Month: August 2023

Square Saturday… Horseshoe Weir, Belper

~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Horseshoe Weir, Belper
Horseshoe Weir, Belper
Chroma Cameras Cube, 30mm f/150 Pinhole + ND8 filter – 35s, f150, – Kentmere Pan 100
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 10½ mins at 20°c.

Another image from the first roll through my Chroma Cameras Cube pinhole 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… Stenson Lock

~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Shardlow 9 Miles
Shardlow 9 Miles
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 34.5mm, 1/110s, f8, ISO 400

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Five years ago it was the comings and goings at Stenson Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal, a gongoozling Photography Friday with Rachel.

Stenson Bridge No.19
Stenson Bridge No.19
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 43.9mm, 1/210s, f11, ISO 400

The lock itself is visible through the bridge and to the right is the excellent Stenson Lock Coffee Shop (their breakfasts are well worth trying).

Monochrome Monday… Stumped

~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Stumped
Stumped
Nikon F65, AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D, 1/125s, f11 – Kentmere Pan 400
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 11½ mins at 20°c.

A little while back I picked up a Nikon F65 35mm SLR camera for wifey from Harrison Cameras and shot a test roll of film almost immediately… What I didn’t do quite as promptly however, was develop the film!

Better late than never eh?

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.

Square Saturday… Nottingham Canal with the Chroma Cameras Cube

~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Nottingham Canal, August 2023
Nottingham Canal, August 2023
Chroma Cameras Cube, 30mm f/150 Pinhole + ND8 filter – 25s, f150, – Kentmere Pan 100
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 10½ mins at 20°c.

An images from the first roll through a Chroma Cameras Cube pinhole camera… a roll that’s been in the camera since April last year!

The Cube will be the subject of a future blog post, it’s an interesting little beast.

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… Newark Air Museum

~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Hunting Jet Provost T.3A XM383-20160817
Hunting Jet Provost T.3A XM383
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 24.3mm, 1/60s, f5.6, ISO 800

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Seven years ago it was exhibits at the fantastic Newark Air Museum in Nottinghamshire.

The Hunting Jet Provost is a type of aircraft I saw regularly as a child, on training sorties from (I believe) Royal Air Force (RAF) Cranwell.

Vickers Varsity T.1 WF369-20160817
Vickers Varsity T.1 WF369
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 25.4mm, 1/60s, f5.6, ISO 800

The Vickers Varsity (shown here with one of its Bristol Hercules 264 radial engines uncovered) was another type used in a training role by the RAF… I don’t recall ever seeing one fly though.

The Newark Air Museum is well worth a visit, with over 70 aircraft (or parts thereof) on display there’s plenty to interest both the enthusiast and the casual visitor.