gingerjon

I'd just like to quote this statement one more time and sigh a happy, contented sigh.

Did you use that other line of persuasion that women have in their arsenal? Speaking of, I do love the view from my office window when summer arrives.

Smiley face? Smiley face???!!!

Two more ... this time from the medium format combo of Lubitel 2 and Fomapan 100, scanned by the lovely folks at Bayeux. Boat Canteen, Royal Festival Hall

You need to take a long, hard look at what your life has become.

Not out, would you believe ...

I know. Shocking quality. It's the entrance to the Leake Street tunnel where 'street art' is tolerated though.

And here are the results. Shot on a Lubitel 2 TLR, Reala 100 film, processed and scanned by Snappy Snaps Strand:

I'm just about to go outside and play with a Lubitel 2.

Good to see the Pace family doing well.

Yes. Because a real lightsabre is more awesome than Leonardo da Vinci.

That's for a hat-trick.

That was a gimme but you took it well! Good shots from the rugby. Anyway, rather than pollute with some soccer shots, here are some men leaping on each other: I did actually do some post-processing on this. I nudged the contrast along. The jpegs from the D90 are coming back really flat - I probably should read the manual. Anyway, some match photos here ...

This is true. I sometimes take upwards of 2-3 minutes in post-processing.

I forget that you're the ugly spud who's always moaning about his job. Anyway, for a change, here's a nice photo of Chesham: Taken with a Samsung Tocco Lite 3,2MP cameraphone converted to monochrome using the Gradient Map tool in Photoshop Elements 5.0 following basic adjustments to levels, brightness and contrast.* * again, all just for ckn

My thoughts have been moving in much the same way! Excellent. PM on its way. I have the film - including some now-deleted Neopan 400 in 120 format* * included just to keep ckn happy.

Is she fit? I could handle lengthy discussions if she is. And even if she isn't I'm always tediously happy to expound about photography - especially when drunk. What does she think people did before digital cameras/computers? My favourite though is people who assume that before Photoshop there was no manipulation. And my second favourite is even now people who don't get that cameras never, ever tell the truth but a very specific framing of it. But on a happier note my first photobook - Two Boys (Photos of Little & Tiny Ginger) - is now back from blurb and it looks lovely.

Au contraire. Knowing about HDR and Ansel Adams and the zone system and the development of American landscape photography up to and including the New Topographics (1974-5) is not geeky in any way, shape or form.

We might both agree that Ansel Adams elevated the importance of the technical over the beautiful to the detriment of pretty much every enthusiast photographer since. He would use HDR today in my opinion.

Hmph!

How in the name of all that is holy did that get past the swear filter?

1) You will now be burnt. Sorry about this. 2) Hook (Hampshire) is never positively beautiful. I can only assume you got lucky last night and as a result your vision is impaired.

More of the stuff. I am currently drafting a letter to God pointing out that we're in the Home Counties here and the only proper snow we're meant to see is on Christmas cards and skiing holidays.