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A friend had found a Duoflex at a garage sale (looked like new) and we saw that it still had film in it, with two frames left to shoot.... Turned out to be Kodacolor X which was not C-41 process. A little research led me to attempt developing as b&w. I think I settled on D-76 for 10 min at 20C. The roll was blank except for two frames about a third of the way from the start, I think about frame 3 and 4. It was very dense negative and I needed a pretty bright light to see them. The scanner was able to do the job, however, once I played around with it. A little bit of time travel fun. Maybe late 1960s?
A cabinet card portrait with ink notation on the reverse; "Lillie Dennings (or Dinnings) sister Annie (Dodd) Trigger. Husband Wes Trigger, son John". No place or date.
Mary Annie Dodd, born in 1869, was the daughter of James Dodd and Jane Givens of Napier, Metcalfe Township, Middlesex County, Ontario. She had two brothers and three sisters, one of whom was Lillian ("Lillie").
On 22 July 1903, in Napier, at the age of 34, she married Charles Wesley Trigger of St. Thomas, Ontario. He was the 40 year old son of John Trigger and Margaret Simmons. Both the bride and groom were Methodists and the service was conducted by Rev. Richard Hobbs.
A son, John Wesley Dodd Trigger, was born to the couple on 13 July, 1908. Sadly Mary Annie Trigger died four days later from the complications of Bright's disease (nephritis), a condition which she had been suffering from for a year. This was the same tragic combination of circumstances which had claimed the life of Theodore Roosevelt's first wife, a day after the birth of their daughter in 1884.
It was close to midday, as I wandered around Clarks Village in Street, Somerset. I was looking for a stranger to photograph. I’d found a spot to make portraits; there was a bench under a tree; a nice shaded spot. Unfortunately hardly anyone chose to walk that way. For this reason I chose to find someone, thinking that I might bring them to the spot.
As I walked around, I spotted a young woman with a skeleton top and yellow tights. She was in deep conversation with a young man. I did not want to interrupt. He was closer to the shop and she was facing toward him, so I could not see her face as I walked by a couple times.
I decided to walk on and wait a few shops away. If she was to come my way, then I would take the opportunity and ask if she would be in my project. The pair continued to talk, so I walked around a bit more. The next time I looked they had gone :-(
To my delight, a few minutes later, I spotted the young lady again, in the distance. She was headed out of the outlet shopping centre. I was able to see which direction she took and followed, slowly gaining on her. As she headed out of town, I wondered whether to continue; feeling a little stalkery. I had still not seen her face but figured that she would be interesting, just from the style of her outfit.
I caught up with Kelly outside of Clarks HQ. “Excuse me..” I said, as I drew beside her. I don’t think she heard me at first. She removed her earphones, I repeated “Excuse me... would it be OK to take your photo”. She agreed straight away, even apologising for not noticing me at first. “I was listening to music” she said and she pointed to her phone.
I explained that I was doing a project to photograph strangers and said “you have to be at least 18 years old”. She confirmed that she met my criteria, telling me her age. I offered my hand, introducing myself. Next, I checked her name and asked if it would be alright to take the photo on the small green opposite.
We sat down on some grass, under a tree. I asked what had brought Kelly to Street today. She works for Greggs and had been meeting with her boss to talk about things in the shop, where she works as assistant manager. Kelly is responsible for staff in the Wells branch, of the bakery chain store.
I asked Kelly what she did when she was not working in Greggs. She told me that she liked gore and cosplay. She makes her own outfits from scratch and updates those that she buys. Kelly pointed to her face and said that there might be some dye there, from fake blood, that was hard to remove.
Kelly will be going to Comic Con at Olympia in London, next month. She often dresses as Harley Quinn and has a huge hammer.. When she has it at conventions, people ask to be hit with it. Even though the head is made from polystyrene, it is still pretty heavy and Kelly would not be surprised if it hurt. If you are interested in Kelly’s Cosplay then you can follow her instagram at gothams_littlepsycho_x
We talked a bit about TV series and film. Aside from textiles, Kelly also does some 2D art, she studied art at college and university.
When we had finished with the portraits, we exchanged words of thanks. Kelly told me that I had provided a welcome break from thinking about sales targets and stocking levels. She had enjoyed the diversion.
Thank you Kelly for being part of my project. It was great to meet you. Best wishes for your work and outside activities.
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Samarkand is a city in southeastern Uzbekistan and among the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Central Asia. Samarkand is the capital of the Samarkand Region and a district-level city, that includes the urban-type settlements Kimyogarlar, Farhod and Khishrav. With 551,700 inhabitants (2021)] it is the third-largest city in Uzbekistan.
There is evidence of human activity in the area of the city dating from the late Paleolithic Era. Though there is no direct evidence of when Samarkand was founded, several theories propose that it was founded between the 8th and 7th centuries BC. Prospering from its location on the Silk Road between China, Persia and Europe, at times Samarkand was one of the largest cities in Central Asia, and was an important city of the empires of Greater Iran. By the time of the Persian Achaemenid Empire, it was the capital of the Sogdian satrapy. The city was conquered by Alexander the Great in 329 BC, when it was known as Markanda, which was rendered in Greek as Μαράκανδα. The city was ruled by a succession of Iranian and Turkic rulers until it was conquered by the Mongols under Genghis Khan in 1220.
The city is noted as a centre of Islamic scholarly study and the birthplace of the Timurid Renaissance. In the 14th century, Timur made it the capital of his empire and the site of his mausoleum, the Gur-e Amir. The Bibi-Khanym Mosque, rebuilt during the Soviet era, remains one of the city's most notable landmarks. Samarkand's Registan square was the city's ancient centre and is bounded by three monumental religious buildings. The city has carefully preserved the traditions of ancient crafts: embroidery, goldwork, silk weaving, copper engraving, ceramics, wood carving, and wood painting. In 2001, UNESCO added the city to its World Heritage List as Samarkand – Crossroads of Cultures.
Modern Samarkand is divided into two parts: the old city, which includes historical monuments, shops, and old private houses; and the new city, which was developed during the days of the Russian Empire and Soviet Union and includes administrative buildings along with cultural centres and educational institutions. On 15 and 16 September 2022, the city hosted the 2022 SCO summit.
Samarkand has a multicultural and plurilingual history that was significantly modified by the process of national delimitation in Central Asia. Many inhabitants of the city are native or bilingual speakers of the Tajik language, whereas Uzbek is the official language and Russian is also widely used in the public sphere, as per Uzbekistan's language policy.
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This lizard was found with this dea ant's head attached to it's upper lip. The lizard must have been eating ants (ants are their main prey item; most HL species' diets are >90% ants!) and this ant fought back, bit the lizard, died while still biting, got stuck and then the body fell off. When I first saw the ant I thought it was a strange growth and I tried to pull it off, but it was stuck and the lizard's head pulled with it. I smash the head and it crumbled to dust. The lizard seemed happy, it was an experience that neither of us will soon forget!