Single frame… Car Park

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Car Park
Car Park
Contax T2 – Harman Phoenix 200 rated at ISO 100

A pic from the Analogue Wonderland Big Film Photowalk 2026 in Sheffield in June.

I took two cameras, the Contax T2 and a Nikon F2S (the latter loaded with Kentmere 200). It was an enjoyable day, we even had time for a couple of pints in the Kelham Island Tavern!

Developed by AgLab. Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8 and Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Throwback Thursday… Roker Lighthouse, August 2021

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Roker Lighthouse, August 2021
Roker Lighthouse, August 2021
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 135mm, 1/125s, f11, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Five years ago it was Roker Pier and Lighthouse, on a very blustery day!

The seabirds definitely add to the picture but a just a bit too far away for me, with my limited bird identification skills, to tell what they are.

Another pic of the pier and lighthouse, from the same day, can be found here.

Monochrome Monday… Haywood Junction

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Haywood Junction
Haywood Junction
Nikon Nikkormat FT2, GN NIKKOR 45mm f/2.8, 1/500, f11 – Kodak Tri-X
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.

A pic from a trip to Great Haywood in Staffordshire last year… Haywood Junction is where the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal meets the Trent & Mersey Canal and it’s a great place for a spot of ‘Gongoozling’.

I think this was the first time out for the quirky GN NIKKOR 45mm f/2.8 lens too.

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.

Monochrome Monday… Veronica ‘Wiri Mist’

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Veronica 'Wiri Mist'
Veronica ‘Wiri Mist’
Nikon NIKOMAT FT, NIKKOR-H 50mm f/2 + 12mm Extension Tube – 1/30s, f11 – Foma Pan 200
Developed in Adox FX-39 II at 1:9, 10 mins at 20°c.

Another image from a recently developed roll of Foma Pan 200.

Given the age and condition of the NIKOMAT FT/NIKKOR-H 50mm f/2 combination I’m incredibly happy with this image, metering was with the camera’s own light meter and both the lens and the Vivitar 12mm extension tube were charity shops finds… the extension tube quite recently!

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.

Square Saturday… British Railways 16-ton Mineral Wagon

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British Railways 16-ton Mineral Wagon
British Railways 16-ton Mineral Wagon
Ondu 6×6 Pocket Pinhole, 20s, f167 – Kentmere Pan 100
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 10½ mins at 20°c.

This railway wagon has featured here before and to be honest I’d forgotten I’d photographed it on the Ondu…

You can tell I still forget how close to the subject you need to get when using this camera!

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… LNER class J72 0-6-0T 69023

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LNER class J72 0-6-0T 69023 at Swanwick Junction, Midland Railway-Butterley)
LNER class J72 0-6-0T 69023
Panasonic Lumix GF-1, Lumix G Vario OIS 14-45 f/3.5~5.6 at 28mm, 1/320s, f8, ISO 400

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

15 years ago it was this beautifully restored London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) class J72 0-6-0 tank locomotive at Swanwick Junction on the Midland Railway-Butterley.

Although built to a North Eastern Railway (NER) design dating from 1898 this sole remaining example was built in 1951 by British Railways (BR) at Darlington Works.

If memory serves 69023 was visiting the MR-B for a weekend-long model railway exhibition.