Rudbeckia ‘Goldsturm’ (Rudbeckia fulgida var. sullivantii)
Fujifilm X-T5, Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD at 70mm, 1/100s, f11, ISO 200
Category: Digital
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… Sound of Mull, October 2024
Sound of Mull, October 2024
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 88mm, 1/105s, f11, ISO 200
Throwback Thursday… Evening light on the sunflower field, the Nièvre, July 2018
Evening light on the sunflower field, the Nièvre, July 2018
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 46mm, 1/80s, f11, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Seven years ago it was the landscape around a friend’s house in central France…
Such beautiful soft light, illuminating distant sunflower fields.
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
Wordless Wednesday… Handley Page HP.67 Hastings
Handley Page HP.67 Hastings
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 31mm, 1/110s, f11, ISO 200
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.
Wordless Wednesday… UPS Boeing 767 N356UP
UPS Boeing 767 N356UP
Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM at 120mm, 1/125s, f8, ISO 125
Wordless Wednesday… Monk’s Cell, Mount Grace Priory
Monk’s Cell, Mount Grace Priory
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 18mm, 1/18s, f8, ISO 6400
Throwback Thursday… Common Hollyhocks
Common hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
Panasonic Lumix GF1, Lumix G Vario OIS 14-45mm f/3.5~5.6 at 23mm, 1/125s, f5.6, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
14 years ago it was these beautiful Common Hollyhocks (Alcea rosea) at Brockford station on the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (MSLR)
Common hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
Panasonic Lumix GF1, Lumix G Vario OIS 14-45mm f/3.5~5.6 at 45mm, 1/640s, f10, ISO 320
Freelance Wastrel 