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Richard Hall
@richardhall.bsky.social
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Methodist minister, scout leader, analogue photography wannabe. Occasional zine maker. Proud founder-member of the Photozine Collective.
I've had my fill of arguing with strangers on the internet so I'm keeping this space conflict free.
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I'm having trouble finding the motivation to go out photographing in this heat. So here's the fellow who would be joining me if I could get off the sofa #believeinfilm
Face-on view of an Olympus Pen D camera Top plate of an Olympus Pen D camera
July 12, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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At Hall Towers, I've been having fun with Raspberry Pi devices in various guises lately alongside testing ways of not being quite so tightly gripped by Google. Here's a very bad photo of a 'proof of concept' setup)...
In the foreground, a computer keyboard. Behind it there's a small computer screen. The small green out-of-focus shape to the right is a Raspberry Pi Zero in a funky case
July 9, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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2 lovely prints just dropped through my letterbox from the splendid @daveinelland.bsky.social, a result of the "Postcards from afar" exchange organised by @craftymoni.bsky.social (to whom go bigly thanks!)
2 b&w photo prints, one is a landscape of trees and a dramatic sky (I think it's an IR photo), the other is an abstract image of light and shadow
July 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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One last phone pic from my road trip in the Outer Hebrides.
I'm home now.
Reef beach, Kneep, Isle of Lewis
June 29, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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Kisimul Castle, Barra
Black & white photograph of Kisimul Castle, Castlebay, Barra
June 26, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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One of many abandoned and decaying houses on these islands. Every one of them will have stories to tell #SouthUist #Hebrides
Black and white photo of a deserted stone house with a slate roof, standing alone in a remote, rocky landscape under a cloudy sky. A rough path leads from the foreground toward the house. Black and white photo of a derelict stone cottage with a damaged slate roof and broken windows, set in a windswept grassy field near a loch, with distant hills and scattered houses in the background. Black and white close-up of a crumbling stone doorway leading into a derelict house, revealing a decaying wooden staircase and broken debris scattered on the floor, overgrown with weeds at the entrance.
June 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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Two more pics from Balranald before we left this morning.
Eider ducks Beach at Balranald in black & white
June 24, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Beach at Balranald #NorthUist
Black & white image of the beach and dunes at Balranald Black & white image of the beach and dunes at Balranald
June 23, 2025 at 7:46 PM
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Huisinis Gateway. Well worth the 13 mile drive down a single track twisty road
Beach at Huisinis Gateway with car park above. There's a toilet and you can park overnight Thrift sea pinks at Huisinis Gateway
June 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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Parked up at Horgabost beach tonight. Slumming it - going without EHU. Oh the squalor!
My campervan, a grey converted VW Transporter. Pop top is up Horgabost beach. I think those are the hills of Taransay in the background
June 21, 2025 at 6:28 PM
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Gearrannan Blackhouse Village
One of the houses at Gearrannan Blackhouse Village with a pile of peat for the fire in the foreground
June 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Reef beach
A wide-angle shot of Reef Beach on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland, under a partly cloudy sky. The tide is out, revealing a vast expanse of wet, light-coloured sand with subtle ripples and footprints. To the left, a shallow stream or tidal channel reflects the sky. In the mid-ground, the sandy beach curves slightly to the right, leading towards grassy dunes and a small white campervan visible in the distance. Low hills are visible on the horizon under the bright blue sky with scattered white clouds. The overall impression is one of peaceful, expansive natural beauty. That's what Gemini said. I was going to put "an empty beach in the evening".
June 18, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Dun Carloway Broch
Dun Carloway Broch, Isle of Lewis, in black and white Inside Dun Carloway Broch, winding stone steps in black & white
June 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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The Calanais (Callanish) standing stones are properly impressive
Callanish Standing Stones in black and white
June 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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Sheeps
Sheep (Scottish blackface?) on Lewis
June 17, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Let's go to Lewis, she said.

It will be lovely, she said.

#vanlife
Raindrops on a window
June 16, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Cliché of the day

River Creed, Stornoway
Pseudo long exposure phone pic on the river Creed, blurred water between rocks with bright green foliage in the background
June 16, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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Polly the dachshund
Polly the dachshund in black and white.
June 15, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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The Atlas World Voyager, not long before it left Ullapool this evening. I imagine it's a bit more luxurious than the CalMac ferry I'll be catching
A cruise ship, Atlas World Voyager, Ullapool
June 14, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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I bought this little fellow on a whim from the good folk at @analoguewonderland.bsky.social The question is, do I take it to Scotland with me tomorrow? You'll notice I bought the 'professional' version in black. #believeinfilm
Reto Pano Ultra Wide, a plastic camera, in its packaging
June 12, 2025 at 6:51 AM
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Woe & fie! Lackaday & woe!

It seems that my lovely LC-A has gone the way of all flesh.

Bugger.
Lomo LC-A, soviet era compact camera
June 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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an accidental selfie taken with a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W while setting it up. Not a great picture, but it feels like a triumph!
June 1, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Good night everyone
A dachshund is curled up asleep on a sofa
May 11, 2025 at 10:09 PM
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Raspberry Pi for breakfast!
Raspberry Pi computer board in a partially opened box
May 3, 2025 at 7:27 AM
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One from my archive for no particular reason. Moreton Corbet Castle taken with Praktika MTL50, Carl Zeiss Jena 28mm, Orwo NC3 film (v expired)
#believeinfilm #shropshire
The ruins of the Elizabethan manor at Moreton Corbet in Shropshire, UK. The moody image is in colour but very washed out because the film, Orwo NC3, was made in the 1970s - the film is older than the camera!
April 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM