Zed
@behindthebluemotel.com
Too many cameras, not enough painting.
https://behindthebluemotel.com
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this is about billionaires
February 3, 2026 at 11:28 PM
this is about billionaires
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thinking about that "(x) could kill a victorian child" trend and how the more interesting thought is "which eras of history could you make significantly worse by introducing original formula 4loko"
February 4, 2026 at 1:09 AM
thinking about that "(x) could kill a victorian child" trend and how the more interesting thought is "which eras of history could you make significantly worse by introducing original formula 4loko"
Tired: I shouldn't buy a second 4x5 just because maybe I want to shoot some more wide-angle LF urban shots.
Wired: For the same price I could shoot 90 frames on the 8x10 with the Wide-Field Ektar I already own
Wired: For the same price I could shoot 90 frames on the 8x10 with the Wide-Field Ektar I already own
February 4, 2026 at 1:17 AM
Tired: I shouldn't buy a second 4x5 just because maybe I want to shoot some more wide-angle LF urban shots.
Wired: For the same price I could shoot 90 frames on the 8x10 with the Wide-Field Ektar I already own
Wired: For the same price I could shoot 90 frames on the 8x10 with the Wide-Field Ektar I already own
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🚨✝️ BACK IN STOCK ALERT ✝️🚨
Issues 1-3 of Steeple by @badmachinery.com are now back in stock! Get them while they're hot! Or lukewarm. They're delicious at any temperature, really.
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Issues 1-3 of Steeple by @badmachinery.com are now back in stock! Get them while they're hot! Or lukewarm. They're delicious at any temperature, really.
topatoco.com/collections/...
February 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM
🚨✝️ BACK IN STOCK ALERT ✝️🚨
Issues 1-3 of Steeple by @badmachinery.com are now back in stock! Get them while they're hot! Or lukewarm. They're delicious at any temperature, really.
topatoco.com/collections/...
Issues 1-3 of Steeple by @badmachinery.com are now back in stock! Get them while they're hot! Or lukewarm. They're delicious at any temperature, really.
topatoco.com/collections/...
Bender Photographic 4x5, Chas A Gump & Co Orthograph Rapid Rectilinear 5x8, Ilford Ortho
February 3, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Bender Photographic 4x5, Chas A Gump & Co Orthograph Rapid Rectilinear 5x8, Ilford Ortho
Bender Photographic 4x5, Chas A Gump & Co Orthograph Rapid Rectilinear 5x8, Ilford HP5 Plus
February 3, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Bender Photographic 4x5, Chas A Gump & Co Orthograph Rapid Rectilinear 5x8, Ilford HP5 Plus
I don't know who needs to hear this (other than a specific Suburban around the Bishop-Chatard area) but you actually can't pass -anyone- at a stop sign, including cyclists.
February 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I don't know who needs to hear this (other than a specific Suburban around the Bishop-Chatard area) but you actually can't pass -anyone- at a stop sign, including cyclists.
Since we're doing the whole song-and-dance again, I maintain that what's unique about our struggles dealing with people who make good art can be terrible people and where that leaves the art is entirely because now we get to find out how terrible the people are while they're still alive.
February 3, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Since we're doing the whole song-and-dance again, I maintain that what's unique about our struggles dealing with people who make good art can be terrible people and where that leaves the art is entirely because now we get to find out how terrible the people are while they're still alive.
I am no closer to making up my mind on the ultra-light 4x5 view (which is good, at least I'm not just running on impulse which is a concern in the dead depression of winter), but, I have certainly got in a bunch of research and self-examination so that's also nice.
February 3, 2026 at 7:52 PM
I am no closer to making up my mind on the ultra-light 4x5 view (which is good, at least I'm not just running on impulse which is a concern in the dead depression of winter), but, I have certainly got in a bunch of research and self-examination so that's also nice.
LRT: all of the weirdo loser dorks I know (myself included) managed to find partners and procreate if they desired to. There's no such thing as an "incel" they just don't want to recognize that refusing to address that who they are is the problem is a voluntary action.
February 3, 2026 at 5:38 PM
LRT: all of the weirdo loser dorks I know (myself included) managed to find partners and procreate if they desired to. There's no such thing as an "incel" they just don't want to recognize that refusing to address that who they are is the problem is a voluntary action.
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Every time this comes up I wonder if we're ever going to shift the conversation to why women are avoiding them.
📢 “A huge amount of men between the age of 15 and 50 will not pass on their genes. They will effectively die out of the gene pool ... Should society intervene?” Steven Bartlett asked last year.
Two top podcasters have identified a global decline. The problem, they say, is women
www.smh.com.au
February 3, 2026 at 3:47 PM
Every time this comes up I wonder if we're ever going to shift the conversation to why women are avoiding them.
OK I am now accepting arguments for or against allocating $450 to an ultra-light field 4x5 despite having zero interest in doing landscapes—the classic reason to own a field 4x5.
February 3, 2026 at 2:17 PM
OK I am now accepting arguments for or against allocating $450 to an ultra-light field 4x5 despite having zero interest in doing landscapes—the classic reason to own a field 4x5.
I don't do a lot of time picturing or mentally casting characters while reading but Mercymorn is a Samantha Sloyan character
February 3, 2026 at 2:14 PM
I don't do a lot of time picturing or mentally casting characters while reading but Mercymorn is a Samantha Sloyan character
Warm enough and the lanes have all been cleared enough to get back on the bike, but, that doesn't mean it's -clear- out mind you.
February 3, 2026 at 2:05 PM
Warm enough and the lanes have all been cleared enough to get back on the bike, but, that doesn't mean it's -clear- out mind you.
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i know i've been pretty quiet but here's the result of my January: a totally handmade, fully-functional marionette created for a local winter-themed puppet show. she's called the Winter Maw & she'll eat you alive, just like real winter
February 2, 2026 at 9:37 PM
i know i've been pretty quiet but here's the result of my January: a totally handmade, fully-functional marionette created for a local winter-themed puppet show. she's called the Winter Maw & she'll eat you alive, just like real winter
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February 2, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Guess this is how you separate yourself from the posers.
February 2, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Guess this is how you separate yourself from the posers.
The fuck you mean I've been doing Bent and Brokens for almost six years now?
February 2, 2026 at 11:34 PM
The fuck you mean I've been doing Bent and Brokens for almost six years now?
Bent and Broken. 2020.
February 2, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Bent and Broken. 2020.
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Hits (and Hit-types) are so cute and so, so shitty
#ShittyCameraChallenge The original #Charmera, the Tougodo Hit (www.ephotozine.com/article/coll..., mitxela.com/projects/dig...). No idea of the state of all the films (1 was still in the camera), but only arrived yesterday. Too late for the challenge.
February 2, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Hits (and Hit-types) are so cute and so, so shitty
I dunno I still think it's pretty funny that now the right has to pretend they like Kid Rock's music because he's one of them
February 2, 2026 at 9:50 PM
I dunno I still think it's pretty funny that now the right has to pretend they like Kid Rock's music because he's one of them
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Finally made it to the Lee Miller exhibition at Tate Britain. A very early start & a 600 mile round trip. Was it worth it? Absolutely!!
February 2, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Finally made it to the Lee Miller exhibition at Tate Britain. A very early start & a 600 mile round trip. Was it worth it? Absolutely!!
I have decided confidence must be a zero-sum and the reason why I never have any in my own works is because it's all already misguidedly used up by the sorts of people who think they're actually good at driving their giant trucks
February 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
I have decided confidence must be a zero-sum and the reason why I never have any in my own works is because it's all already misguidedly used up by the sorts of people who think they're actually good at driving their giant trucks
Before the internet I dreamed of being a famous artist but now that we have the internet and I see the absolute insane chuds anyone with a scrap of fame has to deal with I feel like I dodged not one bullet but in fact went full Neo on a whole barrage
February 2, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Before the internet I dreamed of being a famous artist but now that we have the internet and I see the absolute insane chuds anyone with a scrap of fame has to deal with I feel like I dodged not one bullet but in fact went full Neo on a whole barrage