https://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/Notes on film photography and home developing.en-gbhttps://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/posts/hp5-at-1600/https://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/posts/hp5-at-1600/ Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Pushing HP5 two stops has a reputation for blocked-up highlights and muddy shadows. After a dozen rolls I think most of that comes from agitation, not from the developer.https://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/posts/sunday-along-the-canal/https://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/posts/sunday-along-the-canal/ Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000Twelve frames, three keepers. That is roughly my ratio when I walk without a plan, and I have stopped feeling bad about it.https://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/posts/cleaning-an-old-rangefinder/https://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/posts/cleaning-an-old-rangefinder/ Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000A friend handed me a rangefinder that had been sitting in a drawer since the nineties. The shutter fired, the meter needle moved, and the rangefinder patch was so faint it was almost invisible.https://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/posts/coastal-walk-in-november/https://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/posts/coastal-walk-in-november/ Sun, 16 Nov 2025 09:00:00 +0000Low tide, a strong westerly and a sky that changed every five minutes. Perfect conditions for black and white, terrible conditions for keeping a lens clean.https://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/posts/darkroom-on-a-budget/https://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/posts/darkroom-on-a-budget/ Sun, 08 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000You do not need a dedicated room to print. A bathroom with a towel under the door, a second-hand enlarger and three trays is enough to start.https://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/posts/trees-in-fog/https://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/posts/trees-in-fog/ Sun, 12 Jan 2025 09:00:00 +0000Fog does half the work for you. It removes clutter, separates layers and turns a messy wood into a set of clean silhouettes.https://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/posts/why-i-still-shoot-film/https://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/posts/why-i-still-shoot-film/ Sun, 22 Sep 2024 09:00:00 +0000Not because it is better. Digital is sharper, cleaner and far cheaper per frame. I shoot film because it changes how I walk around.https://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/posts/first-roll-of-the-year/https://82-148-234-112.sslip.io/posts/first-roll-of-the-year/ Sun, 03 Mar 2024 09:00:00 +0000A cold, bright morning on the hills outside town. The camera was stiff, my fingers were worse, and I loaded the film badly enough to lose the first three frames.