Retired IT/information service management and digital curation. Now most interested in film photography. Born at 310 ppm (from ice cores!). Midlands UK (spent 25 years in Adelaide, Australia), but father, grandfather and partner of Scots!
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Last Notes npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Is that near Dartmouth, Rick? npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Great photo, and of a wonderful thing that most just wouldn't know! npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Very nicely done! npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR I love those sorts of places, and I've always wanted to get in there and try to photo them. There used to be some in Cornwall, down in the gullies. I think you'd need a very wide lens and possibly a source of light too, often very murky places! npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR He's sometimes a bit bleak and always, reliably uses "strong" language, but I really do like his analyses. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Gorgeous! npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR #SilentSunday #ICM #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR St Anthony's Chapel again. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Under the bridge. This river was the power source for yesterday's photo. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Power source for the gunpowder factory. The waterwheel was in the slot to the right. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Footbridge in Roslin Glen woodland. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Hillside woodland path, Roslin Glen (the different spellings of Roslin are confusing!). npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Rosslyn Castle, near the famous chapel. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR #SilentSunday #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm #RedScale npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR High tide at Portobello, Edinburgh. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Holyrood Park #trichrome 5. St Anthony's Chapel on the hill again. Does it work for #FensterFreitag? npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Holyrood Park #trichrome 4. Swans, flowers and people. That weird coil is on one of the three negatives; in something so glitchy it seemed best to leave it! npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Holyrood Park #trichrome 3. Swans and flowers. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Holyrood Park #trichrome 2. Arthur's Seat is the peak here. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Holyrood #trichrome 1. With this film I really struggled to get natural colours where they should be, and the wind was maybe too strong to get subtle "glitches". npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR #SilentSunday #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Cat on a bench (in the castle). EDIT: I forgot #Caturday npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Castle garden. View of the "slighted" keep from the reconstructed Elizabethan garden at Kenilworth. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Pond at Warwick University. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Broken tower. I think this must be an observation tower for shoots in this woodland, though I've never seen another one like it. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Wild hop vine. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Broken. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR #SilentSunday #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm #FocusMerge npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Yes! We're literally ALL the children of immigrants. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Swan family. Down to 4 cygnets now (one wandered into a nearby road), but they are nearly as big as their parents. Thriving despite the lake having shrunk to a third of its size in the drought. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Castle drama. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR You lookin' at me? npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Well-used footpath. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Posh farmhouse. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Canoes on the upper (Warwickshire) Avon. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR #SilentSunday #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Some lads. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Dark clouds over Abbey Fields. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Woodland path. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Three trees (four trunks). npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Bench by the pond. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR The Pound. This little yard is the site where stray animals used to be impounded in the 16th and 17th centuries, owners having to pay a fine for their release. The shape marked with bricks shows the site of the wartime ARP wardens' hut, also the site where one of the local cricket clubs (The Wardens) was founded! npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR #SilentSunday #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Doorway in St Nic's Church. The elaborate stonework was moved here from St Mary's Priory, closed by Henry VIII, for the visit of Queen Elizabeth, 450 years ago this year. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Enough of this colour stuff. The Tipperary pub, that once served airmen from a nearby airfield, now a JLR proving ground. All closed up, sadly. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Second swirl. Here we have horse chestnut blossom, bluebells and some pink and white blossom //i don't remember. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Walking. Just an experiment: set the shutter speed at 1-3 seconds, then open it while walking into the scene. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Oooh, stripey! (In Crackley Wood.) npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Bit of a swirl... npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR #SilentSunday #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Queen Anne's Lace in the graveyard. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR "The Common" 3. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR "The Common" 2. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR "The Common" 1. Usually a common in England was open space for grazing; this is sloping land apparently used for gravel pits in the past. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Multiple trunks. Not sure what kind of shrub this was, perhaps a rhododendron? npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Pillar in the clearing. For no good reason I can see, this classical pillar stands in a clearing in the arboretum. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR #SilentSunday #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Fallen. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Tree trunks. This group of trunks see to radiate from the same spot, perhaps grown up versions of root suckers from long ago? npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR I have a #MacBookPro from 2022. My previous MBP suffered from the keyboard marking the screen so this time I've kept using the Apple-provided protective sheet whenever it's closed. It's now in tatters. Any ideas on what should replace it? npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Path by the giant conifer (possibly Wellingtonia?) at Leek Wooton. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR "Bridge of Sighs", Oxford. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR I really like that. I peered closely to see if there was a selfie in there, but nothing visible! I think it would make a great print. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Back to Oxford, the Gloucester Green market. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR The promise of this thread is, at least one from each roll of film. On this roll, we have #Sydney in 2000 in the #MamiyaU, and after reloading the unfinished roll, the local High Street in 2025, in my #PentaxME. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR #SilentSunday #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Leicester's garden, Kenilworth Castle, again. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Oxford Castle and Prison. Now part of a fancy hotel! npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR "Constitutional Law during a Carnival of Cruelty". David Allen Green's usually carefully balanced analysis of constitutional issues seems to have plunged towards despair, but this blog post is well worth reading nevertheless. https://davidallengreen.com/2025/07/constitutional-law-during-a-carnival-of-cruelty/ npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Gatehouse, converted to a private house when the castle was "slighted" after the Civil War. This with the #MamiyaU whose lens is clearly quite a different proposition from the Olympus! npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Firstcall photographic have #HarmanPhoenix 1 at £7.50! https://firstcall-photographic.co.uk/products/harman-phoenix-c41-colour-film-c-41-200-135-36?mc_cid=4c9ccdb886&mc_eid=f8f7b304bb Beware their postage is expensive... npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Leicester's garden, Kenilworth Castle. A re-imagining of the garden built for Elizabeth. Bromide drag really strong in this one. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Leicester's building, Kenilworth Castle. This was built specifically for one of Queen Elizabeth's visits, and extended for her last and longest visit, 450 years ago this month. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR The keep, Kenilworth Castle. Taken with an Olympus Stylus (mju) we (re-) found in a drawer, along with a Mamiya U. This is a test film for both. It works... npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR #SilentSunday #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR College entry. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR That's fantastic, congratulations. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Window with people. I saw the fellow on the right with his stick, and was framing up the phto when the person on the left came round the corner. The building at then end is either a church or a college. #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Canal bikes. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Footbridge, by the junction of Sheepwash Cut and the Thames, Oxford. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR I've since seen so many beautiful images of that tree. I was maybe there wrong time of day, but I still miss having my own photo. I had colour film, too, Portra 400! npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR It was an awful thing. But it's strange to remember that when I walked that section of Hadrian's wall a few years ago, I took a nice photo of the Milecastle in the next valley, but walked right past the sycamore, ignoring it completely! I'd not seen the film or photos, and wasn't impressive coming down the path by the wall. Wish I'd realised then! npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Rotating rail bridge; no longer used, this used to cross the canal [EDIT: in Oxford], and would be swung one way to allow canal traffic and then back to allow trains to cross!. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Oxford street. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR I've just had one of those "Account suspended" #scam posts trying to get me to click a link. Reported. Stay safe, folks! npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR #SilentSunday #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Pieris. This particular specimen in our garden is over 10 feet tall, and a really nice shape. Mrs R thinks it's too big; I think it's just... magnificent! npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Two quick photos of thatching in progress. You can clearly see how the new thatch is layered on top of the old here. First could also work for #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday . npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Prunus (I think). Short of going out with a ladder looking up was the best I could manage this year! #BloomScrolling npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Snake's head fritillaries. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Bee on the Japonica. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR I always used to prefer Portra 400 but these rolls of Portra 160 I got on a deal from Analogue Wonderland are really lovely. The rest of the roll doesn't quite keep up, though! npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Tulips. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR #SilentSunday #FilmPhotography #BelieveInFilm npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Memorial urn. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Hanging in there... almost dead tree. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Picnic table. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Lifting footbridge across a "cut" off the main canal. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Canal bend. From a walk by a part of the Grand Union Canal we don't often visit. npub1znh4fy9ls5gudawwklmpp957ldl8l9cr07sxaeh486wfsta07xnsh25vuj ChrisR Reed bed again. We're a bit later in the Spring so the blackthorn is in flower.
