D237, the road to Les Blanchards
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 36mm, 1/100s, f8, ISO 800
I’m finishing off 2022 with a suitably wintry image from New Year’s Day 2017.
Here’s wishing you all a happy and healthy 2023.
Category: Black & white
Monochrome Monday… River South Esk Crossings, Montrose
River South Esk Crossings, Montrose
Nikon F3HP, Zoom-NIKKOR 35-70mm f/3.5 Ai-S at 35mm, 1/250s, f11 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.
A view of Montrose (road) Bridge seen from beneath the South Esk Rail Viaduct in October 2022.
The pretty uninspiring road bridge opened to traffic in 2004 and replaced a much more visually interesting structure dating from 1930. The 1430ft long South Esk Rail Viaduct was built by the North British Railway (NBR) in 1881 and carries a single-track section of the Edinburgh-Aberdeen main line.
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… Dogs Must Be Kept On A Lead
Dogs Must Be Kept On A Lead
Canon EOS 300, EF 50mm f/1.8 II, 1/350s, f11 – Lomography Lady Grey 400
Developed in Adox Rodinal at 1:25, 5 mins at 20°c.
The random things that catch my eye…
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… The Sensational Hot Rocks Band
The Sensational Hot Rocks Band
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 50mm f2 R WR, 1/100s, f2, ISO 500
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Four years ago it was The Sensational Hot Rocks Band’s Christmas gig in Milford, Derbyshire.
The Sensational Hot Rocks Band
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 50mm f2 R WR, 1/100s, f2.2, ISO 1250
The Sensational Hot Rocks Band
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 35mm f2 R WR, 1/100s, f2, ISO 800
As you might be able to guess from the above pic they finished their set with The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl’s Christmas classic Fairytale Of New York…
Monochrome Monday… The Harbour (and Harbour Bar) at Gourdon
The Harbour (and Harbour Bar) at Gourdon
Nikon F3HP, Zoom-NIKKOR 35-70mm f/3.5 Ai-S at 70mm + Y48 yellow filter, 1/125s, f8 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.
Yet another image from Gourdon in Scotland… During the week we were there we may have popped into the Harbour Bar once or twice 😜
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.
Wordless Wednesday… Gate shadow
Gate shadow
Olympus μ [mju:] – II – Ilford Delta 400 Professional
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 8 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… Aqueduct Cottage, June 2022
Aqueduct Cottage, June 2022
Olympus μ [mju:] – II – Ilford Delta 400 Professional
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.
Aqueduct Cottage has featured on this blog at least once before, here, coincidentally taken using another tiny point & shoot camera, the Canon Sure Shot Sleek.
The cottage has been extensively restored in the intervening four years and to my eyes is less appealing to photograph but the team behind the restoration has some interesting plans for Peter Nightingale’s cottage.
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… Fishing Boat, Gourdon (again)
Fishing Boat, Gourdon
Nikon F3HP, Zoom-NIKKOR 35-70mm f/3.5 Ai-S + Y48 yellow filter, 1/125s, f8 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.
Another image from Gourdon in Scotland… this time on 35mm film.
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.
Square Saturday… Fishing Boat, Gourdon
Fishing Boat, Gourdon
Ondu 6×6 Pocket Pinhole, 161s, f167 – Kodak T-Max 100
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 7 mins at 20°c.
An image from our recent trip to Scotland… while everyone else explored the Maggie Law Maritime Museum I wandered around the harbour with my Ondu 6×6 Pocket 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.
Wordless Wednesday… Gaelic Lane, Aberdeen
Gaelic Lane, Aberdeen
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 36mm, 1/125s, f8, ISO 250
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