tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post4426088410022642098..comments2024-03-23T13:56:46.914+00:00Comments on North East Liberties: Laid upMichael McNeillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post-85051396760460918972017-02-20T13:35:33.746+00:002017-02-20T13:35:33.746+00:00Thanks for the update on the ISBN, Michael. I'...Thanks for the update on the ISBN, Michael. I'll see if I can get hold of it somehow, but if not, well there's always going to be another trip over to old UK some time in the quite near future. I'll find it somewhere.<br />There sure are a nice bit of history up there in Orkney, and a few bits of treacherous stretches of water as well. It's not on my top list of places to use a kayak or something like that. The Pentland Firth is deadly even on the best of days. I don't like that place at all, to be honest.Roy Karlsvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805712465787215923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post-4687529532397988192017-02-09T21:11:17.956+00:002017-02-09T21:11:17.956+00:00Roy the ISBN of the copy I have is 978-1-933952-68...Roy the ISBN of the copy I have is 978-1-933952-68-0. This is 1st edition (5th updated reprint, Oct 2012). Rockynook is the publisher.<br /><br />I was just watching a programme about a place you know well: Orkney, Kirkwall Museum, the Sea-Eagle tombs and the history of the area. Pretty interesting! They were building a boat, using ancient methods (cow-skin, made waterproof by animal fat), in order to cross Pentland Firth. They made it too, steering clear of the Skelpie :) It looked a pretty treacherous stretch of water, even on a good day...Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post-59965913807089630162017-02-09T18:23:23.367+00:002017-02-09T18:23:23.367+00:00Does it contain an ISBN number, your fine book? Ca...Does it contain an ISBN number, your fine book? Can't find it stocked back home, but they might be able to get hold of it.Roy Karlsvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805712465787215923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post-83547279126633348652017-02-09T18:08:27.746+00:002017-02-09T18:08:27.746+00:00Nice to hear you're still refining your split-...Nice to hear you're still refining your split-grade printing. I like the outcome when I get it right, but I can't say to have kind of fallen into the workflow quite yet. I hope to be able to make a lot more use of the darkroom the next time I'm at home than I've been able to lately. You sure have read enough about the bathroom issue to understand what the deal is all about...Roy Karlsvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805712465787215923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post-15086355103041878352017-02-09T18:05:17.247+00:002017-02-09T18:05:17.247+00:00Oh, so you got one of them fine things to help you...Oh, so you got one of them fine things to help you out? That sounds great, to be honest.<br />I was fumbling around blindly at some point back in time when I first realized this way to do it, and ended up building a big chart of times on a spreadsheet containing quite a few formulas to make everything right. At least I learned how the thought behind it worked, if nothing else. <br /><br />Crossing fingers for your legs over here! Roy Karlsvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805712465787215923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post-34931376012291028182017-02-09T13:16:33.840+00:002017-02-09T13:16:33.840+00:00The edition I have is almost all B&W work too,...The edition I have is almost all B&W work too, btw.Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post-49241121551673894042017-02-09T13:10:18.224+00:002017-02-09T13:10:18.224+00:00Ah..interesting. Perhaps the new edition might be...Ah..interesting. Perhaps the new edition might be worth holding out for - more on scanning/less darkroom (?)Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post-68944300631323195512017-02-09T13:08:18.616+00:002017-02-09T13:08:18.616+00:00Haha! The Barnbaum is bigger than the Sanderson on...Haha! The Barnbaum is bigger than the Sanderson one, Jim. And it has a big focus on darkroom techniques. Just so you know!<br /><br />And thanks (again!). Maybe I should change the blog to health-related issues :)Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post-74796084754605825632017-02-09T13:05:27.199+00:002017-02-09T13:05:27.199+00:00Ooooooo, and Birnbaum's book is out in second ...Ooooooo, and Birnbaum's book is out in second edtion in April!!Jim Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941665968757241278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post-59498695472845369512017-02-09T13:04:49.856+00:002017-02-09T13:04:49.856+00:00Thanks Roy. Well, the doc says there is nothing wo...Thanks Roy. Well, the doc says there is nothing worrying going on, except for the inflammation of the veins. No clots appearing, which was my primary concern. I have pretty terrible veins in the legs - have done for years. I think it's due to the fact that since I was a teenager it really hurt to sit, on account of the spondylitis attacking my hips. So I stood - all the time. Still do. Hence the vein trouble, I reckon. Anyway, I can get them removed, but that's a full-on operation thing. I'm not really excited by that thought - been through too many of those already - but it looks like that's the only solution. In the meantime, I have to rest. And more ice. Could take weeks. Nooooo!!!!<br /><br />Ah...the f-stop thing. Yes I have to admit I do it that way. It helps that I have an enlarger timer that does the hard work for me, i.e., counting in f-stops and part f-stops. But it's not rocket science - it's only numbers. Actually I don't think it really matters that much - the theory is nice and once you get used to it then sure, it works. But so does the other, linear counting way. I do find though that getting into the darkroom and printing a couple of times a week helps just make the whole thing a lot easier. Looking at a straight print I find myself thinking, well I'll just give it another 3 clicks on the timer and that should do it - and I'm usually there or thereabouts. Like anything, I guess - knowing your equipment and lots of practice helps.Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post-71048081375214096482017-02-09T13:03:53.449+00:002017-02-09T13:03:53.449+00:00Dagnabbit, stop it with the book recommendations! ...Dagnabbit, stop it with the book recommendations! Now I have to buy this one, too. I'm out of shelf space!!<br /><br />Your family can't catch a health break. My prayer is that you all hit smooth sailing soon.Jim Greyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06941665968757241278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post-53037882830585468212017-02-09T13:02:25.142+00:002017-02-09T13:02:25.142+00:00I must admit I'm a bit addicted to sticking th...I must admit I'm a bit addicted to sticking these prints on the wall for a while. The sky is lost on this one (never was there on the neg in the first place as far as I can see) but there's enough going on in the rest of it.<br /><br />On more thought on the printing stuff. I'm a bit of an addict on the split-grade approach. Sure it takes an extra bit of time, but the end result seems better to my eyes.Michael McNeillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11247145157454447816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post-75672800352937657922017-02-09T12:28:23.750+00:002017-02-09T12:28:23.750+00:00Oh, and the print looks wonderful by the way. Not ...Oh, and the print looks wonderful by the way. Not at all bad for such an old negative. <br />A very good reason to still do darkroom wet printing!Roy Karlsvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805712465787215923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-957150598868482631.post-57176290867482498832017-02-09T12:26:53.033+00:002017-02-09T12:26:53.033+00:00I'm really sorry to read about your laid-up co...I'm really sorry to read about your laid-up condition and bad leg, Michael. I hope your visit to the dr. will put some light on the damages done, and how it's supposed to get healed. <br />Good thing to hear you still got a clear mind and are able to do some good reading and thinking, though. I'm looking forward to see the results of the reading of them photography books, I must say.<br /><br />On your printing: Which method do you use? The one we used to use back in the days, or the perhaps more intuitive one using f/stops?<br />The reason I'm asking is that I started to write a long blogpost a while ago, which I never finished. I don't even know what the norm is these days, as I'm not a regular visitor on any of the FADU or similar forums. I think I have at least two or three accounts spread around, but I've never really dived into it. Roy Karlsvikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17805712465787215923noreply@blogger.com