weekly Chevin's 52 for 2022 .... Week 42 ... Precision

"Half of" this week. The old half-penny ceased to be legal tender 31st July 1969 ... the days when 2 half pennies made a penny, 12 pennies made a shilling, 2 shillings and six pence made a half a crown, 8 half a crowns made a pound. You put things in context, a pint of beer was one & six (one shilling and six pence). Coming from a family of hoarders (on both sides) we've a fair collection of pre-decimal coins & notes.


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Good bit of owd stuff :)
 
That's a good one Duncan, and really interesting commentary (to me).
 
Ah, I remember those days Duncan.
Funnily enough I's sure I had an old half penny (ha'penny) around somewhere and was going to use it for this weeks's theme but I couldn't find it!
Nicely shot!
 
Brings back memories of my coin collection :D

Nicely set up and taken Duncan :D
 
-Oy- said:
Good bit of owd stuff :)
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Thanks Oy, not owd for me but very contemporary :p

Darkslinger said:
That's a good one Duncan, and really interesting commentary (to me).
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Thanks Bill, I always try and add a commentary to either explain or put things in context.

SimonH said:
Ah, I remember those days Duncan.
Funnily enough I's sure I had an old half penny (ha'penny) around somewhere and was going to use it for this weeks's theme but I couldn't find it!
Nicely shot!
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Thanks Simon, It's rather frightening that I remember it was if it was yesterday until I go for a pint and get charged £4.00 and come crashing back to reality.

woof woof said:
Brings back memories of my coin collection :D

Nicely set up and taken Duncan :D
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Thanks Alan, my "collection" for a better word is in various tins, pots & boxes, I use the coppers when we play dominos for a penny a spot (showing my age again :D)
 
I've a load of catching up to do (4 weeks), however as I spent most of yesterday baking, this is an image of the end results.

There's Rustic White, Malted Multigrain, Whole Wheat Sourdough and Focaccia in the image which I bake for the local community food bank (plus myself of course :))


2022- Food by Chevin, on Flickr
 
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Mmmmmmm... the Focaccia looks delish!!!!
 
Week 32 - Internals
I'm going to re-start taking film images so I'm recommissioning my film gear.
These are the internals of a 35mm f2 Nikkor that I used for a long while. I've stripped the lens down to clean & grease the focus helicoids which have become a bit stiff.
I shot predominantly in B&W with the lens so I thought it appropriate to show the image in B&W.


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Great shot Duncan, I'm always scared to take these things apart. Usually ending up with extra parts after I put them together.
 
Damn! I was hoping the lens had been stripped because it was fnurkled rather than for rebuilding! I've been after an F mount to screw/glue to a pinhole conversion on one of those Lens Mugs so I can mount an "L" lens to a Nikon!

Definitely counts as internals - the sort most of us hope to never see!!!
 
Darkslinger said:
Great shot Duncan, I'm always scared to take these things apart. Usually ending up with extra parts after I put them together.
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Thanks Bill, I'm not worried about stripping down Nikon lenses you just have to be regimented about how you manage the bits. I have multi compartment boxes which I number in the order I've stripped the lens down.

Nod said:
Damn! I was hoping the lens had been stripped because it was fnurkled rather than for rebuilding! I've been after an F mount to screw/glue to a pinhole conversion on one of those Lens Mugs so I can mount an "L" lens to a Nikon!

Definitely counts as internals - the sort most of us hope to never see!!!
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Thanks Nod, Unfortunately I don't have a spare F mount I could offer you.

Cloudforest said:
Nice idea Duncan and well composed.
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Thanks Pete
 
They are definitely internal! Rather you than me... I wouldn't know where to start.
 
Week 33-Square

A JIT this week. The image is of a framed Jock Scott Salmon Fly tied on an eyeless hook using the old Gut-Eye method. It was tied by a friend of mine from Holland a couple of years before he passed away ... this is in memory


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Square. Lovely back story and beautiful fly
Small. Gosh, the detail is amazing. Well shot.
 
Great macro shot Duncan, I wouldn't have known what it was without your commentary.
 
Peter123 said:
Small indeed.
Macro lens or microscope?
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Thanks Peter, I used a 60mm f2.8 Olympus macro with a 5 image stack

HelenC said:
Square. Lovely back story and beautiful fly
Small. Gosh, the detail is amazing. Well shot.
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Thank you very much Helen

Darkslinger said:
Great macro shot Duncan, I wouldn't have known what it was without your commentary.
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Thanks Bill, the image was quite surprising when you looked at the pin head which appeared quite smooth in normal eyesight

AlanDorset said:
Great detail.
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Thank you Alan
 
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