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A walk in Pyynikki, Tampere today

Cityscape with a tall observation tower near a waterfront, surrounded by trees, residential buildings with red roofs, and an amusement park visible in the distance.

Made it to the city of Tampere

Kodak Gold film and Hasselblad camera

#finland
#filmphotography

We are in Finland! Original designs of Iittala vase by Alvar Aalto and the wooden shapes used for glassmaking.

Sunlit forest scene with tall pine trees, scattered undergrowth, and patches of young plants with green and orange leaves growing on a mossy forest floor.

Just one more from Estonia Setomaa before taking our journey further north

Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera

#estonia
#filmphotography

Pine tree forest hike today
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A small wooden cabin partly hidden among tall green trees, reflected in the calm surface of a lake on a clear day.

Sauna on a lake

Kodak Portra film and Hasselblad camera

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#filmphotography

Golden tops of Setomaa forest today

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There are special street fridges in Tartu where you can leave too good to go food for someone who might need it today

A narrow dirt path leading through a dense pine forest, with tall straight trees on both sides and a green mossy ground.

Setomaa forest roads

Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera

#estonia
#filmphotography

Illegal to carry in the UK, requires a special permit in Finland, but free to buy in Estonia - at least for the purposes of a possible bear repellent. Although the seller in the hunting shop said “it’s not going to help against a bear, but better than nothing”

Let’s shoot some moss on medium format macro

Estonian Birch Trees

Kodak Portra film and Hasselblad camera

#estonia
#filmphotography

Happy to report that on another visit to Typa the typography centre in Tartu, Ruby the Cat graced us with unplanned appearance

When in Estonia you never have just one curd snack, you go for the whole box

Estonian Pine Forest

Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera

#estonia
#filmphotography

If you are ever struggling to find me a birthday present, there’s always this Criterion boxset

This particular region of Estonia we are visiting has one of the inconspicuously looking roads venturing into Russian territory, and the biggest danger while foraging here is (apart from the bears) finding yourself accidentally crossing the international border

In Tallinn they have next level IMAX

Haha thanks!

A wicker basket partially filled with freshly foraged chanterelle mushrooms, resting on a mossy forest floor dappled with sunlight.

Back in Estonia Setomaa for a week of forests and chanterelles

Kodak Portra film and Hasselblad camera

#estonia
#filmphotography
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Oooh nice! There are still some working machines here and there, that would melt and cast new slugs, but I still haven’t seen a live demo

The original Linotype machine is of course the pinnacle of human engineering

Black and white photograph of a crumbling stone wall in a natural setting, partly obscured by drooping tree branches covered in small cones.

Crumbling walls

Ilford HP5 film and Hasselblad camera

#scotland
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Babylon 5 Books is Closing Forever Last chance ever to order B5 Books. Worldwide flat rate shipping for unlimited books is $45; USA is $9. We now offer ebooks and hardcovers.

PART ONE

Twenty years ago, publishing entrepreneur Jaclyn Easton came to me with a risky but innovative idea: b5books.com, a publishing entity built around one show, Babylon 5, its participants and fans. This wouldn’t be what was usually done, aftermarket making-of books --

I love the orange too but it got me thinking that I’ve seen it somewhere before

The new orange iPhone looks a lot like the orange Nokia N8 back in those days

Birks of Aberfeldy

Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera

#scotland
#filmphotography

And how’s your morning is going? It’s been stormy in Glasgow last night.

Coronation Tram in Glasgow West End

Glasgow council be like "hey, you should get a refund on your council tax, all you need is to go to our webpage and fill in a simple form"

Simple form: error