ZombieCake
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If you happen to be passing the Isle of Wight (as you do) and like piccies a gem of a place is Dimbola. As you look at the map, it's on the left in Freshwater, just below the Needles.
In a lovely creaky old house in a time warp Isle of Wight style which is lovely. Essentially a shrine to Julia Margaret Cameron of Victorian times (and a few throwbacks to various festivals) who really pioneered some of the photo styles we use today.
They have a 10 x 8 inch plate camera there which is about the same size as the main weapon on the Death Star and is absolutely amazing. Brass, wood, and manual controls, hours in the darkroom so needs re-introducing.
More unnerving was I own a few cameras that they have in their displays, and more unnerving is that mine still work...
http://www.dimbola.co.uk/
In a lovely creaky old house in a time warp Isle of Wight style which is lovely. Essentially a shrine to Julia Margaret Cameron of Victorian times (and a few throwbacks to various festivals) who really pioneered some of the photo styles we use today.
They have a 10 x 8 inch plate camera there which is about the same size as the main weapon on the Death Star and is absolutely amazing. Brass, wood, and manual controls, hours in the darkroom so needs re-introducing.
More unnerving was I own a few cameras that they have in their displays, and more unnerving is that mine still work...
http://www.dimbola.co.uk/