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Old 20-06-2010, 10:21 PM
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strongmanmike (Michael)
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Originally Posted by kinetic View Post
Hi Mike,

milk crates are hardly cutting edge technology mate
What a great comparison and nostalgic trip back.
Wow, what a buzz it must have been to have access to the Oddie.
I also mucked around with film and processed my own Ilford
stuff in a rough darkroom , setup in the folks caravan
Some nights I'd process stuff the same night as capture.
Lot's of rolls of failures.
Here's me in the local paper back in '86 with my homemade 8" GEM.
How cool is that digital watch man...and that tracksuit

Steve
Very cool Steve we must be similar ages..? I have a photo almost identical (me and my 8" newt) that appeared in the Canberra Times in 1985 after winning an award for my astro efforts - too funny!

Yep, the good old darkroom in a garage at night was my approach and as for rolls of failure...tell me about it!!!!!

Mike
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