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WELLS ROTARY - SUPPORTING HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS through ART
I'm very pleased to be able to support this event by contributing three of my pictures for the exhibition and sale. WELLS ROTARY...
Simon Williams
Apr 5, 20231 min read
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Panoram Kodak in the perfect location
Very pleased to have stopped light leaks marring the film in the 100-year-old panoramic Kodak. The solution is a piece of black paper...
Simon Williams
Mar 2, 20231 min read
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Getting to know the Panoram Kodak 4 D from 1920
I'm enjoying exploring the capabilities of this 100-year-old panoramic camera - gradually identifying where the light leaks have been...
Simon Williams
Feb 28, 20231 min read
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Kodak Panoramic 4 D - repair
Having tracked down a reasonably priced Kodak Panoram 4 D, it needed some cleaning and repair, but the effort was rewarded with a lovely...
Simon Williams
Jan 28, 20233 min read
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Dawes Twine Works “through an older eye”©
Dawes Twine Works in West Coker, Somerset is a heritage site for industrial archeology, preserving the story, buildings and artefacts of...
Simon Williams
Jun 26, 20221 min read
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3D stereoscopic images - a journey of discovery
#Stereoscopic images when viewed correctly create the illusion of depth and can be quite startling in their effect. From a small boy, I...
Simon Williams
Jun 7, 20221 min read
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Pictorialist Tulip
Having discovered by accident the effect seen here, I set out to reproduce it in order to create this image. Starting with a #largeformat...
Simon Williams
Apr 25, 20211 min read
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Lockdown learning - Wetplate Collodion
This is one good thing to have come out of lockdown for me - given me the time to research and then steadily work through my...
Simon Williams
Jan 26, 20211 min read
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Camera in Clovelly
A visit to Clovelly gardens in North Devon was a great chance to use my Thornton Pickard Imperial - full plate camera from the 1900s. I...
Simon Williams
Sep 18, 20201 min read
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Still learning – paper negatives
The sky looked promising for clouds above the old Birnbeck Pier, so I took my 1900s Thornton Pickard Imperial camera (Image size 8.5×6.5...
Simon Williams
Jun 15, 20201 min read
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My Favourite Images
Here are my favourite images from past few weeks – some digital – some paper negatives, x-ray film etc.. It’s good to take time and look...
Simon Williams
Apr 26, 20201 min read
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Glass dry plate – poured emulsion
Self portrait- These are my first attempts at pouring liquid silver gelatine emulsion (Foma from Silverprint) onto a glass plate to make...
Simon Williams
Apr 25, 20201 min read
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My new book – Old Parson’s Fruit ‘n’ Veg
Old Parson’s Fruit ‘n’ Veg is the title, Fruit-‘n’-Veg through old glass – is the content of my new Blurb book. created at the suggestion...
Simon Williams
Apr 25, 20201 min read
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Looking to the stars with an old eye
I love making star-trail images with my DSLR, but wanted to see what I could achieve with my 100 year old camera (Thornton Pickard...
Simon Williams
Apr 24, 20201 min read
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A perfect marriage?
Pleased to have successfully “married” my Dallmeyer 8″ (f2.9-11) to a, recently acquired, Thornton Pickard Imperial (Full Plate). I have...
Simon Williams
Apr 23, 20201 min read
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Exploring old cameras
Having started with the Victorian bellows cameras I thought I’d explore some other old cameras and see if I could use them with paper...
Simon Williams
Apr 23, 20201 min read
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So busy trying new things ……
I was surprised to see my last post was over 3 months ago. But I haven’t been idle – far from it, especially now we are “locked down” at...
Simon Williams
Apr 23, 20202 min read
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LArGE lens adds a new dimension
An exciting find at a local general auction as added a new dimension to the images I can make with my 1900s New Countess 10×8 field...
Simon Williams
Jan 16, 20201 min read
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Hazy – delaminating and fungusy lens delivers the look!
New lens producing good results- I bought the lens for its combination of short focus length and small apperture, allowing me to make...
Simon Williams
Jan 6, 20201 min read
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Lovely images from aged Kodabrome
Tempted by the low price I have some 10-year-old Kodabrome photographic paper to try as paper negative in my large format 10×8 1900s...
Simon Williams
Dec 13, 20191 min read
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