Ilford And Friends

Got a roll of ilford Super 400 B+W back today.  First roll of black and white I've finished, and with haste I should add. I wasn't convinced of the type when I loaded it anyway and I have to admit I didn't value much of what I was getting at the time, with the notion that the contrast would be through the roof and my eye isn't trained enough to make the starkness appealing.

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It's Over, It's Done

I fucking hate video. Admittedly I'm overly pedantic about the nitty gritty in anything I put out (except for that...) and I reckon video is the one form of digital media that grinds my gears due to a mixture of technical issues I encounter and lack of instant resolution for what would appear to be the most simple of tasks.

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All Chalk, No Cheese

Heavy Fucking Metal. I reckon, as a prefix to the kind of lifestyle Ollie Quinn has pursued, is probably a fairly accurate turn of phrase. What began as barbells and dumbells for teenage bodybuilding and boxing, became assault rifles and bayonets for his life as a Royal Marine Commando, and now he takes pleasure in training a hardstyle of kettlebells with his personal training company, Westport Battlebells.

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