Throwback Thursday… Nottingham

Shoppers, Albert Street, Nottingham
Shoppers, Albert Street, Nottingham
Nikon D600, AF NIKKOR 35mm f/2D, 1/400s, f11, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

11 years ago it was a festive Nottingham city centre.

Unusually for me every image that day was captured with a 35mm lens… an AF NIKKOR 35mm f/2D.

Nottingham Council House
Nottingham Council House
Nikon D600, AF NIKKOR 35mm f/2D, 1/50s, f11, ISO 200

Throwback Thursday… Cyclists

Velodrome
Velodrome
Nikon D200, AF NIKKOR 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX at 70mm, 1/60s, f5.6, ISO 400

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

17 years ago it was cyclists at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester during a Nikon ‘Solutions’ event…

The pack
The pack
Nikon D200, AF NIKKOR 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX at 70mm, 1/80s, f5.6, ISO 400

These images certainly highlight how poor my panning technique was but I remember it being a fun day out nonetheless!

Banked circuit
Banked circuit
Nikon D200, AF NIKKOR 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX at 22mm, 1/40s, f8, ISO 800

Monochrome Monday… River Avon, Tewkesbury

River Avon, Tewkesbury
River Avon, Tewkesbury
Nikon FA, Zoom-NIKKOR 35-70mm f/3.5 Ai-S at 35mm, 1/250s, f11 – Foma Pan 400
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 9 mins at 20°c.

The River Avon in Tewkesbury… the boat in the foreground has clearly seen better days!

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.

Monochrome Monday… Winter Garden, Sheffield

Winter Garden, Sheffield
Winter Garden, Sheffield
Nikon FA, NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8 Ai-S, 1/125s, f11 – Foma Pan 400
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 9 mins at 20°c.

The interior of Sheffield’s Winter Garden, the largest urban glasshouse anywhere in Europe and home to more than 2,000 plants from all around the world.

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.