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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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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!!! 
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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 03:28 |
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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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Posted: September 21 2006 at 05:12 |
Jim Garten wrote:
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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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 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 05:39 |
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 07:28 |
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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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It's a bloody Marathon
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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 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 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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Posted: September 21 2006 at 11:13 |
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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?
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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 11:14 |
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ANY topic is on-thread in the Grey Room! : What do you mean with this?
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 11:21 |
chopper 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!
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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?
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i only use the M25 if i have to - and only Sunday mornings!, like the M1 it seems to be one endless line of bollards to the next. last year, the hottest day in July, i drove on holiday to South Devon - a trip normally taking 5 hours. The M5 was closed due to an accident (like a fool i went up the M4 and hoped it would be clear by then), i got stuck in traffic in Bristol, blew a hose, called the AA , continued down along A roads circumnavigating the M5 until i reached my destination, total journey eleven hours - phew!!
Edited by mystic fred - September 21 2006 at 11:22
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 11:23 |
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ANY topic is on-thread in the Grey Room! : What do you mean with this? |
you can talk about any thing here, any topic is a good topic!
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 11:57 |
mystic fred wrote:
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ANY topic is on-thread in the Grey Room! : What do you mean with this? |
you can talk about any thing here, any topic is a good topic!
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It will just reflect our wizened perspective. 
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 12:00 |
And we'll never run out of things to say, because we're so bloody old, we keep forgetting what we were...
what we were...
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Oh bugger, I've wet 'em again 
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 12:05 |
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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? |
Film scanner? God, I'm not that advanced  - nah - all my old negatives are archived in acid free wallets & if I wanted to print them again, I'd have to send them off & entrust them to a commercial printer... 
The best I can do is to try to scan the prints as best I can & upload them (I like to think of myself as a good photographer, but when it comes to technology...Duh! )
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 12:54 |
Jim Garten wrote:
mystic fred wrote:
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? |
Film scanner? God, I'm not that advanced - nah - all my old negatives are archived in acid free wallets & if I wanted to print them again, I'd have to send them off & entrust them to a commercial printer...
The best I can do is to try to scan the prints as best I can & upload them (I like to think of myself as a good photographer, but when it comes to technology...Duh! ) |
i have an Epson Perfection 124OU which comes with a free film scanner, it has a little scanner unit you fit on top in place of the lid, and includes plastic frames for loading and scanning all sizes of film, from 35mm, 6mmx 6mm, even up to large format, it does reversal film too, and works a treat! all your existing negs, colour and monochrome, can be digitised. when i get my Photobucket account sorted (forgot me password as usual) i'll put up a few snaps.
Edited by mystic fred - September 21 2006 at 12:55
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Posted: September 21 2006 at 15:55 |
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That all sounds a bit complicated - would it work if I held the negatives up to the window & took a digital photo...?
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