Tag: XP2
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Brackla Fun Day
I had the pleasure of spending Saturday afternoon at a ‘fun day’ held at Brackla Primary School, Bridgend, hosted by Brackla Community Council. And of course, I had cameras at the ready. These were taken with a Contax G1 and Yashica T3 on Ilford XP2 and Ilford FP4+. I haven’t used FP4 in 35mm before,…
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Queen opening Fifth Welsh Assembly
The Queen visited the Senedd in Cardiff yesterday, 7 June, to open the Fifth Welsh Assembly. I took my trusty OM-2N along and to take some photos. I usually find at this kind of event the people watching make the most interesting subjects, rather than the actual event itself. All photos taken on Ilford XP2 and…
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My favourite films
My favourite film/developer combinations change on an on-going basis so this is just a snapshot of my favourites at the moment. 35mm black and white I really like Tri-X developed in D76, but the film I use most is Ilford XP2 developed in Rodinal. XP2 is supposed to be developed in C41 chemicals, but I…
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My daughter’s wedding on film
My daughter was married on 9 April and, of course, I had to take photos. The full gallery from the day is here: http://www.cariadus.com/sian-dom. Now, it has to be said that I am primarily a seascape/landscape photographer; photographing people is not my forté, although I have done weddings on film before. But I couldn’t miss the…