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Forum: Photography in general 19th August 2014, 08:39 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 8,548
Posted By hastingsb
Naturally you'll cock it up a few times but as...

Naturally you'll cock it up a few times but as always you'll learn from the mistakes.For what is photography but a constant refinement of procedure...?

Ben
Forum: Photography in general 19th August 2014, 08:37 PM
Replies: 19
Views: 8,548
Posted By hastingsb
Hi Steven, I've had a go at a few night...

Hi Steven,

I've had a go at a few night shots. At first I used the new jiffy calculator (http://kusner.com/download/MVLibrary/JiffyCalculator.pdf) to work out the exposures and generally it came...
Forum: Print Exchanges 31st July 2014, 10:28 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 31,742
Posted By hastingsb
Got it today after I came back from a few days...

Got it today after I came back from a few days camping. A nice woodland scene strangely littered with abandoned millstones. I will hang it on my wall proudly. Thanks Bill. Please do put it in the...
Forum: Print Exchanges 28th July 2014, 09:34 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 31,742
Posted By hastingsb
Have posted mine this morning

Have posted mine this morning
Forum: Cameras - small format 14th July 2014, 09:07 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 5,099
Posted By hastingsb
Hi Alex Just had a look on mine and I have...

Hi Alex

Just had a look on mine and I have two little L shaped pieces of foam around the focus screen, nearest the lens mount. Hope this helps.

Ben
Forum: Photography in general 6th July 2014, 12:21 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 4,443
Posted By hastingsb
I do agree with you. All of the prints I have...

I do agree with you. All of the prints I have seen for sale have been digital prints. To be honest, I don't think a digital print counts for much of an artwork ( I know there is skill needed to...
Forum: Alternate printing processes 9th June 2014, 09:28 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 10,118
Posted By hastingsb
Thanks for the suggestion Terry. I had a go by...

Thanks for the suggestion Terry. I had a go by using a precoat of gelatine (the kind you get in the supermarket for cooking) and it seems to have worked ok, but have a few cracks in the emulsion at...
Forum: Print Exchanges 8th June 2014, 08:52 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 31,742
Posted By hastingsb
sign me up please Tony. Ben

sign me up please Tony.
Ben
Forum: Print Exchanges 28th April 2014, 05:35 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 24,947
Posted By hastingsb
Received today. An 8 x 10 contact print no less...

Received today. An 8 x 10 contact print no less :D I'd' say it's a very good first attempt. I would love to get into LF and this serves as more motivation to buy a 5 x 4 camera. Please do post it on...
Forum: Photography in general 21st April 2014, 07:27 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,143
Posted By hastingsb
Thank you all very much for the advice. I went...

Thank you all very much for the advice. I went out last week and shot a roll. The negatives came out very well, better than I expected at least. In most cases the underexposed frame came out the best...
Forum: Sale or Wanted 16th April 2014, 05:20 PM
Replies: 1
Views: 1,142
Posted By hastingsb
SWAP: small developing tanks for one large one

I've got quite a few small developing tanks- two paterson super system 4 tanks, one photax one reel tank and one paterson one reel tank. As I now shoot more film, it would be far easier to use a...
Forum: Photography in general 15th April 2014, 09:20 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,143
Posted By hastingsb
Thank you for all the advice. What do you mean by...

Thank you for all the advice. What do you mean by 'N' Richard? This may be a stupid question, but is there anything you can do without a spotmeter?

Ben
Forum: Photography in general 15th April 2014, 04:03 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 12,143
Posted By hastingsb
Photographing at night

Hello all, recently I bought Brassai's Paris by Night book and was really inspired by the pictures in there. There are some beautiful examples- especially considering they were all shot at night on...
Forum: Print Exchanges 9th April 2014, 03:29 PM
Replies: 74
Views: 24,947
Posted By hastingsb
My offering is in the post Ben

My offering is in the post

Ben
Forum: Sale or Wanted 1st April 2014, 08:00 PM
Replies: 0
Views: 1,719
Posted By hastingsb
FS: Rollei 35

I've got a Rollei 35 ( made in Singapore version) up for sale. Put a roll of film through it- everything works very well except for the light meter which does not move at all (tried scratching the...
Forum: Print Exchanges 27th March 2014, 04:25 PM
Replies: 88
Views: 30,975
Posted By hastingsb
Posted mine this afternoon Ben

Posted mine this afternoon

Ben
Forum: Photography in general 25th March 2014, 10:44 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 5,953
Posted By hastingsb
Yes that's right, however under some low light...

Yes that's right, however under some low light situations your lens may not have large enough apertures (low f stop number) or you want to use a relatively fast shutter speed to avoid blur if...
Forum: Print Exchanges 20th March 2014, 11:04 AM
Replies: 88
Views: 30,975
Posted By hastingsb
Got it today Bob. An interesting double exposure...

Got it today Bob. An interesting double exposure of tulips with the focus point shifted slightly on the second exposure, giving the tulips a slight glowing effect. The sepia tone is very nice.Can I...
Forum: Print Exchanges 20th March 2014, 11:00 AM
Replies: 74
Views: 24,947
Posted By hastingsb
Sign me up please Tony Ben

Sign me up please Tony

Ben
Forum: Photography in general 16th March 2014, 11:42 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 5,271
Posted By hastingsb
I go cycling around north wales and it is...

I go cycling around north wales and it is beautiful country!
If you can try and get out to the horseshoe pass, llandegla moors and llyn brenig in north east wales
Forum: Photography in general 10th March 2014, 11:02 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 8,793
Posted By hastingsb
I noticed this when I processed ilford HP5 in...

I noticed this when I processed ilford HP5 in rodinal. I also have processed the same film in D76 yet the film is not purple.Both times I used the same fixer and a water stop. I think it just depends...
Forum: Photography in general 8th March 2014, 05:46 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 6,331
Posted By hastingsb
Practice definitely makes it easier. Smiling and...

Practice definitely makes it easier. Smiling and being jolly helps too. One thing I have found is that it is much easier to take pictures of people with a camera that has a waist level view finder-...
Forum: Print Exchanges 5th March 2014, 07:42 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 30,669
Posted By hastingsb
A lovely landscape received from Searcher a while...

A lovely landscape received from Searcher a while ago, but didn't check my post. A peaceful composition of a lone tree stretching over a lake in north-west Ireland. Thanks a lot for this one Gerry ...
Forum: Cameras - small format 26th February 2014, 08:27 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 7,151
Posted By hastingsb
+1 for the Wein cells. I use one in my olympus...

+1 for the Wein cells. I use one in my olympus OM-1
Forum: Monochrome printing techniques 23rd February 2014, 10:20 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 8,628
Posted By hastingsb
Thank you very much all! Looking forward to get...

Thank you very much all! Looking forward to get into the darkroom and see what I can get out of it.

Ben
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