Bradford Trip 26-27.05.2009

Unforgettable time! Two days full of emotion, beautifull landscapes, places and full of thinking, fun and relaxation . Most fascinating was National Media Museum in Bradford - especially Kodak Gallery in LG floor full of old cameras, negatives, cyanotypes, tintypes, 3D projectors etc. Amazing!! I run from one side to other like a small excited girl and I spend most of my time there!!! Another important and very exciting part of Museum was Don McCullin exhibition - In England - really enjoyed watching it!! Another interesing point of trip was short stop in small city called Hebden Bridge. Beauty spot, small old town in north of england. I love places like this. Small community, all people know each other - it's nice! We spend night in small YHA hostel in Haworth - friendly place, good standart and situated in wonderfull area. I've planned another stay there in the end of summer. Will be nice to go there one more time. It's funny , but I would like to have all this places, all landscapes just for me, don't share it with other poeple, stay there longer, think about what I see, unhurriedly. Delight landscapes, sights, fresh air... all of this just for me... It's just big shame, that something wrong happened to my camera, as all beautifull images which I've taken are not really good, I have to check it and fix it. But what is it? It's sad as I don't have many images from this trip... I have to go there again!!!

'Photography for me is not lookin- it's feeling. If you can't feel what are you looking at, then you are never going to get others to feel anything when they loook at your pictures.' Don McCullin.

Another amazing trip - Big Pit

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Another amazing and really exciting trip with 'Uni team'. This time almost all people from my group (BA Photography 2nd year - 2007/2010) - Rita and Manuel (Rita's boyfriend) , Malcolme, Anna, and tutors Tim, Steve and Andy. I've never seen so beautiful lanscapes here in Wales before - hills full of sheeps, rocks, green grass, trees small lakes. Weather was really nice for first 20 minutes but rest of time raining - what a pity!!! I've made few good photographs there but I have to visit this place again this summer I have so many ideas to use there!!!

What a shame that I don't have car - I can travel to places which are served by trains or buses olny - I would like to travell to other unexplored places with possibility to stop on my way and take photographs everywhere not just where National Express or Railway have their stops. Wales is so beautiful, so green - hills, coast, waterfalls, national parks, lakes, mountains - I can't get to most of this places just because I don't have a car. It's sad.

Another places we visited today was Butetown, Blaenavon Ironworks and Big Pit. Another bit of history of this amazing country. And I want to know more and more and I began to be fascinated of it. I live here 4 years and every year visiting the same places - Barry Island, Swansea, Llantwit Major, St Fagans, Cosmestone Lakes, Cardiff Bay - what about other places around Cardiff - Castell Coch, Caerphilly Castle, Caerphilly Mountain, Taff Trail, National Parks, waterfalls? I want to explore all of it and more!

Three other trips to go - unfortunately I will miss one on thursday 21st May (work) - anyway I will go to two other Bradford and Hereford. I can't wait!

It was another day full of emotions, relax and fun.

Thanks for that, guys!