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I use expired film exclusively for colour work and have gotten pretty reliable and good results. For me buying expired film cheap on eBay is the only way I could hope to shoot 8x10 in colour. I just...

Thank you. Glad you like it!

Thank you, that’s very encouraging!



They’re incredible pieces of engineering. Late at night when everything is quiet and the wind is blowing in the right direction I can lay in bed and listen...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50352469627_dd173312a2_k.jpgSouthampton Docks by vallantho, on Flickr

First time I’ve shot a sheet of 8x10 in about 3 years. First time I’ve been able to. Long...

Hello there, just a quick question. Where is the focal flange distance measured from? Is it from the shutter or the lens board? Sorry I'm sure this question has been asked many times before. Thank...

I think there's a lot of options on the table here, which is good. Yesterday when I dragged my printer out again I was starting to wonder if I might be better off giving up. I kind of took it for...

I believe the blockage can be cleared, will probably take a few more attempts at head cleaning. Unfortunately one of the cartridges ran out before I was able to fully clear it.

Looking around Jon...

Hello there,

So i've been a large format photographer for some time now. Posted here a few times. I would appreciate any opinions on this topic that is giving me cause for thought.

A little...

You just got a let em know who's boss ;)

Things like that can make the experience a fun one if you roll with it. I'm finding it best not to get too wrapped up in my own expectations of a scene....

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A picture I made a couple of days ago. I was feeling the pull of Spring so I headed out to a place I'd had a good...

I like a little story behind a picture. It's good to relate to an image personally and also see it through the eyes of the creator. Thanks for sharing.

I find revisiting a location over and over...

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Spring is in the air so thought i'd share this spring time photo i took last year. If i recall correctly it was...

Something about this image brings up a lot of memories. So many times when I was a kid my cleaning obsessed mother would send me and my sister out with my dad while he would hang around with old...

At least someone can see it :) Thank you!

I tried linking to an image on my google+ photos account. Seems to show on some computers and not others. I can see it on my windows laptop but not my imac or ipad. Browser issue maybe? If someone...

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Another photo from my visit to Durdle Door. The door itself, from the beach.

http://www.vallantho.co.uk/storage/cache/images/000/027/Lulworth,medium_large.jpg?1385765468

Looking east from Durdle Door towards Lulworth on an overcast misty afternoon.

Not sure why but in...

This i like very much. Something about the shapes feels very sixties or seventies.

http://www.vallantho.co.uk/storage/cache/images/000/023/Chrysanthemum,medium_large.jpg?1383435461

A Chrysanthemum. Schneider Symmar-S 150mm f5.6 on Ilford HP5+ developed in Pyrocat HD.

Yeah i think agitation may have a big part to play because i agitated the first one and just let the second one stand. There's definitely more of a smokey effect in the first. And because i'm...

My first attempts with direct positive paper. Got a sample pack with the Harman Titan last christmas. Only just got round to playing with the paper.
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No i use a 4x5. As much as i'd love to shoot 8x10 i did the math and found it to be too cost prohibitive. I envy you!

Thank you. Was really pleased with the end result.

HOLY crap... I love your enthusiasm! Thank you very much :)

http://www.vallantho.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Portland-Lighthouse.jpg

Portland Bill Lighthouse.

Not really sure if it belongs here but it was taken at the same time as the picture of...

http://www.vallantho.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Pulpit-Rock.jpg

Pulpit Rock on the Isle Of Portland on the south coast of England.

This was shot on Ilford HP5, 4x5 with a schneider symmar-s 150mm f5.6, Developed in Pyrocat HD. Maybe not the best choice of lens for this sort of work? I don't really know. I just use what I've got...

My contribution to this thread, a Texas Bluebell

http://www.vallantho.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Texas-Bluebell.jpg

Love the feeling of texture in those rocks! Almost like i could touch them!

Thank you. I was looking around for somewhere to get drum scans in case i ever had need of it and Tim Parkin's website always came to the top of the list. Seems like he's definitely the guy to go to!

Wow. Beautiful colours. And great clouds. This is very nice.

Thank you. I spent a lot of time reading over your website as i moved into large format. It's been a great source of help and inspiration.

Thank you. It's a beautiful place to be. Great views, no cars on the roads, no people asking "how many megapixels is that thing?" Just a boy and his camera. A good day!

Thank you. Always appreciated!

Thank you :) Very encouraging!

Another field and a few clouds somewhere out towards Salisbury.

http://www.vallantho.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Clouds-Over-Field.jpg

A tree in a field somewhere out towards Salisbury.

http://www.vallantho.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/Tree-In-Field.jpg

I don't think they'll let me move the bridge :D

There's a lot of nice photos to be had along this little stretch of river. Still got a few i'm working on.

Would also love to see some of your...