Picture(s) of the day....

[CitroJim]

This tree is a bit past its best but it made for an interesting photo today :

And these sheep seem a bit wooden...

[CitroJim]

One of my apple trees yesterday afternoon

Canon EOS 7D - ƒ/4.0 - 1/800s - ISO 100

This one is well advanced - a container-grown one planted last autumn. My other two are a bit behind as they were bare-rooted and delivered only about six weeks ago. I planted them immediately and held out little hope as they looked totally dead... Happily, they're alive and well and progress can be seen every day...

I've been keeping them well hydrated in this very dry weather...

[CitroJim]

Titchwell Church in North Norfolk, not far up the road from Hunstanton...

Canon EOS 500 - Kentmere Pan 400

We overnighted in this village during our April Adventure...

[myglaren]

I was just wondering a few days ago if Kentmere photo paper was still available and see that it is and they make film now too.
Haven't used it since the seventies.

[CitroJim]

I was just wondering a few days ago if Kentmere photo paper was still available and see that it is and they make film now too.
Haven't used it since the seventies.

Yes indeed Steve, It's Ilford's budget film. What they describe as a 'Student' film. Around a fiver for 24 exposures... Available in 100 and 400ASA in both 35mm and 120.

After having shot a roll of Ilford HP5+ I actually prefer it...

I don't know if they do papers. I've not progressed to that just yet. I need to find an enlarger first

The Lake District village the film is named after looks very pretty.

[myglaren]

No need for the paper with a neg scanner and a photoprinter

[CitroJim]

No need for the paper with a neg scanner and a photoprinter

That's true Steve Having said that, I want to go the whole way in my analogue adventures

[momag46]

HP5 was 400asa so very grainy, was designed for low light. I used to use it and bring out the grain with a fine acutance developer.
You could get some great effects, going back some time now, buy film in bulk roles and load your own cassettes!

[myglaren]

HP5 was 400asa so very grainy, was designed for low light. I used to use it and bring out the grain with a fine acutance developer.
You could get some great effects, going back some time now, buy film in bulk roles and load your own cassettes!

Indeed, a good saving and the ability to cram another dozen frames in.

Current temperature in the garden. It was 0.02 Celciuses overnight.

[CitroJim]

HP5 was 400asa so very grainy, was designed for low light. I used to use it and bring out the grain with a fine acutance developer.

I like a bit of grain in my photos Maurice Gives them character And goodness only knows, with me taking the photos they need all the character they can get HP5+ developed in Ilfosol 3 (a hydroquinone based formulation) is not massively noticeably grainy unless subject to close scrutiny although Kentmere 400 is slightly more so but as it's the cheap, budget stuff that's to be expected..

I have a few rolls on Kentmere 100 (100ASA) on order so it'll be interesting to compare the two. I also plan to push one roll at 200ASA and see how that looks...

Meanwhile, one of my apple trees this afternoon taken on my DSLR Although set to 400ASA it's hardly grainy at all. It's taken me a while to appreciate that digital ASAs are a lot different in character to film ASAs. I can push my DSLR all the way up to 6400ASA before noise becomes obvious!

1/250s - f/7.1 - 400 ASA

I'm following progress of the soft and hard fruit in my garden on a daily basis and photographing progress. I'm seeing growth every day now...

buy film in bulk roles and load your own cassettes!

Indeed, a good saving and the ability to cram another dozen frames in.

I'm very tempted. Bulk loaders and bulk film stock is readily available

[CitroJim]

One of my raspberry canes

1/640s - f/7.1 - 400ASA

[Gibbo2286]

I've never done any more than point and shoot. I do though get some pretty good results and print them up on the HP printer or scan some of the old black and white stuff I took with a Kodak 127 in Egypt, tiny prints from that.

[CitroJim]

It's amazing just what good results those older point and shoot cameras could give Eric Would love to see some of them ;

[myglaren]

I rather think that my first camera was a Halina 127 point and shoot.

The problem with the Olympus is resolved. It appears to have been the USB connection with the laptop. Tried it in the other laptop and it works fine.

Photo of flytipped crap I wanted to send to the council to have it removed as it is partly over a bit of land I have been looking after for a disabled neighbour. Couldn't send it but used the phone instead.

[Stickyfinger]

One of my raspberry canes