Michael Ventura Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 13 hours ago, Ed Rooney said: https://edostrange.blogspot.com/2020/03/why-liverpool.html Really enjoying your blog Edo, well written and concise, not to mention, nicely illustrated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Thank you, Michael. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 Here we go again, people: https://edostrange.blogspot.com/2020/03/shangri-la.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted March 22, 2020 Author Share Posted March 22, 2020 Hopefully, this is virus free. https://edostrange.blogspot.com/2020/03/finding-pictures.html 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meanderingemu Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 45 minutes ago, Ed Rooney said: Hopefully, this is virus free. https://edostrange.blogspot.com/2020/03/finding-pictures.html great read. thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Standfast Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 3 minutes ago, meanderingemu said: great read. thank you +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cecile Marion Posted March 22, 2020 Share Posted March 22, 2020 An enjoyable read, Edo, and I really like your timeless photo of the workers pouring bronze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 Is it really spring? https://edostrange.blogspot.com/2020/03/planning-pictures.html 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin P Wilson Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 19 minutes ago, Ed Rooney said: Is it really spring? https://edostrange.blogspot.com/2020/03/planning-pictures.html Loved the picture, reminded me of the Kertesz photograph (of Washington Park?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 32 minutes ago, Ed Rooney said: Is it really spring? https://edostrange.blogspot.com/2020/03/planning-pictures.html You mention that you consider yourself lucky that you lost your home in NYC. I consider you to be very lucky not to have stayed in Spain. Allan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 (edited) Yeah, Allan, but wherever we are we are just a step or two ahead of this virus. What I said was: "Should I now consider myself lucky to have lost my home in New York City, where the coronavirus is out of control? Lucky today maybe. But this crisis shifts and changes every day. Today's New York could be tomorrow's Liverpool." Thanks, Martin. Edited March 29, 2020 by Ed Rooney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted March 30, 2020 Share Posted March 30, 2020 Looking forward to reading your views on portrait photography Ed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Here you are, Bryan. https://edostrange.blogspot.com/2020/04/people-pictures.html 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Morrison Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 Thought this might be of interest, Ed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 47 minutes ago, John Morrison said: Thought this might be of interest, Ed... Thanks, John. I bookmarked it for a better time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted April 10, 2020 Share Posted April 10, 2020 1 hour ago, John Morrison said: Thought this might be of interest, Ed... Ah, The good old days.😀 Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted April 12, 2020 Author Share Posted April 12, 2020 Another week, another blog. https://edostrange.blogspot.com/2020/04/sometimes-its-little-things.html 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Walker Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 15 minutes ago, Ed Rooney said: Another week, another blog. https://edostrange.blogspot.com/2020/04/sometimes-its-little-things.html Another great blog Edo 15 minutes ago, Ed Rooney said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gvallee Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 (edited) Great blog again Edo. I used to wear a small bell around my neck in my hippie days... And Pattes d'Elef (flares) of course... Edited April 12, 2020 by gvallee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 On 05/04/2020 at 09:42, Ed Rooney said: Here you are, Bryan. https://edostrange.blogspot.com/2020/04/people-pictures.html Nice one Ed thanks. Took a portrait photo of the grandkids when they were last here, not the same using digital..... I was an Ilford user, FP3 and then 4, various grades of HP, occasonal PanF etc. Used ID11, and Microphen at several different dilutions. I never lost the thrill of seeing the developed film come out of the reel. Slightly tempted to load up the Bronica and have another go! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Rooney Posted April 13, 2020 Author Share Posted April 13, 2020 I too preferred Ilford FP3 and 4 to Plus-X. But Tri-X was my signature look for general shooting. Acufine was so much better than Kodak’s developers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dyn Llun Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Still using Ilford HP5 for almost everything. 35mm in my film Leicas, 120 in my Rollei and 10" x 8" with my, well, 10" x 8" camera. Sales of my silver / gelatin and platinum prints are v healthy and preferred by discerning print collectors to inkjet. (They also sell for much more). I sell both prints from my 'archive' of older work and new work being made currently. Keeping me busy in these strange times. I can escape into the darkroom for periods and pretend, for a while at least, that what's happening outside, isn't. I suppose it's also the ultimate in self-isolation. Although I have my beer to keep me company. Not too much or I won't be able to focus the enlarger. Pete Davis https://www.pete-davis-photography.com http://peteslandscape.blogspot.com/ https://www.instagram.com/petedavisphoto/ 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Bryan said: I was an Ilford user, FP3 and then 4, various grades of HP, Another Ilford user too and same experiences as Bryan. I also got the same experience watching the image developing on the print and readying to pull it if necessary. I used to buy 35mm Ilford film in bulk rolls and reload my own cassettes too. Re-using the empty Ilford cassettes till they wore out, then I bought the re-usable empty ones. Allan Hey! This is making me all nostalgic and thinking I may go that route again when I finally get moved and find some reasonably priced film equipment. I even know someone who has a quality enlarger (was her husbands) who might like to let me have it at a reasonable price. ITMA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb photos Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 42 minutes ago, Allan Bell said: Another Ilford user too and same experiences as Bryan. I also got the same experience watching the image developing on the print and readying to pull it if necessary. Same here. Around 54 years ago (was 14 then) I can still remember developing and printing my first film, like riding a bike, something you never forget. With the switch to digital photographers used to say they were glad they didn't have to put up with the smell of fixer, but I actually miss the distinctive smell. Later when using my Beseler enlarger to produce large 24" x 24" B&W prints (negs shot on a Mamiya TLR I still have) that were too big for my trays, I used to use a large colour drum, and roll it. Not until it was removed for washing in the bath were you sure if the earlier test strips were an accurate guide to exposure. Never did process colour, I preferred the tonality of B&W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allan Bell Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 11 minutes ago, sb photos said: Never did process colour, I did venture into Cibachrome, latterly Ilfochrome when Ciba withdrew the rights to use their name, printing from trannys. But did not go far with it preferring B&W myself eventually moving to the Multigrade system. It was strange that Ciba withdrew the rights for Ilford to use their name as they eventually became the owners of Ilford. Allan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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