‘The most important lens you have is your legs.’
Ernst Haas (Austrian photojournalist and pioneering colour photographer) – March 2, 1921 – September 12, 1986.
Author: freelancewastrel
Single frame… Trent & Mersey Canal, Fradley Junction
Trent & Mersey Canal, Fradley Junction
Olympus OM20, Zuiko Auto-T 100mm f/2.8 – 1/125s, f8, – Agfa Vista 200 rated at ISO 100
Some more ‘gongoozling’ on a recent Photography Friday outing, this time at Fradley Junction, where the Trent & Mersey and Coventry Canals meet…
It was also warm enough for the first outdoor pub lunch of the year (and a couple of pints of Everards Tiger) at The Swan.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Wordless Wednesday… Clyde Puffer ‘BASUTO’
Clyde Puffer ‘BASUTO’
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 34mm, 1/125s, f8, ISO 400
Monochrome Monday… Fountains Abbey on Ilford SFX 200
Fountains Abbey, May 1998
Contax G1, Carl Zeiss 45mm f/2 Planar T* + #29 red filter, – Ilford SFX 200 rated at ISO 400.
Developed in Fotospeed FD30 at 1:9, 11½ mins at 20°c.
Something from the archives today…
Fountains Abbey near Ripon in North Yorkshire was founded in 1132 and became one of the wealthiest monasteries in England until its dissolution in 1539 under the order of Henry VIII.
Now a Grade I listed building, the abbey is owned by the National Trust.
Ilford SFX 200 is a film I really should shoot again, I rather like its effects…
Nikon COOLSCAN IV ED scan with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… St Pancras Basin
St Pancras Basin, February 2019
Nikon FE2, Nikkor 35mm f/2 AI-S – 1/125s, f8, – Kodak Portra 800 rated at ISO 400
A couple of hours between trains in London recently gave me the opportunity to explore St Pancras Basin on the Regent’s Canal. It’s an interesting location, one worth further visits (in better weather!)
The dull weather actually suited my purposes with this image though… the drab sky and grey catenary powering the Channel Tunnel Rail Link contrast rather nicely with the colourful boats and brickwork surrounding the basin.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Throwback Thursday… Snowdrops
Snowdrops, February 2012
Panasonic Lumix GF1, Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm f/2.8, 1/50s, f4, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Seven years ago it was this clump of Snowdrops (Galanthus) in our garden.
To get the camera level with the flowers I reversed the centre column of my tripod, composing the image on the GF1’s LCD screen (a spinal injury means that I can’t get down to ground level anymore…)
The Micro Four Thirds fitting Leica Macro-Elmarit 45mm lens is a beautiful piece of kit… I miss it.
Born on this day – Ansel Adams
‘The sheer ease with which we can produce a superficial image often leads to creative disaster.’
Ansel Easton Adams (American photographer and environmentalist) – February 20, 1902 – April 22, 1984.
Wordless Wednesday… Dead trees, Calke Abbey
Dead trees, Calke Abbey
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 46mm, 1/250s, f8, ISO 200
Monochrome Monday… West Pier, Brighton, December 2018
West Pier, Brighton, December 2018
Fujica GW690 – 1/125s, f16, – Rollei RPX 400 rated at ISO 800
I’ve taken a few photos of Brighton’s West Pier over the years but this is one of my favourites, taken while beachcombing with the younger of my two Godsons…
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Café, Avenue Edgard Hubert
Café, Avenue Edgard Hubert.jpg
Nikon FE2, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AI-S – 1/125s, f8, – Kodak ColorPlus 200 rated at ISO 100
A road trip through the French countryside is a fantastic way of finding interesting things to photograph… this closed up café was in the sleepy commune of Jars in the Cher department.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
