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@philstrachan.bsky.social

Hobby film photographer in Scotland.

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I'm doing fine thanks NH 🙂 Thank you for the repost as well 😁👍

01.03.2026 14:07 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks Peter, I scanned the negatives with my Plustek 8300i. The lens was probably at f3.5 or thereabouts and shutter speeds 1/60s or 1/125s. It was a wild week of rain and wind 😁

01.03.2026 12:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Sounds like a way more interesting life than many people lead! You should be proud that you have done so many different things 👍

01.03.2026 12:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Black and white photo, three people walking towards the camera, light is reflecting off the wet paving slabs and cobbles. In the background old street-side shops and a church spire.

Black and white photo, three people walking towards the camera, light is reflecting off the wet paving slabs and cobbles. In the background old street-side shops and a church spire.

Black and white photo. One person walking away from the camera, vans and a car parked at the side of a street. Light is reflecting off the wet paving slabs and cobbles.

Black and white photo. One person walking away from the camera, vans and a car parked at the side of a street. Light is reflecting off the wet paving slabs and cobbles.

Black and white photo looking down an old side street towards the harbour area, the Stromness lifeboat can be seen in the distance. There are a bench, flowerpots and a wheelie bin at the left side of the photo.

Black and white photo looking down an old side street towards the harbour area, the Stromness lifeboat can be seen in the distance. There are a bench, flowerpots and a wheelie bin at the left side of the photo.

Black and white photo, two people walking towards the camera. Cars are parked at the sides of the street, light is reflecting off the wet paving slabs and cobbles.

Black and white photo, two people walking towards the camera. Cars are parked at the sides of the street, light is reflecting off the wet paving slabs and cobbles.

Rainy day in Stromness (Part 1)

Camera: Pentax K2 + SMC Pentax M f1,2
Film: Ilford HP5+
Dev: Ilfosol 3, 1+9, 6min30 @ 20C

(Photos will probably need a click to open full size.)

#believeinfilm
#filmphotography

01.03.2026 12:21 — 👍 32    🔁 1    💬 2    📌 0

Thank you for the repost @kawabezmleka.bsky.social
👋🙂

01.03.2026 05:47 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Happy Birthday! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🍰🎊🎊🍰🍨

01.03.2026 00:09 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Happy Birthday! 🎉🎉🎉🍨🍨🍨🍧🍧🍧🍰🍰🍰🎂🎂🎂

28.02.2026 20:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

All part of the adventure 👍 Have fun! 🙂

26.02.2026 22:49 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
United Kingdom: Bonnie Tyler 'Believe in Me' - Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - BBC
YouTube video by BBC United Kingdom: Bonnie Tyler 'Believe in Me' - Eurovision Song Contest 2013 - BBC

Bonnie Tyler

... for no particular reason...

youtu.be/cqXk_FRw62Q?...

25.02.2026 21:48 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Lovely! 😎

25.02.2026 19:49 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Edit please

25.02.2026 19:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Always believe in your soul
You've got the power to know
You're indestructible

... Someone was gonna do it and it might as well be me....
😉

24.02.2026 22:46 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Looking forward to the Winter Paralympics and hoping it gets good TV coverage. I've only been watching the Winter Olympics and I've pretty much managed to avoid news programmes this past three weeks, it's been great!

22.02.2026 20:01 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Love this photo!

22.02.2026 19:43 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Nah, 4 stroke, 4 cylinder. They are solid enough. They won in a few rallys back in the day.

21.02.2026 22:21 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Volvo PV544

21.02.2026 21:43 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you for the repost @dawndenise.bsky.social
👋🙂

19.02.2026 13:34 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

My Oncologist Professor Petty might be on STV News tonight. One of his other patients is trialling a new treatment for gastro-esophageal cancer. A clever person and an amazing team working with him.

19.02.2026 10:40 — 👍 10    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Photograph of a street advertisement for a shop selling high quality locally made gifts and jewellery. In the background are a wet pavement and out-of-focus shop front.

Photograph of a street advertisement for a shop selling high quality locally made gifts and jewellery. In the background are a wet pavement and out-of-focus shop front.

Aurora, Kirkwall

Camera: Pentax K2 + SMC Pentax M 50mm f1,2
Film: Ilford HP5+
Dev: Ilfosol 3, 1+9, 6min30 @ 20C

#believeinfilm
#filmphotography

19.02.2026 08:16 — 👍 40    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 0

We are no more than bits of paper blown on the cold wind.

19.02.2026 03:17 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Hope you get over that quickly!

18.02.2026 22:40 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks Luis @luiscordoba.bsky.social and the same for yourself 👋

16.02.2026 22:40 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks Steve, appreciated. It was a challenging day to be out trying to make photos. I was getting blown around a lot, the shot looking out through the entrance was made while trying to get some shelter from the elements.

16.02.2026 21:24 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Black and white photo of the remaining exposed stonework of a Broch and surrounding village at Gurness, Orkney.

Black and white photo of the remaining exposed stonework of a Broch and surrounding village at Gurness, Orkney.

Black and white photo looking towards the entrance to the remains of a Broch at Gurness, Orkney. Light is reflecting off the wet paving stones on the ground.

Black and white photo looking towards the entrance to the remains of a Broch at Gurness, Orkney. Light is reflecting off the wet paving stones on the ground.

Black and white photo looking out through the entrance of the Broch at Gurness. Light reflects off the surface of the wet stones on the ground.

Black and white photo looking out through the entrance of the Broch at Gurness. Light reflects off the surface of the wet stones on the ground.

The Broch at Gurness.

Camera: Pentax K2 + Takumar A 28mm f2,8
Film: Ilford HP5+
Dev: Ilfosol 3, 1+9, 6min30 @ 20C

Photos will need a wee click to open full size.

#believeinfilm
#filmphotography

16.02.2026 20:53 — 👍 39    🔁 0    💬 3    📌 0

Ana and Luke train in Dundee 🙂 👍 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

16.02.2026 20:30 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you for the repost @dawndenise.bsky.social
👋🙂

16.02.2026 17:55 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
A black and white photo of a small postbox on a post in front of a drystone wall.

A black and white photo of a small postbox on a post in front of a drystone wall.

Postbox, Tingwall.

Camera: Pentax K2 + Takumar A 28mm f2,8
Film: Ilford HP5+
Dev: Ilfosol 3, 1+9, 6min30 @ 20C

#believeinfilm
#filmphotography

16.02.2026 17:29 — 👍 40    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

Thank you for the repost @crumplings.bsky.social
👋 🙂

16.02.2026 12:33 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Thank you for the reposts @hexhead.bsky.social 🙂👍

16.02.2026 05:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
Black and white photo of a small RoRo ferry berthed in a small harbour.

Black and white photo of a small RoRo ferry berthed in a small harbour.

MV Eynhallow berthed at Tingwall harbour.

Same camera, film and developing details as above.

15.02.2026 19:23 — 👍 22    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0