Freelance Wastrel’s 4th birthday!

August 9, 2021August 6, 2021 ~ freelancewastrel ~ 1 Comment

‘Freelance Wastrel’ is four years old today! 🎂

During the past 12 months I’ve written 157 posts containing 164 images.

I’ve posted images from 10 digital cameras, 30 film cameras and 24 different film stocks are represented! (17 black & white, 7 colour).

Thank you all for reading, following and putting up with my waffling.

Single frame… Baltic Works, Sheffield

August 6, 2021 ~ freelancewastrel ~ 2 Comments

Baltic Works, Sheffield
Nikon F3HP, Micro-NIKKOR 55mm f/2.8 Ai-S, 1/125s, f5.6; – Ilford FP4 Plus
Developed in Adox Rodinal at 1:25, 9 mins at 20°c.

Another image from a recent wander along the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal…

It has been said (mostly by my wife) that ‘Andy doesn’t do picturesque’ but I’m firmly of the opinion that scenes like this ARE picturesque in their own way.

Digitised using Nikon D5500 & 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… Darnall Road Dereliction, June 2021

August 4, 2021August 6, 2021 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Darnall Road Dereliction, June 2021
Nikon F3HP, NIKKOR 105mm f/2.5 Ai-S, 1/125s, f5.6; – Ilford FP4 Plus
Developed in Adox Rodinal at 1:25, 9 mins at 20°c.

Digitised using Nikon D5500 & 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… An acid test…

August 2, 2021 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

An acid test…
Canon EOS 30, EF 40mm f/2.8 STM, 1/90s, f11 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional rated at ISO 400
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.

Digitised using Nikon D5500 & 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… Ripples in the sand

July 26, 2021July 23, 2021 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Ripples in the sand, Port William
Fujica GW690 + Y15 yellow filter – 1/125s, f16, – Ilford Delta 400 Professional

I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to spending some time at the coast again… hopefully soon…

Epson 4870 Photo scan with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Instant gratification… Overgrown jitty, Belper

July 24, 2021July 23, 2021 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Overgrown jitty, Belper
Polaroid OneStep+ – Polaroid B&W i-Type film

Another image from the first pack of film shot in my Polaroid OneStep+ camera.

Epson 4870 Photo scan with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Monochrome Monday… Mansfield Viaduct

July 19, 2021 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Mansfield Viaduct
Nikon F2S, NIKKOR-S.C 50mm f/1.4, 1/250, f11 – Kodak Tri-X rated at ISO 320
Developed in Adox Rodinal at 1:25, 7 mins at 20°c.

This particular railway viaduct has featured on this blog before, here and here…

This 13 arch structure dates from 1875 and carries the Robin Hood Line high above the Nottinghamshire town of Mansfield.

Digitised using Nikon D5500 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, pixl-latr and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Instant gratification… East Mill

July 16, 2021July 23, 2021 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

East Mill
Polaroid OneStep+ – Polaroid B&W i-Type film

We’ve not had an ‘Instant gratification’ post in quite some time and indeed this image is from the first pack of film I’ve used since picking up a secondhand Polaroid OneStep+ camera from Harrison Cameras in Sheffield over a year ago!

Epson 4870 Photo scan with minimal cropping and tweaking in Photoshop.

Monochrome Monday… Should I Stay?

July 12, 2021 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Should I…

Should I Stay? Stay
Olympus OM20, Zuiko Auto-Macro 50mm f/3.5, 1/125s, f8; – Ilford FP4 Plus rated at ISO 100
Developed in Adox Rodinal at 1:25, 9 mins at 20°c.

…Or Should I…

…Or Should I? Go
Olympus OM20, Zuiko Auto-Macro 50mm f/3.5, 1/125s, f8; – Ilford FP4 Plus rated at ISO 100
Developed in Adox Rodinal at 1:25, 9 mins at 20°c.

Digitised using Nikon D5500 & 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… Crich Tramway Village, WPPD 2021

July 10, 2021July 9, 2021 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Crich Tramway Village, WPPD 2021
Ondu 6×6 Pocket Pinhole + ND8 filter, 66s, f167 – Foma Pan 100
Developed in Adox Rodinal at 1:25, 4 mins at 20°c.

Yet another image from the fantastic Ondu 6×6 Pocket Pinhole camera and one of a number I shot on Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2021.

Crich Tramway Village occupies a former limestone quarry at Crich in Derbyshire and is home to more than 60 preserved tramcars.

Visible above is former Blackpool Corporation Tramways single-deck ‘toast-rack’ tramcar No.236 which became a permanent member of the fleet at Crich in 2012 and has since covered over 10,000 miles there!

Digitised using Nikon D5500 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, pixl-latr and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.