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Category Archives: 120
 Fuck capatalism (sic) What exactly is the mindset of the person who half erased the word ‘Fuck’ but left ‘CAPATALISM’ spelt like that? Huh? I’m not sure what I find most offensive *. However, what is left is in capitals, with a view of the capital of capitalism in the background (The City and Canary…
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Sep
06
2009
Categories: 120, Film, Ilford FP4+, Pinhole, Rodinal, Rolleicord, TLR, Zero2000Tags: arches, Castle Wood, castles, doorways, follies, graffiti, OxleasNo comments
 Sometimes a pinhole camera is a must! This is Sevendroog Castle. Designed by a Mr. Jupp, this folly was built in 1784 by Lady James in the grounds of what was then Park Farm Place. She built the tower following the death of her husband, to commemorate his capture of the pirate fortress of Severndroog…
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 Les studying form I spotted Les sitting in this recess and asked if it would be OK to take his photo. ‘It wouldn’t be the first time’ he said cryptically. He used to work for a small specialist photographic dry mount company (dry mounting is the use of a dry tissue adhesive that is activated…
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 For slightly less than the current cost of a lightly used, burnished-aluminium hinged Bay II lens cover for the Rolleiflex 3.5F, I picked up a Rolleicord IId from eBay. As is often the case both with eBay and a camera built in 1949/50 it was a bit of a gamble. Mr Vader has left the…
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Aug
30
2009
Categories: 120, Film, Folder, Ilford FP4+, Pinhole, Rangefinder, Rodinal, Zeiss Ikon, Zero2000Tags: angels, cemeteries, gravestones, Nunhead, shadows, stand developmentNo comments
 We went to Nunhead Cemetery to take photos with the Zero 2000 pinhole camera. I’m amazed at the results! I have to get my head round the long exposures though! As usual, the cemetery is bright sun (huh?) and deep shade. The first place I metered needed a 27 minute exposure. With those sort of…
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