Tinkering With Things. Taking Pictures of Stuff.

Not a staunch royalist by any stretch, but the news of our monarch departing has left me feeling somewhat hollow. A constant throughout mine and everyone’s life. Good night Ma’am. Godspeed.

Local wanderings; Sunday morning edition. 1: Some walls. 2: Terminus Garage, which was once the terminus of the Bristol tramway at Westbury on Trym. 3: Homevac Electrics*, a shop that is seemingly immune to recession and the online marketplace. This place has been selling uprights and cylinders, belts and bags for years. Long may it continue. 4: Through the window of another business that seems to keep on going come hell or high water. I suppose people will always need clothes altering. #shoplocal #newtopographics #localshopsforlocalpeople #fujifilmx100v *Fun story. We used to live on the road behind this shop. Our flat looked across the small back yards to the back window of the flat above. The lady that lived there was unaware (or not) that those roll up bamboo blinds offer very little in the way of modesty when it’s dark outside but lit inside. https://www.instagram.com/p/ChhPuPNjRWR/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Day moon just after sunrise. 6:30am. Before the heat. Tomorrow, thunderstorms are forecast. GX80 | Sigma 105mm #daymoon #moon #sunrise #summer #toohot #sigma105mmart #gx80 https://www.instagram.com/p/ChO0kwojo82/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

What we’re the chances? Two of my favourite subjects in the same place. Utility cupboards and abandoned trolleys… #publicitilities #abandonedtrolleys #gascupboard #urbansprawl #warehouse #fujifilmx100v https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg_KJ72jY-5/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Some colourful shapes. Filler. I’m developing the test roll out the little Mamiya this afternoon. I noticed it really biases towards the top end of the meter. Everything might be over exposed… that’s the pot luck you take with 40 year old cameras that you buy untested. https://www.instagram.com/p/Cg3oCLrDc4g/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Tintern Abbey. x100v with a Neopan 400 recipe dialled in. No Lightroom. #sooc #fujifilm #fujifilmx100v #tinternabbey #wyevalley (at Tintern) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cgtee7yj4b9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Fujifilm x100v. Fuji Natura simulation.

I like to live dangerously and drive a 30 year old car as my only means of combustion powered transport.

I do love me an index card for writing my daily work plan / appointments / things to do. On my other IG, in my other life, I used the rainy bank holiday weekend to get into the workshop and make a nice little box for blank cards. I’ll put a link in the story of you fancy watching the video. #indexcards #plywood #gettingthingsdone #productivity #analog #dailygrind https://www.instagram.com/p/CedJEcpjGy6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Mrs. Analog and I heading for St. Ives across the fields. #holga120 #kodaktrix400 #toycamera #foundfilm #standdevelopment #filmphotography #stives #cornwallcoast https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce0HkB8jASd/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Do you ever find that the pictures you don’t think about end up being some of your favourites? Snapped this morning on my way across the car park at work, on my phone. #snaps #daymoon #clearbluesky #iphonephoto https://www.instagram.com/p/CfBkHrWj9xK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Old flakey sticky light seals removed. New light seals fitted. Strap made from an old belt (it’s a bit chunky but I wasn’t going to skive it all down… life’s too short 😆) Going to steal the battery out my Spotmatic and take this out for a test roll tomorrow. Results next week! #mamiya135ee #lightseals #makersgonnamake #leatherworking https://www.instagram.com/p/CfPEY14D_Ky/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

When autofocus gets it wrong, but actually… quite right at the same time. #sunset #rain #waterdroplets #shotoniphone https://www.instagram.com/p/CfcXfkiDCeH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Local wanderings part six. Fuji x100v + HP5 simulation. #undergroundtrees #carpark #industialpark #shoppingcentre #fujifilmx100v #fujixweekly_recipe https://www.instagram.com/p/CfjazVTDVlH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

The old mill, Blaise Castle estate. From a roll of long forgot Pro 400h. I’m guessing taken on a Bronica ETRS, but I have no memory of taking this. (It was a while ago) Developing old films is fun… who knows what you’re going to find‽ #blaisecastleestate #watermill #winterwalks #bronicaetrs #fujifilm #pro400h https://www.instagram.com/p/CfvXyfQjaCZ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=