I’ve photographed these pots many times. They are on the route that I take around the town of Poole, and they sit on the quayside. They have a certain texture to them, certainly a pattern and of course they are different every time I walk past them, so is the light. I still haven’t gotContinue reading “Single Frame: Lobster Pots”
Category Archives: Chemistry
First roll of the year!
Photographically I’ve had a slow start to the year, in fact my first roll of film, although started in January, I’ve only just used up and developed in early February. Almost un-heard of for me. I had to go to the local town of Wimborne for an appointment, so decided as it had been aContinue reading “First roll of the year!”
How much developer?
Once upon a time there was daddy bear, mummy bear, oh sorry wrong audience! In my developing kit I have a small, medium and large developing tanks – I use the Paterson System 4 tanks, but I prefer the older “original” system 4 and not the newer “Super” ones. I find that they are un-necessarilyContinue reading “How much developer?”
Stand: Rodinal
I was gifted a roll of Fomapan 100. No box, so no idea what the expiry date was or indeed even if it was a viable film, for all I knew someone may have exposed it all and wound it back into the cassette! I quite often go to Poole for a walk, so decidedContinue reading “Stand: Rodinal”
Exeter: Walls
Having done a river walk, I moved to walking the walls of Exeter, or as much as I could. There are a few info boards here and there that tell the history and point the visitor in the right direction. For the purposes of a photo blog however, the plaque above perhaps says enough! BelowContinue reading “Exeter: Walls”
A Few from Ferndown
You may remember in my previous post “A few from Wimborne”, I mentioned that I cut the film half way through – well this is the other half! The following day I did a similar walk around the place, Pentax ME Super in hand, 50mm f1.4 mounted and finished off the Agfa APX 100. ThisContinue reading “A Few from Ferndown”
Rodinal 1+100 (No gain – more grain)
For those of you who have been following my recent developer mini tests, I tried Rodinal 1+100. Another clip of the same film, 20 degrees, this time 1+100, 30mins, (semi-stand) agitating for 30 seconds at the start. Another 15 secs at the 15 minute mark, then pour out at 30. Again the grain is worseContinue reading “Rodinal 1+100 (No gain – more grain)”
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!”
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!”
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