Will Hopkins 🌈📸

Photographer, data/software engineer, and FPV pilot in Pittsfield Charter Twp. Leftist-in-progress.

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Links: https://odd-second-countess.glitch.me
Blog: https://willhopkins.dev

Last Notes

2025-11-18 15:19:03 UTC

For those curious about the fate of my Jinhao retractable #fountainpen and Noodler's Heart of Darkness, it looks like the ink has gone bad. I flushed it out today and filled it with Ku-Jaku, and that's working great. So the strange performance was purely down to ancient Heart of Darkness.

2025-10-01 14:46:14 UTC

#fountainpens / #fountainpen folks: I tried to ink a new Jinhao retractable with some fairly ancient Noodler's Heart of Darkness (wouldn't buy Noodler's again, but I have it and it's nearly full). The ink starts out looking dark but goes mid-grey almost immediately. Is this common with older inks, or is there maybe something in the pen I need to clean out?

2025-03-18 11:43:53 UTC

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cats. Always cats.
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2025-02-04 23:22:29 UTC

Suggestions for a largeish notebook where I can paste 4x6 prints, Polaroids, etc. and not have it get too unwieldy? Must have nice paper, ideally fountain pen friendly.
I'm working on developing some show applications and have work prints, instant photos, etc. that I want to be able to see and think through. It's going to get thick pretty quick, and I have fully come to accept that it won't be super thin and flat 😅 but I'd like it to not get too *unwieldy*.
#believeinfilm #fountainpens

2025-01-29 14:05:08 UTC

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thanks David! Appreciate the tip.

2024-11-15 21:28:32 UTC

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meeting fascism halfway is still fascism