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Robert May
@robertmay.photography
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Generalist photographer, unreliable YouTuber, occasional folk musician, ex-programmer, massive nerd.

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Some autumn colour on Ektar 100, having fun with the Minolta 50mm f/1.4 which is very civilised when stopped down and bizarre wide open.

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A platform sign catches the sun above a stopped train A caravan buried in the undergrowth A gingko tree, bright yellow in the morning sun A red postbox with graffiti on it
December 15, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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Shooting a Rolleiflex with f/3.5 maximum aperture at night is an interesting experience. Pretty pleased with how these turned out on Delta 3200.

📷 Rolleiflex T
🎞️ Ilford Delta 3200

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Blurry silhouettes of people seen through a window inside an empty building A packed train of commuters seen from the outside
December 11, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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Tried shooting some pushed HP5+ at night on a Minolta SR-T 303 and I'm kinda digging it - the added contrast from being shot at 1600 really suits the bright internal lights/dark exterior of shops and bars.

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A man lifts building materials outside a shop under construction. Another is seen up a ladder inside. It's night time outside but the lights are bright. A worker in Marks & Spencers takes a break in the window display. The outside of a bar in Cardiff, in monochrome.
December 9, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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This evening I got jumpscared by the pope.
What appears to be a man staring out at me from a window Oh it’s the pope (cardboard edition)
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Looks like Sony have fixed one of my major complaints with their AF system on their top-end cameras, which is nice to see!

This was an absolute pain in the arse for birds in flight on the A9III I briefly owned.

#photography
October 30, 2025 at 10:07 AM
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Decided to take a day for myself and sort out part of my own backlog of repairs. Stripped, cleaned, and regreased this Mamiya 150mm f/4 which had the dual fun of split grease and sand, but optically it was great and so worked out a bit of a bargain for £30 now I've fixed it up.

#cameras
A close-up shot of a Mamiya Sekor 150mm f/4 C lens
October 8, 2025 at 9:28 AM
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Somehow never noticed this old sign before in an area I walk through regularly.

Mono profile with +3/-3 on highlights/shadows on the Bf, for those interested.

📷 Sigma Bf, 35mm f/2 DG

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A handwritten sign about parking on a brick wall in contrasty black and white. It reads “Fine £500. Cars must not be parked here. Thank you.”
September 19, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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I did eventually figure out the names of the bugs in this video, and considering I don't shoot much macro I'm pretty happy with how the photos turned out.
A Dock Bug hanging out on some blackberries
August 31, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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It’s a hard life for a dog

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A Labrador peeks out from under a table, framed by feet
August 29, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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Street shot on the Sigma Bf that I’m pretty pleased with. Cine profile set to +5.

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A stylish man looks at the camera whilst on the phone, with a couple chatting behind him on the bench, outside Cardiff Central station
August 23, 2025 at 8:38 AM
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Adding this to my whimsical photo collection.

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A sign on the left reads "Please do not walk on the grass, chemicals used". A man on the right is walking on the grass.
August 18, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Took me most of today but I've got a pretty good idea of how to scan Phoenix II now.

I'll be posting brief guides and Negative Lab Pro presets for new film stocks over on my Patreon, for those interested: www.patreon.com/posts/136761...

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Train lines and overhead lines stretch into the distance at a rural station A man runs over a bridge towards the camera Three people check if it's the right train before entering. The train doors are open to their left.
August 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Bad: the shutter of the Leica IIIf I bought recently is indeed full of holes
Good: it produces crazy shit like this

Shot on Harman Red, which looks pretty great too.

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A redscale photo of a 30 light next to a window.
July 4, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Forgot about this shot from the other day. I've been quite liking this Fujifilm C200 LUT I got from somewhere on the S5II - has a pleasing look and I'm pretty happy with the JPEGs from it.

📷 Lumix S5IIX, 50mm f/1.8

#streetphotography #photography
People walk past the Hayes News Kiosk in Cardiff, with a street in the background.
June 25, 2025 at 7:45 AM
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Figure I'll repost the video link once with one of my favourite images of the bunch. Doesn't he look happy to be at the beach?

#filmphotography #analogphotography #shittycamerachallenge #starwars #believeinfilm
Darth Maul at the beach
June 24, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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A hungry mouse tries to reach the remaining bird seed on a windowsill.

#photography #wildlifephotography
A small mouse stood on a drain pipe stretching up against the wall
June 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Interestingly these weren’t even the first window cleaners I saw out in the torrential rain this morning. At least they were dressed for it, I suppose 😆

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Two window cleaners in high-vis clean bar windows in the rain
June 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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All the big glass buildings outside Cardiff Central do have one upside - interesting reflected sunlight effects 🤔

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A man in a reflective vest walks outside Cardiff Central Station
May 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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The more I look at it, the more I like this photo from right at the end of the video - something really satisfying about the light, lines, and way the subject stands out in the crowd.

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A GWR worker looks down the tracks at the platform whilst everyone else looks the opposite way. He's dressed brightly and framed by two nearly-silhouetted passengers.
May 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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A few more shots from this video. Oxford's a fun location to shoot as it has a great mix of large and small scale streets. I should probably add a section to my website someday with the photo sets from each video. Something else to add to the backlog of ideas 😅

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Tourists walk past a building on Broad Street in Oxford. Bicycles fill the front of the frame. A woman waits to cross the road in front of the scientific instruments museum in Oxford. Cyclists speed past pedestrians on Broad Street in Oxford.
May 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
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Quite pleased with how this PhotoLab preset worked out - most of the heavy lifting is being done by the Pro 400H FilmPack profile, but with a few tweaks I've found it works really well for what I want, particularly to tame the Nikon greens.

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A coffee van in a park in Oxford A person sits on a fallen tree looking out over a meadow in Oxford Three tourists look towards something in a garden in Oxford. One is carrying an umbrella to shade from the sun.
May 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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I feel like this is my Martin Parr-esque-ist photo for a while. I love taking photos through the train windows and this is easily my favourite in a while 😆

#photography #streetphotography #documentaryphotography
Passengers on the station platform seen through the train window, awaiting the train to Barry Island after two platform changes.
May 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
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Here's one of the images from yesterday that'll be in an upcoming video. Comparing Nikon's B&W profiles won't be the subject of it but I thought this shot showed an interesting comparison between Deep Tone Monochrome and the default 🤔

Which one do you prefer?

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Nikon's Deep Tone Monochrome profile Nikon's standard Monochrome profile
May 2, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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I’ve always appreciated that Cardiff Central’s platforms are zero indexed.

Just feels right.

#programming
Platform 0 at Cardiff Central
May 1, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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Some street shots from today, straight outta camera. I do like the Nikon monochrome profile - really seems to nail the contrast more often than not.

📷 Nikon Z9, 85mm f/1.8s

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A silhouetted staff member collects two glasses with ice from a table. A Starbucks bag sits alone on a bench Three girls laugh and sing to people on the street below their balcony. A man sits and eats a cone of chips below a railing outside Cardiff Central station.
April 25, 2025 at 9:17 PM