Ashley
@grumpyfck.bsky.social
Owner of Plymouth Darkroom. Film Photography and printing. Vintage camera lover.
Wasn't for Cyanotype type day but my 7yr old experimented creating samples for her textile and design course. Had to get them to greens and browns for the remit.
September 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Wasn't for Cyanotype type day but my 7yr old experimented creating samples for her textile and design course. Had to get them to greens and browns for the remit.
We don't really have a garden, more a steep terraced yard. Climbing/hanging is a required ingredient.
June 18, 2025 at 11:26 AM
We don't really have a garden, more a steep terraced yard. Climbing/hanging is a required ingredient.
She used different ways of applying, bottle spray, pouring, dripping etc
May 27, 2025 at 12:41 PM
She used different ways of applying, bottle spray, pouring, dripping etc
Some have screen printed etc. She went for cyanotype to use my stuff. Toned with green tea for brown, fenugreek for green, the latter took 24 hours.
May 27, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Some have screen printed etc. She went for cyanotype to use my stuff. Toned with green tea for brown, fenugreek for green, the latter took 24 hours.
Nothing wrong with a tree! River and woodland combos are bread and butter down here, or the sea.
May 12, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Nothing wrong with a tree! River and woodland combos are bread and butter down here, or the sea.
Chilled evening catching up on contact sheets. Had a play at the end with a negative from several years back, I fondly refer to him as the barbican cowboy.
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#printyourwork
#believeinfilm
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#printyourwork
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March 27, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Chilled evening catching up on contact sheets. Had a play at the end with a negative from several years back, I fondly refer to him as the barbican cowboy.
#plymouthdarkroom
#printyourwork
#believeinfilm
#plymouthdarkroom
#printyourwork
#believeinfilm
If you see this post, post a bridge from your gallery.
My Bridge. (s)
My Bridge. (s)
March 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
If you see this post, post a bridge from your gallery.
My Bridge. (s)
My Bridge. (s)
It's better than the snap, and while there are shaded tops to some of the distant buildings, I know I clipped a few while tweaking the sky. Heyho.
Scan👇
Scan👇
March 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
It's better than the snap, and while there are shaded tops to some of the distant buildings, I know I clipped a few while tweaking the sky. Heyho.
Scan👇
Scan👇
I got on an visiter pass from Sandeep, must be his then, right?
NOT MY BRIDGE
NOT MY BRIDGE
March 24, 2025 at 12:24 PM
I got on an visiter pass from Sandeep, must be his then, right?
NOT MY BRIDGE
NOT MY BRIDGE
My sister wasn't best pleased.
March 22, 2025 at 8:16 AM
My sister wasn't best pleased.
Not sure if this is a safety practice, or how they disembarked for shore time at certain places. It looks fun anyway.
#DMRArmitage
#DMRArmitage
March 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Not sure if this is a safety practice, or how they disembarked for shore time at certain places. It looks fun anyway.
#DMRArmitage
#DMRArmitage
Fun and games were obviously had on what I guess was a trip measured in weeks. Some of the negatives have significant damage, and the photographer was prone to all the errors we know so well.
#DMRArmitage
#DMRArmitage
March 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Fun and games were obviously had on what I guess was a trip measured in weeks. Some of the negatives have significant damage, and the photographer was prone to all the errors we know so well.
#DMRArmitage
#DMRArmitage
Of the moored ships, I am leaning toward the nearer, the funnel is not unlike the one pictured here while at sea. There may be other clues throughout the thread.
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#DMRArmitage
March 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Of the moored ships, I am leaning toward the nearer, the funnel is not unlike the one pictured here while at sea. There may be other clues throughout the thread.
#DMRArmitage
#DMRArmitage
It was fun watching you folks interact last week.
I think we confirmed - Doris Mary Rhodes Armitage. b1901 d1979 a spinster in Ireland. I figured the on ship time next, attempt at a timeline but could be going or coming back.
#DMRArmitage
I think we confirmed - Doris Mary Rhodes Armitage. b1901 d1979 a spinster in Ireland. I figured the on ship time next, attempt at a timeline but could be going or coming back.
#DMRArmitage
March 13, 2025 at 5:31 PM
It was fun watching you folks interact last week.
I think we confirmed - Doris Mary Rhodes Armitage. b1901 d1979 a spinster in Ireland. I figured the on ship time next, attempt at a timeline but could be going or coming back.
#DMRArmitage
I think we confirmed - Doris Mary Rhodes Armitage. b1901 d1979 a spinster in Ireland. I figured the on ship time next, attempt at a timeline but could be going or coming back.
#DMRArmitage
Posted this before, but imagine my world of guesswork. How many strengths of yellow can you see 😵💫
March 12, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Posted this before, but imagine my world of guesswork. How many strengths of yellow can you see 😵💫
Sweet, you will enjoy it. They are very capable.
March 12, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Sweet, you will enjoy it. They are very capable.
Never been a football follower. however, if I was to pick a team to get behind...
March 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Never been a football follower. however, if I was to pick a team to get behind...
Look at the door handle, it's close.
March 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Look at the door handle, it's close.
For scale, 2½x4¼ v 2¼x3¼. Interesting times back then. Stupid amount of sizes.
March 5, 2025 at 10:29 PM
For scale, 2½x4¼ v 2¼x3¼. Interesting times back then. Stupid amount of sizes.
You don't see 3½x3½ anymore 🤣
March 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
You don't see 3½x3½ anymore 🤣
Kodak of the type are chunky beasts, I have several (left!) my 3a is a wooden monster.
March 5, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Kodak of the type are chunky beasts, I have several (left!) my 3a is a wooden monster.
I will end the thread here. What I guess is near the start of her India journey. I will post others periodically, I have no timeline order. If by the slimmest of chances anyone can add any morsel to what I know, feel free.
#DMRArmitage
#DMRArmitage
March 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I will end the thread here. What I guess is near the start of her India journey. I will post others periodically, I have no timeline order. If by the slimmest of chances anyone can add any morsel to what I know, feel free.
#DMRArmitage
#DMRArmitage
So what do I know! An envelope containing some of the negatives was addressed to Tipperary Ireland, it was forwarded to Loughrigg Ambleside. Post marked from Abbottabad India August 1928.
Other negative envelopes connected to NZ, Chester and London. Other than that, I know little.
#DMRArmitage
Other negative envelopes connected to NZ, Chester and London. Other than that, I know little.
#DMRArmitage
March 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
So what do I know! An envelope containing some of the negatives was addressed to Tipperary Ireland, it was forwarded to Loughrigg Ambleside. Post marked from Abbottabad India August 1928.
Other negative envelopes connected to NZ, Chester and London. Other than that, I know little.
#DMRArmitage
Other negative envelopes connected to NZ, Chester and London. Other than that, I know little.
#DMRArmitage
I acquired a box of old negatives, some glass plates and contact prints. Also some postcards and envelopes. They belonged to a Miss DMR Armitage, most are filed under "The India Trip". Some are printable, most are damaged but scannable. I will share the little info I have as I go.
#DMRArmitage
#DMRArmitage
March 5, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I acquired a box of old negatives, some glass plates and contact prints. Also some postcards and envelopes. They belonged to a Miss DMR Armitage, most are filed under "The India Trip". Some are printable, most are damaged but scannable. I will share the little info I have as I go.
#DMRArmitage
#DMRArmitage
I had to go look elsewhere to see it properly. Did he stage tge scene, I don't think so. Did hand around waiting for someone, probably. Did he ask someone to do it, possibly. I like the comp.
March 4, 2025 at 8:31 AM
I had to go look elsewhere to see it properly. Did he stage tge scene, I don't think so. Did hand around waiting for someone, probably. Did he ask someone to do it, possibly. I like the comp.