"When ford is flooded it may be impassable"!

#OlympusMju2, #Kodak200 film, devved and scanned by Filmdev.

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Floods and the castle.

#OlympusMju2, #Kodak200 film, devved and scanned by Filmdev.

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Millennium Trail flooded.

#OlympusMju2, #Kodak200 film, EDIT: devved by The Darkroom UK, home scanned (I got that wrong, my apologies!).

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Let's have a reflected castle in black and white again!

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax [EDIT: M 35mm f/2], #IlfordHP5, dev by The Darkroom UK in XTOL, home scanned.

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Backlit castle gatehouse.

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2, #IlfordHP5, dev by The Darkroom UK in XTOL, home scanned.

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Catkins in a wood.

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2, #IlfordHP5, dev by The Darkroom UK in XTOL, home scanned.

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The well-pruned rose.

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2, #IlfordHP5, dev by The Darkroom UK in XTOL, home scanned.

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Dark cloud over The Almanack at Abbey End.

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2, #IlfordHP5, dev by The Darkroom UK in XTOL, home scanned.

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Abbey fields couple with dog. (What were they thinking? This is in March!)

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2, #IlfordHP5, dev by The Darkroom UK in XTOL, home scanned.

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Long shadows in Talisman Square.

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2, #IlfordHP5, dev by The Darkroom UK in XTOL, home scanned.

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Under the Avon Bridge. This roll of REFLX Labs Double X unfortunately had defects running right through most of it, mainly showing as black lines. Just about tolerable in a few frames.

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 28mm f/2, Eastman 5222, dev by The Darkroom UK in XTOL, home scanned.

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Two winter willows by the Avon. Defects clearly visible here.

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 28mm f/2, REFLX Double X (Eastman 5222), dev by The Darkroom UK in XTOL, home scanned.

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Bulrushes by the lake.

#Pentax MX, Cosinon-W 28mm f/2, REFLX Double X (Eastman 5222), dev by The Darkroom UK in XTOL, home scanned.

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The wonky gate.

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax K 58mm f/1.8, [not REFLX] #Kodak Tri-X, dev by The Darkroom UK in XTOL, home scanned. Another roll afflicted by long scratches. EDIT: this is a new roll, post edited in haste, sorry!

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Narrow boats at a marina.

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax K 58mm f/1.8, #Kodak Tri-X at EI 200, dev by The Darkroom UK in XTOL, home scanned.

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Reed bed. This is actually the site of the dock where Kings, Queens, Lords and Ladies would arrive at The Pleasance, at the far end of the Great Mere from Kenilworth Castle, for their entertainment!

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax K 58mm f/1.8, #Kodak Tri-X at EI 200, dev by The Darkroom UK in XTOL, home scanned.

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Avon reflection. This house is directly opposite the Fishermen's Carpark, from which there is a pleasant walk into Stratford. Think we can also claim #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday!

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax K 58mm f/1.8, #Kodak Tri-X at EI 200, dev by The Darkroom UK in XTOL, home scanned.

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Avon reflection 2. Just down the river a bit from the previous...

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax K 58mm f/1.8, #Kodak Tri-X at EI 200, dev by The Darkroom UK in XTOL, home scanned.

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Two ducks.

#Pentax MX, Vivitar Series 1 35-70mm zoom,, #Kentmere 100 at EI 200, 1 stop push in HC-110 dilution B, home scanned.

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Magnolia. With this roll I was giving my Vivitar 35-70 zoom a run. I pretty much gave up zooms a few years ago, but it is a really nice lens, replacing the Pentax M 35-70 lens I destroyed on a rocky beach near the Forth Road bridge, years ago!

#Pentax MX, Vivitar Series 1 35-70mm zoom,, #Kentmere 100 at EI 200, 1 stop push in HC-110 dilution B, home scanned.

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13, Lower Ladyes Hills.

#Pentax MX, Vivitar Series 1 35-70mm zoom, #Kentmere 100 at EI 200, 1 stop push in HC-110 dilution B, home scanned.

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The quiet chat (with visual shouting all around!).

#Pentax MX, Vivitar Series 1 35-70mm zoom, #Kentmere 100 at EI 200, 1 stop push in HC-110 dilution B, home scanned.

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Young chestnut leaves 1. Looks almost IR, maybe it was the orange filter?

#Pentax MX. Helios 44k 58mm f/2 lens, #IlfordFP4, orange filter, home dev in HC110 dilution B (1+31), home scanned.

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Chestnut leaves and flower buds. Strong wind from the side in the first, but that flower spike stands tall.

#Pentax MX. Helios 44k 58mm f/2 lens, #IlfordFP4, orange filter, home dev in HC110 dilution B (1+31), home scanned.

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Reed bed again. We're a bit later in the Spring so the blackthorn is in flower.

#Pentax MX. Helios 44k 58mm f/2 lens, #IlfordFP4, orange filter, home dev in HC110 dilution B (1+31), home scanned.

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Canal bend. From a walk by a part of the Grand Union Canal we don't often visit.

#Pentax MX. Helios 44k 58mm f/2 lens, #IlfordFP4, orange filter, home dev in HC110 dilution B (1+31), home scanned.

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Lifting footbridge across a "cut" off the main canal.

#Pentax MX. Helios 44k 58mm f/2 lens, #IlfordFP4, orange filter, home dev in HC110 dilution B (1+31), home scanned.

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Picnic table.

#Pentax MX. Helios 44k 58mm f/2 lens, #IlfordFP4, orange filter, home dev in HC110 dilution B (1+31), home scanned.

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Hanging in there... almost dead tree.

#Pentax MX. Helios 44k 58mm f/2 lens, #IlfordFP4, orange filter, home dev in HC110 dilution B (1+31), home scanned.

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Memorial urn.

#Pentax MX. Helios 44k 58mm f/2 lens, #IlfordFP4, orange filter, home dev in HC110 dilution B (1+31), home scanned.

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Tulips.

#Pentax LX, SMC Pentax M 100mm f/4 semi-macro, #KodakPortra160, dev/scan by Filmdev.

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Bee on the Japonica.

#Pentax LX, SMC Pentax M 100mm f/4 semi-macro, #KodakPortra160, dev/scan by Filmdev.

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Snake's head fritillaries.

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Prunus (I think). Short of going out with a ladder looking up was the best I could manage this year! #BloomScrolling

#Pentax LX, SMC Pentax M 100mm f/4 semi-macro, #KodakPortra160, dev/scan by Filmdev.

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Two quick photos of thatching in progress. You can clearly see how the new thatch is layered on top of the old here. First could also work for #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday .

#Pentax LX, SMC Pentax M 100mm f/4 semi-macro, #KodakPortra160, dev/scan by Filmdev.

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Pieris. This particular specimen in our garden is over 10 feet tall, and a really nice shape. Mrs R thinks it's too big; I think it's just... magnificent!

#Pentax LX, SMC Pentax M 85mm f/2 [corrected], #KodakPortra160, dev/scan by Filmdev.

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Oxford street.

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-K 55mm f/1.8 lens, #IlfordFP4, yellow filter, home dev in HC110 dilution B (1+31), home scanned.

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Rotating rail bridge; no longer used, this used to cross the canal [EDIT: in Oxford], and would be swung one way to allow canal traffic and then back to allow trains to cross!.

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-K 55mm f/1.8 lens, #IlfordFP4, yellow filter, home dev in HC110 dilution B (1+31), home scanned.

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Footbridge, by the junction of Sheepwash Cut and the Thames, Oxford.

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Canal bikes.

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Window with people. I saw the fellow on the right with his stick, and was framing up the phto when the person on the left came round the corner. The building at then end is either a church or a college. #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday

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College entry.

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The keep, Kenilworth Castle. Taken with an Olympus Stylus (mju) we (re-) found in a drawer, along with a Mamiya U. This is a test film for both. It works...

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That halo is much more visible in the small version, and I'm not sure what caused it. There is some evidence of bromide drag in some frames, but I don't think that's what this is. No sharpening except for 50 points of clarity to overcome softness from scanning.

Leicester's building, Kenilworth Castle. This was built specifically for one of Queen Elizabeth's visits, and extended for her last and longest visit, 450 years ago this month.

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Leicester's garden, Kenilworth Castle. A re-imagining of the garden built for Elizabeth. Bromide drag really strong in this one.

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Gatehouse, converted to a private house when the castle was "slighted" after the Civil War. This with the #MamiyaU whose lens is clearly quite a different proposition from the Olympus!

#Kentmere100, HC-110 dilution B

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Oxford Castle and Prison. Now part of a fancy hotel!

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-K 55mm f/1.8 lens, #IlfordFP4, yellow filter, home dev in HC110 dilution B (1+31), home scanned.

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#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday

Leicester's garden, Kenilworth Castle, again.

#MamiyaU, #Kentmere100, HC-110 dilution B.

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The promise of this thread is, at least one from each roll of film. On this roll, we have #Sydney in 2000 in the #MamiyaU, and after reloading the unfinished roll, the local High Street in 2025, in my #PentaxME.

#KodakGold200, EI 200 in the Mamiya, EI 12 in the #Pentax, dev by Filmdev.

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Back to Oxford, the Gloucester Green market.

#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordFP4, home dev in HC110 dilution B (1+31), home scanned.

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"Bridge of Sighs", Oxford.

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Path by the giant conifer (possibly Wellingtonia?) at Leek Wooton.

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Robin Trower - Bridge of Sighs - 02 - Bridge Of Sighs

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@carusb wow, throw some elongated lettering of a single word and it's a classic movie poster. Absolutely love it!
@shom Thanks Shom, it's amazing what a difference the x-pro made to those colours!
@carusb the person coming into the frame balances it very nicely, a happy accident. Love the shadow to light transition and you did an excellent job of exposing it, lovely shot!
@shom Thanks Shom. Shame I didn't leave a little more room at the top, I did have the crown of that roof, but lost it while straightening!
@carusb I love this!
@tapasinthesun Thanks Rom, the conditions were just right!
@carusb It's enough to make anyone a thatcher supporter! 😄
@mrundkvist Eeeek! What have I done! Oh noes, must take it down... Oh, I see ;-)