Houseboat on the Erewash Canal, February 2018
Nikon FE2, Nikkor 35mm f/2 – 1/125s, f8, – Lomo Lady Grey 400 rated at ISO 320
Another image from my February trip to Trent Lock…
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Month: April 2018
Single frame… World Wide Pinhole Photography Day
Scallop, Aldeburgh
Panasonic Lumix GF-1, Wanderlust Pinwide 22mm pinhole lens, 1/3s, f128, ISO 100
As it’s World Wide Pinhole Photography Day I thought I’d dig out one of the few attempts I’ve made at a pinhole image.
‘Scallop’ is a sculpture on Aldeburgh beach in Suffolk, dedicated to English composer, conductor and pianist Benjamin Britten. Created by Suffolk-based artist Maggi Hambling, the stainless steel piece is made up of two interlocking scallop shells, each broken, the upright shell being pierced with the words: “I hear those voices that will not be drowned”, which are taken from Britten’s opera Peter Grimes.
The image was made during a holiday to the Suffolk coast back in July 2011. Sadly the Wanderlust Pinwide lens doesn’t seem to be available at the moment and if memory serves it was only ever available for micro 4/3 cameras (which I no longer shoot) but I am rather tempted by one of the Skink Pinhole Pancake lenses for my Fujifilm X-T1…
Single frame… Hard Rock Cafe
Hard Rock Cafe, Manchester
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 38mm, 1/80s, f5.6, ISO 1250
Wordless Wednesday… Alport Stone
Alport Stone, April 2018
Nikon FA, Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 AI-S – 1/60s, f11, – Agfa HDC 200 rated at ISO 100
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Saint George’s Day
Saint George and the dragon (at The George, Cley next the Sea)
iPhone 5s, Hipstamatic app.
I don’t use the camera on my iPhone very often but when I do I tend to use the Hipstamatic app.
This shot of a stained-glass window in The George Hotel, Cley next the Sea in Norfolk was taken using the John S ‘lens’ and DreamCanvas ‘film’ settings.
Born on this day – Lee Miller
‘The personality of the photographer, his approach, is really more important than his technical genius.’
Elizabeth “Lee” Miller (American fashion model, photographer and war correspondent) – April 23, 1907 – July 21, 1977.
Born on this day – Eve Arnold
‘It doesn’t matter if you use a box camera or you use a Leica; the important thing is what motivates you when you are photographing.’
Eve Arnold (American photojournalist) – April 21, 1912 – January 4, 2012.
Wordless Wednesday… Some of the fun of the fair…
Dodgems!
Nikon FA, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI-S – 1/1000s, f2.8, – Agfa HDC 200 rated at ISO 100
Super Waltzer
Nikon FA, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI-S – 1/250s, f8, – Agfa HDC 200 rated at ISO 100
Fare £2.50 Each Person
Nikon FA, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI-S – 1/60s, f11, – Agfa HDC 200 rated at ISO 100
Scans by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Monochrome Monday… Lone tree, Yorkshire Dales
Lone tree, Yorkshire Dales
Contax G1, Carl Zeiss T* Biogon 28mm f/2.8 – Kodak T-Max P3200 rated at ISO 1600
A long forgotten folder of negatives surfaced this evening so I just had to fire up the scanner…
Another shot on (the recently re-introduced) Kodak T-Max P3200 black & white film, this time from May 1999. A lone tree growing out of the limestone pavement above Malham Cove in the Yorkshire Dales stands sentinel over the Pennine Way long-distance footpath.
Born on this day – Robert Doisneau
‘The marvels of daily life are exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street.’
Robert Doisneau (French photographer) – April 14, 1912 – April 1, 1994.
Freelance Wastrel 