Newly re-located and weak in local knowledge, I'm not sure what this was. It is close to the opencast coal site at Cwmbargoed, near Merthyr Tydfil. Perhaps it is an abandoned part of that operation, but the framework of a signboard (Carpetland? ...Heads of the Valleys Tyre & Exhaust?) suggests some enterprise, inaugurated amid high hopes, but now, alas, as one with Nineveh and Tyre.

I've been using a new developer ...new to me that is. This was from the second film I'd developed in Kodak XTOL. I've been pleased with both. The first had been Ilford Delta 400; this was the same manufacturer's HP5+. XTOL is one of those two-part powdered developers. Of course, you can't whack the one-shot liquids for convenience. These two-part powders have to be mixed and stored. I store mine in brown-glass beer bottles, filled to the top to exclude "ullage" and sealed with crown caps by the capping machine I use for home brewing. The only other powdered developer I've tried is the market leader, Kodak's D76. This too was excellent. It's only laziness that makes me use the liquids.

Some people prefer digital, but I found it very uninteresting.

Sort of reminds me of Miss Havisham's joint.

no secret that i've been having a bit of an identity crisis lately.

but, then i make an image like this and all of that seems to melt away. because, this is me, isn't it? at least, its me right now.

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hey guys,

so this is day nine, and i just wanted to take a little time to thank everyone on flickr who has given me even the smallest smidge of support. i stand by the assumption that you can find the nicest people in the entire world on flickr, and i'm sure most of you have had the same experience. i try and reply to every single comment and return the favor for every favorite i get just because i know how much it can improve your day to know someone is inspired by you. i think it's unbearably important to remember the people who were rooting for you at the start, so i hope you all take that into consideration within your own streams, too. thanks again, everyone.

I FORGOT I WAS TAGGED. [ten things you want to say to ten people]

1. My very being would have no purpose if it weren't for you.

2. Being friends with you has basically built the personality i have today, you have no idea how much i appreciate our friendship.

3. Do you even realize how intelligent you are? stop wasting your time with stupid girls, you deserve a masterpiece.

4. You are so strong. you are my sister, and i know you can get through this!

5. I think about you every minute of the day. you are one of the most incredible people to have walked in and out of my life.

6. Thank you for being yourself, i'm sorry it wasn't enough for me. you're the shit.

7. You remind me that all good things must come to an end. you are the most relate able and down to earth chick i have ever met, and you have a good head on your shoulders. you're beautiful inside and out, i can't wait to watch your indie films at sundance someday.

8. Thanks for giving me the comfortable life i didn't even know i deserved.

9. You are my best friend, and you can't even speak english or walk on two legs. i'm going to be lost without you next year.

10. I miss you, other half.

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All happy before the England game.

The great Big Black Things that have loomed against the horizon of my life, threatening to devour me, simply loomed and nothing more. The things that have really made me miss my train have always been sweet, soft, pretty, pleasant things of which I was not in the least afraid.

-- Elbert Hubbard

Just before the sun went down, temperature dropped and we had last look at Sandy bay before we went home to have glass of wine.

With Ronel my friend, taken in Hout bay dunes.

Even the garage is delightful

Bees returning to the hive after queens mating flight. These are in the repaired hive the bear broke apart a couple of summers ago.

When the sun comes up at the start of a new day it gives me the feeling of what is to come. The expected or the unexpected.

My last series of photos inspired by Funny Face/Paris and my last Poppy! She was also my very first Poppy and therefore very special to me.

(from "expectations"): NEW DOORS

The next few months are filled with great expectations for me as I head off to Chattanooga to pursue an M.A. in English Literature. Change will bring challenges, but I look forward to the opportunity to grow.

With this image, I felt that it was time for me to "get back to basics," the style that I began my Flickr journey with months ago. Props to Joel Robison for the inspiration!

Also, for The Teleidoscope Week 28: Monochrome!

Low angle view of a bird sitting on a street lamppost and looking at the blue sky where an airplane is passing by.

Elections at the capital, Buenos Aires.

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Female 'Tern' nesting in rotten log

Expectations: A crisp autumn weekend hiking through the Cascade Mountains, chasing golden larches and postcard-perfect vistas.

Reality: A fierce and unannounced winter storm barreled through the region, plunging temperatures into the low 20s and unleashing winds strong enough to flatten tents. The landscape was blanketed in a fresh inch of snow—beautiful, but brutal.

None of the forecasts hinted at the severity we encountered in the high country. The mild conditions at the trailhead gave no warning of what lay ahead. As we climbed, thick banks of clouds rolled in swiftly, unloading icy rain and snow across the peaks. We knew then: the night would be unforgiving.

By morning, the storm had passed. In its wake, it left behind a breathtaking scene—crisp air, golden larches dusted in snow, and light that danced across the ridges. A photographer’s dream, even if our fingers were numb.

North Cascades National Park

Washington, USA

On the Saturday, I decided only a vest would suffice for keeping me cool on my upper body. My lower body isn't a problem usually, and so I used it as an opportunity to just try on a new pleated skirt that had been delivered.

As is the case with online purchases that are sourced from China, I wasn't sure what to expect, but the skirt surpassed my expectations and I'm extremely pleased with it :-)

Expectations.

Probably my favourite photo from yesterdays shoot.

I'm learning to follow my instincts more and more and not worry too much about how sharp an image is or how I should have changed this pose and that angle and blah blah... If anything I guess you only fail when you don't learn from your mistakes.

What has become apparent to me is that letting go of the expectations of others and having an honest conversation with yourself is the start of truly creating something important with your own voice and vision.

Det här skulle varit min bild till Fotosöndags sommartema men samma kväll som jag skulle lägga upp den gick min frus vatten och sen var det annat som pockade på uppmärksamheten :D

explored :)

idea from a shirt my dad has. view as largest size, looks better

A business trip brought me to the Finnish capital. Great people, yet weather in January as expected ;)

Olympus EM5

Panasonic Vario 12-32mm

Processed in Caffenol 95° for 8 min

Fixed For 4 min

Melbourne Street Portraits

Photographer: Andrew Wilson

Can you ear me?

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CP 6259 heads east with 484 while CSXT 4013 waits for 484 to clear and proceed west

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This, of course, is the beautiful Moraine Lake in Banff National Park, Alberta.

As mentioned in one of my other pics of Moraine I really made a point of going there a few times on my 2013 Autumn Photography trip because I wanted to get a nicer than average shot of this iconic location.

On this particular chilly morning I really thought there was a good chance of getting the full enchilada; orange glow on the peaks along with some great colour in the skies, and so I stood there anticipating something grand.

When that didn't happen I was a little bit disappointed but now that some time has passed by and as I was looking at these images this morning I can't help to be grateful that I got some nice colour in the skies on that particular morning and so I guess that I can't complain............. but I will be back and I will get my full enchilada some day!!!!!!!

I went exploring; this is what I found in Ohio.

i am NOT butch dammit

My wife in her 8th month of pregnancy

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There you stood

on the edge of your feather,

Expecting to fly.

While I laughed,

I wondered whether

I could wave goodbye,

Knowin' that you'd gone.

By the summer it was healing,

We had said goodbye.

All the years

we'd spent with feeling

Ended with a cry,

Babe, ended with a cry,

Babe, ended with a cry.

I tried so hard to stand

As I stumbled

and fell to the ground.

So hard to laugh as I fumbled

And reached for the love I found,

Knowin' it was gone.

If I never lived without you,

Now you know I'd die.

If I never said I loved you,

Now you know I'd try,

Babe, now you know I'd try.

Babe, now you know I'd try,

Babe...

-- Buffalo Springfield/Neil Young

Dutch Iris

Kachina waits for the last bite while I eat...

she's pretending not to look at me, maybe it's that damn camera again?

we're off to the autumn hoedown - will be great to see so many smiling faces,

amazing different recipes from everyone's kitchen,

lots of furry friends for Kachina to romp with

and ... the music.

truly blessed to know some mighty fine pickers 'n grinners.

I can't carry a tune - I'm in the grinnin' section, but I do sing to myself.

I can whistle pretty darn good though.

♪ ~ ♫

Even if you can't sing well, sing.

Sing to yourself. Sing in the privacy of your home.

But sing.

- Rebbe Nachman of Breslov

gearin' up for too much fun

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