Monochrome Monday… Roker Pier

May 6, 2024 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Roker Pier
Nikon F2S, NIKKOR S·C 50mm f/1.4, 1/125, f11 – Kodak Tri-X
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.

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… Narrow Boats, Langley Mill Basin

April 29, 2024 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Narrow Boats, Langley Mill Basin
Nikon F2S, NIKKOR S·C 50mm f/1.4, 1/250, f11 – Kodak Tri-X
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.

An image from an Erewash Canal Preservation and Development Association event at Langley Mill Basin last May… an event where the narrow boats were packed in like sardines!

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… Incoming tide, Seaham

April 22, 2024 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Incoming tide, Seaham
Nikon F2S, NIKKOR S·C 50mm f/1.4, 1/500, f11 – Kodak Tri-X
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.

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.

For International Women’s Day – Women of Steel

March 8, 2024 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Women of Steel
Nikon FE2, Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 AI-S – 1/1000s, f4, – Kodak Portra 400 rated at ISO 200

I’m unable to find the right words for myself today… To quote a woman feels like stealing her words, to quote a man feels like stealing International Women’s Day.

Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Monochrome Monday… Hendo the Panda, New Era Square, Sheffield

February 12, 2024 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Hendo the Panda, New Era Square
Nikon F-801s, AF Fisheye-Nikkor 16mm f/2.8D, 1/4s, f11 – Fujifilm Neopan Across II
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 9 mins at 20°c.

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… Reading…

January 29, 2024 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Reading…
Nikon FM, Nikkor 50mm f/2 Ai – 1/125s, f8 – Ilford FP4 Plus
Developed in Adox Rodinal at 1:25, 9 mins at 20°c.

I’m definitely looking forward to warm, bright days, I’m fed up with damp and dreary…

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… 2013 Great Central Railway winter steam gala

January 25, 2024January 25, 2024 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Great Western Railway 6000 class 4-6-0 6023 KING EDWARD II
Nikon D600, AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 48mm, 1/400s, f8, ISO 400

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

11 years ago it was a cold and snowy Great Central Railway winter steam gala.

London Midland & Scottish Railway class 8F 2-8-0 48624
Nikon D600, AF-S NIKKOR 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 120mm, 1/500s, f8, ISO 400

These pics (and in fact most of my pics that day) were taken at Leicester North station while the locomotives were running round their respective trains.

Monochrome Monday… Helmet on the Handlebars

January 22, 2024 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Helmet on the Handlebars
Nikon F3HP, NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 Ai-S, 1/125s, f8 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.

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… Peak Rail (again)

January 11, 2024January 10, 2024 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Hunslet class WD 0-6-0ST LORD PHIL at Rowsley South (Peak Rail)
Nikon D600, AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR at 78mm, 1/640s, f8, ISO 400

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Ten years ago it was it was this Hunslet class WD ‘Austerity’ 0-6-0ST steam locomotive at Rowsley South station at Peak Rail.

I’ve just realised this post is almost identical to this one from January 12 2023… same railway, different loco!

Monochrome Monday… Hartshead Square car park

January 8, 2024January 7, 2024 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Hartshead Square car park
Nikon F3HP, Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 Ai-S, 1/125s, f8 – Ilford FP4 Plus
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 10 mins at 20°c.

A photo from this time two years ago, taken during one of my frequent wanders around the City of Sheffield.

If memory serves it was taken for an architectural photography challenge on Twitter…

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.