‘Photography for me is not looking, it’s feeling. If you can’t feel what you’re looking at, then you’re never going to get others to feel anything when they look at your picture’
Don McCullin (British photojournalist) – October 9, 1935 (age 83).
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Monochrome Monday… Sheringham Lifeboat Museum
Sheringham Lifeboat Museum
Nikon FE2, Tamron Adaptall-2 35-70mm f/3.5 at 35mm – 1/500s, f8, – Lomo Lady Grey 400 rated at ISO 320
The Sheringham Lifeboat Museum, seen here on a glorious September afternoon. The museum houses the Henry Ramey Upcher, the second private lifeboat (replacing the Augusta) to be stationed in Sheringham. Launched on 4 September 1894 she stayed on station for 41 years until she was slowly retired from duty and by 1935 the RNLI Liverpool-class vessel J C Madge had replaced her on rescue work.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Coniston Methodist Church
Coniston Methodist Church
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 21mm, 1/150s, f11, ISO 400
Another image from last week’s madcap dash to the Lake District…
There really is nothing finer than meandering around somewhere interesting, camera in hand, with the promise of a pint (or two) to come…
Wordless Wednesday… Eat Here, Brighton, July 2018
Eat Here, Brighton, July 2018
Olympus XA, 1/250s, f8, Kodak Colorplus 200 rated at ISO 100
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Born on this day – Annie Leibovitz
‘When you are younger, the camera is like a friend and you can go places and feel like you’re with someone, like you have a companion.’
Annie Leibovitz (American portrait photographer) – October 2, 1949 (age 69).
Monochrome Monday… Dystopian District
Dystopian District
Konica Big Mini – Ilford HP5+
I’ll admit that some parts of Nottingham are not exactly salubrious but referring to them as a “Dystopian District” is a bit harsh…
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Coniston Fells
Coniston Fells
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 49mm, 1/320s, f8, ISO 400
Every year a pal of mine makes a pilgrimage from Derbyshire to the Lake District to climb a hill in memory of his father. It’s a lovely idea, if slightly crazy to drive all the way there and back AND climb a hill in a single day!
This year it was the turn of the Old Man of Coniston, a 2,634ft (803m) high fell (from Old Norse fell, fjall, “mountain”) that lies to the west of the village of Coniston and Coniston Water.
I went along for the ride and spent my day taking photos (and sampling the ales in the local pubs… The Yewdale Inn being a clear winner in my book!) and the above image is my favourite (at least until I have the roll of film I shot developed).
Wordless Wednesday… Alleyway, Brighton
Alleyway, Brighton
Olympus XA, 1/125s, f5.6, Kodak Colorplus 200 rated at ISO 100
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Monochrome Monday… Bicycle bell
Bicycle bell, Sheringham, September 2018
Nikon FE2, Tamron Adaptall-2 35-70mm f/3.5 at 70mm – 1/125s, f8, – Lomo Lady Grey 400 rated at ISO 320
Heritage railways are full of interesting items to photograph: the trains themselves, the architecture, the people (staff and visitors alike) and the myriad small details that make up a scene of days gone by…
This bicycle was sitting under the platform canopy at Sheringham station on the North Norfolk Railway during my visit there a few weeks ago and I couldn’t resist a snap whilst waiting for my train.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Brighton Guitars
Brighton Guitars, July 2018
Olympus XA, 1/60s, f8, Kodak Colorplus 200 rated at ISO 100
Off to see the Godsons today… a couple of months ago we all wandered around Brighton together and the only camera I carried with me was the tiny Olympus XA that was kindly gifted to me in the first Emulsive ‘Secret Santa’.
Today’s camera of choice is the equally tiny half-frame Olympus Pen EE-2.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
