Back to the Kitchen Darkroom...

Yesterday, to the Necropolis with Molly and the dog. Snapped 2 rolls of Kentmere 400. I need to work on finding good compositions, but I did find one as we were leaving: a Victorian man's head on a pillar. He looked a lot like Karl Marx. But the best thing about him was the steam from the brewery just behind him. I need to go back alone and think more about how to frame him. AND do some research on photographing steam as a background. 

I dev'd one roll just now, and I'm waiting for it to dry. Meanwhile, retrieved a box of Loersch sheets for 35mm from a dusty corner of the flat, and I'm starting a new folder. Next task: get a decent but affordable neg scanner. 

I realised yesterday that my new camera bag really won't do. It has a single shoulder strap, and the F4 being heavy, it's really uncomfortable to carry around. So I need to rehabilitate a rucksack type bag currently on top of the wardrobe. This will also help to blend-in when photographing on the streets, which are thronged with rucksack-wearing tourists in Glasgow city centre. I'm getting a pair of cargo-troosers which I wouldn't normally wear, to help with the disguise, (and I must admit, all those pockets will come in handy).  




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