[esthermoline]

October 11, 2013 at 5:22 pm

I’m not even sure yet that the enlarger I got works ok, and the lens with it probably needs cleaning too, so what you have might come in very handy… Really it’s ‘Santa’ (my husband) that wote the first message on this forum and he’s the one that has the budget. Would be great if you could send me that list with the price you have in mind for that enlarger with lens in case we find the one I have is no good. My email is sthrmolingmail.com

[esthermoline]

October 11, 2013 at 2:51 pm

Thank you Trevor, I have an enlarger someone gave me and most of the kit I need already. The enlarger (Durst B30) has a lens in it already but no switch timer or drawer for filters, will have to hold them by hand under the lens. It’s not quite ready to use yet as the room where I plan to do the printing in is not ready to go, I’m hoping it will be for Christmas courtesy of Santa… :wink: Definitely will be in touch if I decide I need to buy it, thanks for your help.
Best wishes

Esther

[esthermoline]

October 11, 2013 at 12:47 pm

Thanks a mil for that Trevor. I just got an offer of a loan of one so I’m ok for the moment, but I might be in touch again in future if I decide to buy it. Best wishes

Esther

[esthermoline]

June 14, 2012 at 11:21 am

Thanks Al. Hope it goes well with the Fuji Neopan 100. I tried the Neopan 400 once and the results were pretty good. That book sounds good, dubtom, thanks for the tip. Found it here in Amazon, I’ll be getting a copy!
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[esthermoline]

June 13, 2012 at 10:01 pm

Thanks Alan, Peter and Isabella for the info and links, added to my favourites! Those workshops look very interesting but difficult to me to get to as I don’t drive. I have a friend, I think he did the Burren landscape workshop and he loved it. I know Sergey Sergeev and I’m actually attending an introduction to the wet collodion process he’s giving in Dublin on the 10th of July:
http://www.dml.ie/eMerchantPro/pc/viewContent.asp?idpage=42&adminPreview=1″ onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;
Last film I used was an Ilford 100 and I just got it developed in the course last Monday, next Monday we get to do the prints, can’t wait to see how it comes out! Alan, do you have a light meter? My camera has an in-built one which really helps to make sure I expose correctly.

[esthermoline]

June 12, 2012 at 7:00 pm

and I’d love to hear about tips on what film to use myself. At the moment I’m trying out all of them!

[esthermoline]

June 12, 2012 at 6:57 pm

Hi Alan. I’ve only just started doing film myself so my advice wouldn’t be so well informed. I think if you intend to do film on a regular basis investing in the darkroom equipment would probably work out cheaper. But for me, more important than the economics of it is that I want to have more control of the end result. I’m doing a black and white darkroom course here at the moment:
http://www.blockt.ie/BLOCK_T/HOME/Entries/2011/7/3_DARKROOM_COURSES_-_Starting_3rd_JULY.html” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;
and I’m learning there is a lot you can change during the developing and printing process, similarly as when you’re processing an image in photoshop. If you just give the film to a lab to develop they just use a standard process whereas if you’re doing it yourself you can decide from the choice of developer and other things how much contrast the photo will have, grain, etc., and also you can do all you can to avoid blemishes, dust spots, etc. and you’re not relying on a lab doing it perfectly (which often they don’t). So I think it really is worth learning the darkroom, and for just developing you don’t even need a darkroom, you can just use a bag, they have them in John Gunn’s I believe (I think you can get there pretty much all you need for developing). Hope this helps you, really I’m much of a novice myself!

[esthermoline]

April 1, 2011 at 5:03 pm

That’s a pity but thanks a lot for replying Brendan, we can meet another time! I’ll be there with between 3 to 5 people from flickr if anybody else wants to come along. Will be at the area where the sundial is (between the Palm house and the Alpine house, to the left of the visitor centre) between 11 and 11.30. There’s a few showers forecast but I think it should be fine. Anyway, I almost prefer it when there’s a bit of rain, you can get some nice shots of the droplets on the flowers. The wind is more of a problem but I don’t think it will be too bad (I hope)

[esthermoline]

March 28, 2011 at 11:06 am

Thank you Sinead! :D

[esthermoline]

March 26, 2011 at 3:06 pm

Thank you so much for that, Connie, I printed out your tips, I’ll have to give it a try it when there’s a full moon soon and a clear sky! :D

[esthermoline]

March 26, 2011 at 2:35 pm

Wow, fantastic shot, such sharp detail in it… haven’t managed to do a decent moon shot yet…

[esthermoline]

March 26, 2011 at 2:27 pm

Thank you Connie, glad you like them! Yes, the first one’s a bit too bright, could do with some more editing maybe.

[esthermoline]

March 26, 2011 at 11:02 am

Hi everybody! I’m going to be at the Botanic Gardens in Dublin next Saturday the 2nd of April, 11.00am, with some of my contacts from flickr and other places. Would anybody from here like to come along?

[esthermoline]

December 29, 2010 at 7:59 pm

I’m all for this too. Any of the places suggested by b318isp would be great. I really like the idea of old Dublin, around the Guinness brewery, as that’s an area I’d really like to photograph but I think it’s a bit dodgy to go there by myself…

[esthermoline]

December 14, 2010 at 7:38 pm

Thank you Brian, yes, I’m probably not careful enough about keeping my camera level, have to watch that type of thing. On the first photo I was paying more attention to getting the old woman in front of me in the shot (whilst not slipping on the ice) than to anything else. Here are two other shots I took of the same scenes in portrait format, I think I prefer them!