Trades House, Dundee
iPhone 15 Pro, Hipstamatic John S ‘lens’ & DreamCanvas ‘film’
A Hipstamatic pic from September’s trip to Scotland, snapped whilst enjoying a pint of Bellhaven Black in the Trades House pub in Dundee.
Category: Abstract
Wordless Wednesday… A is for Austin, A is for Atlantic
1949 Austin A90 Atlantic
Fujifilm X-T5, Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD at 35mm, 1/50s, f8, ISO 2500
Throwback Thursday… Light Clock, Royal Derby Hospital
Light Clock, Royal Derby Hospital
Olympus Stylus XZ-10, i.Zuiko 4.7-23.5mm f1.8~2.7 ED at 23.5mm, 1/800s, f4, ISO 100
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Eleven years ago it was the Light Clock at the Royal Derby Hospital.
Designed and installed by world-renowned clockmakers, Smiths of Derby, the clock represents “The Lady with the Lamp”, Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing who was brought up in Derbyshire and corresponded with Dr William Ogle of Derbyshire Royal Infirmary in 1860 regarding the rebuilding of the hospital.
Wordless Wednesday… Souter Lighthouse
Souter Lighthouse
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 18mm, 1/35s, f8, ISO 6400
Wordless Wednesday… Midland Red
Midland Red
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 25mm, 1/140s, f8, ISO 200
Slide Film Sunday… Yang Fujia Building
Yang Fujia Building
Canon EOS 300, EF 50mm f/1.8 II, 1/60s, f8 – Fujifilm Velvia 100F (expired 2/2013)
Yet another image from Expired Film Day 2025.
This is a small section of the Yang Fujia Building on the Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham. The striking structure was designed by Ken Shuttleworth and is named after former University Chancellor Professor Yang Fujia.
Monochrome Monday… Park Hill Flats, Sheffield
Park Hill Flats, Sheffield
Nikon F-301, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 Ai-S, 1/250s, f8 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional rated at ISO 800
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 10½ mins at 20°c.
I’ve had a couple of days filing negatives and it’s prompted me to look back at a few older images…
I’ve photographed the Brutalist architecture of Park Hill in Sheffield a few times and no doubt will do so again, the flats really do dominate the Sheffield skyline!
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… Marshall
Marshall
Panasonic Lumix GF-1, Lumix G 20mm f/1.7, 1/40s, f1.7, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
13 years ago it was a friend’s band rehearsal… and this Marshall amp caught my eye.
Throwback Thursday… Classic American vehicles
1958 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan de Ville
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 22mm, 1/100s, f11, ISO 160
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Three years ago it was an American car and truck show at Heage Windmill.
1968 Chevrolet C20 Fleetside Pickup
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 25mm, 1/100s, f11, ISO 160
Saturday Street Art… Nottingham, October 2023
Part of Soz Mate’s LGBT+ artwork in Nottingham
Nikon FE2, NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8 Ai-S, 1/60s, f8 – Kodak Portra 400 rated at ISO 200
I’m becoming increasingly interested in street art, it adds some much needed colour and interest to our towns and cities and there are some fantastic examples to be seen in Nottingham and Sheffield, two places I visit regularly.
Part of a large piece of street art by ‘Boaster’ on Goose Gate in Nottingham
Nikon FE2, NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8 Ai-S, 1/60s, f5.6 – Kodak Portra 400 rated at ISO 200
Developed by AgLab
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8 and Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
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