
Auchencat Burn, Dumfries and Galloway
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 88.2mm, 1/125s, f11, ISO 320
Category: Black & white
Monochrome Monday… New Era Square, Sheffield

New Era Square, Sheffield
Nikon F-801s, AF Fisheye-Nikkor 16mm f/2.8D, 1/4s, f11 – Fujifilm Neopan Across II
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 9 mins at 20°c.
After a week’s enforced hiatus (laptop failure) Freelance Wastrel is back!
I love the effect the fisheye lens has on the straight lines of the architecture here…
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.
Square Saturday… Groyne, Hayling Island

Groyne, Hayling Island
Chroma Cameras Cube, 30mm f/150 Pinhole + ND8 filter – 10s, f150, – Kentmere Pan 100
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 10½ mins at 20°c.
Yet another image from the first roll through my Chroma Cameras Cube pinhole camera…
I really like the softness of these images… I’m tempted to try a roll of colour film next.
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… Park Gates

Park Gates
Nikon F65, AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D, 1/125s, f8 – Kentmere Pan 400
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 11½ mins at 20°c.
Another image from the first roll of film through wifey’s Nikon F65.
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.
Square Saturday… Horseshoe Weir, Belper

Horseshoe Weir, Belper
Chroma Cameras Cube, 30mm f/150 Pinhole + ND8 filter – 35s, f150, – Kentmere Pan 100
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 10½ mins at 20°c.
Another image from the first roll through my Chroma Cameras Cube pinhole camera…
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… Stumped

Stumped
Nikon F65, AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D, 1/125s, f11 – Kentmere Pan 400
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 11½ mins at 20°c.
A little while back I picked up a Nikon F65 35mm SLR camera for wifey from Harrison Cameras and shot a test roll of film almost immediately… What I didn’t do quite as promptly however, was develop the film!
Better late than never eh?
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.
Square Saturday… Nottingham Canal with the Chroma Cameras Cube

Nottingham Canal, August 2023
Chroma Cameras Cube, 30mm f/150 Pinhole + ND8 filter – 25s, f150, – Kentmere Pan 100
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 10½ mins at 20°c.
An images from the first roll through a Chroma Cameras Cube pinhole camera… a roll that’s been in the camera since April last year!
The Cube will be the subject of a future blog post, it’s an interesting little beast.
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… The Wave, The University of Sheffield (again!)
The Wave, The University of Sheffield
Nikon F-801s, AF Nikkor 24-50mm f/3.3-4.5 at 24mm + Y48 filter, 1/30s, f11 – Fujifilm Neopan Across II
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 9 mins at 20°c.
Another image of ‘The Wave’ today…
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.
Monochrome Monday… The Wave, The University of Sheffield
The Wave, The University of Sheffield
Nikon F-801s, AF Nikkor 24-50mm f/3.3-4.5 at 24mm + Y48 filter, 1/60s, f11 – Fujifilm Neopan Across II
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 9 mins at 20°c.
Sheffield University’s new Social Science building ‘The Wave’ had only been open for a couple of weeks when I photographed it in May this year. The 16,600sqm structure was designed by HLM Architects and cost £65m but complaints have recently been made that the building traps too much heat in hot weather causing a potential health and safety hazard!
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.
Monochrome Monday… Carwood Road, Sheffield
Carwood Road, Sheffield
Nikon F-801s, AF Nikkor 24-50mm f/3.3-4.5 at 24mm + Y48 filter, 1/60s, f11 – Fujifilm Neopan Across II
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 9 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.