Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea)
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 100-400mm f4.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 400mm, 1/250s, f8, ISO 1250
Category: Photography Friday
Square Saturday… Derby Arboretum
Derby Arboretum
Mamiya C330, Mamiya-Sekor 80mm f/2.8 – 1/125s, f11, – Lomography CN 400 rated at ISO 200
Another image from a recent ‘Photography Friday’ trip to Derby Arboretum, Britain’s first public park.
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.
Square Saturday… Crocuses, Derby Arboretum
Crocuses, Derby Arboretum
Mamiya C330, Mamiya-Sekor 80mm f/2.8 – 1/500s, f4, – Lomography CN 400 rated at ISO 200
An image from a recent ‘Photography Friday’ jaunt with my regular partner-in-crime, Rachel to Derby Arboretum, Britain’s first public park.
Joseph Strutt commissioned and donated the park for the benefit of citizens of Derby in 1840. The intention was a botanical tree garden for instruction as well as leisure. Sadly it was neglected for many years and even now is a little known and somewhat unappreciated spot in the city…
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.
Wordless Wednesday… European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
European robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 100-400mm f4.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 400mm, 1/125s, f5.6, ISO 1250
Wordless Wednesday… Paint me like one of your French seals…
Paint me like one of your French seals…
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 100-400mm f4.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 386mm, 1/500s, f8, ISO 640
Wordless Wednesday… Maize
Maize
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 37mm, 1/110s, f11, ISO 640
Single frame… Halberd
Halberd
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 29mm, 1/100s, f4, ISO 1250
A slightly abstract pic snapped during a visit to the King Richard III Visitor Centre in Leicester yesterday…
Single frame… Newton Top Lock, Grand Union Canal
Newton Top Lock, Grand Union Canal
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 20mm – 1/150s, f/8, ISO 200
An idylic scene from a recent trip through Leicestershire on the Grand Union Canal.
Monochrome Monday… Mansfield Viaduct
Mansfield Viaduct
Nikon F2S, NIKKOR-S.C 50mm f/1.4, 1/250, f11 – Kodak Tri-X rated at ISO 320
Developed in Adox Rodinal at 1:25, 7 mins at 20°c.
This particular railway viaduct has featured on this blog before, here and here…
This 13 arch structure dates from 1875 and carries the Robin Hood Line high above the Nottinghamshire town of Mansfield.
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.
Monochrome Monday… Shadows, Pennytown Ponds
Shadows, Pennytown Ponds
Nikon F3HP, NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 Ai-S, 1/125s, f8 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional rated at ISO 320
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.
It took me a while to remember where this pic was taken and even now I’m not 100% certain!
The area known locally as Pennytown has now mostly been swallowed up by the Derbyshire village of Somercotes and surrounding industrial estates but the ponds remain as a Local Nature Reserve.
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.
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