Thanks for commenting...it's good to hear your thoughts. I'm all in favour of physical workshops, if location and cost allow. You can't beat "being there". Happy new year to you too 🙂

Thanks for watching and commenting. Sorry if it didn't make sense to you. It's just my opinion at the end of the day. Have a good 2025 🙂

​@@studioswindenI do like your photos though, and I get what you're saying: it's an art, not a science, so you can't just boil it down to a KZbin bullet list. I do however, like watching people like yourself, explaining how they 'saw' the image in the scene they captured. It's very difficult to communicate a feeling or sense though.

Thanks for the compliment 🙏 and I think your opinion is as valid as mine. It's good that we all consume/understand things in different ways. Cheers 🙂

Thanks Darren. Much appreciated. I've always enjoyed Gregory Crewdson's work and I've recently become aware of James Popsys through his YT channel. He is definitely one that's worth the time to watch. Have a good start to 2025 🙂

Thanks David. Totally agree. Except I do worry that maybe my last 10,000 pix will actually be the worst...maybe that sweet spot between 10,001 and 10,100 is where the legacy is made 😂 Have a great start to 2025 🙂

Thanks Steve. Much appreciated. Happy new year to you 🙂

I'm flattered. Thanks for the comparison! And a happy new year to you 🙂

Thanks! I hope all good with you and yours 🙂

Awesome, thank you!

Thanks Steve. Good idea. If I get a chance in the New Year I'll do a video on that...appreciate your suggesting it. Have a lovely xmas 🙂

@@studioswinden hope you and your family have a good Christmas. Love your channel ❤️ keep up the good work

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 🙂

Thanks Andrew. Maybe give it a go next year? It's a good way of encouraging yourself to catalogue and archive etc. throughout the year, I think. Have a great xmas 🙂

I hope so too! Thanks for keeping watching. Enjoy your holidays 🙂

Thanks Paul - much appreciated. A very happy Xmas to you and yours too 🙂

Very true! Same here! 🙂

Thanks! She'll be happy to hear that 🙂

Thanks again for your support! Yes, it would be good to group the photos into proper themes...something I shall do when it gets too cold and windy to go out! Have a great xmas. Ed 🙂

Thanks Andrew...and thanks for the positive interaction! Have a good festive season 🙂

Thanks so much David, really appreciate it. Have a great Xmas 🙂

Thanks Marco 🙂

Hi, thanks for asking....I've changed it a bit since I shot this video, but I think at the time I was using this action that I'd created... CAMERA RAW FILTER process version: 6 exposure 2012: 1.95 contrast 2012: -9 texture: 10 clarity 2012: 10 sharpen amount: 40 sharpen radius: 1 sharpen detail: 25 sharpen masking: 0 color noise reduction: 25 color noise detail 50 color noise smoothness: 50 transform distortion: 8 invert ...hope that helps a little? As I say, I've improved my process since, and there is another video about my new workflow on the channel. Cheers🙂

Yes, I've still got my "new" roll of B&W 8mm to shoot, but I can't face the cost of the processing at the moment...I'm holding out for a can't miss opportunity to use it, and until then the camera makes a lovely ornament! Thanks for watching, and have a great week 🙂

Many thanks! Have a great day 🙂

Thanks. Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

Thanks Steve. Ah, so you'll recognise a lot of the places...glad you liked it. Have a good day 🙂

@@studioswinden used to commute from disley into piccadilly station by train. Both fond and not so fond memories were had there. Keep up the good work 👏

Great...have fun! 🙂

Thanks - I hate the rain, but it does make things pretty sometimes! 👍

Yes, I think so. I usually have it turned off as I don't want any info burned into the negative, but sometimes I use it if the date stamp is really important...like a birthday souvenir picture or something. It's good that the date goes all the way up to the present...there are some cameras where the date won't go beyond the Noughties....I gues they thought we'd never get so far into the future! 😂

It is. I've never tried C41 process myself, but from what I can tell it's tricker and more costly too! Thanks for watching 🙂

Ha...thanks for asking! 😉 If I remember now it was a mixture of tracks by The National, the new Cure album, Yard Act and Blossoms...don't hold it against me! Have a great week. Ed 🙂

Thanks! 😂

Thanks so much - that’s very nice to hear. I think the EOS 650 should be pretty similar to the 620...if I remember right the one you have was the very first EF Canon andcwas closely followed by the 620. I find the AF a bit frustrating (but it was the early days!) and it’s quite a noisy machine, but lovely results and I can use all my EF lenses with it, which is great. Have a great week, and I hope you get some good shots with your Canon 🙂

Glad you enjoyed it...I enjoyed making it! Have a great week. Ed 🙂

Thanks for watching and sharing your experience. Glad the video was helpful! 🙂

You're welcome! Thanks for watching 🙂

I don't know much about what lens alternatives are available for SLRs anymore as I've not been in the market for one in years, but if you're looking for budget options with a wide aperture then one thing that could be worth considering is a well-preserved secondhand manual focus one with an adapter to convert it...it might not work for all cameras, but you might get a brighter image than with a more modern budget alternative...a new budget lens (if available) is likely to have a much smaller maximum aperture and so the shallow depth of field and ability to use high shutter speeds is lost to a large degree. I've seen a pre-owned Tamron AF 70-300 for sale online at around £100 but it has an f4-5.6 aperture. Alternatively a fast prime might be an idea? They can be pricey too, but their less complex than zooms so tend to be slightly cheaper. Happy hunting! And thanks for watching 🙂

Thanks again. Would be great to see some of your sea and landscapes...do you have any online? Have a great week. Ed 🙂

Thanks Paul. I certainly respect those who prefer not to share their images, but personally it means a lot to me to share my work and (hopefully) leave a lasting legacy... Thanks again for watching and commenting. Have a good week 🙂

Thanks again for watching and continuing to comment. I'd definitely recommend giving APS a try with something that isn't "mission critical". It is a fun format, and I think overall my results were (at least to my eyes) better with it than with 110 or 126 film. Though it is horses for courses...there was a shot I got on 110 that I think wouldn't have worked better on any other film/camera. It was just the right combo for the job. Have a great week. Ed 🙂

Thanks for sharing your experience...I used a flat bed with inserts a long, long time ago (probably the early 2000s) but my scanner was pretty budget and the results weren't great so I ended up buying a dedicated film scanner, which was a bit better, though more time-consuming to use. I really like using a dSLR now for digitising my negatives as RAW (14 bit) files...though I wish I had a proper copy stand to ensure it was always completely perpendicular...and a decent macro lens. I think the extension tubes add softness to the edges of the scans unless I only use the central portion of the lens...which makes the scans much lower resolution. Whatever works for the job is the right thing, I guess. Cheers 🙂

Thanks Anthony. I completely respect your point of view. I struggle a lot with deciding at what point the art of photography becomes a different kind of art, and my own early portrait work is full of collage, filters, etc. I think the argument to change a photo to make it more aesthetically pleasing or convey a different message can sometimes be justified, but I still think that it can be a slippery slope in some situations. Thanks again for watching and commenting. Good to hear your take 🙂

@@studioswinden When I first left photography in the 90's, packed away those point and shoots it wasn't that I disliked photography. It was because, at the time, I felt unfulfilled. No readily available resources outside of the library, or a class I could sit and study. Things that were sadly out of reach. Just getting to a library was an ordeal for me then. I think, personally what you, and many other photographers are doing here on this platform, internet forums is a incredible service to the community. I see photography in a whole new light these days, not only the raw beauty of capturing a slice of time, but also the worlds of creativity that you can unleash with just a little effort.

Thanks, that’s really nice to hear! Glad you enjoyed it. Have a good week 🙂

Thanks so much! 🙂

Thanks for watching 🙂

Thanks! No, certainly still think the XA2 is as close to perfect as I can find as a pocketable walkaround, though I do now think mine has a problem (film plane out of whack) as there's a lot of softness when there's low light...and it definitely isn't motion blur. Lucy's is way sharper. Might have to look out for a cheap replacement for mine...or "borrow" hers 😉. Have a good weekend. Ed 🙂

Thanks Paul, that's really kind of you to say, and much appreciated. I must investigate that light leak! Have a great weekend. Ed 🙂

I'm not sure...I think it might be a toilet for the bus drivers to use as it's at the bus terminus...but I couldn't swear to it!

@@studioswinden Thanks Ed, that's a great shame to paint an image of Alan Turing on a toilet wall. I am sure that he is there because of his association with Manchester University. As a Computer Science graduate he is one of my heroes, (for his work that is, not his personal life).

Thanks Paul. The packet is certainly not a UK one as I think they have to be completely plain nowadays...must be from overseas.