Guernsey 2025: Vale Castle

A walk up the hill to Vale Castle from Bordeaux and looking out across the industrial north. Fujifilm recently released a camera that has an aspect ratio dial, which mirrors all the panoramic analogue cameras from their history. I've always had a bit of a fascination with ultrawide in PC gaming, so I thought why not try to replicate this with my own camera. Framing without gridlines for the 2:1 and 17:6 ratios is more challenging than usual but I'm happy with how these came out. I can't see myself using this style for street and documentary, but for the limited landscapes that I take, I can see this becoming a go-to.

The industrial works and old quarry border the castle trenches

The industrial works and old quarry border the castle trenches

During the occupation, the Nazi forces built additional tunnels and bunkers into the castles surrounds.

During the occupation, the Nazi forces built additional tunnels and bunkers into the castles surrounds.

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