Taking a break from image editing to attempt something in photography I've never tried before: replacing the foam seals on my new/old Mamiya analog camera. Most of it should be a doddle, but there will be a tricky moment as I work around the mirror, so I'll have my fingers and toes crossed for that part (well, if I were superstitious I would, so maybe I'll just hope instead for no mishaps!). It will mean that I will own one part of a classic camera that will be 100% functional, leaving only three more parts to collect. Woot

Did you know that I live in a strange town? I must've said it a thousand times in the past! I find it astounding how difficult it is to find processing chemicals in this place. No developer, stop bath or fixer within a 100km radius of my studio. Soon enough I'll find myself talking to some young shop assistant who looks puzzled when I mention the word 'Ilford'.... I have to order in every chem involved in film processing. Has digital photography truly done this to analog? Gah!


What spirit is so empty and blind, that it cannot recognize the fact that the foot is more noble than the shoe, and skin more beautiful than the garment with which it is clothed?
Michelangelo

A man who works with his hands is a laborer; a man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman; a man who works with his hands and his brain and his heart is an artist
Louis Nizer

You can't depend on your eyes if your imagination is out of focus.
Mark Twain