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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

Some 30 years ago, we visited a broch (an ancient fortification, built I think by the Picts who preceded the Scots) in north west Scotland, possibly Skye. These images are all I have, and I'd quite like to identify it. The images I've found online are all much […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

Three children stand on part of a ruined, double-wall grey stone structure. One wears a pink jacket and headband, one has a blue jacket and blond hair, and the third wears a brown jacket and short hair.

Two children stand on part of a ruined, double-wall grey stone structure with an older person. One child wears a pink jacket and headband, the other has a blue jacket and blond hair, and the third person wears a pale blue jacket and has dark hair. She looks up at the structure, which looks to be at least 30 feet tall.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 20/08/2026

So yesterday I messed up some B&W film development. Much of the film was tightly would round other parts of the roll on the outside of the spiral, so no developer or fix got to large parts of the film. A part of the result is shown attached. My question: would […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

A long strip of 135 film hanging on the back of a door. Although parts of some frames are visible (as negatives), much is obscured by an opaque brown mess.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 12/08/2026

Well, our family in Edinburgh had eclipse glasses. We didn't. But we had colanders... and sun. Edinburgh had cloud! (Unhappy elder daughter here had a colander but couldn't work out how to use it!) #SolarEclipse #Partial

Partial eclipse projections from a colander on a paper plate... before.

The image shows a hand holding up a paper plate with lots of little crescents on it.

Partial eclipse projections from a colander on a paper plate... after!

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 26/07/2026

General consensus seems to be light leak. On closer examination, the blue flare seems to originate in much the same case when it occurs, somewhere near sprocket hole 2-4 from the left of frame. This evening I was taking a photo of the internals of the mju, and […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

A colour negative film strip on a light pad, showing weird colours.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 25/07/2026

Anyone any idea what's going on here? It's a pro-developed roll of Superia 400 (expired) taken in an Oly mju II with dodgy frame spacing, so gaps and overlaps, in a filing sheet. But I'm confused about the smears of blue-green colour, extending into the margins […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

A sheet of colour negatives held against a window frame showing strange colours.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 22/06/2026

Yesterday was Open Gardens Day where we live (see ngs.org.uk). This sundial in the 2nd house we visited intrigued me. The time showing was around 13:30 solar time, taken at 15:05 BST (so 14:05 GMT). Was it right? We are about 1.6 degrees west, and an […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

Phone photo of an ornate metal sundial in a courtyard with garden plants behind, with the solar time showing as around 1:30 pm. It was taken at 3:05 pm BST.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026

Couple of days ago I was walking on the path between the brook and the lake, when a little egret circled round behind me and landed in the brook. Paddled around, ate a few fish, frogs or whatever, then padded off downstream. It's a fairly recent (and beautiful) migrant... #bird

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 25/05/2026

Fire in Holyrood Park... (Phone photo)

Cyclists ride across a park in the foreground, looking at fires burning on the slopes near Arthur's Seat, thick smoke blowing up into the blue sky.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 18/05/2026

The swans on Abbey Lake have produced 5 cygnets this year. I don't have any colour film loaded, so I decided to take my ancient #Fuji_X10 (bought 2012) down. It was very frustrating! The OVF is a tiny tunnel (which does zoom) with zero information about what's […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

Colour digital photo of a swan (minus the end of its tail) with 3 of its 5 cygnets hissing threateningly at an innocent mallard, swimming on a murky lake.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 12/05/2026

@tomnorthfilm Here's another film strip; plus the scan of the last frame of the roll.

HP5 film strip laid on a tablet at minimum brightness. The last frame appears next. Most frames look rather light.

Black and white scanned negative using a Plustek 7500i and Vuescan Pro, showing unpleasant grain. A statue of a watcher with binoculars looking out towards Bass Rock, photobombed by a young lady!

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 12/05/2026

So here's the first film strip from this roll, the first frames taken moments apart, plus 1st 2 scans. The grain on these isn't too bad, some much worse. Small strip of leader and edge numbers look OK, suggesting the dev was also OK?. This is minimum brightness […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

A strip of HP5 negatives laid on a back-illuminated table, taken on an old iPhone. Frame 1 looks very dense, frame 2 very light.

Black and white photo of a section of canal, scanned by Vuescan Pro on a Plustek 7500i. Frame 1 from the strip above.

Black and white photo of a section of canal, scanned by Vuescan Pro on a Plustek 7500i. Frame 2 above.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 06/05/2026

I've looked through the images taken with Superia XTRA 400 using my SMC Pentax M 35mm f/2 lens. There are no directly similar images, but I didn't see much sign of that sort of effect (plenty of veiling flare at times). This is the closest...

Photo taken straight towards the sun showing slight flare or halation round some hard edges. Pentax M lens.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 06/05/2026

Serious lens flare? Or halation? These are 3 images taken with my fancy, heavy, expensive Carl Zeiss #Distagon 35mm f/2 lens in quite challenging, high contrast situations (pretty much straight towards the hidden sun) on expired Fuji Superia XTRA 400 film […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

Photo taken almost straight towards the sun showing flare or halation round some hard edges.

Photo taken almost straight towards the sun showing flare or halation round some hard edges, this time towards the edge of the frame (sun off to the right).

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 04/04/2026

@chadhill.bsky.social I had a Z-1 (PZ-1 in America) for a while, a charity shop find. I got two cheap second hand AF lenses. Looking at my images, it did really well, but I didn't get on with it; I really didn't like delving into menus. Swapped it and the […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

Colour film photo of a box of apples. A paper at the top says "Cooking Apples Please help yourself". The wooden box is labelled "Hoogstrat". Taken with a Pentax Z-1 and a 35-105 Pentax-F zoom lens on Portra 160 film, in the days when that was affordable!

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 21/03/2026

Today I find that #FP4Party has started over on bsky, so I'm unloading an unstarted roll of #IlfordHP5 and loading my Pentax MX with #IlfordFP4 ! Trying to find a way to participate from here, but at the moment looks like I'll (also) have to post over there […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

Image of a bsky post by Paula Smith about FP4Party. The key dates are 20th - 29th March: Picture taking
30th - 12th April: Process & scan
13th - 19th April: Picture sharing
But note: so far it's only on bsky!

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 20/02/2026

The dancer. This little twig with its remaining leaves reminded me of the ice dancers we're seeing on our screens. #Pentax LX, SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 lens, yellow filter, Fuji #Acros100 (1) expired 2019 at EI 100, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL). #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Portrait format black and white photo, mainly showing out of focus winter woodland against the sky. In the centre, a little vertical twig has four remaining leaves in focus, with two side twigs they make graceful shapes. The leaves are lit from side and behind.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 19/02/2026

Ride-on railway, in Ryton Pools Country Park. #Pentax LX, SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 lens, yellow filter, Fuji #Acros100 (1) expired 2019 at EI 100, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL). #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Black and white photo of an open field with a model railway track elevated a couple of feet above the ground snaking across it, and back on the other side. There are fluffy white clouds in the sky above.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 18/02/2026

Inter-twined trunks. #Pentax LX, SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 lens, yellow filter, Fuji #Acros100 (1) expired 2019 at EI 100, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL). #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Black and white portrait format photo of several tree trunks growing past each: the front growing to the back, the back towards the front and so on.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 17/02/2026

Ryton Pools 2. #Pentax LX, SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 lens, yellow filter, Fuji #Acros100 (1) expired 2019 at EI 100, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL). #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Portrait format black and white of a still pool with an island in it. A tall tree overhangs from the right. The far side of the pool is dark, reflecting the trees on the far bank, while the near side reflects the light clouds.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 16/02/2026

Ryton Pools 1. #Pentax LX, SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 lens, yellow filter, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL). #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Black and white photo looking down towards an almost still pool of water, with ripples caused by water birds, including a white swan at centre left. There is a small island whose trees look almost white. The top half of the water is dark from reflection of the hill on the far side; the lower half light, reflecting the clouds. It is peaceful.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 14/02/2026

Glade in Bubbenhall woods. #Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Colour film photo of an open grassy glade in autumnal woods. The trees are sunlit from the left, and the open are, which bends away to the left, has dying bracken on both sides, showing green and gold colours.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 13/02/2026

For #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday a photo from the dim, distant past: the dome of the Rila Monastery in Bulgaria, taken in March 1970 using my #Werra 1 camera and #ORWO NP20 film. I was working in Sofia and we were on our way to Thessaloniki for an Easter break […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

Portrait format black and white photo from a severely damaged negative, showing a dome in the left side with a cross on top. There are windows around the side of the dome. Behind is a forest and above is mountain peak just peeking out of the clouds!

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 12/02/2026

Hidden house. I often drive past this house, hidden behind its white wall, and it's always seemed fascinating and mysterious. It's very tricky to get a satisfying photo though. This seems about the closest so far. #Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

Silver birch trees stand in front of a white wall hiding a mysterious house. Yellow leaves are scattered over the grassy road verge.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 11/02/2026

Circus Lane 2. The tower is part of a church now turned into a theatre and events venue, St Stephens. #Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Portrait format colour photo of a stone-paved lane curving to the right, lined with two-storey stone buildings, many with plants out front. An ornate lantern is attached to the wall upper left, and a tall tower with a clock and pinnacles on top is visible beyond the lane. A few pedestrians are visible, including a person in a blue suit walking away.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 10/02/2026

Grand Union Canal 6. Once again back near the entrance to Shrewley tunnel with the walking group. The value of a pocket camera! #TowpathTuesday #Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Colour photo of a wide canal in a sunlit cutting. The leaf-strewn towpath is on the right, overhung by a tree with a mixture of green and yellow leaves. In the distance is the dark arch of the tunnel, and nearby a group of walkers in colourful jackets about to climb the incline towards thei own short tunnel.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 09/02/2026

Can I play #MagicInTheMundane too? A log, transformed by frost... Pentax MX, Pentax K 55mm f/1.8, Ilford Delta 400, home devved in HC-110 dilution B (1+31). #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Black and white photo of a log left after a tree has been felled in a small park. The frost has transformed it and its environment in a magical way.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 09/02/2026

Circus Lane 1. A mews street, built for chauffeurs and staff of the big houses of Royal Circus. It's also one of the most photogenic streets in Edinburgh. #Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Colour photo of a curved, stone-paved street. A person wearing a pink jacket walks away from us, while in the distance another person walks towards us. This is a mews street, with many garages incorporated into the low stone houses, many of which have plants out front. A yeallow rose takes up the right-most part of the frame.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 08/02/2026

Portobello beach. #Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Colour photo of a sandy beach under a cloudy sky with a few blue patches. A stream winds from bottom right to join the sea centre left. On the right the timbers of a groyne can be seen. Two groups of people walk on the beach in the distance. The sea is blue-grey with "white horses", breaking foam across it.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 07/02/2026

Holyrood Park 3, path through the trees. #Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Colour photo of a leaf-strewn path throug young beech trees in early autumn colours.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 06/02/2026

Holyrood Park 2, St Margaret's Loch. This path continues the one on the left in yesterday's photo. For those interested, the Easter Road stadium of Hibernian football club (Hibs) is visible on the left! #Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

A path leads down a hill between slopes of rough, tawny grass before splitting; one half leads towards a small loch, or lake, surrounded on 3 sides by autumnal trees, while the other leads towards midleft, passing behind the trees. Tiny white dots are visible on the loch, these are swans. There used to be dozens of them (so we called this the Swan Pond), but a few years ago numbers were greatly reduced. Near the left hand horizon is part of a strange green structure, which is the football ground.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 05/02/2026

Holyrood Park: the path to Arthur's Seat. Worth remembering this is a pocket camera, this film was in camera for 5 months. #Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Colour photo taken in hilly terrain, the foreground sunny. People walk on a path on the right, disappearing mid right up some rocky steps. Another path branches off towards the centre, disappearing over a small foreground grassy hill. Mid right is a steep hill, mostly in shadow; the ruined tower of St Anthony's Chapel stands out against the sky (which is mostly white clouds against blue)

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 04/02/2026

Abbey Fields Autumn. Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 250, lab dev/scan by Filmdev. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Colour photo in a park setting; a leaf-strewn path emerges from under an oak tree towards a copper beech in its lighter autumnal colours. The path goes round the back of the tree and bends left, disappearing in front of a yellowed beech hedge. The left front section is green grass, cut not too long before. On the right, over a hedge is a brick house; the brick colours suggest a substantial extension has been added at the back, towards us.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 03/02/2026

Grand Union canal towpath. Here the canal enters a tunnel, while the towpath separates, up a slope, through another short tunnel, and then 400 yards later rejoining the canal.Before motors, the narrow boats were propelled through with poles, or with boaters […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

Black and white photo showing two tunnels, the lower for the canal, the higher for the towpath. A group of walkers are about to enter the short higher tunnel. The tunnel at this point is protected by an iron rail (unseen, the floor of the tunnel is stone-paved and steep, with raised stones to help the horses manage the passage). The canal and towpath are surrounded by steep vegetation.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 02/02/2026

Arboretum 4. Some surprising halation at the tree trunk hiding the sun, seen on one other frame of this roll, but not seen before with this film type. Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 250, lab […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

Colour photo of a scene with trees and leaf-covered grasses, backlit by the sun behind a silver birch tree just right of centre, casting long shadows over the grass.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 31/01/2026

Arboretum 2. I think the autumnal red conifer might be a variety of thuja. Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 250, lab dev/scan by Filmdev. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Portrait format colour photo of trees in the afternoon sun. One on the right has strong red colouring, unusual for a conifer. Behind is a tall silver birch, characteristic white bark and autumnal yellow leaves, its lower part is wreathed in ivy.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 30/01/2026

Castle window. The metal bar is modern, the window is for defence. #WindowFriday #FensterFreitag Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 250, lab dev/scan by Filmdev. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Colour portrait format photo of a slit window in a weathered sandstone castle wall. A black metal bar runs vertically through the window to stop access. The stones to the left appear a richer brown-red than those to the right; the building is part of a round tower, and this colour change is due partly to the way the light comes from the left. Through the window, other parts of the castle can be seen.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 29/01/2026

Arboretum 1. Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired 2021 at EI 250, lab dev/scan by Filmdev. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Colour photo of an open glade amongst trees, with strong sun shining in from the right. To the left is a greek-style column, for no apparent reason. Tall trunks in the centre and right, ith daark foliage behind, but an opening to the right showing grassland.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 28/01/2026

Pollarded oak, last autumn. Not easy to see, but there is a crack in the main trunk, 2" wide at the top. I think that's why they pollarded it. Regrowth has been very poor. Pentax LX, Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f/2 lens, UV filter, Fuji Superia XTRA 400 expired […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

An old oak tree that has had its whole crown removed; there are three or so smaller branches left, in this colour image autumnal leaves can be seen. Behind it is a small lake with th=rees from the other side reflected. There are reede beds around the lake and small figures walking on the far side.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 27/01/2026

Grand Union Canal 4. Checking out the geology in a cutting, on the approach to the Shrewley tunnel. #TowpathTuesday #Pentax MX, Cosinon-W 28mm f/2 lens, yellowfilter, #Kentmere200 film, home developed in HC-110 dilution E (1+47), home scanned. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Black and white photo of a canal in a deep cutting. While the sides are mostly covered in vegetation, at this point some bare rock is exposed on the right. On the towpath a tall man is pointing up at the strata with his walking pole. The canal itself dis appears into a tunnel a little further along.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 26/01/2026

Kenilworth Station. #Pentax MX, Cosinon-W 28mm f/2 lens, yellowfilter, #Kentmere200 film, home developed in HC-110 dilution E (1+47), home scanned. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

A metal bench, with two straight sides and semi circular ends dominates the foreground of this black and white photo. The bench sits on a paved area between ingress and exit roads to the station; the perspective lines of the bench and roads all point to the small, modern station building (which is barely in use now, as the station is un-staffed). It is cloudy (it so often seems to be cloudy here!)

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 24/01/2026

Grand Union Canal 3. The distinctive shape of most canal bridges. #Pentax MX, Cosinon-W 28mm f/2 lens, yellowfilter, #Kentmere200 film, home developed in HC-110 dilution E (1+47), home scanned. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Black and white photo of a stretch of canal leading to a typical stone-built arched canal bridge. The track over this one is fairly level; many roads over canal bridges are so humped that visibility is severely restricted. The left edge of the canal here curves sharply towards and under the bridge as the canal narrows, leaving space for the towpath. The reflection of the bridge opening in the still water looks like a backwards capital B. There are trees to left and right.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 23/01/2026

Grand Union Canal 2. Narrow boat. #Pentax MX, Cosinon-W 28mm f/2 lens, yellowfilter, #Kentmere200 film, home developed in HC-110 dilution E (1+47), home scanned. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Black and white photo of a canal, with towpath visible on the right. A narrow boat with two people at the stern is just disappearing round the bend. There are trees on both sides, some reflected in the water disturbed by the wake. There are many leaves on the water.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 22/01/2026

Grand Union Canal 1. Under the bridge. #Pentax MX, Cosinon-W 28mm f/2 lens, yellowfilter, #Kentmere200 film, home developed in HC-110 dilution E (1+47), home scanned. #BelieveInFilm #FilmPhotography

Black and white photo of a broad canal with a sweeping curve, seen from under the curve of a bridge. There is a barely visible towpath on the left of the canal, with trees on the other side reflected in the still water. The canal starts bottom right, sweeps to the left and then right, disappearing leftwards in the centre of the frame.

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ChrisR @carusb.mastodon.scot.ap.brid.gy · 21/01/2026

Abbey Lake 2. A bit of the keep of Kenilworth Castle can be seen mid right; nothing much but might give an idea of proximity. #Pentax MX, Cosinon-W 28mm f/2 lens, yellowfilter, #Kentmere200 film, home developed in HC-110 dilution E (1+47), home scanned […] [Original post on mastodon.scot]

Black and white photo of a small lake, with trees beyond. The clouds are moody.

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