Hello Ian - it's nice to get a nudge from you. I confess I have been remarkably absent - nether making images, nor writing. I am pondering setting up a Substack feed and promoting it on here - watch this space. Meanwhile, here is a gnarly old post......
Thanks Ashley! I have been pretty absent for the summer/autumn, but hope to reengage soon
This one is particularly for @deanforbesphoto.bsky.social
A bare beech tree against the sky
I am celebrating the fact that it is now possible to send direct messages here. I will gradually be spending more time on here, and less on that other place. Do send me a DM to say hello.
The barbican is of course the Mecca for brutalist architecture. I try not to frequent subways (!), but the foot tunnel from Isle of Dogs to Greenwich is fun. Also, try to get a cheap copy of this: bluecrowmedia.com/products/bru...
I am in the process of retiring from work - it is wonderful! I have more time and energy. Are you well?
Thank you so much! I hope you're well.
Delighted to have some new work published in the latest issue of The Lincoln Review
www.lincolnreview.org/issue5
A pdf of my piece can be found here www.lincolnreview.org/_files/ugd/c...
Well spotted! I almost forgot I had done this......
The world is always better with bicycles.....
April, all drama and inconsistency; fey month in an uncertain world.
Thank you! It's a rare event, these days.....
A tree seen through the gap in a ruined gate
Two lichen-covered stones seen against the sky
I've been a bit absent recently, but here are some stones to make us all feel ephemeral
But no bicycles?!
That is a thing of exquisite beauty. Thanks for posting.
I use a recipe based on the caffenol cookbook: 16g soda, 4g vit-C, 6g salt, 12g coffee. I semi-stand develop: 50-60 mins with an inversion every 15 mins.
What a beautiful gesture - and in such a delightful location.
Yes, @davidtanner.bsky.social is right - I usually use Fomapan100 and the results are excellent. Foma 400 also works well, but not Foma 200.
Ilford FP4 and HP5 are both reckoned to be good with Caffenol, too.
paging @allysseriordan.bsky.social......
A late moon scarred by cloud & the dark shape of a kestrel spilling on a wave of wind. Beyond the hedge, fieldfares snicker between trees in the gathering light.
Following the line of the beech trees again last night, leaning hard on the southerly wind; the trees roaring like a schooner in full sail, adrift on a pathless grey ocean.
These are truly beautiful, Monika. Good luck with the show.
And a great image as a result!
I love this, Debra - it's like an ink wash painting
How wonderful! Thank you so much for that.
I shall look out for that! Do you have a date yet?
"Now the light falls
Across the open field, leaving the deep lane
Shuttered with branches, dark in the afternoon"
Lovely image - thanks for sharing
That's remarkable, Chris - never come across one in Cumbria before. Where did you find it, if you don't mind me asking?
These look great. I'd love to see you produce a different short story on each of them, sent to random friends.
