Lost sunglasses, Portobello
Fujifilm X-T5, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 66mm, 1/80s, f5.6, ISO 320
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Monochrome Monday… Boarded up house, Gourdon
Boarded up house, Gourdon
Olympus XA2, D.Zuiko 35mm f/3.5 – Foma Pan 200
Developed in Adox FX-39 II at 1:9, 10 mins at 20°c.
That ‘Oops!’ moment when you realise a roll of film has been sitting in the camera for two years since you finished it!
An image from a trip to Scotland’s east coast in 2022.
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.
Wordless Wednesday… Dovecote, Baddesley Clinton
Dovecote, Baddesley Clinton
Fujifilm X-T5, Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD at 62mm, 1/100s, f11, ISO 500
Monochrome Monday… Greenhouse interior, Calke Abbey
Greenhouse interior, Calke Abbey
Nikon Nikkormat FT2, NIKKOR-H 28mm f/3.5, 1/500, f8 – Kodak Tri-X
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.
Things have been a little quiet here of late, I’ve not had much enthusiasm for photography, or anything else really… But we’re now approaching my favourite time of the year, autumn, and hopefully that will make me feel a bit more enthusiastic and productive!
Anyway… here’s another image from a trip to Calke Abbey last August.
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… Craster, Northumberland
Craster harbour
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 34mm, 1/170s, f11, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Five years ago it was the picturesque coastal village of Craster in Northumberland during a gap between Covid lockdowns…
The concrete construction at the end of the right hand breakwater is the remains of tower that supported an overhead cable system that used to transfer stone from a quarry west of the village to ships in the harbour.
Dunstanburgh Castle
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 66mm, 1/170s, f11, ISO 200
The ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle lie to the north of Craster and date from the 14th century.
Wordless Wednesday… Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’ – Mount Grace Priory
Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’ – Mount Grace Priory
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 50mm, 1/150s, f11, ISO 400
Monochrome Monday… The Gardeners’ Bothy, Calke Abbey
The Gardeners’ Bothy, Calke Abbey
Nikon Nikkormat FT2, NIKKOR-H 28mm f/3.5, 1/30, f3.5 – Kodak Tri-X
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.
An image from a trip to Calke Abbey last August, an image I wasn’t confident about at all… hand-holding the camera at 1/30th second with the lens wide open at f/3.5!
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.
Square Saturday… Jervaulx Abbey
Jervaulx Abbey
Ondu 6×6 Pocket Pinhole, 20s, f167 – Lomography Earl Grey
Developed in Ilford Ilfosol 3 at 1:9, 5 mins at 20°c.
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.
Monochrome Monday… Sacred To The Memory Of Richard Millar
Sacred To The Memory Of Richard Millar
Canon EOS 30, Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM, 1/125s, f11 – Lomography Lady Grey
Developed in Ilford Ilfosol 3 at 1:9, 6½ mins at 20°c.
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.
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.
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