Large Format: Tenement Stairwells — by Bruce Robbins on

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Here's an embarrassing confession to kick this post off: I exposed these sheets of 5x4 on January 2 and just developed them on Monday. I...

Steeped in History: Part Two — by Bruce Robbins on

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Here we are back at the 17th century stable I wrote about almost a month ago here . These are some photographs from the second roll of Silve...

Singular Image: Drainage Ditch — by Bruce Robbins on

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Olympus OM2N, 50mm f2 Zuiko Macro, Adox CHS 100 II in Spur HRX. There was a time when I used to scour OS maps looking for long field drainag...

Adox CHS: The love affair continues — by Bruce Robbins on

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I wrote last week that I'd emailed Mirko Boeddecker of Adox to see if there were 120 supplies of CHS 100 II to be had anywhere. I remem...

Acurol-N sells out as a new project gets underway — by Bruce Robbins on

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A new project for me - a 17th C stable block and groom's quarters. Read on for more. Contax 137 MA, 28mm f2.8 Distagon, Silvermax develo...

Shadow detail is SO over-rated! — by Bruce Robbins on

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Typical Ralph Gibson - at least during his film days. I was struck whilst looking at some of Ralph Gibson's images on his website by jus...

A quick guide to Spur developers — by Bruce Robbins on

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From some of the emails I've had since opening The Online Darkroom Store it seems some people are a bit confused about the properties o...

The Online Darkroom Store now open for business — by Bruce Robbins on

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I know it seems like it's had the gestation period of an elephant but The Online Darkroom Store is now open for business selling a small...

South of the Tay — by Bruce Robbins on

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Creich Castle. OM2, 70-150mm f4 Zuiko Carnoustie sits on Scotland's east coast to the seaward side of the River Tay estuary. Most of the...

Tri X/Acurol-N: Final Shots — by Bruce Robbins on

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Kingoodie Harbour. This scene tends to have a strange fascination for me. I think some sort of winch must once have sat in the hole to haul ...

Spur HRX - the magic brew for Firstcall/Rollei Retro 400S? — by Bruce Robbins on

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We're on the subject of Firstcall Photographic again today but this time it's their 400S black and white film that takes centre stag...