The light at the end of (Saddington) tunnel…
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 18mm – 2.1s, f/5.6, ISO 800
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Wordless Wednesday… Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus)
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 100-400mm f4.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 400mm, 1/500s, f8, ISO 250
Throwback Thursday… The Portway, July 2018
The Portway, July 2018
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 66mm – 1/80s, f/8, ISO 2000
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Three years ago it was North Lane near Belper in Derbyshire, part of an ancient route known as ‘The Portway’ that was used by the Romans to transport lead from mines in north Derbyshire to the fort at Derventio Coritanorum (now the Little Chester area of Derby).
Throwback Thursday… Belper River Gardens
Aquilegia ‘Origami Pink and white’ (Aquilegia x caerulea)
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 35mm f1.4 R, 1/350s, f2, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Six years ago it was Belper River Gardens within the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site in Derbyshire.
Sluice gate machinery, Belper North Mill
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 35mm f1.4 R, 1/140s, f8, ISO 800
Wordless Wednesday… Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Northern lapwing (Vanellus vanellus)
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 100-400mm f4.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 400mm, 1/500s, f8, ISO 500
Single frame… Tommy (again)
Tommy
Fujica GW 690 Professional, Fujinon EBC 90mm f/3.5, 1/125, f11 – Rollei Retro 400S
Developed in Adox Rodinal at 1:25, 10½ mins at 20°c.
Ray Lonsdale’s statue Tommy has featured here before but I rather like the atmosphere in this image shot on Rollei Retro 400S film and make no apologies for featuring it again.
The 9ft 5in (2.87m) tall statue is officailly named 1101 (Eleven-O-One) which refers to the first minute of peace after the armistice was declared at 11am on 11 November 1918, but everyone seems to know it as Tommy (a reference to the popular nickname of Tommy Atkins for a common soldier in the British Army).
The statue was unveiled close to the war memorial in Seaham, County Durham, on 4 August 2014, the centenary of Britain’s declaration of war on Germany.
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… 1942 Indian Scout 500
1942 Indian Scout 500
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 23mm, 1/250s, f8, ISO 200
Wordless Wednesday… Sunset dog walk
Sunset dog walk, East Runton, Norfolk
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XC 50-230mm f4.5~6.7 OIS at 135mm, 1/500s, f8, ISO 1600
From the (digital) archive… Victorian greenhouses, Holkham
Victorian greenhouses, Holkham
Fujifilm X20, Fujinon Super EBC 7.1-28.4mm f2~2.8 at 11mm, 1/350s, f8, ISO 200
Another image from North Norfolk and given the unseasonably soggy May we’re having I thought I’d choose one captured during an unseasonably warm October!
The six-acre walled garden at Holkham Hall is an ongoing restoration project and a wonderful place to while away a slumberous afternoon.
Wordless Wednesday… Winding road, North Norfolk
Winding road, North Norfolk
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 35mm f1.4, 1/1700s, f11, ISO 800
Freelance Wastrel 