de Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen XJ560
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 29mm, 1/340s, f8, ISO 200
Category: Fujifilm
Single frame… Sacred To the Memory of Abraham Torr
Sacred To the Memory of Abraham Torr
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 35mm, 1/200s, f8, ISO 320
Slide Film Sunday… Yang Fujia Building
Yang Fujia Building
Canon EOS 300, EF 50mm f/1.8 II, 1/60s, f8 – Fujifilm Velvia 100F (expired 2/2013)
Yet another image from Expired Film Day 2025.
This is a small section of the Yang Fujia Building on the Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham. The striking structure was designed by Ken Shuttleworth and is named after former University Chancellor Professor Yang Fujia.
Sludge Tank – Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day
Sludge Tank
Fujifilm X-E4, thingyfy 11mm Pinhole Pro S, 0.6s, f79, ISO 160
Today is Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day and I’ve been out snapping with my Ondu 6×6 Pocket Pinhole camera and Fujifilm X-mount fit thingyfy Pinhole Pro S ‘lens’ mounted on my Fujifilm X-E4.
Apparently this rather decrepit railway wagon (photographed at the Midland Railway-Butterley) is a ‘sludge tank’ built in 1913 and once used by the National Coal Board.
Slide Film Sunday… Aspire, by Ken Shuttleworth
Aspire, by Ken Shuttleworth
Canon EOS 300, EF 50mm f/1.8 II, 1/180s, f8 – Fujifilm Velvia 100F (expired 2/2013)
Another image from Expired Film Day 2025.
Aspire, designed by Ken Shuttleworth is a 200ft tall steel sculpture on the Jubilee Campus of the University of Nottingham and was, until overtaken by Anish Kapoor’s Orbit, the tallest free standing public work of art in the United Kingdom.
Definitely one of those occasions when I wish I’d packed a shorter focal length lens than 50mm!
Developed by AgLab. Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8 and Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Wordless Wednesday… In Loving Memory of Hannah Smith (of Blitter Lees, Silloth)
In Loving Memory of Hannah Smith (of Blitter Lees, Silloth)
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 31mm, 1/160s, f8, ISO 320
Saturday Street Art… Books!
Books, The Quadrant, Beeston
Canon EOS 300, EF 50mm f/1.8 II, 1/45s, f8 – Fujifilm Velvia 100F (expired 2/2013)
Some more of Beeston’s street art, photographed on Expired Film Day but this time on film only 12 years out of date!
This is just a small part of mural by that adorns The Quadrant, a multi-purpose venue next to Beeston Library. It was painted by Anna Wheelhouse and unveiled in May 2023.
Developed by AgLab. Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8 and Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Throwback Thursday… Ariel, a very pretty kitty!
Ding Dong Bell…
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS at 46mm, 1/300s, f8, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Nine years ago it was Ariel, at her human’s home in France where she loved to sit in the shade under the roof covering the water well.
A couple of people have likened this next image to a scene in the 1997 film Titanic… “Photograph me like one of your French cats” 😂
Ariel, my fave Kitty!
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS at 55mm, 1/160s, f5, ISO 250
Saturday Street Art… Richard Beckinsale, Beeston, by Zabou
Richard Beckinsale, Beeston, by Zabou
Fuji GW 690 Professional, Fuji Photo Film Co EBC Fujinon 90mm f/3.5 – Fujifilm RVP 50 (expired 12/1997)
I’m not sure if Expired Film Day is still a thing… but I still enjoy loading up my cameras with out of date film every March 15!
This image of actor Richard Beckinsale (6/7/1947 – 19/3/79) by the artist Zabou, has only had very slight tweaks to exposure and white balance… 28-year old slide film has no business looking this good!
Developed by AgLab. Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, pixl-latr and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Throwback Thursday… New Bridge, Calver
New Bridge, Calver
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 79mm, 1/60s, f11, ISO 1250
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Five years ago it was the New Bridge at Calver in Derbyshire.
Although called the ‘New Bridge’ it was actually built in 1781 to carry the new Sheffield-Calver turnpike road over the River Derwent. The building visible through the bridge is Shuttle House which once housed the sluice machinery to control the flow of water down the goit (water channel) to Calver Mill.
I remember having a splendid Croque Madame for lunch at The Bridge Inn in Calver that day too!
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