ChrisRHolyrood Park: the path to Arthur's Seat. Worth remembering this is a pocket camera, this film was in camera for 5 months.
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Holyrood Park 2, St Margaret's Loch. This path continues the one on the left in yesterday's photo. For those interested, the Easter Road stadium of Hibernian football club (Hibs) is visible on the left! #FootpathFriday
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Holyrood Park 3, path through the trees.
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Portobello beach.
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Circus Lane 1. A mews street, built for chauffeurs and staff of the big houses of Royal Circus. It's also one of the most photogenic streets in Edinburgh.
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Grand Union Canal 6. Once again back near the entrance to Shrewley tunnel with the walking group. The value of a pocket camera! #TowpathTuesday
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Circus Lane 2. The tower is part of a church now turned into a theatre and events venue, St Stephens.
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Hidden house. I often drive past this house, hidden behind its white wall, and it's always seemed fascinating and mysterious. It's very tricky to get a satisfying photo though. This seems about the closest so far.
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
For #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday a photo from the dim, distant past: the dome of the Rila Monastery in Bulgaria, taken in March 1970 using my #Werra 1 camera and #ORWO NP20 film.[EDIT: I'd forgotten how starkly black and white this place was!] I was working in Sofia and we were on our way to Thessaloniki for an Easter break. This and many other early negatives were severely neglected for the ensuing 30 years or so!
Glade in Bubbenhall woods.
#Olympusmju2, Kodak ColorPlus 200, dev/scan by Filmdev.
Ryton Pools 1.
#Pentax LX, SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 lens, yellow filter, EDIT Acros 100 (1) expired 2019 at EI 100, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Ryton Pools 2.
#Pentax LX, SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 lens, yellow filter, Fuji #Acros100 (1) expired 2019 at EI 100, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Inter-twined trunks.
#Pentax LX, SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 lens, yellow filter, Fuji #Acros100 (1) expired 2019 at EI 100, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Ride-on railway, in Ryton Pools Country Park.
#Pentax LX, SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 lens, yellow filter, Fuji #Acros100 (1) expired 2019 at EI 100, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
The dancer. This little twig with its remaining leaves reminded me of the ice dancers we're seeing on our screens.
#Pentax LX, SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 lens, yellow filter, Fuji #Acros100 (1) expired 2019 at EI 100, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Dying oak.
#Pentax LX, SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 lens, yellow filter, Fuji #Acros100 (1) expired 2019 at EI 100, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Hedgerow trees. The dying oak posted Saturday is also visible.
#Pentax LX, SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 lens, yellow filter, Fuji #Acros100 (1) expired 2019 at EI 100, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Crossed lines. This year's and last year's crop lines point to, and past, a lone tree.
#Pentax LX, SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 lens, yellow filter, Fuji #Acros100 (1) expired 2019 at EI 100, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Castle pool. A short-lived pool after flooding reflects trees and castle buildings,
#Pentax LX, SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/1.4 lens, yellow filter, Fuji #Acros100 (1) expired 2019 at EI 100, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Castle pool, icy version. A sharp frost has frozen the short-lived pool that turns up here after flooding.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, Agent Shadow film, believed to be Kentmere 400, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Windows in the Castle Keep.
#Pentax LX, Agfa Vista 400 (AKA Fuji Superia XTRA).
#BelieveInFilm
#FilmPhotography
#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday
Ponies and alpacas feeding.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, Agent Shadow film, believed to be Kentmere 400, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
The Millennium trail.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, Agent Shadow film, believed to be Kentmere 400, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL). #MonochromeMonday
Four poplars.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, Agent Shadow film, believed to be Kentmere 400, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Dog walkers after flooding rain.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, Agent Shadow film, believed to be Kentmere 400, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Binley woods path.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, Agent Shadow film, believed to be Kentmere 400, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Stratford on Avon public Library. #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, red filter, Street Candy ATM 400 film at EI 250, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Pigeons at Coombe Abbey.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, Agent Shadow film, believed to be Kentmere 400, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Twisted trunks.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, Agent Shadow film, believed to be Kentmere 400, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Radial trunks round a cypress tree.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, Agent Shadow film, believed to be Kentmere 400, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Tree shadows.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, Agent Shadow film, believed to be Kentmere 400, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Soft rose.
This is part of the first of two rolls of #StreetCandyATM400 I ended up with as part of a large film purchase. No idea what to expect, except not much! Think I got a bit more than that. Generally lots of grain, poor definition. I used EI 250, and just for weirds added a red filter.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 35mm f/2 lens, devved by The Darkroom UK in #XTOL, home scanned.
Bancroft Basin this way.
#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, red filter, #Street CandyATM400 film at EI 250, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Ignoring Shakespeare. Henley Street in Stratford on Avon, with his birthplace right behind the bard.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, red filter, #StreetCandyATM400 film at EI 250, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Cottage after rain. (Missed yesterday; too much going on!)
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, red filter, #StreetCandyATM400 film at EI 250, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Virgins and Castle sign. It's a pub in the nearby High Street, claims Shakespeare might have drunk there!
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, red filter, #StreetCandyATM400 film at EI 250, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Misty evening. (Hand held, though propped against a tree or a post, at around 1/8 second, IIRC.)
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, #StreetCandyATM400 film at EI 250, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Cottage windows reflect the sun. #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-M 35mm f/2 lens, #StreetCandyATM400 film at EI 250, lab devved by The Darkroom UK (in XTOL).
Hollis Lane after rain. I rarely use my 24 mm lens, but I really enjoyed it this time. And we've jumped into 2026 at last, fast forward to March!
Zine permission granted. #MonochromeMarch
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-A 24mm f/2.8 lens, #Kentmere200 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Two views of Abbey Lake reed beds.
Zine permission granted. #MonochromeMarch
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-A 24mm f/2.8 lens, #Kentmere200 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
The Castle, framed.
[Ooops]
#MonochromeMarch Zine permission granted.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-A 24mm f/2.8 lens, #Kentmere200 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Path in Crackley Woods.
#MonochromeMarch Zine permission granted.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-A 24mm f/2.8 lens, #Kentmere200 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Water Tower House. This started out as a windmill, then was converted to a water tower, then finally to a residential building with one room on each floor!
#MonochromeMarch Zine permission granted.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax-A 24mm f/2.8 lens, #Kentmere200 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Purlieu Cottage, beside the Castle Walls, for #WindowFriday #FensterFreitag #MonochromeMarch (Zine permission granted).
#Pentax MX, Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 17mm f/3.5 lens With the built-in Y2 filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Contre jour.
#MonochromeMarch (Zine permission granted).
#Pentax MX, Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 17mm f/3.5 lens With the built-in Y2 filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
The Common, a local wood (getting some more photos in before the end of #MonochromeMarch #ZineOK ).
#Pentax MX, Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 17mm f/3.5 lens With the built-in Y2 filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Broken?
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax (K) 55mm f/1.8 lens, orange filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
The Collegiate Church of St Mary's, Warwick, through an alley. Founded in 1123, partly destroyed in the Great Fire of Warwick in 1693 but rebuilt soon afterwards.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax (K) 55mm f/1.8 lens, orange filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Abbey Lake reed beds. The riven oak in the first should qualify for #ThickTrunkTuesday. Final day of #MonochromeMarch #ZineOK .
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax (K) 55mm f/1.8 lens, orange filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Last image for #MonochromeMarch #ZineOK . Family walking in the park.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax (K) 55mm f/1.8 lens, orange filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
So, after the Mono March excellence, back to the first film I finished this year. These photos were actually taken shortly before Christmas 2025, during one of our periodic floods, when the "ford was up". This is quite often entertainment for locals when vehicles get stuck. Flood starting, and a day or so later.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Flooded field behind the Castle, from the same weather event. Only about 200 metres from the last photos.
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Sixteenth century windows in a house built for the first Elizabeth. EDIT: #FensterFreitag #WindowFriday
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Castle open morning (Boxing Day 2025... December 26).
#Pentax MX, SMC Pentax M 35mm f/2 lens, yellow filter, #IlfordHP5 film, home devved in HC-110 dilution E.
Kaiser 
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@carusb That's a beautiful burl!
@kaiser_franz Burl, that's what it's called! Not really broken, then! The Sweet/Spanish chestnuts round here seem to have a lot of these burls, exposed as the bark exfoliates from the slowly dying trees.
Tom Northenscold@carusb Love that streaming light in the second photo.
@tomnorthfilm Yes! The image is a bit soft, but I had to include it. The very last remains of that light on the last frame of this roll in no 4.
@carusb Wasn't it HCB who said that sharpness is a bourgeois concept?
shom@carusb what an unique residence. Would love to see inside and see how many pieces of furniture are actually curved 😂
Great shot and story!
Great shot and story!
@shom Sold not so long ago... https://www.onthemarket.com/details/15028522/
@carusb That’s certainly one way to get your stair steps in for the day.
@tomnorthfilm Yes, not for the faint hearted! I sometimes wonder if we should down-size to a bungalow (single story house), but Mrs R says that stairs mean you keep your strength up. But I definitely wouldn't want that house.
@carusb She’s got a point there, but if you ever need a joint replacement it’s mighty nice having single level living.
Ewen Bell 📸@carusb What are those ruins in the background? They make for a fascinating photo.
@tomnorthfilm Thanks Tom. That's Kenilworth Castle again; it presents quite a different profile as you work round towards the west. Still in the same field as my more usual castle takes. (It's about 10 minutes' walk from home, which is why it appears s often!)
schoenswetter@carusb Wonderful!
@schoenswetter Thank you.
Ruben@carusb these are all beautiful, never should have sold my MX. (Reason a few years back: rising processing costs, not wanting to do dev at home anymore, environmental concerns. All still valid, but I do miss it..)
@ruben You are absolutely right on 2nd count! I have regretted almost every camera I've sold. (This is probably not true if I sat down and worked it out, but the only cameras that I can remember selling straight up, are cameras I regret selling!)
I think the environmental damage from film photography is probably pretty small. My 1 litre bottle of HC-110 lasted 6 years. In 10 years I've maybe bought 2 litres of Rapid Fixer. In those 10 years I've driven around 100,000 miles...
@carusb I can’t help but think of Castle Anthrax in Monty Python and the Holy Grail 😆
@kaiser_franz It does have a sort of camp film noir vibe about it, no?