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Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
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Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
2008 portrait. 2012 Silver gelatin print.
35mm Fuji Neopan 1600, Ilfotec DD-X 1+4.
6x8" Forte Polygrade, split toned in thiocarbamide and selenium.
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Eat your way to happiness with these top feel-good super foods.
Clinical dietitian Dr Sarah Schenker and psychologist and nutritional therapist Dr Christy Fergusson share their insights:
Pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Pumpkin seeds contain tryptophan – the amino acid needed to make several important hormones including the mood-regulating neurotransmitter serotonin. Serotonin plays a role in fighting anxiety, promoting good moods and producing the hormone melatonin to help regulate your sleep pattern.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: A handful of pumpkin seeds could be all you need to give your body the building blocks it needs to make serotonin and wave goodbye to cravings and the blues, especially as the tryptophan helps to produce important B-vitamin niacin, needed for good mental health and to prevent depression.
Work it: Sprinkle pumpkin seeds on salads, breakfast cereals, porridge and stir into yoghurts.
Chia Seeds
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Chia seeds are rich in fibre, calcium, potassium, iron, phosphorus and magnesium. Just one tablespoon of chia seeds contains five grams of fibre. So adding a tablespoon of chia seeds to your breakfast is a great way to increase your fibre intake and stabilise blood sugar levels.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: Chia seeds are also rich in protein and packed full of tryptophan, an amino acid that encourages good mood, sleep and a sense of calm.
Work it: Soak chia seeds in coconut water or yoghurt overnight and then mix with fruit for a nutritious breakfast.
Salmon
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Salmon is a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids are vital for good mental health, brain function, energy production, oxygen transfer and immunity. Salmon contains omega-3 fats DPA (docosapentaenoic acid) and EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid), which can help to reduce inflammation. High levels of inflammation may be linked to depression.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: Salmon is rich in DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). A lack of DHA increases corticotrophin, the hormone that is responsible for your day-to-day emotions. Without this your hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis can become imbalanced and affect your ability to stay cool and calm, leaving you irritated, anxious and moody.
Work it: Serve pan fried with steamed vegetables or flake into basmati rice.
Wholegrain Basmati rice
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Fluctuations in blood sugar levels are usually associated with what we eat and drink but can also be caused by changes in mood and energy. After eating sugary foods or refined carbohydrates, your blood sugar levels can rise rapidly, which may cause feelings of stress and anxiety, only to crash soon after, which can then leave you feeling lethargic or in low spirits. Low-GI foods such as wholegrain basmati rice contain the type of carbohydrate that releases energy slowly, keeping your blood sugar levels steady and maintaining a more balanced, calm mood.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: Many of us spend our days riding the blood sugar rollercoaster. We feel happy one minute, and then the next we are spiralling down towards irritability and anxiety. Wholegrain basmati rice could be just what you need to jump off the rollercoaster and feel calm and content from morning until night.
Work it: Serve wholegrain basmati rice with curries, stews, casseroles, tagines and use in pilafs and kedgeree.
Quinoa
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Quinoa provides complex carbohydrates and fibre, which helps to maintain stable blood sugar levels. With a higher amount of protein than most grains, quinoa can help to control your appetite and reduce cravings for sugary and fatty snacks between meals. Feeling more in control of your appetite can reduce stress levels and help you make healthier choices at meal times.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: To make feel-good happy chemicals, known as neurotransmitters, we need to provide the body with the building blocks in the form of amino acids found in complete proteins. Quinoa – a complete protein – can therefore provide us an abundant supply of amino acids. Just what our body needs to keep our brain brimming with feel-good brain chemicals.
Work it: Use quinoa in risottos and add to soups and salads.
Chickpeas
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Chickpeas contain substances known as phytoestrogens, which can help to balance hormones such as testosterone, found in both men and women. When the level of this hormone rises, mood can be affected and increased feelings of stress and anxiety can occur. The fibre in chickpeas can prevent blood sugar fluctuations, which are associated with irritability.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: If you have been struggling with hormone havoc, nutritional superstars phytoestrogens could be just what your hormones need to go from haywire to harmonious. They lock into your hormone receptor sites and offer your body a more natural and gentler form of oestrogen. Over time, this can help to correct hormone havoc and make any monthly moods more bearable.
Work it: Add chickpeas to salads, soups and stews and use to make hummus.
Coconut
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Coconut flesh is high in protein and fibre. The saturated fat in coconut oil supports the thyroid gland and the nervous system, both of which are important for maintaining your energy levels and help keep you in a positive mood.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: The fatty acids in coconut oil are excellent for killing harmful pathogens (disease) and so potentially help prevent infections – which are both physically and mentally wearing.
Work it: Add coconut to curries, grate into yoghurt and serve with fruit salad.
Asparagus
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Asparagus is one of the richest sources of B vitamin folate available, a lack of which has been linked to poor mood.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: Folate is one of the key ingredients your body needs to make the feel-good mood chemical serotonin, without which you can’t properly metabolise what your body needs to feel upbeat and smiley.
Work it: Serve steamed with fish or chicken dishes, use in omelettes and risottos.
Blueberries
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Blueberries contain large amounts of vitamins, including vitamin C and antioxidants that can help you feel more energetic and promote a healthier mood.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: Blueberries are also full of seeds packed with the nutrient zinc – essential for hormone balance.
Work it: Throw a handful of blueberries into your porridge or blend with yoghurt to make smoothies.
Spinach
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Spinach contains important vitamins including vitamins A, C and E, which are needed for the healthy production of thyroid hormones. Energy, appetite, mood, weight and body temperature are all governed by hormones that are produced by the thyroid gland and any hormone imbalance can produce a wide variety of symptoms.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: If you have been struggling with low energy, weight gain and suspect your thyroid could be crying out for help, spinach will help give your system the ingredients it needs to make your thyroid hormones.
Work it: Use in salads, stir fries and soups.
Avocado
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Avocado is one of the highest sources of tryptophan, which is converted into serotonin, promoting feelings of happiness and relaxation. Avocados also contain omega-3 fatty acids, which can reduce your risk of depression.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: Omega-3 fatty acids are vital for optimal brain function and will keep mood steady.
Work it: Slice or mash avocado and add to wraps and pitta instead of mayonnaise. Add avocado to any smoothie for a creamy, dairy-free taste.
Chicken/Turkey
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Chicken and turkey are good proteins and a source of tryptophan, which is important for digestion, skin, nerves and serotonin production, promoting healthy sleep. What’s more, these foods also provide chromium, a dietary mineral that can help the body use insulin more effectively, improving energy levels. They also contain amino acid tyrosine, used to make the hormone adrenalin; aiding optimism, motivation and alertness.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: Serotonin is by far one of the most important brain chemicals for determining our mood and regulating our sleep. Of the approximately 40 million brain cells, the majority are influenced by serotonin either directly or indirectly. In particular those cells that make us experience happiness, attraction, memory, appetite, sleep and even social behaviour.
This rich source of tryptophan is most effective when enjoyed with carbohydrate. This helps your body to absorb the tryptophan and boosts happy chemical, serotonin, more quickly.
Work it: Use chicken or turkey in wraps and pitta pockets. Use turkey mince instead of beef or lamb mince in cottage pie or chilli con carne.
Pomegranates
Dr Sarah Schenker says: The phytochemicals found in pomegranates stimulate the oestrogen and serotonin receptors in your body, so great news for mood boosting.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: Pomegranate boosts serotonin levels and can help to lessen feelings of depression.
Work it: Add pomegranate to tagines and couscous or sprinkle pomegranate seeds on your salad. Pomegranate seeds are also great for snacking.
Ginger
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Ginger contains a potent antioxidant, gingerol, which helps neutralise the harmful chemicals our bodies produce when we experience stress. Ginger can also help calm anxiety and can settle a nervous stomach.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: Ginger is believed to have anti-inflammatory qualities. (Inflammation has been linked to depressive symptoms.)
Work it: Grate some ginger into your soups and stir-fries and use to make tea.
Bananas
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Bananas contain tryptophan and vitamins A, B6 and C, fibre, potassium, phosphorous and iron as well as carbohydrates to get past the blood brain barrier. The body uses tryptophan to make serotonin and melatonin – mood-boosting and sleep-regulating chemicals respectively.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: The average banana’s 12 milligrams of tyrosine combined with the banana’s vitamin content helps the brain manufacture feel-good brain chemicals.
Bananas are also packed with mood-boosting minerals magnesium and potassium.
Work it: Slice half a banana onto wholemeal toast in the morning or blend into your smoothie.
Beetroot
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Beetroots contain a nutrient known as betaine, which can improve the production of the natural mood-enhancing serotonin, which plays a part in fighting anxiety, promoting good moods and producing the hormone melatonin to help regulate your sleep pattern.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: Beetroot is not only your liver’s best friend, it is also perfect for calming your nerves and boosting your mood.
Work it: Add beetroot raw or cooked to salads and use to make beetroot hummus or even beetroot brownies.
Yoghurt
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Probiotic bacteria in yoghurt has been shown to improve mood due to the presence of serotonin receptors in the gut; an imbalance in good and bad bacteria can disrupt the production of serotonin. Probiotics keep levels of bad bacteria down. Yoghurt is also a good source of calcium, which helps to reduce stress and anxiety.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: Around 95 per cent of serotonin is located in your gut. If your gut contains too much yeast and pathogens (disease), your mood could suffer.
Work it: Use yoghurt in recipes instead of cream and enjoy with cereal instead of milk.
Brazil Nuts
Dr Sarah Schenker says: Brazil nuts are the richest source of the mineral selenium, containing 10 times more than the next richest source. Selenium-rich food helps to combat depression and studies have shown that eating a small handful of Brazil nuts every day can help to improve mood.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: The thyroid, which is integral to mood, relies on mineral selenium. Research shows that people with low levels of selenium are more prone to depression and anxiety. One review paper published in Nutritional Neuroscience found at least five studies linking selenium deficiency with depression. You only need three a day to reach the recommended daily allowance for this mineral.
Work it: Eat a small handful of Brazil nuts between meals; chop and sprinkle into yoghurt with grated dark chocolate.
Beans
Dr Sarah Schenker says: The fibre, protein and complex carbohydrates in beans can reduce the amount of insulin needed after eating. Insulin is released to regulate blood sugar levels, so if too much is produced, mood and energy levels can be negatively affected.
Dr Christy Fergusson says: To balance blood sugar levels, beans are the ultimate slow-releasing energy-packed food.
Work it: Replace half the quantity of red meat in dishes such as bolognaise, cottage pie or chilli con carne with beans. Butter beans are also a great way to add protein to salads.
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Match needle selenium light meter with a very ornate flattened chain.Presumably dates from the 1960s, but it was introduced in 1950s. This one has a Scheiner/DIN speed conversion table on the back of the meter. James Ollinger shows the similar scaled (rather than match-needle) version, dating it at 1953. Others refer to the scale model replacing the match needle model, so this one would pre-date 1953, but the Marriot's site shows it in a 1961 Zeiss catalogue, priced at £9-9s-2d.
This one works.
Looking at the picture on Flickr, the meter looks a bit whiter than it should - it ought to be a little yellower.
Paper: Kodak Portralure G 1976 (warmtone enlarging paper similar to Ektalure G)
Developer: Ansco 108 1:0 for 2 min (high contrast developer)
Toner: Moersch MT5 (Polysulfide) followed by Ilford Selenium
This is a new interpretation of this rose picture I took in 2007. The negative was underexposed and quite thin so I mixed up some Ansco 108, a high contrast developer. Portralue's contrast supposedly is grade 1-3 with the use of filters (I haven't tried this).
I have started using Moersch's MT4 polysulfide toner for the first time. It's replacing Agfa's Virdon that I briefly experimented with (and later gave up on:). The saturation becomes much greater when followed by a strong selenium bath and becomes warmer.
Hasselblad 500C, TriX in Rodinal, Ilford Art 300, Catechol/SE6 blue, Bleach 1+50 45s, MT3a 1 minute, Selenium 1+10 1 minute, MT7 10+10+10+10+ 900 mL 2 minutes, clear bath 2 minutes, Alkaline bath 30s, Water 5 minutes.
Kallitype from in-camera 5x7 negative on Hahnemühle Platinum. Gold-Thiourea toned with touch in selenium
Ilford FP4+ in Pyro-HD.
Scan of selenium toned print. My photoshop skills just aren't up to my darkroom when it comes to b&w. All my other posts thus far have been scans from negatives/slides but this scan from my print, though 3rd gen, is better than what I've been able to get out of my digital editing.
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Holga 120N, Delta 400 in Finol (1+1+100) rated at 640 ASA, printed on Adox Vario Classic in Fatman (10+10+25+100ml +5ml Finisher Blue - 3 mins)
Toning
MT3 Vario - bleach 1+100 1 min, toner setting A
MT1 Selenium 1+20 1 min
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
No Photoshop involded. Traditional Film Exposure & printing...
Exposure:
- TriX 400
- Mamiya C220, 180mm lens.
Development: D76 1+1, 10min
Print : Fomatone 132, in lith developer 'Easylith' from Moersch Photochemie.
Then Selenium toned.
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
10USD antique store buy. Massive chrome-bodied SLR with an equally large Selenium cell meter playing at center stage. Non-interchangeable lens. Could have been used in fully-automatic mode via the meter cell, or you could set the f-stop and shutter speed with two levers on the bottom of the lens. This example is slowly recovering its ability to shoot with some persistent gentle firing of the shutter.
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
Mamiya 7ii, Mamiya 43mm f/4.5L, Orange filter, Shanghai GP3. XTOL 1:1 - negative printed on FB Warmtome paper and Selenium toned - this is all detail for my geeksome pleasure and you may forget it entirely.
Firstly, the darkroom is going very well. It is an immensely peaceful activity, very difficult and very time consuming. I revel in it. Please find a scan of a print which doesn't do justice to what is probably a middling sort of print. I am still coming to terms with photographs being physical objects. I've just made the step up to fibre based paper. The photograph becomes a weighty thing.
The tone seems impossible to get right with a scan though.
Secondly, oh dear, what were Yahoo thinking. You think they might have asked a few people. I ask you - how are you supposed to present your sets to people. They aren't going to go looking are they? And the black/white thing is quite visually jarring - the lightbox was fine before when you wanted to do that sort of thing. Tsk. I will be paying 50 bucks a year to get stats? Faaack. Anyway, I won't be going anywhere else but with my beloved Google Reader kicked into touch, it is difficult not to feel like the star's tennis balls innit.
Photograph scanned from an original hand-printed, selenium-toned print made with Ilford MG FB Classic paper.
Holga 120N, Delta 400 rated at 640 ASA in Finol
Adox Vario Classic in VGT (two tray)
MT3 Vario Schwefeltoner (thiourea) followed by MT1 Selenium
Selenium is always 1+20 1 min
different hue is depending on dilution of the bleach, bleaching time and alkalinity of the thiourea toner
MT3 bleach 1+15 20 secs, toner setting B reddish brown, medial alkalinity
Picture taken last weekend when out for a walk with the dog.
Taken on the Rolleiflex camera, green filter, kodak tmax 400 film devd in xtol. Paper is very old Kodak Bromide G1 devd in Moersch easylith. Selenium
Zenit-EM (1974)
Helios-44M-4 lens, f=58mm, 1:2
Cloth focal plane shutter. Speeds 1/30-500 and B.
Uncoupled selenium light meter.
35mm film (24x36)
Produced by KMZ (Krasnogorsk) in the former USSR
I have also a chrome version of this one
Here some shots taken with this camera.
You can see it on Camerapedia
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Climbed to this waterfall in Tungudalur the Westfjords area of Iceland
Hasselblad 50mm acros film printed on Ilford MGWT toned in selenium
This image was taken on the Hassie using Neopan 400 rrated at 200asa devloped in ID11 1+1.
This is the lith print . Used some Fotospeed tapestry photographic paper that I was given by a friend . Fotospeed Lith 100ml A+B and 2 litres water. Selenium toned. This tapestry is a beautiful triple weight cream fibre based paper with a nice texture. This paper is now defunct so going to use it sparingly.
Lith image of a flooded cedar forest taken with a 4x5, printed on Fomatone developed in Rollei lith with light selenium toning
Plusx in efd
Reprint (close) on Agfa Portriga Rapid PRK118 in Catechol(FB) / Se1 + selenium(short)/gold (10mins - MT6)
More purist version to ... (and another angle)
Ondu 6x6, FP4+, Rod 1:100
Kentmere VC Lustre Paper, Ilford Multidev
Ilford Selenium toned 1:30, 1 minute
dilute ECN2 Bleach selectively brushed on (also works with E6 blix, and likely c41 blix)
Over Owler Tor near Hathersage, seen from the path to Higger Tor, on a slightly murky morning.
The image was given a mild selenium toned effect during processing.
26th November 2010
In late afternoon I took the same way for a walk with the dog and Holga. The toy was loaded with Delta 400. Usually this film is rated at 640 ASA in Finol, enough for snow I thought. But the measurement showed that more than 1000 ASA was needed - for normal contrast, not for a twilight like this. However I took some shots without great expectation because experience has shown that 800 ASA is the absolute borderline for this combi. To change the dilution from 1+1+90 to 1+1+50 would increase contrast but not speed. So I tried the normal developing with 1+1+90 and after a short wash efd as a second developer with the half of the normal time for this film. Seems to be a circuitous way, but it worked. The negs look pretty fine, with much detail in lights and shadows.
printed on Ilford MGIV (grade filter 3) in Fatman
lightly toned in MT3 and MT1
bleach 1+60 75 secs, toner 25+7+500ml 30 secs, followed by selenium 1+15 2 mins
A photo of Uppsala taken in 2014.
Nikon FA, Kentmere 400 film
Darkroom print on Ilford Multigrade IV RC paper, 24x30cm
Selenium toned
Printed on Ilford Multigrade IV, several month ago; toned in Adox selenium 1:25; Amaloco bleach 1:50; Amaloco T40 variable brown toner B 1+9 (no C additive)
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Oriental_WT_SE5_lith Selenium 1:10 Efke 25 PMK pyro. 4X5
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Exposure meter Gossen, Model: Sixtry, Circa: 1957, Cell type: Selenium
Measure type: Combinaton reflecting/averaging and 3D incident meter.
Gossen is a German company that, along with Sekonic, made about 10,000 different meters and gave them similar names. Gossen used the words "Six" and "Luna" often, so there are all kinds of varieties of "Luna" meters and "Six" meters. The Sixtry came out around the time that the Germans were pushing the Exposure Value System of measuring light and setting cameras. The idea was the meter would give you an EV number (a whole number, typically between 1 and 19, but negative numbers were possible) and you'd set the camera shutter and lens to that EV. The camera lens then automatically had all the shutter/aperture combinations locked in, so adjusting one automatically adjusted the other. Two unique features to this meter that make it interesting. One is the little corrugated roll-up door that covers the face and selenium cell. If you roll the door all the way back and expose the cell, it's a reflected-light averaging meter. But if you roll the door up to expose the face but leave the cell covered, it's becomes an incident meter. The other feature is an oddball: a sort of color temperature meter that uses a chart. You flip the side door open and look at the chart; there are blue and red steps and try to see which look stronger, and this tells you the color balance of the light. A chart on the emblem on the rear suggests filter combinations to use to balance the light to the film.
Scan of a darkroom print, taken on a Minolta X-700 with a 50/1.4 MC lens, Ilford Delta 400, printed on Ilford Multigrade Warmtone FB, developed in Moersch 4812 Sepia and Selenium toned.
compared to the unfiltered version here the Efke IR 820 with a 715 filter,
printed on Agfa Portriga 118
the negative has a contrast of 1.28 logD, therefore I took a soft working paper developer
Separol Soft 1+5 2,5 mins
MT1 Selenium toner 1+8 30 secs for reinforcing black
view large for paper surface and tonal separation