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Monochrome Monday… Berwick-upon-Tweed on Ilford HP5 Plus
Under the stairs, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Olympus OM-2 SPOT/PROGRAM, Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f/1.8, 1/60s, f8 – Ilford HP5 Plus rated at ISO 200
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 7 mins at 20°c.
I can’t remember who on Twitter suggested rating Ilford HP5 Plus at ISO 200 but I thought I’d give it a try during a recent trip to Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Late 18th century townhouse, Berwick-upon-Tweed
Olympus OM-2 SPOT/PROGRAM, Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f/1.8, 1/125s, f8 – Ilford HP5 Plus rated at ISO 200
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 7 mins at 20°c.
First impressions are favourable, good tonal range and the grain looks finer too… contrast is reduced but that’s easy enough to fix in Lightroom (or a darkroom).
Digitised using Nikon D5500 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8 and Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Slide Film Sunday… Farm building, Swyre, Dorset
Farm building, Swyre, Dorset
An image from May 2001 for today’s ‘Slide Film Sunday’
Again I’ve no notes as to the camera or film used for the above pic but I’m reasonably sure it was taken using a Nikon F90X, AF NIKKOR 24-85mm f/2.8-4D and Fujichrome Sensia film.
Digitised using Nikon D5500 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8 and Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Throwback Thursday… Villegeneray, France
Propping up the roof
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS at 24mm, 1/200s, f8, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Five years ago it was the commune of Villegeneray in the Nièvre department in central France…
A delightfully rustic place, the ramshackle woodwork above supported the roof of a building home to a tractor and the Hollyhock was growing through the framework of a water well!
Hollyhock
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS at 50mm, 1/80s, f8, ISO 640
Wordless Wednesday… Sea stack, Marsden Bay
Sea stack, Marsden Bay
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 110mm – 1/500s, f/11, ISO 800
Monochrome Monday… Three Trees, April 2021
Three Trees, April 2021
Canon EOS 600, EF 40mm f/2.8 STM, 1/350s, f11 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional rated at ISO 400
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.
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.
Slide Film Sunday… Bolton Castle, May 2003
Bolton Castle, May 2003
The recent purchase of a used Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter has prompted me to dig out a few of my old slides to tinker with…
I’ve no notes as to the camera or film used for the above pic of Bolton Castle but it’s a pretty good bet it was taken using a Nikon F90X, AF NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4-5.6D ED and Fujichrome Sensia film (a combination I used a lot at the time…)
First impressions of the ES-2 are good, it’s well made (as you’d expect from Nikon) and simple to use so expect more ‘Slide Film Sunday’ posts!
Digitised using Nikon D5500 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8 and Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Throwback Thursday… Mur-de-Barrez
Rue de la Pierre, Mur-de-Barrez
Nikon D200, AF NIKKOR 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX at 70mm, 1/125s, f8, ISO 400
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
14 years ago it was the French commune of Mur-de-Barrez in the Aveyron department in southern France.
With a population of only 800 or so it was an incredibly peaceful little place to spend an afternoon, in fact we hardly saw a soul…
Rue de la Parro, Mur-de-Barrez
Nikon D200, AF NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4-5.6 D ED at 130mm, 1/500s, f8, ISO 400
Wordless Wednesday… Whitburn Windmill
Whitburn Windmill
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 28mm – 1/280s, f/5.6, ISO 200
Monochrome Monday… Willington Cooling Towers, January 2020
Willington Cooling Towers, January 2020
Nikon FE, Zoom-Nikkor 43-86mm f/3.5 at 43mm, 1/125s, f8 – Kentmere 400
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 11½ mins at 20°c.
I can’t tell you why I find this image of the defunct cooling towers at Willington Power Station so appealing… I just do.
It’s also one of only half a dozen or so images (so far) taken with my Zoom-Nikkor 43-86mm f/3.5 Ai lens…
Nikon COOLSCAN IV ED scan with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
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