Taken at the Black country living museum in Dudley ..read more

Another dip into the archives while I was rescanning and tidying up my files - this was a bromide print originally and the car is a late ERA racing in the Oulton Park Gold Cup c1962. The original neg was quite scratched but I rescanned it with a newly acquired Canon CanoScan 9000 II FX and VueScan set on RGB 64i, slight grain removal only. NO PHOTOSHOPPING ..read more

Hi to all group members and thanks Martin for accepting my request to join. I mostly use digital but I do on occasion like to run film cameras from time to time and being a member of this group should encourage me to shoot more film and appreciate more what analog photography can offer other than relying on the convenience of digital. Being a subscriber to Martins YouTube Channel which I guess, like most other fine art photographers, find his content quite informative and inspirational. I... Read more ..read more

Hi, I’ve acquired a very nice and functional Contax D. The only apparent issues is pin holes in the shutter curtain. I’me looking to either send it off for a complete new curtain which I know that’s probably the best long term solution but it won’t be cheap or attempt the repair myself. I do feel confident and along with the right mindset and a careful approach that this repair could be a worthwhile DIY job. I haven’t completed dismissed the idea of a pro repair which I may end up doing... Read more ..read more

I got a De Vere Vericon bench enlarger early this year that had been completely overhauled and serviced, its in excellent condition. I have used it a couple of time since then to make prints. But most of my Darkroom printing is done in the darker winter months because my darkroom faces south so gets the sun all day, ( when we get some sun ) so it gets to hot then. So now I am using it nearly every week trying it out with 6x6, 6x7, 6x9, and 4x5. I use my analyser pro with it and I am getting... Read more ..read more

The Blue Ridge mountains are always fascinating at any time of day. This was taken on the afternoon of 28 Nov 2024 ..read more

A small ferry that connects some of the smaller islands to the capital ..read more

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Out searching for a photogenic oak that seem to be the most characterful of tree's, complemented by a few birch and the odd hawthorn. Clearings in the tree cover allowed the autumn light in to add interest to what had been eternal gloom much of the UK had been subjected to ..read more

The name Le Suroît translates as The Sou'wester and refers to either a southwesterly wind or the waterproof hat ..read more