Got a bit carried away and decided I would try drawing from an old, bad photograph. It's better than I expected I could do.

Getting better at drawing. At least in the frame of garden design things. I am enjoying using ink/!water bush pens.

Activities I do not recommend. Trying to extract a Rodenstock lens from a lens board and adapter for a different copal size.

Finally got around to taking some nice photos of the rental MX-5. I've not even taken any of my *own* MX-5 like this. (Nor have I driven my own car on any roads as good as the one I found today 🤷‍♂️)

Today has been very crappy indeed. I'm sorry if I was short with anyone. I did get a lens board for the intrepid though. I've fitted a 9in 'teleross' that I've never found a use for up to now. Second more normal lens incoming.

I shouldn't have looked at the exercise I have to do for this interview. I am *wildly* unqualified. I don't know where to start. Why did they put me through for this?

Well I now have an interview for that more senior role than the one I didn't get. The weirdness continues. I wonder if I might be the only candidate and they are desperate.

I recently saw someone who really didn't like hashtags on art at all l. I can sort of understand that and I would like to find a way to get them in feeds without the clutter but it looks like putting them in alt text doesn't work. Any other suggestions?

The Barbican in Winter

I'm feeling rotten. Overwhelmed and now pretty depressed and anxious. It's extra sucky because there is proof here that it is independent on good things in my life and has its own inner logic. I should be happy. I am not.

Giusti Gardens, Verona. #BelieveInFilm

"Cloud Over Seaview". A pigment ink print on tea bag paper over gold leaf. Finished with cold wax. #printmaking #pei

Squash. Hampton Court #BelieveInFilm

I am so tired.

I'm glad Rerapan 127 exists but bloody hell do I curse everyone involved in its manufacture Amy time I try to put it on a developing reel.

I don't know why someone put these in a random pool in the Barbican but I am glad they did.

Suffice to say I wasn't expecting this scene on a grotty day at Barbican in November.

Partner has an appointment with home office finger printing on Old Street today so I have been left innthe photographers 'creche'

'When the skies of November turn Gloomy' #BelieveInFilm

Weird thing (or maybe not weird). Jo. I recently interviewed for - the one I was a bit crushed for not getting. Just sent me an invitation to interview for a more senior position. Apparently the panel out my name forward for it if interested. Seems weird.

Promise that's it for round polaroids for now. Some good B&W rollfilm to follow.

A triptych of textures from Whitstable. #BelieveInFilm #Polaroid

New brass friend. Just need to find a suitable lens board and it might be on the plane to Japan.

I'm terrible at video but I do enjoy making little things to remind me of my bug while I'm 'down the mine'. If you like old engine noises it might be worth a listen.

Really enjoying polaroid round frame noodling. #BelieveInFilm

One day I will learn to get my damned fingers out of the way. Until then, I'll just have to accept a few artefacts! #BelieveInFilm

Polaroid jammed as I was taking a beach scene today. But somehow it sort of gave me one any way. #BelieveInFilm #HappyAccident

Venetian blinds installed...perfect for November weather.

I've done nothing I get graded on since 2011. It's been a decade and half of grind with no dreams allowed. So I admit I had a small cry that this is what I had waiting for me on my first assignment for my garden designing course.

I'm weird about sharing my photography. I will go out of my way to avoid ever having to show anyone apart from here. Just been invited to join a work chat of people sharing pics and I just cannot face showing regular folks my stuff. I don't know why. I don't even show it to what family I have left.

Ffordes can always be relied on. I went with an intrepid because the black is really *really* light and this was a decent price. Winging its way from the Highlands as we speak.

Expenses reimbursed.... and... erm hiking camera procured. 😙

This is both great and ultra specific in when it could be from. Nothing like this had ever happened shortly before and would soon never again.

Cyanotypes I made a few years ago in a class at UAF. Taking the same class again 11/22-23. Can’t wait. Will be a fun weekend!!

Garden design assignment done. Last thing was to think up a logo. For which I used a Polaroid! When researching logid was depressing how msny designers were 'double barrelled Henrietas'. I've got no chance!

Dark Stars - I did this half accidentally on my phone a few years ago when I was also into paper negs at night and decided it looked cool.

New tack for hiking camera for Japan. Possibly a graflex century graphic. It would allow me to easily use paper negs as well as rollfilm and they seem quite light.

When you expose an "AGFA ISOPAN F" with a Zeiss NETTAR from the 1930s, a camera the film was sitting in for more than 80 years.

Put my garden design materials together. I don't think it's terrible but I hate that feeling when things just feel half arsed. I can never really tell when I have done a shoddy job or not. Although usually I have.

Happy (and as non sectarian as possible) Bonfire Night.

There's nothing quite as hubristic as listening to dimwit bros discussing what is happening with various 'markets'.

Quite why work think it's acceptable to leave me £700 out of pocket for 2 weeks when I did my expenses pretty much immediately (and approved in a couple of days) is beyond me. They *know* I'm not rich.

Turns out I sketch much better when not on the train!

I love this event so much.

A quick train sketch of some Lavendar in a pit for my garden design course. I enjoy making pen and colored pencil sketches and I really hope they aren't too half arsed for the examiners.

It's nearly time for *my* favourite Autumnal festival (sorry never really got Halloween) www.veterancarrun.com

Before I started my garden design course I would have told you I couldn't draw for toffee. Not saying I am exactly Giotto now but I am pleased with how I have progressed on assignment 1.

I sent an email to our HR today about the impact the chat/ spaces culture has on me in terms of concentration and overwhelm. Recently, important info has started to creep into messenger/ spaces format and all of this on top of the avalanche of gifs and inconsequential crap is just dreadful.

I know most of us hate scanning. Well I am currently scanning every single page of partners passport for our darling home office. Despite having travelled a lot there is still a lot of empty pages on their passport.

Question for the graflex inclined. If you own a speed graphic have you hiked with it? My current 4x5 is an MPP technical and it's too much for a long hikes.