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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 6h

Golden tops of Setomaa forest today

#estonia

alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 7h

There are special street fridges in Tartu where you can leave too good to go food for someone who might need it today

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 17h

Setomaa forest roads

Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera

#estonia
#filmphotography

A narrow dirt path leading through a dense pine forest, with tall straight trees on both sides and a green mossy ground.

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 1d

Illegal to carry in the UK, requires a special permit in Finland, but free to buy in Estonia - at least for the purposes of a possible bear repellent. Although the seller in the hunting shop said “it’s not going to help against a bear, but better than nothing”

alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 1d

Let’s shoot some moss on medium format macro

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 1d

Estonian Birch Trees

Kodak Portra film and Hasselblad camera

#estonia
#filmphotography

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 2d

Happy to report that on another visit to Typa the typography centre in Tartu, Ruby the Cat graced us with unplanned appearance

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 2d

When in Estonia you never have just one curd snack, you go for the whole box

alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 2d

Estonian Pine Forest

Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera

#estonia
#filmphotography

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 3d

If you are ever struggling to find me a birthday present, there’s always this Criterion boxset

alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 3d

This particular region of Estonia we are visiting has one of the inconspicuously looking roads venturing into Russian territory, and the biggest danger while foraging here is (apart from the bears) finding yourself accidentally crossing the international border

alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 3d

In Tallinn they have next level IMAX

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 3d

Haha thanks!

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 3d

Back in Estonia Setomaa for a week of forests and chanterelles

Kodak Portra film and Hasselblad camera

#estonia
#filmphotography
#sharemondays2025

A wicker basket partially filled with freshly foraged chanterelle mushrooms, resting on a mossy forest floor dappled with sunlight.

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 3d

Oooh nice! There are still some working machines here and there, that would melt and cast new slugs, but I still haven’t seen a live demo

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 4d

The original Linotype machine is of course the pinnacle of human engineering

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 4d

Crumbling walls

Ilford HP5 film and Hasselblad camera

#scotland
#filmphotography

Black and white photograph of a crumbling stone wall in a natural setting, partly obscured by drooping tree branches covered in small cones.

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J. Michael Straczynski @straczynski.bsky.social · 5d

PART ONE

Twenty years ago, publishing entrepreneur Jaclyn Easton came to me with a risky but innovative idea: b5books.com, a publishing entity built around one show, Babylon 5, its participants and fans. This wouldn’t be what was usually done, aftermarket making-of books --

Babylon 5 Books is Closing Forever

Last chance ever to order B5 Books. Worldwide flat rate shipping for unlimited books is $45; USA is $9. We now offer ebooks and hardcovers.

B5Books.com

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 5d

I love the orange too but it got me thinking that I’ve seen it somewhere before

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 5d

The new orange iPhone looks a lot like the orange Nokia N8 back in those days

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 5d

Birks of Aberfeldy

Kodak Ektar film and Hasselblad camera

#scotland
#filmphotography

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 5d

And how’s your morning is going? It’s been stormy in Glasgow last night.

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 5d

Coronation Tram in Glasgow West End

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 6d

Glasgow council be like "hey, you should get a refund on your council tax, all you need is to go to our webpage and fill in a simple form"

Simple form: error

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alexsavin.bsky.social @alexsavin.bsky.social · 6d

Challenge of the day - get a piece of paper printed from a computer. Caveat - printer is hidden in one of the million moving boxes.