
Glass Sphere
Nikon Z fc, AF-S NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4G + FTZ Mount Adapter, 0.4s, f2.8, ISO 100
Monochrome Monday… East Mill and the River Derwent

East Mill and the River Derwent
Nikon F70, Nikkor 35mm f/2 Ai-S + R72 filter – 2.5s, f11, – Adox HR-50
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 7½ mins at 20°c.
An image from July last year… a similar (digital) image from 2022 can be found here.
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Throwback Thursday… l’Atelier de Marianne, Donzy
l’Atelier de Marianne, Donzy
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 35mm f/1.4 R, 1/55s, f2, ISO 6400
What was I photographing on this days in previous years?
11 years ago it was the deserted streets of the commune of Donzy in Burgundy after a particularly fine meal at le Grand Monarque.
Wordless Wednesday… Trash Monster!

Trash Monster!
Nikon Z fc, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR at 41mm, 1/10s, f8, ISO 1600
Throwback Thursday… Great Central Railway autumn steam gala

Southern Railway West Country class 4-6-2 34007 WADEBRIDGE at Loughborough Central
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 58mm, 1/200s, f7.1, ISO 400
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
15 years ago it was the autumn steam gala at the Great Central Railway (GCR).

Somerset & Dorset Joint Railway class 7F 2-8-0 No.88 at Leicester North
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 48mm, 1/100s, f5, ISO 800
Both of the locomotives above were visitors to the GCR, WADEBRIDGE from the Mid-Hants Railway and No.88 from the West Somerset Railway (if memory serves).
Wordless Wednesday… Pylon

Pylon
Nikon Z fc, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR at 41mm, 1/100s, f11, ISO 100
Monochrome Monday… Millenium Bridge, Glasgow

Millenium Bridge, Glasgow
Nikon F80, AF NIKKOR 28-80mm f/4-5.6D at 80mm, 1/125, f8 – Rollei RPX 400
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 10 mins at 20°c.
Another image (and another reflection!) from the roll of film exposed (mostly) in Glasgow in October last year but only recently developed…
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, pixl-latr and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Throwback Thursday… Members’ Day at the North Norfolk Railway

Ready for departure, Sheringham
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 18mm, 1/400s, f10, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
15 years ago it was the Midland and Great Northern Joint Railway Society members’ day at the North Norfolk Railway (NNR).
Above is the view ahead (sort of) from immediately behind the tender of London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) class J15 0-6-0, a view almost impossible to capture unless…

Wisbech & Upwell Bogie Tramcar No.7
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 26mm, 1/250s, f8, ISO 200
… you’re travelling on the balcony of this!
This beautiful tramcar was built in 1884 for the Wisbech & Upwell Tramway (made famous by the Reverend W. Awdry’s ‘Toby the Tram Engine’) and was withdrawn from service in 1951 only to become an onion store! Painstaking restoration between 2002 and 2004 returned it to this condition and the NNR use it on during certain special events.
Wordless Wednesday… Harewood House

Harewood House
Nikon Z fc, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR at 26mm, 1/50s, f16, ISO 100
Monochrome Monday… Reflecting on Mitchell Street, Glasgow

Reflecting on Mitchell Street, Glasgow
Nikon F80, AF NIKKOR 28-80mm f/4-5.6D at 50mm, 1/45, f8 – Rollei RPX 400
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 10 mins at 20°c.
An image from a roll exposed (mostly) in Glasgow in October last year but only recently developed…
It’s always been the case that wifey and I can stand side-by-side and take completely different pics, this is a case in point, while she was pointing her camera up, I was pointing mine down!
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, pixl-latr and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.