Dusk, the Summer Isles, August 2023
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 110mm, 1/13s, f11, ISO 200
Month: July 2024
Monochrome Monday… 2007 Royal Enfield Bullet 350
2007 Royal Enfield Bullet 350
Nikon FM, Nikkor 50mm f/2 Ai – 1/125s, f8 – Ilford FP4 Plus
Developed in Adox Rodinal at 1:25, 9 mins at 20°c.
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.
Wordless Wednesday… Japanese anemone (Eriocapitella hupehensis)
Japanese anemone (Eriocapitella hupehensis)
Minolta DiMAGE 7i, Minolta GT 7.2-50.8mm f/2.8-3.5 at 39.5mm, 1/250, f5.6, ISO 200
Monochrome Monday… BlackBurne Tomtit
BlackBurne Tomtit
Nikon F3HP, Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 Ai-S, 1s, f11 – Ilford XP2 Super
The BlackBurne Tomtit is a 670cc V-Twin aero engine dating from the early 1920s. It was developed from Blackburne motorcycle engines and despite its lack of refinement the first one adapted to aircraft use was the best performing engine at the Lympne light aircraft trials of 1923.
This one is on display at the Newark Air Museum in Nottinghamshire.
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.
Throwback Thursday… Coventry
The Chapel of Unity, Coventry Cathedral
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 32mm, 1/160, f6.3, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
20 years ago (20? Yikes!) it was the City of Coventry during a flying visit en route to Stratford-upon-Avon.
Father Forgive
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 32mm, 1/180, f6.3, ISO 200
‘Father Forgive’ was inscribed on the wall of the high altar of St Michael’s Cathedral in Coventry as per the wishes of Provost Richard Howard following the Coventry Blitz on 14 November 1940.
Graffiti, Coventry, 2004
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 40mm, 1/180, f14, ISO 200
I can’t remember exactly where I spotted this graffiti but judging by the EXIF data it can’t have been more than a few yards from the Cathedral…
Wordless Wednesday… 1959 BSA Spitfire Scrambler
1959 BSA Spitfire Scrambler
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 30.2mm, 1/80s, f8, ISO 320
Monochrome Monday… All Saints Churchyard, Youlgreave
All Saints Churchyard, Youlgreave
Canon EOS 5, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM at 70mm, 1/60s, f11 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.
Earlier this year I celebrated my birthday with a delicious pub lunch and a couple of pints of ale at The George Hotel at Youlgreave in the Peak District and a stroll around All Saints Churchyard with a camera… not everyone’s idea of a good time perhaps, but it suited me perfectly!
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… St Mary’s Church, Crich
St Mary’s Church, Crich
Ondu 6×6 Pocket Pinhole + orange filter, 30s, f167 – Foma Pan 100
Developed in Adox Rodinal at 1:25, 4 mins at 20°c.
I haven’t used my Ondu 6×6 Pocket Pinhole camera in a while but seeing this pic from 2021 has prompted me to load up a roll of Kentmere Pan 100 and give it an airing…
Digitised using Nikon D5500 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, pixl-latr and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Wordless Wednesday… Suzuki GT550
Suzuki GT550
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 44.4mm, 1/80s, f8, ISO 320
Monochrome Monday… Swing and (My) Shadow
Swing and (My) Shadow
Nikon F80, AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D, 1/125s, f8 – Silberra Pan 100
Developed in Adox Rodinal at 1:25, 8 mins at 20°c.
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.
Freelance Wastrel 