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glass house 
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 Posted: September 21 2006 at 11:14 |
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 11:13 |
 Jim Garten wrote:
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I used 35mm film cameras some years ago and had a darkroom where i did all my printing, but eventually went over to digital, printing out A4 size photos. i now have a Digital SLR 6 megapixel camera but still do medium format using 120 XP2 roll film - amazing quality! |
I too used to have my own darkroom for 35mm black & whites, but now I'm afraid I've taken the digital shilling  One camera I'll never get rid of though is my trusty Mamiya 330 ProS - razor sharp lenses, 6X6 negatives and a bellows allowing 1:1 ratio; combine that with Ilford PanF 50 asa 120 roll-film - bliss.
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i would like to see some of your work Jim!
...do you still print/have prints made on bw photo paper Jim, or use a film scanner ?
the prints i get from the computer are pretty good, but would assume traditional multigrade prints were better?
Edited by mystic fred - September 21 2006 at 11:34
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 11:08 |
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So, When I grew you still had the usual dividing of things to do around the house. I know my father never touched the pans or a vacuum cleaner. Was that the same with you? It all changed now, the women expects us to do a bit more than that  .
My father was a bricklayer for many years and he was strong as a ox. Still around luckily. |
when i was married the first time we shared the housework and cooking as we were both working, but my 2nd wife wouldn't do much at all - i had to do most things, and all the food shopping cooking, then she moaned she didn't like my food - now she has to fend for herself 'nuff said!!
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glass house
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 11:02 |
So, When I grew you still had the usual dividing of things to do around the house. I know my father never touched the pans or a vacuum cleaner. Was that the same with you? It all changed now, the women expects us to do a bit more than that .
My father was a bricklayer for many years and he was strong as a ox. Still around luckily.
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 07:53 |
mystic fred wrote:
yes i would think a tour of North America would involve a lot of travelling - it's vast! come to England - everything's much closer together! when i lived up in the north-east we'd travel 20 miles to visit a pub or go shopping and think nothing of it, but in London 10 miles is a long way!
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That's because of the flippin' traffic - it can easily take an hour to drive 10 miles. I often travel round the M25 to visit family and friends, it's a 50 mile trip, mostly motorway and it can take anything up to 3.5 hours. A couple of weeks ago I drove to Buxton, about 210 miles door to door. It took about 5 hours of driving and it's mainly motorway! That was because there were a load of warning signs on the way saying "congestion between junctions 27 and 30" and I was coming off at 26 so I foolishly carried on. Where did I hit the congestion - junction 22!!! There are cameras all over the motorway, so why are these f*&%ing signs always wrong?
Ok, rant over. Going for a lie down now.
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 07:28 |
mystic fred wrote:
I used 35mm film cameras some years ago and had a darkroom where i did all my printing, but eventually went over to digital, printing out A4 size photos. i now have a Digital SLR 6 megapixel camera but still do medium format using 120 XP2 roll film - amazing quality! |
I too used to have my own darkroom for 35mm black & whites, but now I'm afraid I've taken the digital shilling One camera I'll never get rid of though is my trusty Mamiya 330 ProS - razor sharp lenses, 6X6 negatives and a bellows allowing 1:1 ratio; combine that with Ilford PanF 50 asa 120 roll-film - bliss.
Back on thread, though ...
Snickers?
Ha!
It's a bloody Marathon
Edited by Jim Garten - September 21 2006 at 07:29
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 05:39 |
bhikkhu wrote:
mystic fred wrote:
yes i would think a tour of North America would involve a lot of travelling - it's vast! come to England - everything's much closer together! when i lived up in the north-east we'd travel 20 miles to visit a pub or go shopping and think nothing of it, but in London 10 miles is a long way![IMG]height=17 alt=Confused src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley5.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle>
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I take 10 mile bicycle rides just for the hell of it.
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I used to run 10 miles every day,now I only do 3-5.
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 05:17 |
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I moved home last Christmas time, but where I lived previously in Norfolk, I had a 34 mile trip EACH WAY to the supermarket or the train station. (town -> London= 1hr 35mins...........my village to town= [2 buses] TWO HOURS!!!)
I shopped via the internet where I could, the price of fuel is prohibitive in the uk, and the alternative public transport is apalling (slow, overpriced, un-reliable, dirty)
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blimey no wonder you moved!
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 05:12 |
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I haven't been ever outside Europe - one place i would like to visit is Australia, i'm fascinated by the place, the aboriginal culture, the scenery. ...a big hobby of mine is Photography |
Many years ago I spent 9 months backpacking around Australia & fell in love with the place and its people. Truly, it is a photographer's paradise, from the obvious Ayers Rock, to the lesser known Standley Chasm, Magnetic Island, Mt Warning, Coober Pedy & The Blue Mountains - maybe we should start a photography thread... 
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yes that would be brilliant! some years ago i joined a forum where people from all over the world put up pictures they'd taken, and there were some excellent photos going up all the time, and we'd swop info about techniques and tips. I used 35mm film cameras some years ago and had a darkroom where i did all my printing, but eventually went over to digital, printing out A4 size photos. i now have a Digital SLR 6 megapixel camera but still do medium format using 120 XP2 roll film - amazing quality! I scan the 6mmx6mm negs into the computer. What about using Photoshop - is it cheating? the camera can lie!
PS i'm really jealous you went to Aus, Jim - lucky sod!! 
Edited by mystic fred - September 21 2006 at 05:14
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 03:28 |
mystic fred wrote:
I haven't been ever outside Europe - one place i would like to visit is Australia, i'm fascinated by the place, the aboriginal culture, the scenery. ...a big hobby of mine is Photography |
Many years ago I spent 9 months backpacking around Australia & fell in love with the place and its people. Truly, it is a photographer's paradise, from the obvious Ayers Rock, to the lesser known Standley Chasm, Magnetic Island, Mt Warning, Coober Pedy & The Blue Mountains - maybe we should start a photography thread...
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 03:11 |
I moved home last Christmas time, but where I lived previously in Norfolk, I had a 34 mile trip EACH WAY to the supermarket or the train station. (town -> London= 1hr 35mins...........my village to town= [2 buses] TWO HOURS!!!)
I shopped via the internet where I could, the price of fuel is prohibitive in the uk, and the alternative public transport is apalling (slow, overpriced, un-reliable, dirty)
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 02:03 |
bhikkhu wrote:
mystic fred wrote:
yes i would think a tour of North America would involve a lot of travelling - it's vast! come to England - everything's much closer together! when i lived up in the north-east we'd travel 20 miles to visit a pub or go shopping and think nothing of it, but in London 10 miles is a long way![IMG]height=17 alt=Confused src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley5.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle>
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I take 10 mile bicycle rides just for the hell of it.
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5 mile bike rides are about my limit these days....downhill with a following wind!!!
Edited by mystic fred - September 21 2006 at 02:03
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Posted: September 20 2006 at 18:51 |
mystic fred wrote:
yes i would think a tour of North America would involve a lot of travelling - it's vast! come to England - everything's much closer together! when i lived up in the north-east we'd travel 20 miles to visit a pub or go shopping and think nothing of it, but in London 10 miles is a long way![IMG]height=17 alt=Confused src="http://www.progarchives.com/forum/smileys/smiley5.gif" width=17 align=absMiddle>
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Posted: September 20 2006 at 16:31 |
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Somewhere here MF?
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yeah - somewhere between M'bro and Darlington, in Yarm near Stockton-on-Tees. i lived there for a few years in the 70's. used to pop across to the Lake District some weekends, or a Sunday trip to Whitby!
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glass house
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Posted: September 20 2006 at 16:27 |
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Posted: September 20 2006 at 16:19 |
yes i would think a tour of North America would involve a lot of travelling - it's vast! come to England - everything's much closer together! when i lived up in the north-east we'd travel 20 miles to visit a pub or go shopping and think nothing of it, but in London 10 miles is a long way!
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Posted: September 20 2006 at 15:08 |
I want to go to Europe. Hopefully I will do it soon. I have been all over North America, but that's it (actually, I have covered quite a bit of distance).
But we're not so different. I remember white dog poo. 
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Posted: September 20 2006 at 13:40 |
I was lucky enough to spend some time in Central America last year, totally beautiful and such warm and lovely people!
We were on a surfing trip to Costa Rica, and I spent a few days just mooching about in the villages meeting people.........we spent an age in a store one day talking to two young guys about PROG!
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Posted: September 20 2006 at 13:38 |
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Prague when I was 17.
It was a College trip and the lecturers came with us. We then found out the drinking age was 16, so you can imagine what we got up too!
Some friends of mine were looking for illegal substances and ended up getting locked in a brothel (I was in the hotel, I wasn't having anything to do with that!). We did however have a game of word association with vodka and coke, good times indeed!
The only time that tops that is a stag weekend in Barcelona 2 years ago!
Like Fred, I've also never been outside of Europe. I don't know where I want to go though.
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Posted: September 20 2006 at 12:51 |
Amsterdam - famous for his coffeeshops and cd shops, oh and the Ladies. Some real good record stores there. Gotta visit The Hague as well, rather nice city, sometimes.
. Been a lot to England, visited the north ( york, a beautiful city ) and the South.
Visited Germany a lot and Belgium. One time Paris. Would like to visit Barcalona.
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