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P and I hiked about 30 km on Saturday and Sunday. It was quite the work-out, especially since it had been a few weeks since our last long walk and it was sunny and hot.… Read the rest.

Yesterday I loaded a roll of Fomapan 200 film in the Nikon FM2 before setting out for a long hike. The FM2 mostly remained in the bag, and the D850 put to use instead.… Read the rest.

What do you know, it turns out that C41 chemicals last a very very long time. Except for the developer component.… Read the rest.

I scanned the tab showing the exposure guide for Kodak Ultramax 400 colour film, also realising that the reciprocal to be applied in the Sunny 16 rule is 1/250 s for ISO 400 film, and not 1/500 s as I normally did.… Read the rest.

Last year, I found a Kenko KFM-2100 on eBay for incredibly cheap—if you know how ridiculously expensive spotmeters are—and immediately bought it.… Read the rest.

This weekend we are staying indoors as P continues to recover from the pain in her lower back, which had her immobilised for most of the week.… Read the rest.

From a ten-year-old negative newly scanned on a Nikon Coolscan V ED, a picture of a fruit vendor at the now-defunct Farnborough Sunday Car Boot.… Read the rest.

Yesterday and today, P and I finally hiked a new trail in Minley. It’s less than a ten-minute drive away from home, yet we put off going there for more than a year.… Read the rest.

Hello, Spring. It looks like the good weather will persist throughout the weekend and into next week. Today, P and I climbed up Caesar’s Camp.… Read the rest.

I went walking for three hours, and all I shot was this lousy picture. Yesterday, P and I hiked 15 km around Claycart Bottom and Long Valley, and today another 15 km along Basingstoke Canal and Mytchett.… Read the rest.