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Scanning old film negatives in RAW: yes it can be done, and yes the results are at least as good as you might have hoped
After some weeks of effort I have finally learned that scanning old negatives in HDR RAW provides very good results – with the right hardware and software.
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So, where did Syd Barrett get the idea to call his new band ‘Pink Floyd’?
You may never have heard of Pink Anderson, but you will certainly know Pink Floyd. What is the connection between the two?
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The Hall’s of Penzance – a family mystery and tragedy: a birth in Cornwall, a marriage in Devon and a death in Hong Kong – how are they linked?
Two mysteries and a tragedy: could they be linked? Two families merged in 1914 and created strong and lasting bonds between them, but the mystery was never spoken of.
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The heating season is fast approaching. What is the ‘heating season’ and what happens to your energy bills?
Energy bills: how much bigger are they in the winter compared to the summer? Is the Standing Charge fair? What is my ideal heating system?
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The Leyton Buzzards: Saturday Night Beneath the Plastic Palm Trees.
The Leyton Buzzards were a minor punk/new wave band but they did some good stuff – and they headlined a Rock Against Racism gig at the LSE.
