Camera Talk

Bennybee wrote: ↑

Sat Aug 19, 2023 11:38 am

'Splendid' condition Jag (as Brits say).

Yes, Benny. She's a nice place to be.

I'm not sure that it is x-ray damage. Could be uneven development due to unequal agitation due to the film not being on the tank spiral properly. JMHO.

In 1962 my parents purchased land and built a house in Craighall, which had become a suburb on the outskirts of northern Johannesburg. The remains of the foundations of my great-grandfather's house and dairy were nearby, a short hike away through the veld. My father had no knowledge of his grandfath...

While sorting through a box of old family photographs, I came across some photos of my paternal grandfather, Giovanni Junior. We called him "Big John" because he was a big man with a big Roman nose. He married my grandmother, Ethel Dennis in London in 1912. He was an automobile salesman an...

My maternal grandmother's maiden name was Flora McLeod. She came from the Isle of Skye in Scotland and was the youngest of thirteen siblings. Here she is with my cousin Stewart (left) and myself (right) in 1949. Stewart_Flora_Graham_1949_Flora_GS_Stewart_1950_web.jpg Flora and my grandfather Fred Ma...

Mike, the "Remember me" feature isn't working. I have to log in every time I visit. It's not my cookie settings, as it doesn't hapen with any other website.

Went rideabout yesterday. To the "farm shop" near Sandy and then to the Shuttleworth estate where we were hoping for a nice cream tea - no such luck. Only a self service style cafe' with pre-packages stale sandwiches and no alcohol, so I couldn't even have a shandy. But His Grace (that's w...

Our garden is coming to the end of it's "colourful" season. These are some images taken last weekend with my Nikon D7100 and AFS Nikkor 18-55 mm f/3.5-5.6G II. Old fashioned now, but so am I. https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53119758022_1a4815dbbc_o.jpg https://live.staticflickr.com/655...

Beautiful yellows and grey stone. I was looking at the two coat-of-arms (?) at the top and those funny heads around them. There must be some meaning to them. Julio, the arms are those of King Henry III and his wife Queen Eleanor. The heads or "likenesses" in the stone facade are those of ...