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Probably safer than catching the fish in your average canal.I think it's actually illegal on most rivers and canals in the UK.
There have been cases of people "catching" live hand-grenades and unexploded bombs too.
Absolutely love the second one!!Finally got back in the darkroom after nearly 2 years out. Took a while to get started but I got into a pretty good flow towards the end of the session. Have another booked in 3 weeks.
Black and white are with Ilford MGIV RC, Colour is with Fuji Lustre. Camera wise, Leica M4 + 35 UC Hexanon and Nikon FM3a + 28/2.8 AIS.
Indeed it is! Spent a good half hour up there before the wind chill got the best of me.It's The Vessel in NYC isn't it? I stood at it's base last year and fancied climbing it, but I didn't want to subject my family to yet another long wait while I sought a photo op.
Absolutely love the second one!!
Well in photography we all know you need a bit of luck esp for scenery..I suppose if you were a diehard you could camp out at a chosen spot from morning till night 365 days a year to get the shot you want, but it might take years before you get the sun in a certain spot. Many times there was a beautiful sunset and I was in the wrong place at the time
Anyway there is a boring lake near me, but use the right lens, film and the right time of day and it becomes interesting and these are some of my shots (can't remember if I've posted some before) and you might agree i.e. more interesting.
The first one, with the still waters, is the one I like best. Nice reflections of the trees and clouds in the water, and I like that single ripple.
You must have taken the shot a while back or very early in the morning etc as they are open now (well where I live) .....a record shot of the pandemic
Proper mancave there PeterToyo G45, Super Angulon 90mm, Fomapan 100. Experimenting with front tilt, almost front to back sharpness but the extremities are a bit fuzzy.
.....there's a theme developing here
Obviously Windermere swans are bigger than Esthwaite swans and Derwent water swans are the smallestWell I would like to know the difference between Windermere, Esthwaite and Derwent water..... swans
Please tell us more, how does one go about making a meniscus lens?homemade 200mm (5 dioptre?) meniscus lens,
No. So far as I'm aware it's the fastest lens ever made for the M42 screw mount. Part of the rear element was cut away to allow the Pentax / Praktica aperture actuation pin to be sited in the correct position. Here it is...
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Finally got round to photographing the meniscus lens. I wrongly said it was 5 dioptre (200 mm) lens but actually it is 5.5 dioptre (180 mm). Maximum aperture f3.8. These parameters were as much be accident as design. Crikey, it looks dusty!Please tell us more, how does one go about making a meniscus lens?
I like that a lot.13x18cm neg exposure using an intrepid 8x10 with 5x7 reducing back
Fomapan 100
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