‘There are no reasons for my photographs, nor any rules; all depends on the mood of the moment.’
Jeanloup Sieff (French photographer) – November 30, 1933 – September 20, 2000.
Month: November 2017
Wordless Wednesday… Street art in Sheffield
Negative woman, Sheffield, November 2017
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 25mm, 1/35s, f5.6, ISO 3200
Pink wall, Sheffield, November 2017
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 31mm, 1/60s, f8, ISO 2500
Wordless Wednesday… Rhododendrons, Wakehurst Place
Rhododendrons, Wakehurst Place, November 2017
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 41mm, 1/60s, f5.6, ISO 1250
Monochrome Monday… London
London, August 2015
Kodak 66 Model II, Anaston 75mm f/6.3 – Ilford XP2 Super
Taken with a Kodak 66 Model II folding camera found in charity shop a couple of years ago for the princely sum of £3!
Single frame… Autumn colour
Autumn Colour
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 18mm, 1/60s, f8, ISO 400
It’s easy to forget about places right on the doorstep, small spaces, places without a big name to draw people in… This tiny patch of woodland is one such place, trapped between two main roads, sandwiched by a MacDonald’s and a care home. Thanks to the roads it’s never quiet but it is somehow peaceful and a very pleasant spot for a gentle wander with a camera.
A friend has been well and truly bitten by the photography bug and we explored the woodland together this morning to get a bit of practise with her new camera. I managed a few frames too, this is my favourite…
Wordless Wednesday… Kensington Place, Brighton
Kensington Place, Brighton, November 2017
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 19mm, 1/150s, f11, ISO 400
Monochrome Monday… 1972 VW Beetle
1972 VW Beetle
Olympus AF-1 Twin, 35mm lens – Ilford XP2 Super rated at ISO 200
Scan by Peak Imaging with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom CC.
Single frame… Poppies
Weeping Window, Derby Silk Mill
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 14mm f2.8 R, 2.1s, f11, ISO 200
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
“In Flanders Fields” – Lieutenant Colonel John McCrae, MD – November 30, 1872 – January 28, 1918.
Wordless Wednesday… Street lamp shadow
Street lamp shadow, Brighton
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 55mm, 1/170s, f11, ISO 200
Single frame… Wakehurst Place
Woodland, Wakehurst Place, West Sussex
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 49mm, 1/220s, f5.6, ISO 400
Wakehurst Place in West Sussex is effectively part of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and consists of the mansion itself, walled and water gardens, woodland and wetland conservation areas and Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank.
The gardens were originally created by Gerald Loder (later Lord Wakehurst) who purchased the estate in 1903. Wakehurst Place was left to the nation in 1963 and the Royal Botanic Gardens took up a lease from the National Trust in 1965.
A gentle amble around the gardens in the autumn sunshine yesterday was a thoroughly enjoyable experience and I’m planning on making a return visit in the spring.
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