Northfield Notes

Field notes, film photos and long walks across the northern coast.

Low tide at Saltmarsh Point

September 21 · 6 min read

The tide went out further than I have ever seen it. Two rolls of Portra, one cold thermos and a lot of mud. The light after five o'clock was worth every step back to the car.

Notes on developing at home

August 30 · 9 min read

After a year of sending film to the lab I finally set up a small darkroom corner in the bathroom. A short list of what worked, what did not, and why I keep coming back to stand development.

The quiet harbour walk

August 12 · 4 min read

An easy eleven kilometres from the old harbour to the lighthouse and back. Benches every couple of kilometres, one decent café, and seals if you are patient.