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: Hello everyone
: Stu January 28, 2008, 10:49:22 AM

Hi everyone, I'm Stu... new to the forum but have been wasting film for about 4 years!
Don't do digital photography - as my day job is as an Art Director at a digital advertising agency. Analogue is what it is all about for me, spending Sundays in the darkroom I keep in my Fiancee's Nan's spare room! I don't have room for it at my house but couldn't bear to get rid of it.

I love my Leicas but have recently picked up a Holga... and I can't put it down.

If anyone is interested, I have set up a blog with a few of my pictures on:
www.stuartwoodall.blogspot.com (http://www.stuartwoodall.blogspot.com)

Please let me know what you think, good or bad criticism welcome!
Looking forward to seeing what you lot talk about.

Thanks,
Stu

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: Re: Hello everyone
: Skorj January 28, 2008, 11:09:00 AM

Welcome Stu. I like squirrels too, and film of course. Skj.

: Re: Hello everyone
: LT January 28, 2008, 11:11:26 AM

hello stu - welcome to FW.COM

holga work is great - but I'm definitely liking your leica shots too - lets see some of those - especially more like this ...

(http://bp2.blogger.com/_PgagrO4qUhg/Rxy-VYFXMBI/AAAAAAAAAAo/SISGjulx_20/s400/jungfrau_blog.jpg)

and good to hear you're a darkroom worker too - keeping the faith.  nice one.

I also liked the bear pics, but found them very sad.  I remember seeing a polar bear in a similar concrete enclosure in Stanley Park, Vancouver.  The image of him pacing and swaying out of bordom has stayed with me for 13 years - very sad indeed.

: Re: Hello everyone
: Stu January 28, 2008, 11:52:31 AM

Glad you like. Both Holga and Leicas go everywhere with me so I hope to have some more on my blog soon.

It did make me sad to see the bears like that... I suppose it's lucky I never followed my dream of being a photojournalist, I wouldn't be able to cope with half the things some people see!

: Re: Hello everyone
: Ailsa January 28, 2008, 12:11:23 PM

Hi Stu - welcome to Filmwasters. I like your eye for composition - it has a quirkiness that is fresh. Try to keep it that way! (It's more difficult than you might think.) And keep enjoying that darkroom.

: Re: Hello everyone
: cwilk January 28, 2008, 01:13:17 PM

Some great pictures on your blog.

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: traskblueribbon January 28, 2008, 04:08:58 PM

hello Stu.

Some really great stuff you have there. I love the leica stuff and the stark tonality of the mountain landscapes.

: Re: Hello everyone
: Stu January 28, 2008, 05:02:44 PM

You lot are very kind. I have never shown my pictures to anyone before, so I really do appreciate the feedback.

Stu

: Re: Hello everyone
: Ed Wenn January 28, 2008, 10:29:41 PM

Stu, welcome to FW. Hope you'll find it a fun place to park your keyboard. Took a look at your blog and enjoyed it very much indeed....as well as your photography.