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Monochrome Monday… Greenhouse interior, Calke Abbey

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Greenhouse interior, Calke Abbey
Greenhouse interior, Calke Abbey
Nikon Nikkormat FT2, NIKKOR-H 28mm f/3.5, 1/500, f8 – Kodak Tri-X
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.

Things have been a little quiet here of late, I’ve not had much enthusiasm for photography, or anything else really… But we’re now approaching my favourite time of the year, autumn, and hopefully that will make me feel a bit more enthusiastic and productive!

Anyway… here’s another image from a trip to Calke Abbey last August.

Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Monochrome Monday… The Gardeners’ Bothy, Calke Abbey

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The Gardeners' Bothy, Calke Abbey
The Gardeners’ Bothy, Calke Abbey
Nikon Nikkormat FT2, NIKKOR-H 28mm f/3.5, 1/30, f3.5 – Kodak Tri-X
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.

An image from a trip to Calke Abbey last August, an image I wasn’t confident about at all… hand-holding the camera at 1/30th second with the lens wide open at f/3.5!

Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Throwback Thursday… Class 24 D5054 approaches Damems Loop, K&WVR

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Class 24 D5054 approaches Damems Loop, K&WVR
Class 24 D5054 approaches Damems Loop, K&WVR
Nikon D100, Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6 ED AF-D at 300mm, 1/500s, f9.5, ISO 400

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

21 years ago it was a diesel gala at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway

Class 24 D5054 (visiting from the East Lancashire Railway) was in charge of the 09.15 service from Oxenhope to Keighley.

Throwback Thursday… Sutton Scarsdale Hall

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Decorative plasterwork, Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Decorative plasterwork, Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 56mm, 1/160s, f6.3, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

15 years ago it was the faded grandeur of Sutton Scarsdale Hall near Chesterfield in Derbyshire.

Dating from the 1720s the Grade 1 Listed structure has been derelict since the 1920s and was initially preserved in 1946 by Sir Osbert Sitwell of nearby Renishaw Hall but is now in the care of English Heritage.

Fireplace, Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Fireplace, Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Nikon D300, AF Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8D, 1/160s, f6.3, ISO 400

Last time I visited the hall, the interior was closed to visitors but I understand it has now reopened.

Throwback Thursday… ‘Another Place’

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'Another Place'
‘Another Place’
Nikon D300, AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR at 80mm, 1/320s, f9, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

15 years ago it was Another Place by Antony Gormley at Crosby beach on Merseyside.

I remember being somewhat underwhelmed by the sculptures and quickly turned my attention to the passing ships.

M.S. Norbay
M.S. Norbay
Nikon D300, AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR at 270mm, 1/400s, f10, ISO 200

The MS Norbay is a roll-on/roll-off passenger (ROPAX) vessel built by Van Der Giessen-de Noord N.V. in the Netherlands in 1994 and was, at the time of the photo, employed on P&O Ferries Liverpool – Dublin route.

Monochrome Monday… Park Hill Flats, Sheffield

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Park Hill Flats, Sheffield
Nikon F-301, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 Ai-S, 1/250s, f8 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional rated at ISO 800
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 10½ mins at 20°c.

I’ve had a couple of days filing negatives and it’s prompted me to look back at a few older images…

I’ve photographed the Brutalist architecture of Park Hill in Sheffield a few times and no doubt will do so again, the flats really do dominate the Sheffield skyline!

Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.