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DrMundane (PhD: no, mundane: yes)
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Sometimes I write stuff. If not I’m hiking, photographing, sewing, or computering.

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drmundane.bsky.social
Abstract #1 - Kodak Ultramax 400
Pentax MX - SMC Pentax-M 50mm f1.7

#film #filmphotography #pentax #kodak #abstract
an abstract photograph, with two indistinct masses at the top right and bottom left corners (chairs? street sign? plant?) and distinct lines that cut across the frame at a 45 degree angle.
December 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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jesswithacamera.bsky.social
Personal highlights of 2025 (a series): I learned to develop film! No photos of the lesson I took at a local lab, but here’s one of my images that I developed. Very expired Cinestill 800T came out weird, but the scan cleaned up nicely.

#pentax6x7 #analogphotographer
Photograph of a night scene outside of a tire repair shop. The front of the brick building is painted red and a white, and a single long fluorescent light illuminates a row of chairs near the door which serve as a waiting area.
December 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
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wavesounds.bsky.social
bells
📷minolta cle/m.rokkor 40mm f2
🎞️kodak tri-x/rodinal 1+50/push 1
covent garden market, london

#filmphotography #streetphotography #b&w
giant bells and other decorations in vaulted ceiling of covent garden market, london
December 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
drmundane.bsky.social
The Loading Dock - Kodak Retina IIa - CineStill 800T

to finish out my exploration of this random hotel, here's where the alley led. i gave it the beans, exposure wise, my mental exposure program drifted...

#film #filmphotography #kodak #retina #cinestill
A loading dock, with a distinct yellow bottom and yellow text (printed in forward and reverse, so it shows up as readable in mirrors, with the forward on top and reverse on the bottom) reading "WHEELS MUST BE CHOCKED".
December 14, 2025 at 11:25 PM
drmundane.bsky.social
The Walkway - Kodak Retina IIa - CineStill 800T

i, of course, had to explore inside and see what that walkway was like!

#film #filmphotography #kodak #retina #architecture
The inside of a glass walkway over an alley, with windows surrounding the whole thing. Shadows from the window frames stretch across the floor.
December 14, 2025 at 11:19 PM
drmundane.bsky.social
"Maximum 10FT - No Trucks" - Kodak Retina IIa
CineStill 800T

on the last stretch of my Canada photos, this time from the Retina IIa.

#film #filmphotography #kodak #retina #architecture
An overpass/walkway for two buildings over an alley to a loading dock. A sign reads "Maximum 10FT - No Trucks". A tree stretches out in front of the walkway and above the alley.
December 14, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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nessagray.bsky.social
Reading

Shot out my car window like a freakin creep for #folderweek with a Kodak retina 2a and Portra 800.

#believeinfilm #foldingcamera #creepin #seattle
December 14, 2025 at 5:32 PM
drmundane.bsky.social
Running some Kodak Gold 200 through the Yashica-24 this morning, since there’s some fresh snow!

The XA was also alongside (plus an Olympus AM-100 for the shitty camera challenge)

#film #filmphotography #yashica #kodak #hiking
A photo looking down into a TLR viewfinder, with snow in the background and a hand holding the camera strap to the right. The camera is clearly hanging from a neck and is at waist level. The viewfinder shows a composition of some dead or dormant plants and a snowy footbridge.
December 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
drmundane.bsky.social
Neat Building - Kodak Retina Ia
Expired Kodak Max 400 (shot at ISO 64)

this is just an out of place sort of building, it feels like it was built in 1904 and just lasted.

#film #filmphotography #kodak #retina #architecture
An older brick building with a large coupla-like structure sits in front of a large reinforced-concrete parking garage. Two buildings in the foreground frame the building, seen via a parking lot. Old wooden stairs lead to the 2nd level, with a very unsafe porch - the railing has fallen or been laid back onto the porch.
December 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
drmundane.bsky.social
No Smoking | No Parking - Kodak Retina Ia
Expired Kodak Max 400 (shot at ISO 64)

ok so no parking, no smoking. what am i allowed to do at this loading dock, exactly? take pictures of course.

#film #filmphotography #kodak #retina #urbanlandscape
A concrete staircase for a loading dock with a sign reading 'NO SMOKING". Sunlight illuminates the staircase, but large ventilation grates on the wall are partly in sun, partly in shadow. A loading dock with two signs prohibiting parking, but which also seemingly has two parking spaces painted in front of it. (yes i know this is for the trucks, but let me feel like there is some irony here, please!)
December 13, 2025 at 11:32 PM
drmundane.bsky.social
The cat at 103... on Film! - Kodak Retina Ia
Expired Kodak Max 400 (shot at ISO 64)

the Ia viewfinder kills me, especially with glasses on

#film #filmphotography #kodak #retina #caturday
An orange and white cat sits looking out the window of a black door, which is indicated as '103' in a stained-glass window above.
December 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
drmundane.bsky.social
Dauphin County Court House - Kodak Retina Ia
Expired Kodak Max 400 (shot at ISO 64)

Was looking through photos and found that i did not upload any Retina Ia scans, so let's do that!

#film #filmphotography #kodak #retina #architecture
A photo of the Dauphin County Court House, with a cloudy blue sky above.
December 13, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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sordideuphemism.bsky.social
This is my friend's cat. Its name is Cookie Swirl, and it disappeared in the American section of Charlotte airport on 11/10. We're asking for your help. She doesn't have any other socials, so if you can post it widely to see if anyone knows where it is. It's a little thing, but matters a lot to her.
A knit peach, teal, and white kitten with black eyes resting on an American Airlines seat tray.
December 12, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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afternoontea.bsky.social
This bicycle was parked in one spot for several days, so I photographed it at different times of day. Bicycle sundial?
#cyanotype from Olympus Pen S @ilfordphoto.com FP4 negative

film.

#HFF #halfframefriday #Believeinfilm #FilmPhotography
Three half frame photos of bicycle shadows. Printed as cyanotypes.
December 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
drmundane.bsky.social
Lilly - Olympus E510
F.Zuiko 50mm f1.8 (at 1.8)
ISO 1600 1/100

straight out of camera JPEG

i don't usually go in for posting the photos of me, although this mirror draws me in to taking a snap at least weekly...

#digitalphotography #photography #olympus #b&w
Lilly (your intrepid photographer, one DrMundane) takes a photo of herself in the mirror of the curio cabinet. The entire photo is a purple tinted monochrome photo. The top third of the photo is a reflection on the next glass shelf. Her face is very much covered by the camera.
December 12, 2025 at 11:35 PM
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ultraviolet.gay
Kayakers and a container ship sharing San Francisco Bay on a hazy afternoon.

Hasselblad X-Pan, 45mm f4 lens. • Kodak Portra 400.
glass.photo/108c/5Ho7EWJ... #xpan #filmphotography
A group of a dozen people in brightly colored outfits and kayaks paddle their way across a slightly choppy grey-green bay, and on the horizon a black, yellow, and orange container ship looms over them.
December 12, 2025 at 11:02 PM
drmundane.bsky.social
String of Pearls - Olympus E510
Olympus Digital 14-42mm (at 42mm, f5.6)
ISO 200 - 1/250

i was going to try the 510 for the shitty camera challenge, but honestly it is too good. i tried out the B&W mode and have taken a liking to the purple tint one!

#b&w #photography #olympus #digitalphotography
A string of pearls in a planter box by the window. Shadows from outside cut across the frame diagonally, and the pearls are splayed out in all directions. The entire photo is in monochrome, with a purple tint.
December 12, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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wavesounds.bsky.social
“look i just don’t think we should give this untested, potentially unsafe treatment to kids”

“but its considered safe for non trans kids”

“look, let’s just test it”

“okay fine, let’s do a trial”

“what? we can’t give a potentially dangerous treatment to kids!”
November 22, 2025 at 1:43 PM
drmundane.bsky.social
Decorating - Kodak Ultramax 400
Pentax MX - SMC Pentax-M 50mm f1.7
Scanner: Minolta DiMAGE 5400

i've got my tree up, but have yet to finish the ornaments!

#film #filmphotography #kodak #ultramax #pentax
The top of an aluminum tree, with a string of lights and a window in soft focus in the background. Each LED is a small hexagon, owing to the aperture of the camera.
December 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM
drmundane.bsky.social
Sheetz - Kodak Ultramax 400
Pentax MX - SMC Pentax-M 50mm f1.7

One of those shots where you have the thought 'this is meaningless faff photography', but the light forces you to take advantage. Glad i ignored that feeling.

#film #filmphotography #pentax #kodak #ultramax #sunset #sliceoflife
A photo of a Sheetz gas station service island at sunset. In the background is a sign for a dollar general and many leaf-less trees. A truck is parked at the diesel pump at the far end, the only vehicle visible.
December 10, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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wavesounds.bsky.social
hurst
📷minolta cle/m.rokkor 40mm f2
🎞️kodak tri-x/bellini hydrofen/push 1
london bridge, london

#filmphotography #streetphotography #b&w
looking down on tug and barge manoeuvring at night in the thames. buildings and rail bridge in background
December 9, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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wavesounds.bsky.social
catch up
📷minolta cle/m.rokkor 40mm f2
🎞️kodak tri-x/ilford dd-x/push 1
covent garden, london

#filmphotography #streetphotography #b&w
two people sit against a window bench in a cafe, talking
December 7, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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wavesounds.bsky.social
spiral
📷minolta xd/md 50mm f1.4
🎞️kodak tri-x/d-76/push 1
westminster, london

#filmphotography #streetphotography #b&w
spiral ramp up to elevated parking area at night
December 5, 2025 at 3:40 PM
drmundane.bsky.social
Queueing - Fujichrome Provia 100F
Pentax MX - SMC Pentax-M 50mm f1.7

#film #filmphotography #pentax #slide #fuji
A long queue of people snakes around a concrete walkway which is curved. A large, plain concrete structure rises above them, without much adornment or architectural treatment. I can’t say if it is brutalist by intent or simple downstream of the structure starting its life as a utilitarian sort of building.
December 5, 2025 at 12:51 PM
drmundane.bsky.social
i was loading my XA this morning and suddenly wanted to ask the internet people: how do you load your film?

i’ve seen folks in youtube videos and the like wind on a frame with the back open, but that always strikes me as wasteful.

i just stick the leader in and tension the film.

#photography
December 5, 2025 at 12:34 PM