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What was it Forrest Gump said about life being like a box of chocolates? Almost six years ago, we moved to St Andrews in Fife and I remember...
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Scroll down for the Pan 200 tech sheet and development info Harman Technology today revealed that it has added a third film to it's Kent...
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  I've been to the cemetery in Cupar, Fife, that's home to this angel, quite a few times without paying the sculpture much attention...
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A taped triptych? Just think of it as the distant cousin of the stitched panorama and you won't go far wrong. The Epson 1400 printer I h...
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Cairnsmill Burn flowing between bridges that once allowed access from the east to Mount Melville Station About a mile or so south of where I...
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The iPhone 16 ( not the Pro model - that was too expensive) has impressed the hell out of me. I used to view my old iPhone as a note-taking...
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Not sure why I like this pic. Maybe it’s the stark nature of the scene or the atmosphere - I love a bit of mist. I was sitting at the PC loo...
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That 1980s warm tone look
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  Sometimes I look at a print made using only a pigment black ink and wonder if it’s too warm. Alongside one from the dye equivalent, it usu...
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My favourite darkroom paper - gone
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Carse Graveyard from a few years back showing the characteristic warmth of Fomatone 133 Having left the darkroom behind - but hopefully not ...
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