Is Vivian Maier over-rated? — by Bruce Robbins on

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The story of the shy nanny who spent her spare time chronicling the streets of Chicago and further afield on her Rolleiflex but who died und...

Stormy skies — by Bruce Robbins on

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Above and below: Contax 137 MA, 50mm f1.4 Planar, Adox Silvermax Unlike a previous post where I was struggling for a foreground to go with ...

Another few from the quarry — by Bruce Robbins on

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All pics shot on an Olympus OM2 on Adox Silvermax developed in Spur HRX. This one was taken with the 50mm f1.8 Zuiko, probably the best tenn...

Singular Image: Delta Sky — by Bruce Robbins on

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Sorry for the pretentious title. It could have been worse: Signpost to God, anyone? I'm absolutely hopeless at coming up with titles for...

Kodak BW400CN no more — by Bruce Robbins on

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Will Ilford be the last man standing? It's certainly looking increasingly that way. Kodak Alaris's coat seems to be on a shoogly peg...

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...

Quarry Office Revisited — by Bruce Robbins on

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A while back I published some aged HDR pics I'd taken, including one of an office at an old, disused quarry near the Perthshire village...

OT: Barn Find Bicycle — by Bruce Robbins on

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If you're a vintage vehicle enthusiast, whether bicycles, motor bikes or cars, the "barn find" is the holy grail. A machine no...

Large Format: Enlarging v Contact Printing — by Bruce Robbins on

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Is a contact print from a 10x8 large format neg better than a 10x8 enlargement from a sheet of 5x4 film? Well, it seems that the answer depe...