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Notes on film, slow travel and small tools.

Back to Portra 400

After a summer of digital, two rolls through an old rangefinder reminded me why the latitude of this stock is forgiving. Overexpose by a stop, scan flat, keep the greens honest.

Train notes: Almaty to Shymkent

Twelve hours, one thermos, a paperback and very little signal. The steppe changes colour every hour if you keep looking.

A plain-text journal that stuck

One file per month, dates as headings, no app. Searchable forever, syncs anywhere, survives every tool fashion.