View from the tiller…
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 28mm, 1/125s, f11, ISO 200
Category: Boats
Single frame… Tranquillity, Trent & Mersey Canal (again)
The narrowboat ‘Tranquillity’, February 2019
Fujica GW690 – 1/500s, f16, – Rollei RPX 400 rated at ISO 800
Another image of the narrowboat ‘Tranquillity’, moored on the Trent & Mersey Canal near Keepers Lock at Fradley Junction, taken during a spot of ‘gongoozling’ in February this year.
Epson 4870 Photo scan with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Monochrome Monday… Narrow boats, Keepers Lock
Narrow boats, Keepers Lock
Fujica GW690 – 1/500s, f16, – Rollei RPX 400 rated at ISO 800
Another pic from February’s ‘gongoozling’ trip to Fradley Junction on the Trent & Mersey Canal.
Epson 4870 Photo scan with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Wordless Wednesday… Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, September 2000
Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, September 2000
Nikon F90X Pro, Sigma 28~200mm f/3.8-5.6 DL Macro – Ilford Delta 400 rated at ISO 320
Single frame… Tranquillity, Trent & Mersey Canal
Tranquillity, Trent & Mersey Canal, February 2019
Fujica GW690 – 1/500s, f16, – Rollei RPX 400 rated at ISO 800
Tranquillity… a 60ft long narrow boat, moored on the Trent & Mersey Canal near Keepers Lock at Fradley Junction.
A brisk morning stroll and a spot of ‘gongoozling’ before the first outdoor pub lunch of the year (and a couple of pints of Everards Tiger) at The Swan.
Epson 4870 Photo scan with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Trent & Mersey Canal, Fradley Junction
Trent & Mersey Canal, Fradley Junction
Olympus OM20, Zuiko Auto-T 100mm f/2.8 – 1/125s, f8, – Agfa Vista 200 rated at ISO 100
Some more ‘gongoozling’ on a recent Photography Friday outing, this time at Fradley Junction, where the Trent & Mersey and Coventry Canals meet…
It was also warm enough for the first outdoor pub lunch of the year (and a couple of pints of Everards Tiger) at The Swan.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Wordless Wednesday… Clyde Puffer ‘BASUTO’
Clyde Puffer ‘BASUTO’
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 34mm, 1/125s, f8, ISO 400
Single frame… St Pancras Basin
St Pancras Basin, February 2019
Nikon FE2, Nikkor 35mm f/2 AI-S – 1/125s, f8, – Kodak Portra 800 rated at ISO 400
A couple of hours between trains in London recently gave me the opportunity to explore St Pancras Basin on the Regent’s Canal. It’s an interesting location, one worth further visits (in better weather!)
The dull weather actually suited my purposes with this image though… the drab sky and grey catenary powering the Channel Tunnel Rail Link contrast rather nicely with the colourful boats and brickwork surrounding the basin.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Wordless Wednesday… Narrow boats, Langley Mill, February 2019
Narrow boats, Langley Mill, February 2019
Nikon D5500, AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 G II at 24mm, 1/125s, f8, ISO 320
Throwback Thursday… S and L Ltd, Langley Mill Basin
S and L Ltd, Langley Mill Basin
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XC 50-230mm f4.5~6.7 OIS at 107mm, 1/250s, f5.6, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Four years ago I was wandering around Langley Mill basin on the Erewash Canal and this barge rudder caught my eye.
I believe the ‘S and L Ltd’ refers to the firm of Stewarts & Lloyds Ltd who owned and operated a fleet of canal boats until the 1970s.
Freelance Wastrel 