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Lester A. Dine Inc. specialized in modifying Kodak cameras - notably the Startech and various Instamatic models - for scientific close-up photography. We have several such kits that can be viewed.

Appliance for Science ...

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Since we opened the St Monans Camera Museum, we have advertised the collection having over three thousand cameras. That's now a bit of an underestimate ...

bigger & better than ever ...

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Cannon lenses

(not a misprint) If it has a focal length of 500mm, then it’s a telephoto lens, right? No, not necessarily … Most modern long focal length lenses are indeed telephoto lenses, because they incorporate a special group of elements that extend the focal length while keeping the length of the lens short. But it is also possible to achieve high magnification by simply extending the length of the…

Cannon lenses

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The Quirky Alfa Cameras

Now here is a strange looking camera! The unusually shaped Alfa cameras were produced by WZFO (Warszawskie Zaklady Optyczne) group of Poland from 1962 to 1965, with some 15,000 being made. WZFO was established by the state in 1951 and later merged into the older Poloskie ZO around 1968. It mass produced a number of 6×6 and 35mm camera series including the ‘Start’, the ‘Ami’, the ‘Fenix’ and the…

The Quirky Alfa Cameras

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Camera in a Radio

Front view of the radio. The dial on the right is a lens cap … Was this meant to be a cool means to take candid pictures, or just handy when entertaining during the swinging sixties? Way back in 1996, when Jim Matthew was a member of the Brownie Group, he read an article in the group’s magazine. A member of the group was trying to identify a simple camera he had acquired which carried no makers…

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Gie's a chance ...

Benefact is an organisation that runs a lottery for its grant awards, based on nominations from the public. Every nomination is like a lottery ticket. The more nominations we get, the more tickets we have in the lottery. Once a year for each charitable category, there are ten £5000 awards. For Arts, Culture & Heritage charities, that is happening this week – the nomination window is open from…

Gie's a chance ...

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Winter event

Our next big event is our Christmas Art and Craft Market in November, when locally based artists will jointly exhibit in the Bowhouse event space near St Monans. It’s always a great place to pick up unique gifts, cards or to treat yourself to beautiful artworks. So make a note in your calendar now, and we’ll see you in November! P.S. Most of our artists are happy to contacted anytime – if you…

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Art lover? There's no better time to tour the East Neuk of Fife …

There’s no better time to visit than when the East Neuk artists open their doors …

Click here to see all the details of our artists and venues The coast and hinterland of this small eastern corner of Fife is a veritable treasure trove … almost every published list of the best places in Britain to live, work, visit, walk, relax or eat embraces the East Neuk, with its wonderful scenery, fantastic wildlife and great places to eat, drink and stay. For two weekends this summer,…

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Four weeks to go ...

Fife's East Neuk has everything … wonderful scenery, fantastic wildlife, great places to eat, drink and stay - and an amazing art trail that runs from Kingsbarns to Lower Largo ...

… until East Neuk artists open their doors for #ENOS24 Fife’s East Neuk has everything … wonderful scenery, fantastic wildlife, great places to eat, drink and stay – and an amazing art trail that runs from Kingsbarns to Lower Largo, over two weekends, 22/23 and 29/30 June, with artists’ studios open from 10.30am until 5pm each day, exhibiting a wide range of arts, crafts, design and…

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Win A Solo Exhibition at Pittenweem Arts Festival

The Henderson Bursary Award is not just an art prize, it's a stepping stone to a career.

The Henderson Bursary Award is not just an art prize, it’s a stepping stone to a career. Winning the Bursary opens the door to an audience of over 20,000 visitors, plus added exposure through the festival’s promotional efforts. It’s a chance to build your network within the art community, connect with potential buyers, and get noticed by galleries. The Festival supplies the venue,…

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(via It's Festival Time!)

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National Insect Week

National Insect Week #EntoAtHome #NIW2020

This week. 22nd to 28th June, is National Insect Week. So I’m going to post a few of my entomological images of our six legged friends.

And they are mostly our friends. Many of them have crucial roles in our lives. And yet we are often not very friendly to them. Fair enough, when wasps build a nest in your attic, they have to go. But we could be kinder to bees and butterflies and ladybirds and…

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Pueblos blancos ... y negros

Pueblos blancos … y negros

Olvera

Ronda

Setenil

Zahara de la Sierra

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The place the sun sets ...

"The place the sun sets" is the literal translation of المغرب‎ - al-maġhrib - the Arabic name for Maroc / Morocco

“The place the sun sets” is the literal translation of  المغرب‎ – al-maġhrib – the Arabic name for Maroc / Morocco … so here’s a photo taken at sunset, from outside a cafe on the outskirts of the Medina in Rabat. Whilst drinking mint tea, of course.

Chefchaouen is very blue. Wherever you walk, blue walls confront you. The sky is mostly quite blue too. Was there a good deal on blue paint? The…

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Photography - free to the world #WorldPhotographyDay On August 19 1839, the French government bought the patent for the Daguerreotype process and announced it would be…

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Snails of the riverbank

Snails of the riverbank

Remember the old children’s favourite, with Hammy the hamster and his pals voiced by the late, great Johnny Morris? I wonder how he would have worked his animal magic on a bunch of snails? Not exactly action packed, but time-lapse photography might have helped …

P.S. I am taking a bit of a liberty, since these snails are not actually on a riverbank, just hanging around beside the local burn.

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Herons

Herons ...

The themed packs of square cards have been popular whenever I’ve taken part in Open Studio events, so I’m adding a new set to the range – six images of herons. The East Neuk has quite a few herons that spread out along its shores, and these photos were all taken along the stretch of the coastal path that includes Elie, St Monans and Pittenweem.

Like the other packs, the images are printed…

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