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Foma 200 in the XA2

I’ve been carrying the little Olympus XA2 with me here and there recently, loaded with a roll of bulk loaded Foma 200. This film I like to develop in Rodinal (Adonal) 1+100 for an hour, EMA, at 20 c. I find this combination keeps the grain low, contrast as I like it and, in fact,Continue reading “Foma 200 in the XA2”

Ilford Ortho 80 in 120

I used a roll of Ortho 80 in 35mm a while back – I liked it, but not enough for it to sway me into regular use over FP4 – you can see those pictures here. John over at Pictorial Planet, has been testing a range of films recently, in two different developers, the latestContinue reading “Ilford Ortho 80 in 120”

Hovercraft in Colour!

Do you remember those days when you could buy a “grab bag” of film from the local supermarket? I remember Fuji packs at Tesco (my US friends please just think Walmart!) 5 rolls for £15, £3 a roll!! About the same time motor drives were merging into the camera bodies, no longer a “battery boxContinue reading “Hovercraft in Colour!”

Piddle, Puddle or Trent #3

Piddlehinton is a small village in Dorset, in the 2011 census it had a population of 403. Amazingly for such a small place, they have two “adult” football teams, both in the Dorset league! The Church of St Mary the Virgin is the only public building of interest. There is a pub, “The Thimble Inn”Continue reading “Piddle, Puddle or Trent #3”

Single Photo: Appley Tower

Appley Tower stands on the eastern end of Ryde Esplanade, on the Isle of Wight. This area is known as Appley (there is Appley… Tower / Farm / Lodge / Walk / Park etc), all of which were once on the Estate of Appley House, now long demolished. It was once the home of theContinue reading “Single Photo: Appley Tower”

Konica IR Info

Over the decades I seem to have aquired so much stuff, that these days I seem to be constantly striving to… buy nothing more, use up what I have, sort out, tidy up, charitize and dump stuff. “Nature abhors a vacuum”, or it certainly does around here! On yet another “what the hell’s in thisContinue reading “Konica IR Info”

A Different Perspective

Liverpool has the 3 graces, Dorchester has this trio of buildings. From left to right, the Dorset Museum, St Peter’s Church and the Corn Exchange with it’s clock tower. The problem photographically is that it’s impossible to photograph them all in one image – sort of! The other day I had chance to make aContinue reading “A Different Perspective”

St. Helens

There is quite a nice long beach at St Helens on the Isle of Wight. It’s not an especially popular area with tourists, especially before Easter. There are however a few interesting things to photograph there. There is a row of “Beach Huts” – all rather tatty and about to be removed, in fact byContinue reading “St. Helens”

Bembridge Windmill

What’s worse than a ram in your photo? Answer half a ram! I visited Bembridge Windmill on the Isle of Wight – it’s a National Trust property and like all the others on the Island at the time, it wasn’t open. None of them open until a week after Easter, and I knew that wasContinue reading “Bembridge Windmill”

Kingston Lacy with the ‘blad

My membership with the National Trust is running out and I’m not renewing it. I’ve had a mini dispute with them, perhaps I’ll write about that sometime. Anyway – I have some FP4 in 120 to use up, and I made one last visit to my local “trust house”, so I took along the HasselbladContinue reading “Kingston Lacy with the ‘blad”