Bob Giles

@thecorfiot.bsky.social

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Living in Corfu, Greece. Aging eclectic photographer and vintage camera collector. Nowadays very much into home film developing but no longer into home printing. :-( I occasionally waffle on about vintage cameras on my website http://bobgilesphotos.com

This image shows a track through woodland with a large stained glass window suspended on a framework constructed from large pine tree trunks. It is entitled "Cathedral Sculpture" by Kevin Atherton.
Konica FT-1 with interval timer attached.
A monochrome image of an elderly gentleman fishing in the sea from Sidari Harbour, Corfu, Greece whilst another person sits looking on beyond him.
Monochrome infrared image of Sarande shot from Corfu. Greece.
Monochrome image depicting a vintage honey spinner used for extracting honey from frames once removed from beehives.
Monochrome image of drainage pipes stored along the roadside.
Large exposed tree roots in a public garden, Corfu Town, Greece.
Monochrome image of a street in Corfu Town with a number of tourists walking away from the camera with others sitting at a street café on the left. The street is set between high properties on each side.
Monochrome image of a derelict stone building surrounded by trees and grass.
Monochrome image of a white goat standing on a rock surrounded by shrubbery with trees in the background.
Black and white image shot on orthochromatic film of a bright red car with dwellings in the background and grass & rocks in the foreground.
A monochrome image of a busy street scene in Corfu Town, Greece. A gentleman, wearing a trilby hat is playing a hand-cranked machine similar to a barrel organ. Several pedestrians are passing him by.
Monochrome image of a street through a Greek village in Corfu with a taverna on the right with tables and chairs outside. Following on down the street and dominating the centre of the image is a church belltower. Rolling hills covered in forestry can be seen in the background.
Monochrome panoramic image of a stone-built property now the home of 'Bee Happy' honey products in Old Peritheia Corfu, Greece. To the right is an unmade track leading into the partly derelict village. In the background ar the mountain range of Pantocrator with antennae just visible on the highest peak in Corfu.
Monochrome image of a derelict wooden wagon abandoned in a disused quarry in Lafki, Corfu, Greece. The walls of the disused quarry are visible behind the wagon.
Monochrome infrared panoramic image showing extensive tree coverage in the foreground. Beyond that there are mountains and the town of Agioi Saranda in Albania, separated from Corfu by the Corfu Channel.
Monochrome image of a misty morning in Corfu Greece with a number of trees showing through the gloom.
Monochrome digital infrared image depicting a tree without leaves. The foreground consists of grass and shrubbery which has rendered very light in colour typical of infrared images. Behind the tree is heavy cloud with the sun beginning to appear giving a halo behind the tree.
Monochrome infrared image shot with a 720nm filter looking south from the front of our house. The foreground is dominated by our boundary wall and an electricity pole with street light attached. In the background are low grass covered mountains with large 'puffy' clouds in the sky. ('Puffy' is not a technical term! :-) )
Stone gravestone in Αγιός Γεώργιος cemetery, Corfu. An angel is depicted with a metal image of Jesus below it. Another grave marker is just visible behind it with trees in the background.
Black & white image of the entrance to Antinioti Lagoon, Corfu, Greece. There is a body of water winding through the centre of the image into the lagoon. There are embankments to the left and right which are covered with wild flowers and shrubbery. Smoke rises from bonfires in the mid-right of the picture as well as in the distance. The background is mountainous reaching up into a cloud-filled overcast sky.
A derelict wooden wagon with iron wheels. The wooden body has collapsed and appears to be on the verge of parting company with the chassis. The remains of the body is propped up against the wall of the quarry.
Monochrome infrared image of land covered in vegetation and olive trees which are recovering from wildfires two years previous. To the lower left is a small block-built structure and a modern villa is visible in the distance. In the background are mountains in Albania covered in low cloud. The entire scene is covered in dense cloud.
Colour image of a shrine erected on a sandy beach with seashore in the background. A small area of green foliage and 'brush' is immediately behind the shrine.
A monochrome silhouette taken looking towards Corfu Town. The image shows a silhouette of shrubbery and a large bush in the foreground, with the majority of the middle-ground taken by an expanse of open sea and a distant landmass.
Colour image with the remains of Kassiopi Castle in the background, high above a modern hotel overlooking a body of water that is Kassiopi Harbour. A lamp post is in the foreground standing on a 'crazy paved' area surrounding the opposite side of the harbour.
Black and white image of a section of a large tree and branches without leaves. A large section of trunk is broken off and hanging, trapped by branches. The tree is surrounded by overgrown grasses and wild plants. A light selenium effect has been added to the image.
Infrared monochrome image depicting a body of water coming from the sea into Antinioti Lagoon in Corfu Greece. A metal footbridge straddles the water. In the background, mountains in Albania are visible.
Digital colour landscape image taken from a veranda overlooking grassland with houses in the mid-ground and sea & mountains in background. Image shot with a 4mm fisheye lens.
Black and white medium format image of partially abandoned village of Old Peritheia, Corfu, Greece shot with 30mm fisheye lens.
Black and white image of fallen tree in a heavily wooded area.
Courtesy visit of the Russian frigate, 'Admiral Makarov' to Corfu, Greece on 1/10/2019. Just a gun - I am no expert! 😊
Superstructure of the Russian frigate Admiral Makarov on courtesy visit, moored in the harbour of Corfu, Greece.
B&W image of Agios Spiridon, Corfu with rocky shoreline framed by overhanging branches. Building mid-frame with snow covered mountains of Albania in the background.
Happy New Year 2025
An infrared colour image of a derelict olive press in the village of Loutses, Corfu, Greece. It shows a gravel path in the foreground with the building surrounded by vegetation against a blue sky with light clouds. The image was shot on a full spectrum infrared converted Lumix G3 camera with an IR Chrome filter attached to a 14-42mm zoom lens.
A sepia-toned image of 'Τα Ολυμπια' aka 'Zisimos' Coffee shop, Corfu Town taken at night.
Balkan Marbled White butterfly on purple flower.
Black and white image of a broken urn or jug on top of the remains of a derelict olive press surrounded by vegetation. Shot on expired Delta 3200 film pulled to ISO 800.
A four shot panorama taken from Loutses, Corfu, Greece on a sunny day with trees and grassed land in the foreground. The background is the town of Saranda in Albania with snow-capped mountains towering above it. The Corfu Channel separates the two countries.
Cleopatra butterfly taking nectar from blackcurrant sage flower.
Black and white image of busking harpist playing his harp seated out shop in Peterborough Marketplace, UK.
Black and white image of a street performer playing the banjo whilst seated on a stool balancing on a rope strung across a paved area. Two children on bicycles and one on foot watch on whist adults in coffee shop ignore the performance!
Black and white image of an unmade track leading through a pine forest.
Black and white image of entrance doors off of hinges at the entrance to the derelict chapel at Agia Aikaterini Monastery, Corfu, Greece. Surrounding walls in a state of decay.
Black and white image of an abandoned upturned wheelbarrow on a pile of old bricks and stone.
Abandoned white van covered in graffiti on grass verge.
Doors and shuttered window in decaying building in a Corfiot village.
Infrared image shot with an IR Chrome filter showing two hire boats moored in the entrance to Antinioti Lagoon, Agios Spiridon, Corfu. Foliage renders in shades of red similar to the effect of using discontinued Aerochrome film.
A black and white image shot with a 720nm infrared filter. The view is of mountains in Albania shot from Corfu with a foreground of open land recovering from damage caused by wildfires in 2023.
Black and white image of rough seas breaking on a shoreline in Corfu Greece with a small island and Albanian coastline in the background.
Black and white image of rough seas breaking on the shoreline and rock face with a small island in the background.
Black and white image of Kapadistrias Museum, Corfu, Greece with gardens in the foreground.
Black and white image of Ι.Ν ΑΓΙΟΥ ΣΠΥΡΙΔΩΝΑ church, Near Koukouritsa, Corfu Greece.
Half-frame black and white image of the side of 'Ο Φορος' Taverna, Old Peritheia, Corfu, Greece. Smoke billowing from chimney.
Black and white image of a derelict doorway in a stone building in Giannades, Corfu, Greece.
Pentacon Six TL camera on tripod with Carl Zeiss Jena 300mm/f4 lens attached.
A collection of vintage Konica cameras and lenses, mainly Single Lens Reflex (SLR) models with four Konica 'compact' cameras. Displayed on a table.
Flamingos in flight and in water, Lake Korission, Corfu, Greece.
Monochrome infrared view from Loutses, Corfu, Greece towards Albania. (18th September 2024) Taken with 720nm filter.