As today marks the one year anniversary of this blog I thought I’d post a second darkroom photo (Darkroom No. 1 was my first post so this seemed fitting). The multiple-mes are a result of keeping the camera shutter open for the entire time it took to process a print (6 – 7 minutes… after test strips and exposure).
My most sincere thanks to everyone for taking the time to stop by over this past year – I always appreciate each and every visit! Making the stuff I post here is a ton-o-fun, but it wouldn’t be nearly as exciting without such great folks to share it with. I might not have the highest stats in the world, but I definitely have the best visitors… you guys are awesome! Thank you!
About this image: digital photograph, lightly modified
Refrigerator Magnate 
Quite touching when you say: “…I might not have the highest stats in the world, but I definitely have the best visitors… you guys are awesome” @^@ … so warm
I’m very happy to hear that, Cristina, because it’s true!
Thank you so much!
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Well congratulations, Robert! Thank you in turn for providing me with entertainment for all of these months and being such an avid visitor to my own blog. You are so very kind and generous with your visits and comments. I’ve not yet discovered anyone kinder or more encouraging in my bloggy travels to date.
Hooray for you! Go, Robert, go! 🙂
You are so kind, S.E! I’m still trying to wake-up (haven’t even caffeinated myself yet), yet you are still able to make me smile! Thank you very much as well for all your great encouragement and support! It means a lot to me, thank you very, very much!
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Congrats to your one year anniversary.It’s good to see your creative photos and images.
Thank you for your continued help.
Thank you very much!
That is very kind of you to say, as always! And thank you for your continued help as well, sir! I sincerely appreciate it!
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Happy blogiversary! I love both the darkroom pictures — they have a very mad-scientist feel.
Why thank you, Laura!
Hahaha… they do indeed! It must be all that cRaZy chemistry!
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Happy anniversary, SIG. Thank you for sharing your awesome photography/art skills with us. This darkroom shot (and your first darkroom shot) is super cool.
Thank you very much, Ms. D! Thank you for your great kindness over this past year! I sincerely appreciate that! Thank you again!
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VERY cool idea spilledinkguy!! Great piece. And congrats on the milestone.
Why thank you, Eden!
It was a lot of fun – of course, darkrooms always are! I really miss it!
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Congratulations on one year anniversary! Thank you for sharing your art with us!
And thank you for all your visits to check it out, too, Mr. H!
I really appreciate all the support!
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When I saw this photo on my WordPress feed, I thought it was something retro, archival, not something new you made yourself. It has that old-fashioned, 1940’s-50’s feel to it, like a PSA is about to follow. Great idea, to show us where your mad genius operates from.
And congratulations on your very bloggy birthday 😀 I think mine is coming up late next month…better go shop for a dress or something.
That’s very nice to hear, Spectra! I love all things retro, so that might have influenced this a bit (I guess the content helps out a bit, too, though)!
Hahaha duck and cover, kids!
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I love the photo, Sig!…High tech.
Congrats on your one year anniversary too!. I know I have enjoyed each and every post I’ve read of your and all your replies too me…I should be thanking you too….So thank you!
Hugs, xx
I’m very happy to hear you liked this one, Deb!
I spent a lot of time in that darkroom… and it was always a blast!
Oh, my! Thank you very, very much! Believe me, I’m the one who should be thanking you! Your continued kindness and support has been incredible, Ms. A… thank you so much!
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Well done, as always. Your blog has developed into a wonderful exploration & expression of creativity & vision. Each post always has something interesting to say visually & in words. Congratulations!
Why is a container of liquid called a “stop bath” instead of a “start bath” ? These dark room terms are so confusing.
Thank you very much for your continued kindness, sir!
Every time I see your avatar I know I’ll be treated to a wonderfully generous comment… thank you so much!
Hahaha… a very good question! And one that’s difficult to ‘shine a light on’, too!
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I’ve never seen a ‘real’ dark room. Thanks for the peek. Congrats on a year! And I’m with you, the stats aren’t as important as the wonderful people behind them.
They really are a lot of fun!
Very relaxing, too… there’s a lot of time required to make a print… forces you to slow down a bit.
Absolutely! I agree with that 100%!
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Happy Anniversary!
My parents have a dark room in their house . . . I used to develop my own B&W photos from my Kodak camera in the days before digital.
Fixer . . . Developer . . . Stop Bath. Great pic!
Thank you, Nancy!
Sounds like so much fun! This one’s from where I attended collage… you know… just until I can build one of my own!
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Happy Blogaversary, SIG! It’s always a treat to visit your blog and see what images you’ve posted. No two are alike.
Have a great day!
Thank you so much, Ms. C!
I try… I’ve got to try keep
myself, er, my readers entertained, you know! 🙂Have you pledged to use Stop Bath? I would think if I poured that on me I would still need a bath.
Hahaha… I guess that’s why the final step is a good washing, eh, Bearman?! It’s suddenly all making sense now!
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Thank YOU for sharing so much of yourself with the world, my friend. Your talent makes my days richer and I am blessed to know you. Congrats on your anniversary!
PS: Is that a PHILLIES cap I see??!!!!
Oh my goodness, Dishy! Thank you!
You always humble me with your kindness, but what a wonderful thing to say!
Sadly, no (although I can see that now, too)… my ever expanding widow’s peak has scared me off caps for the most part. Which is a total bummer!
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Happy Anniversary! Looking forward to the next twelve months of your work SIG! And may be even Darkroom Three?
Hahaha… why, thank you, sir!
And an excellent idea!
(I do have one or two others… maybe I could even find a new dark room to shoot in! And use! That would really be something!)
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Always a pleasure to stop by here to see what you’re creating SiG. How about treating us to three a week from now on….. 😉
That is very kind of you, N.M… thank you!
I’d really like to… and maybe I will at some point.
(winter weather tends to slow me down I think – well, that and the project(s) I’ve been working on are taking me forever… this current painting just won’t quit)!
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Congrats! And, uh, nice to, um see you?? or at least a ghostly aborition of you. 😉 Here’s to another year!!
Hahaha… never fear… I’m a pretty friendly ghost.
Thank you very much, M.P.!
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Looks like a mad scientists laboratory. Is Igor lurking about somewhere
I hope not!
I probably wouldn’t hear him sneaking-up over all these mysterious cracks of thunder!
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congratulations on one year! I love this photograph – feels of a mad scientist. You are awesome!
Many thanks, S.F.!
Hahaha… interestingly enough, my hair was pretty ‘mad scientist’ when I took this one (of course it usually is)!
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Great Masterpiece my friend 🙂
I thank you for that, Jake!
That is very kind!
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I guess you’ve developed more over the year. Hands off the Stop Bath 🙄
Hahaha…
now if only someone would come by and ‘fix’ everything for me!
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or the Wetting agent 🙂
Hahaha…
the chemistry bar is now open! We’re all out of… pretty much everything, though. B.Y.O.W.A., I guess.
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The dark ages of photography!
Congratulations on your first anniversary, SIG! It is always very interesting to see what you’ve come up with. You have so much talent and creativity, and your art is superb. It’s been a pleasure to see your stuff.
Hahaha… indeed!
Thank you so very much, Mr. M! When I was going back to link-up my first post I was reminded how you’ve stuck with me ever since the beginning of this silly little experiment… I sincerely appreciate your great kindness and continued support over this past year! It really does mean a lot! Thank you again, sir!
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You’re welcome, SIg, but I think I’m the one who’s getting more out of it as I get to see all your different creations. It’s been fun & inspirational.
Thank you so much, Mr. M! As is your work and sincerely generous comments, sir!
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Congrads on a year my friend. Hope you make many more. Keep up the good work.
Thank you very much, JB!
It’s been a lot of fun!
And I sure appreciate all your support along the way, sir!
Thank you again!
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sorry havent been for a while spilldinky been fighting a bug for ages but il catch up soon but you have been having lots of fun here have a lovely week xxjen
I’m very sorry to hear you haven’t been feeling well, J.G.! I hope you feel much better very soon! And thank you very much for your visit! I hope that you have a wonderful week as well!
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Happy one year birthday SIG! May your artist life go from strength to strength my friend 🙂 I always look forward to your posts! Your inspiring to me!
You are very, very kind, B.P…
thank you so much for such a wonderful comment!
And for all your visits here! I really do appreciate them all!
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Happy blog-birthday!!! You’ve got some absolutely terrific stuff here, Inky. 🙂
Many thanks, Mr. B!
That means quite a bit coming from someone of your great talent, sir!
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Great talent?? HUH?? I just get lucky every now and then. And you are too kind.
Just honest! Each one of your posts prove that you know how to rock a camera, Mr. B!
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I’ve never installed a darkroom because I worry it would attract ghosts and your photo hasn’t dissuaded me.
I keep hoping the ghosts will clean-up a bit…
maybe wash a few dishes…
so far they haven’t come out of the darkroom, though…
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Like a huge Mad Scientist’s Lab. I get an Edison Lee image. Ha,ha,ha!
Hahaha…
kind of makes me wish I had a van der graaf generator to photograph…
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Congrats on one year! Thank you for sharing your work and yourself with all of us. You are truly gifted and I wish great things for you!
Thank you so much for your kindness and support over this past year, Nancy!
I sincerely appreciate each of your visits and all your very kind comments as well!
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How kind of you to thank us; and the thanks are returned. It’s been a treat to see your eye.
What a wonderful thing to say, Ms. S…
thank you so much for your kindness!
I appreciate that very, very much!
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It looks amazing. I like black & white phography a lot.
And thank you for nice words, but pleasure is mine. 🙂
Happy anniversary 🙂
I know exactly what you mean… there’s just something special about B/W.
You are very, very kind, Ms. B! Thank you so much!
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Yay! One year! May the next one be even better! 🙂
Thank you, Annabelle!
I sure hope so…
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a whole year – wahoo!
congrats!
have only been stopping by the last few months, but glad to be on board.
thanks for all the great posts – here’s to many more (but no pressure!) 🙂
Why thank you, P&K!
But every time you stop by you say such nice things… and they are greatly appreciated!
I’m keeping my fingers crossed (until they start to feel tingly, anyway)!
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congrats on one year! i love this darkroom self-portrait!!
Thank you very much U.M.!
I actually don’t mind this one too much, either… seven minutes of motion blur usually seems to help me out.
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Your darkroom looks decidedly more organised than mine used to! But then I used top do my developing and printing in the bathroom 🙂
Hahaha… if it looks organized it’s only because it wasn’t mine (I took this when I was still in college and this was part of the school’s photo lab). Something tells me if I ever manage to get one built it might just be the messiest of all time! I should probably put in a call to the Guinness Book people right now… give them a heads-up so they have some time to mentally prepare themselves for a visit.
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Congratulations on your Anniversary SIG and one
year in blogging at WordPress, now that is most definitely
something to be a happy bunny over 🙂 Your second in
the Darkroom Series too… so how about that for some
exquisite thinking on your part? 🙂
I like your artistry too SIG… It is a brilliant offering 🙂
Androgoth
Thank you so much!
It’s been a blast! Especially with such nice comments like this! Thank you so much for your great kindness over this past year, A.G.! It’s always greatly appreciated sir!
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Wow, I don’t think I had any idea that you’d been doing this such a short time! You have quite the devoted following. And for good reason! Happy anniversary!
We’ll see what happens when I run out of bribe money, though!
Seriously, though, I couldn’t agree with you more, U.M…
you guys are the best!
I’m so spoiled!
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Congratulations on making it through a year… and I hope that you’ll be going with this for many years to come, I’ll certainly be reading them…
Thank you so much, Nigel! I very much appreciate all your support over this past year! I always look forward to your kind comments, sir!