Robert May

@robertmay

Generalist photographer, unreliable YouTuber, occasional folk musician, ex-programmer, massive nerd.

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Robert May@robertmay· 8h

I have way, way too much film to process and scan, as I have been severely slacking. In the meantime, pigeons. #photography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #wildlife #birdsinflight

Robert May@robertmay· Jun 10

Couple more from the cricket. I'm very into Pan F+ at the moment, it gives exactly the tones I'm looking for from my B&W. Bit of a pain being ISO 50 but it pushes to 100 alright if needed. #photography #analoguephotography #analogphotography #filmphotography #streetphotography

A bunch of guys dressed as chicken shop staff at the cricket

Robert May@robertmay· Jun 9

Haven’t posted some photos here in a while, so here’s a couple of Kodak Gold shots from the cricket. Yes the rogue arm annoys me. 📷 Rolleiflex 3.5F Planar 🎞️ Kodak Gold 200 #photography #analoguephotography #analogphotography #filmphotography

Two guys dressed as chicken shop workers at the cricket. One pointing towards the players.

Two guys at the cricket embracing as the game finishes.

Robert May@robertmay· May 20

By contrast, Kodak Gold on 120 format cameras is absolutely my jam. This feels more real to me, somehow (although this was not taken on a rainy day). Also, bonus dog butt. 📷 Rolleiflex 3.5F Planar 🎞️ Kodak Gold 200 #photography #filmphotography

A dog sniffs a fallen tree alongside a river at golden hour.

Robert May@robertmay· Feb 23

Welp. #photography #filmphotography

The back of a film camera where the film has been ripped from the canister.

Robert May@robertmay· Dec 15

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. #photography #streetphotography #filmphotography

A platform sign catches the sun above a stopped train

A gingko tree, bright yellow in the morning sun

Robert May@robertmay· Dec 11

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 #photography #streetphotography #filmphotography #monochrome

Blurry silhouettes of people seen through a window inside an empty building

A packed train of commuters seen from the outside

Robert May@robertmay· Dec 9

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. #photography #streetphotography #filmphotography

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.

Robert May@robertmay· Nov 21

This evening I got jumpscared by the pope.

What appears to be a man staring out at me from a window

Robert May@robertmay· Oct 30

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

Robert May@robertmay· Oct 8

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

Robert May@robertmay· Sep 19

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 #photography #streetphotography #monochrome

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.”

Robert May@robertmay· Aug 31

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

Robert May@robertmay· Aug 29

It’s a hard life for a dog #photography #streetphotography #monochrome

A Labrador peeks out from under a table, framed by feet

Robert May@robertmay· Aug 23

Street shot on the Sigma Bf that I’m pretty pleased with. Cine profile set to +5. #photography #streetphotography #sigmabf

A stylish man looks at the camera whilst on the phone, with a couple chatting behind him on the bench, outside Cardiff Central station

Robert May@robertmay· Aug 18

Adding this to my whimsical photo collection. #photography #analogphotography #streetphotography #harmanphoenixii

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.

Robert May@robertmay· Aug 18

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... #photography #analogphotography #streetphotography

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.

Robert May@robertmay· Jul 4

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. #photography #analogphotography #filmphotography

A redscale photo of a 30 light next to a window.

Robert May@robertmay· Jun 25

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.

Robert May@robertmay· Jun 24

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

Robert May@robertmay· Jun 24

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

Robert May@robertmay· Jun 5

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 😆 #photography #streetphotography

Two window cleaners in high-vis clean bar windows in the rain

Robert May@robertmay· May 8

All the big glass buildings outside Cardiff Central do have one upside - interesting reflected sunlight effects 🤔 #photography #streetphotography #monochrome

A man in a reflective vest walks outside Cardiff Central Station

Robert May@robertmay· May 7

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. #photography #streetphotography #monochrome

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.

Robert May@robertmay· May 7

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 😅 #photography #streetphotography

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.

Robert May@robertmay· May 6

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. #photography #streetphotography

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.

Robert May@robertmay· May 3

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.

Robert May@robertmay· May 2

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? #photography #streetphotography

Robert May@robertmay· May 1

I’ve always appreciated that Cardiff Central’s platforms are zero indexed. Just feels right. #programming

Robert May@robertmay· Apr 25

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 #photography #streetphotography