SOTD 26 June-2 July 2016

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That's a great photo, Mickey. I love the backdrop of colors.

Doug,

Thank you from Canada.

What is a Birth razor????
Surely The Marines don't ............naw!

Mickey

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Pre-Shave: Cypriotian Olive/Argan Oil soap, cold water
Razor: Weber PH UFO Titan L
Blade: Ladas (2)
Brush: Nathan Clark Envy White
Lather: Mike's Orange, Cedarwood & Black Pepper
Post-shave: Alum, Barrister & Man Kyovu Original, Australian Emu Oil

Stunning photograph, alfredus.

Mickey

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A double shot of gin today.

tdmsu,

Anyone know how to get blood off an alum block?

Just let some warm water run on it for a while.
A light scrubbing with an old toothbrush can speed things up a bit.

If that doesn't work try a little hydrogen peroxide.

Mickey

Thank you, Freddy.

Your photo was a puzzle until I noticed the razor's handle.
Heat everything until they melt.

Mickey

Doug,

Thank you from Canada.

What is a Birth razor????
Surely The Marines don't ............naw!

Mickey

Mickey, many Gillette razors, from the early 1950s on, were stamped with a date code.  The letter stood for the year and the number for the quarter of the year the razor was produced.  For example, I shaved with a blue Lady Gillette this morning.  As you can see from the photo, within the red circles are an L and a 4.  The L means the year this razor was produced was 1966 and the 4 means it was made in the fourth quarter of that year, or somewhere between October and December.  Therefore, if someone was born in 1966, this would be their 'birth year razor' and if their birthday was in October, November, or December then this would be their total 'birth razor'.  If you go here: http://www.razorarchive.com/gillette-date-codes then you can see which letters stand for which years.  I hope this helps.

Thank you, Freddy.

Your photo was a puzzle until I noticed the razor's handle.
Heat everything until they melt.

Mickey

Mickey, I simply do not have the talent in photography that you, and so many other members, have so I blatantly cheat and use photo editing software.

So do I. I really enjoy it.

Even Daguerre cheated by slightly altering his exposure and/or development time.

All photographers cheat more or less - even point and shooters.

I consider manipulating a photograph a legitimate way of MAKING a picture instead of merely TAKING one.

Digital photography has allowed you and I to perform miracles in minutes with our pictures, while seated comfortably at our desk, that were never even dreamed of when we spent hours in the darkroom.

Keep on melting those subjects. A pound of butter would be interesting.

Your close up of the razor head is excellent.

Thank you for that birth razor information. Semper Fi.

Mickey

So do I.  I really enjoy it.

Even Daguerre cheated by slightly altering his exposure and/or development time.

All photographers cheat more or less - even point and shooters.

I consider manipulating a photograph a legitimate way of MAKING a picture instead of merely TAKING one.

Digital photography has allowed you and I to perform miracles in minutes with our pictures, while seated comfortably at our desk, that were never even dreamed of when we spent hours in the darkroom.

Keep on melting those subjects.  A pound of butter would be interesting.

Your close up of the razor head is excellent.

Thank you for that birth razor information.  Semper Fi.

Mickey

Speaking of Daguerreotypes, here is another that Anton took of me yesterday.  He is still learning from his mistakes so this is definitely a work in progress for him and I enjoy being his subject.  Having to stay still for six or more seconds (try 15 or 20 seconds ) isn't nearly as easy as one might think.  Ironically, in this iPhone snap of the actual Dagerreotype, the detail looks better in the digital photograph (and this is without editing)!  I may be an old fogey but at least the moustache is coming along.