Byronic

Hi Jon, thank you for offering but there's really no need. I look forward to Volume 2, but suggest maybe using different packaging :)

*Valleys

Received my copy of @jonpountney1.bsky.social Valley today. I really admire Jon's photography, but I was disappointed with the book itself. The cover arrived creased, and it feels more like a magazine than a proper book. It’s a shame, I think the work deserves a better presentation.

Hi Robert, I'm hoping you made a video of it. I think for many of us the thought of dismantling (and not breaking) any lens is akin to dark magic :)

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Have you tried startpage.com ? I've used them for a few years now and am happy with their results 👍

More bargains! Went to Builth Wells Antique Fair today. These two were a fiver each because, "People don't use cameras any more…" Konica C35 (a Rangefinder), Olympus Trip 35.

#vintagecameras #photography

I should check to see if it has a health warning on the box these days. 🙂

Photo of Maesteg RFC Team - 1952-53

#rugby #wru #maesteg #wales Please share if anyone is in contact with with Maesteg RFC. Thanks

Agfa Optima and Arette IB vintage cameras sitting on a wooden table with an orange wall behind

Bought these for a fiver each in Resolven Market today. They appear to working so will put a couple of rolls through. Agfa Optima and Arette IB

#vintagecameras

Figure I'll repost the video link once with one of my favourite images of the bunch. Doesn't he look happy to be at the beach?

#filmphotography #analogphotography #shittycamerachallenge #starwars #believeinfilm

A black and white photo of a Peony

Another Peony

#photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #fujifilm #flowers

Picture Post exhibition, Cardiff

Had a visit to Cardiff Museum to see the Picture Post exhibition. Well worth a trip and entry is free.

Black and white photo of a peony

Peony

#photography #blackandwhite #monochrome #fujifilm

BW photo of a flower

BW photo of a flower

Results from a couple of home scans of yesterday'd film.
#photography #monochrome #120film

Paterson film tank with film washing under a tap

A strip of negatives

Chemicals for developing film at home

Developing film at home again after 40 years. That stop-bath smell hasn't changed.

"A tinder 6ft…" made me laugh :)

This Be The Verse They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you. But they were fucked up in their turn By fools in old-style hats and coats, Who half the time were soppy-stern And half at one another's throats. Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, And don't have any kids yourself.

Philip Larkin

My vote goes to the softer DTM profile :)

46 years ago today
Gangsters is the first single by the Special A.K.A. (The Specials), released on this day in 1979 as a double A-side along with 'The Selecter' by label mates The Selecter

#punkrock #ska #skalegends #skabands #2tone #thespecials #theselecter #history #skahistory

Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.

A packed director's box at Wrexham football ground. The majority of the people, including Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney have their hands high in the air in celebration. At the front of the box is Archie White who has turned towards Ryan and Rob. He is wearing a black beanie hat and a red Wrexham football shirt with White written on the back. His mother is seated beside him and looks on in shock and wonder.

Could this be the best promotion day photo? #askwm

Yes it shows Ryan, Rob etc. but it also shows little Archie White, a cancer patient who is now well enough to watch the match. And apparently his visit to the training ground a couple of days before the game gave the team a sense of perspective. ❤️

Black and white photo of black bin bags, torn and caught in a hedge. They resemble witches.

Porthgain Witches

#wales #photography

What a great video - I'd heard of DxO but didn't realise what it actually did, I thought it was more akin to Lightoom or Capture One. I've just downloaded the trial and am surprised by the improvements to some of my X-Pro3 raw files. Thank you :)

🤞

YouTube video by Culture Vulture Rises Forgotten Images of Valley Life (BBC)

You can watch it here… m.youtube.com/watch?v=siWH...

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HTML5 changed the content model of <a> to allow "flow content", which includes block elements.

I've never met another BlueSkyer in the wild either 🙂I'm really enjoying all that you're creating. What I've watched so far (and I'll be watching more) on your YT channel has been excellent. Your calm, self-deprecating delivery is very refreshing. My wife thinks you would be a wonderfully narrator!

@robertmay.photography Hi Robert, lovely to chat today, thanks for the pointers re: scanning etc. Some stunning photos on your website, I'm going back to look at more :)

@nptcouncil.bsky.social please start duplicating your X posts here for those of us not using that platform. Thanks 👍