I Can Vote, Brighton, November 2017
Contax T2, – Ilford Pan 100
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Category: Black & white
Single frame… In Loving Memory of Jessie Wilkinson
In Loving Memory of Jessie Wilkinson
Olympus Stylus XZ-10, i.Zuiko 4.7-23.5mm f1.8~2.7 ED at 6.8mm, 1/160s, f4.5, ISO 100
‘Headmistress of Riddings Girls’ School for over 30 years’
Taken on the camera that I carry most often but use least… the Olympus Stylus XZ-10, a fantastically pocketable little beast that shoots both RAW and JPG images.
Monochrome Monday… Don’t cross
Dont cross, December 2017
Nikon FM, Nikkor 50mm f/2 – 1/500s, f2, – Ilford FP4+
Another image from the roll I shot in December for Emulsive’s FP4 Party. The lights took an age to change (and I’m far too infirm these days to scamper across a busy road without the benefit of an ‘official’ crossing point) so I thought I’d take a pic or two while I waited…
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Monochrome Monday… Vintage ice skates
Vintage Ice Skates, Belper, December 2017
Nikon FM, Nikkor 50mm f/2 – 1/60s, f2.8, – Ilford FP4+
I shot this in December for Emulsive’s FP4 Party but the scans didn’t return from the lab in time for post week. The skates and toboggan formed part of a festive decoration outside a local gift shop. That particular day the weather was bitterly cold and there was indeed some snow but not nearly enough for these vintage beauties to be needed…
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Classic vehicle – Renault 1000Kg light van
Like fellow blogger Jim Grey I photograph old cars whenever I spot one and although a beautifully restored example is wonderful to see, I do prefer those that have been allowed to age gracefully…
Renault 1000Kg light van
Pentax MZ-M, SMC Pentax-M 50mm f/2 – 1/90s, f8 – JCH Street Pan 400 rated at ISO 320
The Renault 1000Kg light van was introduced in 1947 but the 1400kg version introduced two years later soon became the more popular model.
This particular example was spotted in a small commune in the Nièvre department of France and is an example of the 1000Kg Voltigeur model manufactured between 1956 and 1963. As a diesel engine was only offered as an option from 1961 I’m assuming that this one has the 1996cc petrol engine.
Renault 1000Kg light van
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 93mm, 1/60s, f8, ISO 400
I’m not certain that those tiny wheels (that don’t even remotely fill out the wheel arches) are the originals and sadly the van doesn’t appear to have moved in quite a while even though the ’89’ part of the registration indicates that this vehicle is registered in the neighbouring Yonne department.
Wordless Wednesday… Osborne’s Pond, New Year’s Day
Osborne’s Pond, Shipley Country Park
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 18mm, 1/80s, f11, ISO 400
Monochrome Monday… The Kelpies
The Kelpies, October 2017
Nikon F3HP, Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 – 1/125s, f4, +1EV – Ilford Delta 100
Back in October I posted a few digital shots from a fantastic holiday in Lower Largo on the Fife coast in Scotland. I also shot a few rolls of film that week and got some of the results back from the lab a few days ago.
The Kelpies stand 30 metres high, next to an extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal in The Helix, a new parkland project in Falkirk.
Completed in 2013, the sculptures were designed by sculptor Andy Scott and are still a magnificent sight on the greyest and dampest of days. The Nikkor 20mm lens allowed me to get both Kelpies in shot from a very close range but I had a heck of a job keeping raindrops off the front of the lens!
Scan by Peak Imaging with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Monochrome Monday… Lower Largo, Fife
Drummochy Road, Lower Largo, Fife
Nikon F3HP, Nikon Series E 75~150mm f/3.5 at 75mm – 1/500s, f8, +1EV – Ilford Delta 100
Back in October I posted a few digital shots from a fantastic holiday in Lower Largo on the Fife coast in Scotland. I also shot a few rolls of film that week and got some of the results back from the lab a few days ago.
Drummochy Road leads down to the harbour from the west and crosses Keil Burn on a narrow bridge just out of shot to the right. The viaduct in the background once carried the Fife Coast Railway that ran from Thornton Junction in the west to St Andrews in the north. The line closed to passengers in September 1965 and completely in December 1966.
Scan by Peak Imaging with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Monochrome Monday… London
London, August 2015
Kodak 66 Model II, Anaston 75mm f/6.3 – Ilford XP2 Super
Taken with a Kodak 66 Model II folding camera found in charity shop a couple of years ago for the princely sum of £3!
Monochrome Monday… 1972 VW Beetle
1972 VW Beetle
Olympus AF-1 Twin, 35mm lens – Ilford XP2 Super rated at ISO 200
Scan by Peak Imaging with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom CC.
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