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Saturday Street Art… Richard Beckinsale, Beeston, by Zabou

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Richard Beckinsale, Beeston, by Zabou
Richard Beckinsale, Beeston, by Zabou
Fuji GW 690 Professional, Fuji Photo Film Co EBC Fujinon 90mm f/3.5 – Fujifilm RVP 50 (expired 12/1997)

I’m not sure if Expired Film Day is still a thing… but I still enjoy loading up my cameras with out of date film every March 15!

This image of actor Richard Beckinsale (6/7/1947 – 19/3/79) by the artist Zabou, has only had very slight tweaks to exposure and white balance… 28-year old slide film has no business looking this good!

Developed by AgLab. 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… Ash Grunwald at The Venue, Derby

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Ash Grunwald, The Venue, Derby
Ash Grunwald, The Venue, Derby
Nikon D300, AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8D, 1/100s, f2.8, ISO 1600

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

16 years ago it was the immensely-talented Australian blues musician Ash Grunwald at The Venue in Derby.

I rarely bought CDs from the gigs I photographed but at this one I bought two!

Ash Grunwald, The Venue, Derby
Ash Grunwald, The Venue, Derby
Nikon D300, AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8D, 1/100s, f2.8, ISO 1600

Throwback Thursday… New Bridge, Calver

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New Bridge, Calver-20200313c
New Bridge, Calver
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 79mm, 1/60s, f11, ISO 1250

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Five years ago it was the New Bridge at Calver in Derbyshire.

Although called the ‘New Bridge’ it was actually built in 1781 to carry the new Sheffield-Calver turnpike road over the River Derwent. The building visible through the bridge is Shuttle House which once housed the sluice machinery to control the flow of water down the goit (water channel) to Calver Mill.

I remember having a splendid Croque Madame for lunch at The Bridge Inn in Calver that day too!

Throwback Thursday… Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)

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Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 135mm, 1/75s, f8, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Five years ago it was the flora and fauna at Straws Bridge nature reserve near Ilkeston in Derbyshire.

I’m not sure but I think I was experimenting with a Fujifilm MCEX-11 Extension Tube that day…

Monochrome Monday… Dalmally Hall, October 2024

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Dalmally Hall, October 2024
Dalmally Hall, October 2024
Nikon F80, AF NIKKOR 18-35mm f/3.5-4.5D IF-ED at 24mm, 1/90, f11 – Rollei RPX 400
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 10 mins at 20°c.

Dalmally Hall has featured here before and if it’s still standing the next time I’m in the area it no doubt will do so again!

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.