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Ballooning

Following on from the last post, these balloons really caught my attention. Incongruous… Razor wire, barbed wire, spikes. Why are they there? They look like grapes Or insect eggs Possibly related posts – automagicaly generated: Xmas Angel, No Cake (0) Wired (0) What took me so long… (0) We Will Hurt You (0) Walking slowly…

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Old Man River 1

Walking down the towpath along the Greenwich peninsular. Very bright and very cold but some haze because of the low sun. This shows up in some of the photos as flare. The area is changing very fast. Some of the path is inaccessible because of the apartments being constructed necessitating detours through building sites. I…

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FP4+ Stand off

I thought I’d try stand developing FP4+ (box speed) in APH09 for an hour because I’m lazy enough to do that. I’m not overjoyed with the results though. Coupled with the Elmar 90/4 softness wide open I think the images lack something. Next time I’ll probably try 12 minutes with the usual agitation. Tower Bridge…

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