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Bish0v

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Hi All,



I am an amateur/hobbyist photographer based in Alberta, Canada. I primarily shoot landscapes and natural scenes with multiple analog formats. These include 35mm and 120, with aspirations to make the jump to large format in the near future. I joined Photrio for the vast wealth of knowledge for the analog topics I am increasingly and mutually interested in as members here, and the integrity and quality of the classifieds. Lastly, I am building a darkroom for the first time, all input and recommendations are welcome and appreciated. Hope to talk to many of you soon!



Cheers,



Nick
 

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Howdy. Welcome to the forum. Being from Lethbridge I am always glad to hear from a fellow albertan. Enjoy. Larry
 

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I'm from Saskatchewan, originally (Saskatoon). I was just in Alberta last month, mainly in Calgary, then out in Drumheller. We were looking at condos in Calgary. I'm considering a move there in a few years after retirement. Can't afford to live in BC anymore...Wife and I want to enjoy our retirement, with lots of travel. Interesting how just recently there have been many ads on the radio here enticing BCer's to move there!

Welcome to Photrio!
 

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I considered living in Calgary for a while.















Welcome to APUG Photrio!!​
 

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Welcome, from the left coast
 

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Welcome from Montreal.
 
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Bish0v

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As far as amenities go and location, Calgary is in my opinion, the place to live in Alberta. I know many BC'ers making the move to AB, cost of living is something else along the west coast.
 

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albada said:
Welcome to Photrio!
I've been in Canada. Does that count?
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I meet a Calgariraness on a ski trip to Sunshine and Lake Louise.
 

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Sirius Glass said:
I know but from the States one flies into Calgary. So is Kicking Horse.
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Kicking Horse is a canyon, near Golden, BC. I just drove through the pass last month. Major road construction to twin the Trans Canada through the pass. That old road was pretty scary!
 

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Welcome from a former Saskatchewanian, former Calgarian and now an Ontarioian.

With respect to the darkroom question:
My #1 design tip would be to have more electrical outlets than you think you need, consider surface mounting so you can adjust as the processes firm up.
 

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Andrew O'Neill said:
Kicking Horse is a canyon, near Golden, BC. I just drove through the pass last month. Major road construction to twin the Trans Canada through the pass. That old road was pretty scary!
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The old road is more fun in the snow.
 

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And that is where I messed up when I made my darkroom. Can never have enough electrical outlets! Thankfully, my son is an electrician now so he will sort this out for me...
 

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I enjoyed Calgary. Left with a very positive feel. Even my wife did. Eric, we could become Calgarians! But I'll NEVER be a Flames nor a Stamps supporter! Habs and Riders, all the way!
 
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