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Martin Ley aka EmDashMan

@emdashman.bsky.social

Analogue and digital photography imposter. When not making images, I play guitar, listen to music, or watch arthouse movies. The GP logo is from my soon-to-be real photography web site, GravuraPhoto.net

85 Followers  |  20 Following  |  475 Posts  |  Joined: 11.09.2023  |  1.9222

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How fab is that?!

15.10.2025 11:24 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking at doing the same with FB. I deleted my Insta account a while back. FB is 75% ads now.

15.10.2025 10:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looking forward to having a play with a lensbaby, courtesy of the wonderful @stigofthedump.bsky.social #BelieveInFilm

15.10.2025 10:58 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Red shoe

11.10.2025 19:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Off to the smoke with the P17 for some half-frame fun and the Lee Miller exhibition 😎
#believeinfilm #halfframe #doublexx #blackandwhitephotography

11.10.2025 09:47 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That is a thing of rare beauty😎

11.10.2025 09:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Awesome. I’ll have to come over sometime. Now joined the ranks of the semi-retired πŸ˜‚

09.10.2025 13:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Not been out with my Dynax 800si for a while. Got waylaid by the Pentax 17. Maybe I’ll treat it to a trip to the smoke this weekend, although I do prefer travelling light there…

08.10.2025 11:15 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Off to that London this Saturday (11th) to visit the Lee Miller exhibition. Any other photo friends gonna be in town?
#believeinfilm
#LeeMiller
#TateBritain

07.10.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That would be cool. I did look on eBay, but I think I’m at the stage where I don’t really need to buy any more gear πŸ˜‚

07.10.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Looks fab. Fancy trying one myself!

07.10.2025 02:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Love it!!

06.10.2025 19:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Smooth operator πŸ˜‰

04.10.2025 11:40 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Need to pick some sloes soon 😎

Made blackberry whisky this year - a first for me. It’s yummy πŸ‘

02.10.2025 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Serendipity 😎

02.10.2025 17:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thumbnails of Crete. I originally tried scanning myself, but sent the negs back to Analogue Wonderland and got them to do it. Awesome job 😎
#HalfFrame #pentax17 #KodakProImage #BelieveInFilm

02.10.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I love the way this one messes with your head 😎

30.09.2025 17:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Just noticed my iPhone kindly removed the β€œem”from my previous post πŸ™„

30.09.2025 17:09 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I get a green shield stamp every time someone uses an dash correctly. I have calculated that my retirement date falls after the heat death of the universe.

29.09.2025 22:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I have achieved camera nerd-dome. Was watching a bad Italian horror film last night. There was a closeup of someone using a Nikon F3 to shoot rapid exposures β€” except they were pressing the depth of field preview button instead of the shutter release πŸ˜‚
#BelieveInFilm

29.09.2025 22:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Well, emdashman is me; my company name is Em-Dash Publications β€” note the ordinary dash, as an actual em dash would have looked odd β€” but fesshole is another user.

29.09.2025 22:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A half-frame diptych with two mono shots of a beach promenade at Rethymno, Crete. Each image has foreground interest with the beach and sea in the background.

A half-frame diptych with two mono shots of a beach promenade at Rethymno, Crete. Each image has foreground interest with the beach and sea in the background.

A #HalfFrame #diptych taken on my #Pentax17 at Rethymno, Crete.
#BelieveInFilm

28.09.2025 07:32 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Padlocked gates. The vertical frame and square wire panels are juxtaposed by the angled shadows behind that act as a sundial.

Padlocked gates. The vertical frame and square wire panels are juxtaposed by the angled shadows behind that act as a sundial.

Timelock 08:36
#iphone

28.09.2025 04:21 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

With three cool lenses (28mm f2.8, 35-105mm f2.8, & 60mm f2.8 macro), and the MD4 motor drive.

25.09.2025 15:57 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Bingo!!!

25.09.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I wish πŸ˜‚

Turns out the frame counter is kaput, so the mystery item has gone back to its current owner for investigation.

25.09.2025 15:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
A carry bag containing a film camera and a couple of lenses. The bag is closed, so you have to guess the contents πŸ˜‚

A carry bag containing a film camera and a couple of lenses. The bag is closed, so you have to guess the contents πŸ˜‚

OK #BelieveInFilm friends, who’s in here?! First person to guess correctly wins the internet πŸ˜‚

I’ll post a pic of the contents later. Just picked it up from a local ex pro tog friend who never recovered from going digital. Bit of a classic, which I’m trying before buying…

25.09.2025 11:10 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Should have been 😎 not πŸ˜‚

23.09.2025 10:04 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Raised or razed? Cool pic πŸ˜‚

23.09.2025 09:02 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Niiiiice 😎

21.09.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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