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A Kodak Instamatic and Kodachrome 64
Transparency film is very critical to exposure so how could I get on with it as a novice using a very simple camera in the 1970s? Surprisingly well as it turned out. My first camera was a Kodak 126 Instamatic I was given as a present for Christmas 1...
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- Posted by : dark_lord
- 14 Sep 2020 10:21PM
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Advanced Coronation Techniques
We need go no further for our advanced education on the techniques for shooting coronations than the AP issue dated 12th June 1911. In this case we are of course meaning the coronation of King George V. The first good advice is that we should not ere...
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- Posted by : johnriley1uk
- 14 Sep 2020 11:42AM
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Wonderful Weston
You might be thinking this will be about someone called Edward, or Cole, or Brett, and will involve nudes and peppers. No. Not today. This is a very British Weston, my first light meter, and still my favourite, a Weston Master V, complete with leat...
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- Posted by : dudler
- 14 Sep 2020 10:28AM
- 7 Comments
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The George Best Problem
It appears in all walks of life, all professions and hobbies: the essence of it is that if you excel at something, you will be expected to live up to your reputation, to continue to shine, for the rest of your life. People who have become fans don’t...
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- Posted by : dudler
- 13 Sep 2020 11:48AM
- 3 Comments
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New Discoveries and Old Favourites
When we are very familar with a place there's always the danger that we night take it for granted and effectively stop looking. Photographers know better though as we can always search for and find new variations. One such place for me is Astley Gree...
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- Posted by : johnriley1uk
- 13 Sep 2020 12:20AM
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G as Got the prints back!
The last run of Kodak Professional BW400CN. 38 prints. And a handwritten message from Pentaxpete whom I entrusted to develop the negatives for me!
- Posted by : pablophotographer
- 12 Sep 2020 11:11PM
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The shot not taken
A couple of days ago, my friend Peter (handlerstudio) made a comment about the camera that you have with you (always the best camera), and the occasions when we have no cameras at all with us, and cannot take the picture. Peter suggested a blog on ...
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- Posted by : dudler
- 12 Sep 2020 8:10AM
- 9 Comments
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A Sign of the Times
Last night a few ADAPS members went on a stroll around Pennington Flash, all nicely socially separated in a huge open area! A flash is a lake, caused by mining subsidence, and Pennington Flash is a huge lake, very popular locally. A sign of the times...
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- Posted by : johnriley1uk
- 11 Sep 2020 9:41AM
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Film. Again. (Last lap of the Chase Challenge)
While I was off having fun with video and a horse on Wednesday, the postie was dropping off my two rolls of 127 film at home. 127 used to be a popular size, bigger than 35mm frames, but a lot smaller than 120 roll film. When I was young, both Ilford...
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- Posted by : dudler
- 11 Sep 2020 9:31AM
- 11 Comments
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All about patience
Photography is all about patience. Having got the bug for astrophotography with the visit of Comet Neowise, I have been waiting for the right conditions to photograph the Milky Way. This has proved incredibly frustrating trying to get the right cond...
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- Posted by : Arvorphoto
- 11 Sep 2020 9:23AM
- 1 Comments
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Video killed the radio star
Well, that may be true, but I’m still wedded to the BBC audio output… And yesterday, I discovered why. Again. Now, back in the Sixties, I played with Standard 8mm ciné film, in a succession of cameras: a Kodak Brownie (really, there was a Brownie c...
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- Posted by : dudler
- 10 Sep 2020 12:34PM
- 6 Comments
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The swing gate swings no more
The swing gate swings no more. Burrator Halt (originally Burrator Platform) was built in 1924 initially to serve the dam workers involved with the dam extension and then opened in 1925 to the public as the area around Burrator Reservoir had become an...
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- Posted by : Arvorphoto
- 10 Sep 2020 8:48AM
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Setting the Standard
The humble standard lens was originally set at being the diagonal of the format, give or take. This was the lens that would result in a perspective that was similar to the human eye. I'm not going to dissect what we mean by perspective, but suffice i...
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- Posted by : johnriley1uk
- 8 Sep 2020 11:54PM
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Ghetto lightbox
I was discussing light modifiers with a model who also runs a studio, as part of an arts complex. She’s recently bought a single flash unit to go with a couple of cheap LED lights, which have white brollies. We were discussing softboxes, which aren’...
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- Posted by : dudler
- 8 Sep 2020 8:54AM
- 5 Comments
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The One Lens Challenge
This is another way to focus our skills (really, no pun intended) and make us work just a little harder. A trip out somewhwere, and just one lens. Now we could cheat and choose something like an 18-400mm, or we could get into the spirit of things and...
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- Posted by : johnriley1uk
- 7 Sep 2020 10:44PM
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