I had an hour or two to spare, and wanted to pick up a magazine. At one point I got 4 or 5 magazines on monthly subscription, some from their start – once I’d filled an entire book case with out-of-date information, and a ton of paper, the whole lot got recycled, and I cancelledContinue reading “A few in Wimborne with the ME Super”
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A Walk Continued #2
Continuing on – where once was a Roman wall now are “west walks” along the west side of town. The borough gardens run parallel, always a pleasant break in a working day when the weather is nice, although I’ll admit to sitting in the band stand with my coat on and eating a sandwich, inContinue reading “A Walk Continued #2”
More Developer testing and a Wow!
Yes, that church again! I made another test! This time I have made up some FX55, the “Eco” (Vitamin C) developer created by the late, great, Geoffrey Crawley. It’s a two part developer, I found part A a doddle to mix, all the chemicals went into solution with ease. Part B was a different story,Continue reading “More Developer testing and a Wow!”
A Walk Continued
Last week I shared a couple of posts where I went out with my Pentax Spotmatic and 50mm standard lens for a short photowalk. I had been given an out-of-date twin pack, containing two rolls of Fuji 200. I only got to about the halfway point of the proposed walk and ran out of bothContinue reading “A Walk Continued”
Rodinal, FP4 and Grain Reducer!
Last autumn I purchased my first ever bottle of Rodinal, Adonal, as made by Adox to be exact. Same recipe, give or take, different manufacturer. I liked the idea of it’s economy, and it’s legendary shelf life more. I had just returned from an autumn break to London where I’d shot quite a bit ofContinue reading “Rodinal, FP4 and Grain Reducer!”
Chemistry Again!
Four bottles, many uses! I’ve been having a mixing day today! Following on from my last post, one of the many useful suggestions on Pictorial Planet was a “Grain Reducer” for use with Rodinal – I have a bottle of Rodinal that I don’t much like, this might encourage me to give it another go,Continue reading “Chemistry Again!”
To Patreonise or Not?
I always fight shy of “joining” things, especially online. I’m not one of those to click the “join” button easily. I read many blogs with great regularity, all of those listed in my “blogs I read” page for example. It’s almost a daily ritual that I click through my list of favourites to see what’sContinue reading “To Patreonise or Not?”
More of Poole
Poole Harbour is the second largest natural harbour in the world. It’s about 14 square miles. Only topped by Sydney, in Australia. Not the busiest port or deepest, just by area. In fact a large percentage is only about half a meter deep, so ferries and bigger ships have to be careful and follow channelsContinue reading “More of Poole”
El Galeón Andalucía
I loaded another roll of my very out of date Ilford FP4 movie film that is now 26 years out of date! Set off with my Leica M4-P with only the 35mm lens, and did my usual walk around Poole in Dorset. I say usual although I haven’t done it for a few months! ToContinue reading “El Galeón Andalucía”
Darkroom on Wheels!
Well I’ve finally gone and done it! Something I’ve been talking about for over a decade. People who know me will testify that I’ve been boring them with the idea for years, if you look at the title page of this blog – since the beginning, campervans has been in the title – now it’sContinue reading “Darkroom on Wheels!”
S.H.O.U.T. 