Industar 50-2 3.5/50 lens using the M42-RF adapter by Urth. No post-processing. I think the old soviet lens based on the Ziess Tessar design performed well. The serial number dates the lens from 1970. #photography #nature #Canon #Camellia
A colour photograph of a Camellia flower and leaves in a patch of sunlight.
January 13, 2026 at 4:12 PM
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First sign of sun in a while so went for a walk with my Canon R100 and a vintage Industar 50-2 3.5/50 lens using the M42-RF adapter by Urth. First ‘field, test. #Canon #Industar #Urth #photography #VintageGlass Focus peaking was very useful with this manual lens. Results to follow.
A colour photograph of a black Canon camera fitted to a mini-tripod. A vintage lens has been fitted to the camera.
January 13, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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‘Albert Dock & Tate Liverpool’, Zenit B, Helios 44M lens and a Leningrad light meter on a dull flat winters day. Very little wind and so the water reflections are nice. #IlfordXP2 #BelieveInFilm #photography #filmphotography #filmsnotdead #blackandwhitephotography #AlbertDockLiverpool #IlfordPhoto
A black and white photograph of Liverpool’s Albert Dock and Tate gallery. The old warehouses are supported by strong iron columns, boats float on the almost still water, their reflections like mirror images.
January 8, 2026 at 10:31 PM
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Not been too well recently and so I’m doing my best to catch up. ‘Still Water’, Zenit B, Ilford XP2, Industar 50-2 lens. I used a Leningrad light meter on this dull and flat day. #IlfordXP2 #BelieveInFilm #photography #filmphotography #filmsnotdead #blackandwhitephotography
A black and white photograph taken at Liverpool’s Albert Dock. A dull flat sky overhead and reflections from the dock in the almost still waters.
January 6, 2026 at 10:25 PM
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HAVE A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR!
(An old cartoon of mine…)
December 31, 2025 at 11:16 PM
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Not posted much recently. Christmas cold and cough! 🤧 But I would like to wish everyone out there a really lovely Christmas. #BelieveInFilm #photography #filmphotography #filmsnotdead #blackandwhitephotography Here are some very old decorations from our tree, had some of these since I was a child.
A black and white photograph of Christmas decorations on a tree. This close up image shows two bells, a drum and a bauble - some are vintage decorations from the 1960s. Merry Christmas 2025!
December 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
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My film came back from the lab a while ago but I’ve been too busy to post anything until now. ‘High Rise’, Zenit B, Meyer Gorlitz Orestegor 200mm lens. I used a Leningrad light meter on a dull flat day. #IlfordXP2 #BelieveInFilm #photography #filmphotography #filmsnotdead #blackandwhitephotography
A black and white photograph of high rise tower blocks opposite Liverpool Albert Dock. The bottom half of the frame taken up with the reflection of the towers in the waters of the dock.
December 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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While I’m waiting for my film to come back from the lab I took another look at an image I made with my oldest camera, my father’s 90+ year old Mayfair Box camera. A scene from Waterhead in the Lake District. #HP5 #BelieveInFilm #photography #filmphotography #filmsnotdead #blackandwhitephotography
A picturesque scene of Waterhead in the Lake District showing a still lake with boats moored in the distance in the late afternoon. The sky has light clouds and they are reflected in the lake and stones near the bank break the surafce. In the distance the hills are now dark.
December 3, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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Finishing off a roll of Ilford XP2 in my Zenit B but first a drink and bite to eat, then off to capture some interesting clouds in the hope the light holds. #CamerasAndDrinks #ilfordXP2 #ZenitB #BelieveInFilm #photography #filmphotography #filmsnotdead
A colour photograph of a table top from a low viewpoint showing a half-pint of beer on the left and a vintage camera on the right. The camera is a Zenit B with an Industar lens.
November 24, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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A tea toned Cyanotype of a curlew.
Printed on a fine Japanese paper 🤎
A tea toned Cyanotype of a curlew - the print of the curlew is dark brown & it is overplayed into a fine, cream coloured paper. A close of up a curlew - the print is a tea toned Cyanotype and the curlew is a light brown and cream colour and the background is a dark brown.
November 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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’IR Landscape’. Experiments with IR photography. #SlowPhotography with a Prakitica Nova One, Domiplan lens and IR red filter. #blackandwhitephotography #BelieveInFilm #filmphotography #photography #Infraredphotography
A black and white landscape photograph made using an infrared lens and film. The trees are white and pale grey shapes against a darker grey sky with white clouds. Tiny figures can be seen in the distance on the almost white grass.
November 17, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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’White heat’. Experiments with IR photography. #SlowPhotography with a Prakitica Nova One, Domiplan lens and IR red filter. #blackandwhitephotography #BelieveInFilm #filmphotography #photography #Infraredphotography
A black and white Infrared photograph of grasses and trees - the effect makes the tree leaves and grasses look white.
November 16, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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’Gulls’.
#photography #blackandwhitephotography #nature #landscape #seagulls #clouds
A black and white photograph showing a flock of seagulls flying in the air above the grass below with a background of light cloud.
November 14, 2025 at 7:47 PM
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‘Cloudscape’.
#photography #blackandwhitephotography #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
A black and white photograph showing large dramatic clouds above a tree-lined landscape. Two thirds of the image is taken up with the sky.
November 13, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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iPhone photographs made while out for a walk along the river Mersey. #blackandwhitephotography #iphonephotography #Nature #Autumn #RiverMersey
November 11, 2025 at 10:34 PM
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‘Clouds across the Mersey’. Trying out some digital photography using my vintage Canon lenses. Canon R100 and a Canon FD (breech lock) 28mm 1:2.8. Y(K2) Yellow filter and an Urth FD-RF adapter. #photography #blackandwhitephotography #nature #landscape #landscapephotography #PhotographersOfBlueSky
A black and white photograph of a dramatic sky full of clouds with the sun just behind catching the edges of the clouds and reflecting on the river below. A dark land mass fills the bottom quarter and an empty bench can just be seen against the sunlight on the water.
November 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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‘Bridge reflections’. Zenit B and the Helios 50-44M lens. Kodak Ultramax. A very sunny September day in Southport. Kodak Gold may have been a better choice but it is what I had loaded. #BelieveInFilm #photography #SlowPhotography
A colour photograph showing bridge supports reflected in a lake below. The water is rippled distorting the reflections.
November 9, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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‘Funland’. Zenit B and the Industar 50-2 lens. Kodak Ultramax. A very sunny September day in Southport. Kodak Gold may have been a better choice but it is what I had loaded. #BelieveInFilm #photography #SlowPhotography
A colour photograph of the Funland and Pier building on the pier at Southport, taken on a bright sunny day. Blue skies overhead with scattered white clouds. In the foreground to the right a man stands next to his bicyle.
November 8, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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Zenit B and Meyer Görlitz Orestegor 200mm. Kodak Ultramax. Sadly it looks like the bright sun has created either lens flare or I have. Light leak I’ve not noticed before. #BelieveInFilm #photography #SlowPhotography
A colour photograph showing a bridge in the foreground with lamps and circular fittings and a building of Italianate (?) design. A pale blue sky with white clouds fills the background.
November 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM