Chris Routledge

This was a great evening of entertainment.

I think so.

Ilford/Harman are being really good about this. Will update when the conversation is finished.

It is.

Four young men with a union flag

Younger protesters from the anti-asylum hotel protest in Newcastle earlier today. They were happy to be photographed, although I had the impression that they were spoiling for trouble.

Had a "discussion" in the pub the other day with someone I wouldn't have thought was of that persuasion. Farage et al. are trying to convince their followers that left/right politics is an outdated model, because they are very right wing and they know it's unacceptable to most people.

I've been trying to understand how this was done 60-odd years ago. Made a concession with 400 ASA film (actually faster than it needed to be on the day), just because I needed to get something, but I get it now.

I only have myself to blame, but yes I did!

That black and white one is marvellous.

Yes that's very evident from what I've seen.

One problem the 17 would solve is the number of rolls of film piling up waiting to be developed. Exposed roll debt is real.

I'm using a Trip 35 a lot at the moment and I see the 17 as in that category.

Three black and white photos in a series of post ends (as part of a fence), with sun dried and wind blown grasses in the background.

Part of the England Coastal Path, a section about 7 miles from the northern part of the Wales Coast Path.
📷 Pentax 17
🎞️ Ilford Delta 100 - TMAX Developer
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These are great. I love this multiple connected pictures thing. I'm massively tempted by that Pentax but I'm also very happy to sit back and see what others are doing with it.

YouTube video by Bellboy Studio HAUNTED PAPER | Jeff Young | Dorothy

A film about my 'Haunted Paper' exhibition at Dorothy, Jamaica Street Liverpool. The film was made by Matt Bell at Bellboy Studio and the music is by Joe McKechnie. The exhibition is on until September 19th, Monday - Friday, 9pm to 5pm.

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Puzzles are there to be solved. I hope your specialist is curious.

As long as people are reading the books the children's world continues.

Thanks Sam. Not *ideal* gear for sports (maximum shutter speed of 1/125 for one thing), but I wanted to understand how it was done and why the old photos look the way they do. And it worked out ok!

I feel them still.

That's very wise of you. I think it would be better for everyone if we could dial down angry man on towpath to a Dutch commuter's glance of disappointment.

It does seem to be cultural. In places where riding a bike for transport is normalised this is not a thing. I've ridden a rented tandem incompetently through rush-hour Utrecht and was not shouted at (I deserved to be a couple of times).

Shared paths are not great, but cyclists won't run into you deliberately--falling off hurts. Just move decisively and predictably to the side closest to where you are and leave a gap. Some cyclists could be more considerate. I think many of them ride like they drive and rarely walk so don't get it.

I live on an "Access Only" mostly single-track lane much used by pedestrians, bicycles and (often illegitimately) cars. People press themselves into the brambles for cars and give a cheery wave, but scatter in panic at the approach of a bicycle. Few know which side of the road they should be on.

I use mine "wrong" as well, apparently. Maybe there's a course we can go on.

In the mean time, this is still on show at the Brynmor Jones Library at Hull University. Until the end of August.

Black and white picture of Cumberland and Westmoreland wrestlers in the outdoor ring in front of a crowd at Ambleside Sports 2025.

Further adventures in large format (4x5) sports photography. Wrestling at Ambleside Sports, 2025. There's an exhibition in Egremont this September: #filmphotography cumbriacrack.com/2025/06/28/n...

Daughter is 21 currently and it looks pretty good to me. Reconsidering my view that 32 is the peak.

Thanks for this. I will.

There is a third influential group: teachers. Back in (I think) 2010 there was a squeeze on places and we had an influx of Southern private school entrants who had been told by their teachers to apply for Oxbridge, London and Exeter in that order. Hadn't even considered Liverpool until Clearing.

This was a perfectly ordinary state village primary school btw.