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What a day the other day. Finally out taking photographs after a month of lousy weather. Not the best conditions but a very nice morning to be outside. No rain and light intermittent wind and increasingly cloudy. I took a few photos and ended up with at least 2 with light leaks! The color ones probably have them as well. What is going on? Lots of things rush through my head. Camera problem? (Intrepid 4x5 mkIII). My new second hand film holders I got for a bargain price? Film loading problems? The trouble is I have used the Intrepid quite a lot and while there are aspects of its build quality and smoothness I might criticize I have been taking a a lot of photos without many problems. The film backs I had seen one or two possible problems, but I wasn’t able to nail down one particular unit.  I had taken to photographing the film backs with my phone after a shoot to record which film came from which back for just such a contingency. I googled for problems with the Intrepid b...

Back in February when I took the photos made in this previous post . I also took along my Fuji G617 panoramic camera. I managed only one photo but it was one I really wanted to see. So I finally got out to take some photos at the local RSPB refuge at Fen Drayton. (I feature my photos from here at another blog called At The Water's Margin .) The first photo on this roll however I had anticipated quite a lot. On the way to Lynwood Arboreteum I drove through the middle of the Fens on a rather bleak looking day. The Fens were created in the reign of Charles II and drained with the help of the Dutch much like Holland was. As a result it is unremittingly flat around here. The sky is immense and intimidating. My wife feels quite anxious driving through this area. I too feel something almost dark and foreboding when the weather is gray. My family is from the Midwestern US so I am no stranger to flat lands... As I drove alone I really wanted to capture the mood and so looked for a safe ...