black and white photography by rob gardiner.

This polaroid was taken just a few minutes after the one in the previous post. It is an SX-70 manipulation, which means I moved the emulsion around while it was still soft. No Photoshop at all. It is only my fourth attempt, I’m starting to get the hang of it. It can be quite tricky to time the point at which point you should start attacking the emulsion. The location is directly underneath the London Eye.

Big Ben given the manipulated polaroid treatment. Persistence of memory, via a wooden skewer.

The white circle in the lower left is the London Eye.

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Bajra, the Peacock Boat, part of the Thames Festival of Light. Shot with film on Blackfriar’s Bridge