Marv, the signmaker

hasselblad 500cm. HP5 Fd10

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Dye tanks. Broadbottom.

Perkeo 1.

Hassel magic in colour

x processing. is it curable?

And as a neg it's BRILLIANT!

Long Limo

Pentax P30 Era100. R09

Snow at last!

Kiev Klunker 60. Tmax 400 FD10

Learning anew

Old Old Perutz film in the Kiev Klunker

Under The Track

AGFA Record 6x9 HP5 FD10

Further adventures of Rocky

On the isle of Lewis. Agfa Record 6x9. HP5+ FD10

Through the trees

Uppermill.
Agfa Record 6x9 HP5+ in FD10

Old train, old film, old camera, old pho...

"Dad, did you drive one of those?" - at least I'm sure I heard that kid on the shoulders of his dad say.

Took this snap with the Kiev 60 this morning. I had it loaded with some Perutz B&W film - old stuff. Rated it at 400 and sloshed it in R09.

This line runs near my house and this train seemed to moving rather quicker than the ones that usually use it. There is another of this train over on my FLICKr.

I am a Filmwaster

http://www.filmwasters.com/guests/v/guest+Gallery+25/
:-)

Christmas Day on the beach

Near North Tolsta there are a couple of lovely beaches. We spent Christmas day on one, flying thekite and generally having a great time. Rocky especially seemed to enjoy himself - see here playing 'King of the Castle'.

Was quite mild actually. The snaps were made on a Perkeo 1 with HP5 sloshed in a LC29/Ilfosol cocktail for 8 mins. I took the snaps!

RECIPE FOR A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE

I came aross this on the site of John Sexton www.johnsexton.com and it is well worth repeating here.

RECIPE FOR A LONG AND HAPPY LIFE
1. Never get used to anything
2. Hold on to the child in you
3. Keep your curiosity alive
4. Trust your intuition
5. Delight in simple things
6. Say "Yes" to life with passion
7. Fall madly in love with the world
8. Remember: Today is the Day!
–Ruth Bernhard. October 14, 1995

Ruth, a legendary photographer passed away aged 101

A Stroll

Tis wet and draughty in Manc. today. The brollies spent a lot of time inside out. Escaped from work I spend my time watching the world before retreating to the cafe in the Royal Exhange Theatre.

"Are we in the right place Madge?"
Royal Exchange Theatre foyer, Manchester.

Then, once coffee was drunk, the sun came out - all too briefly.

Pentax P30/Era100/R09

Christmas Day

.. was spent on the beach during daylight hours. Eve took some snaps with her Pentax and some generic 400 film.

Above, me.

Below, Eve flying the kite.

Local beach near Tolsta

Old pic, new airing

The day was dull, I had some time so I went looking through some old images. Colour is not usully my think but I liked this one taken in the old Gevebox on clour neg film. Local place - Dovestones. A Hasselblad snap from the levels on FP4 in R09. Lovely place and well worth a visit.

Mondo reading in my home. Taken with a Hasselb. on Tmax400 again in R09

Flambe' fun !

Eve taking in the Christmas airon The Big Beach on Lewis. Me using Perkeo WITH FLASH!!! Forte 200/Fotospeed FD10
Vic managed to flambe' the back of head after first marinating himself in The Golden Liquid. Luckily, he was unhurt!

Looking towards Cape Wrath

Agfa Record. HP5 FD10

On Christmas day - below

Perkeo1. Forte200 FD10. [don't like this film at all!]

Sand People

When you are on Lewis, a visit to the beach is always on the cards. Here is Eve and Victor plus Rocky and Frank sampling the venue over Christmas. Look down towards your feet and a whole new world opens up.

24 hrs from.................

Tolsta ! Yep, just back after a long journey home after a wonderful week in our new little home there. Didn't want to come back either. Anyway, will have some new snaps soon. In the meantime, Happy New Year.