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Tay Bridge, Dundee.

Pic: Mathew Schwartz

I’ve got these two

Close-up of soft pink heather flowers in bloom, with delicate clusters of tiny blossoms and green stems. A dried fern frond, pale brown and lacy, curves across the foreground, creating a gentle, dreamy blur.

Last blooms of heather

Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera

#scotland
#filmphotography

Oooh they are bringing The Shining to our local IMAX

Shout out to Rhodia notebooks - despite 80g paper density they are somehow amazing for use with fountain pen, no bleeding through, no feathering, and for the tiniest fraction of a price of a Leichturm

I see the rain is suppose to briefly stop next Tuesday

A small red mushroom with white speckles (a fly agaric) growing among pine needles and forest debris on the woodland floor.

Amanita shroom

Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera

#scotland
#filmphotography

Monday coffee

Hay-on-Wye - the city of book shops and fountain pen

A young, slender conifer tree with sparse, golden-lit branches stands against a dark forest background. The sunlight illuminates the fine needles, creating a delicate, almost shimmering pattern of horizontal layers along the trunk.

Golden needles

Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera

#scotland
#filmphotography

A close-up of a tree branch covered in small red berries, set against a blurred mountainside with muted purples, browns, and greens. The sky is pale, creating a soft contrast with the dark, intricate branches in the foreground.

Hawthorns of Northern Wales

Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera

#wales
#filmphotography

Happy Independence Day Finland! Let your saunas be always hot and ice holes cold.

Chess thinks I’m smart but in reality I didn’t even realise black queen could have that knight for free

The new Netflix series Talamasca is based in London and NYC, however London looked somewhat fake, though definitely England, and only when they showed the protagonist going past Alan Turing monument I was like hey this was Manchester after all! I bet New York scenes are also shot in Manchester.

North Wales this week

I am fucking devastated. This one hurts.

RIP to THE Shang Tsung, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa.

1950 - 2025

A small white cottage and an old stone outbuilding sit beside a still lakeshore, surrounded by rocky hills and sparse trees. The calm water reflects the buildings and the rugged mountainside almost perfectly, creating a symmetrical mirrored scene. Golden grasses line the foreground under soft natural light.

Llyn Cwmorthin

Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera

#wales
#filmphotography

North Wales this week

A black-and-white photograph of a rugged mountain landscape with a steep slope covered in layered slate fragments. A narrow dirt path winds through the valley on the left, with a small puddle reflecting light. Distant hills rise in the background under an overcast sky, giving the scene a quiet, remote atmosphere.

Snowdonia slate mines

Ilford HP5+ film and Hasselblad camera

@ilfordphoto.com

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#filmphotography
#fridayfavourites

They’ve had some Eurofighters flying there too, and wow they are loud

Just an F-15 routinely flying around North Wales hills

Not getting my Spotify year recap since most of my music listening was from spinning black discs offline. Actually quite proud I’ve figured my work place record playing setup. More LP spinning next year!

North Wales this week

A white lighthouse stands on a rocky headland surrounded by the sea, connected to the mainland by a long curved walkway. Waves crash gently against the cliffs, and the sky above is a mix of blue and soft clouds.

Llandudno Lighthouse

Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera

#wales
#filmphotography

North Wales this week

Wales the country is amazing, but there are still couple of issues:

1. Almost all land is private and often while hiking you should prepare your credit card and squeeze through turntables in the middle of forest
2. Tea water is equally disgusting as in England

A black-and-white photograph of a ruined dry-stone building in a rugged, mountainous landscape. The tall, jagged remains of a stacked-slate wall stand in the foreground, with scattered broken stones lying around its base. Additional crumbling walls extend into the distance, and mist clings to the hills under a bright, overcast sky.

Slate mines of Snowdonia

Ilford HP5 film and Hasselblad camera

#wales
#filmphotography

Trwyn Du Lighthouse and Puffin Island

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This is going to be my new favourite poster of rail travel to Scotland

Welcome to North Wales, the mythical land of rainbows and dragons