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22 October, 2024

5 Frames from the Ultramax Challenge

By Timothy Hancock

22 October, 2024

/ Kodak Film, Kodak UltraMax 400, /

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Jeffery Luhn on 5 Frames from the Ultramax Challenge
Timothy, Those are some great shots. Obviously well composed! Here's a fun exercise I give to the students in my…
Julian Tanase on The night Venice talked to me
Glad to hear from a Venice lover himself :) . Indeed, Venice is a complicated lady to understand, but magnificent…
Umberto Fracassi on The night Venice talked to me
Beautiful images and atmosphere, Julian. Venezia is the most wonderful - and ghostly, slowly, immeasurably disappearing - place I think…

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