Security shadow
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 29mm, 1/300s, f8, ISO 200
Month: July 2019
Born on this day… Terry O’Neill
‘You know what always amazed me? That none of the beautiful women I’ve photographed ever thought they were beautiful. Ava (Gardner) didn’t. Marilyn (Monroe) didn’t. Michelle Pfeiffer doesn’t. Such a waste.’
Terry O’Neill (English photographer) – July 30, 1938 (age 81).
Monochrome Monday… Pedestrian Zone
Pedestrian Zone
Nikon F-301, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI-S, 1/60s, f2.8, Kodak T-Max P3200
Another of the four shots taken during a short walk through Derby to The Brunswick Inn in January…
Scan by Ag Photo Lab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Serrurerie Sécurité
Serrurerie Sécurité
Nikon FE2, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI-S – 1/125s, f8, – Kodak Colorplus 200 rated at ISO 100
Another wonderful old business premises in central France, photographed between beer breaks at pavement cafés during a wander around Cosne-sur-Loire in August last year. This ‘Locksmith Security’ specialist had long since moved on…
I really could spend hours just wandering around and photographing things like this.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Born on this day… Elliott Erwitt
‘The work I care about is terribly simple. I observe, I try to entertain, but above all, I want pictures that are emotional.’
Elliott Erwitt (American advertising and documentary photographer) – July 26, 1928 (age 91).
Throwback Thursday… Fat Stan
Singer
Nikon D300, Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 EX DG APO Macro HSM at 95mm, 1/250s, f2.8, ISO 1600
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Ten years ago it was local rock band Fat Stan, strutting their stuff in the Crossed Pistons Saloon at the Rock and Blues Custom Show in Derbyshire.
I don’t think I’ve ever had such good access to a stage as I did here, not only that but I’d got two massive bikers keeping a watchful eye on my gear!
Fat Stan, July 2009
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 31mm, 1/250s, f6.3, ISO 1600
Drummer
Nikon D300, Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM at 17mm, 1/30s, f5.3, ISO 1600
Wordless Wednesday… Common fragrant-orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea)
Common fragrant-orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea), June 2019
Nikon F-60, AF Nikkor 35-80mm f/4-5.6 D at 80mm, 1/160s, f8, O.O.D. Fujicolor C200 rated at ISO 125
Scan by Ag Photo Lab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Monochrome Monday… Mama Jane’s Pizza & Chicken
Mama Jane’s Pizza & Chicken
Nikon F-301, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI-S, 1/250s, f4, Kodak T-Max P3200
This is one of four shots taken during a short walk through Derby to The Brunswick Inn in January…
The centre-weighted metering of the Nikon F-301 made a surprisingly good job of this scene, when the dark nights roll around again I’ll have another go at shots like this…
Scan by Ag Photo Lab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
A few frames from… the Nikon F-301 on Kodak T-Max P3200
Sax solo
Nikon F-301, Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 AI-S – Kodak T-Max P3200
The Sensational Hot Rocks Band played another storming set at the Holbrook Village Fete last Saturday night and I shot a couple of rolls of Kodak T-Max P3200 of them strutting their stuff!
The Nikon F-301 is quite a nice camera to use for live music… small, light, built in motordrive and cheap enough that owning a pair doesn’t break the bank!
The Sensational Hot Rocks Band
Nikon F-301, Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 AI-S – Kodak T-Max P3200
Folsom Prison Blues
Nikon F-301, Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 AI-S – Kodak T-Max P3200
Scans by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Wordless Wednesday… Turnover Bridge, Macclesfield Canal
Turnover Bridge, Macclesfield Canal
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 21mm, 1/100s, f11, ISO 640
Freelance Wastrel 