Mikeinlagardette's photos with the keyword: guéret

Once a busy station, this imposing building now handles very few trains each day, and the central freight track was lifted some years ago. This photo was developed in Caffenol - although I enjoy messing around with different developers, I sometimes return to using coffee as a developer - I simply like the novelty of it !! 1950's Ensign Selfix 16-20, f3.5/75mm Ross Xpres lens, x2 yellow filter. Foma 100@200 in Caffenol, 14mins @21C. Scanned @ 1200dpi on Epson V500

Last of these "Old Guéret" pics with the Vollenda, this is the old market place, and gives some idea of the way many small towns in rural France look in the 21st century! A nice blend of tradition and modernism, I like the way the modern frontages of, say, Marrionaud or Le Balto, have been inserted into the much older buildings. Cars are an ever present feature of course, - although many small towns are now designating pedestrian only areas, it's hard to strike a balance between conservation and commercial need, especially when, as here, the shops are part of an historic area. 1935 Kodak Vollenda 620, f4.5/105mm Schneider Xenar lens, x2 yellow filter. Fomapan Ultra 400 in D76H 1+1, 13mins @21C. Scanned @1200dpi on Epson V500

Another from the only Vollenda test roll. This stylish building looks to date from the mid 18thC, but could be later, but whenever it was built, it's got a lot of pzazz! Now a shop selling artists materials and prints, the first floor balcony and the classical proportions give it a very "renaissance" appearance. Although called Kodak, the Vollendas were based on cameras designed by Nagel-Werke, Stuttgart, before the company was bought by Eastman Kodak in 1932. Well designed and built, but they used the wretched 620 films, so unless you are prepared to re-roll 120 films, they are only shelf queens! This one was beyond realistic repair so it became a parts donor! 1935 Kodak Vollenda 620, f4.5/105mm Schneider Xenar lens, x2 yellow filter. Fomapan Ultra 400 in D76H 1+1, 13mins @21C. Scanned @1200dpi on Epson V500