Today has been split (so far) into four main sections.

Firstly, my dad paid his usual Sunday morning visit. He arrived a little earlier than I expected because he’d walked it (he still walks miles most days – not bad for a guy in his mid-eighties. I hope I might be as fit when I get to that age!) and I was still sorting the cats out when he got here. I didn’t hear him come in, but I’m not sure if this was because I was outside, or if my hearing is getting worse.

The second chunk of the day was spent developing a roll of Ilford HP5+ that I shot recently. This one was deliberately pushed a stop (unlike yesterday’s accidental push) and the negatives look nice. I’ll maybe get to scan them later this week.

After the developing was done and all the gear tidied away I grabbed something to eat and then watched The French Connection on TV. Hearing the sad news of Gene Hackman’s death (along with his wife and dog) made me remember I’d never watched the movie (I’ve seen the car chase scene on clip shows many times though), so I decided to put that right. I enjoyed the movie a lot. It’s interesting to see how film making styles have changed over time.

The fourth part has been scanning some negatives – a roll of Kodak Gold shot with the Kodak H35N half-frame camera I got for Christmas from my Secret Santa. I’ll say more about this camera and the results in a future post, but the 70-something frames seem to be taking forever to scan. As I type this I still have two full strips to go, and I’ve been scanning a strip a day since the middle of the week!

The rest of the evening will be spent watching TV.

I mentioned the circus – Circo Raluy Legacy – that made up part of Barcelona’s Christmas attractions beside the marina in my post a couple of days ago, and here’s a picture of it.

Olympus OM-10, E-Zuiko 35mm f/2.8 & Kodak Ultramax. Lab developed, home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 22 December 2024