Abbey Snooker, September 2017
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 44mm, 1/75s, f8, ISO 200
Category: Photography
Monochrome Monday… Birmingham reflection, December 2017
Birmingham reflection, December 2017
Nikon FM, Nikkor 50mm f/2 – 1/60s, f5.6, – Ilford FP4+
Another image from the roll I shot in December for Emulsive’s FP4 Party but that didn’t return from the lab in time for post week.
I was changing trains (and stations) in Birmingham, on my way to December’s Beer & Cameras event in Worcester and spotted the Odeon and the iconic Rotunda building mirrored in the reflective surface cladding the Grand Central shopping centre that sits atop New Street railway station.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Sheffield Hallam University’s Owen Building
Sheffield Hallam University’s Owen Building
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 22mm, 1/70s, f8, ISO 400
Another image from my recent trip to Sheffield. The Owen Building isn’t the most photogenic of structures but in the right light it can look pretty special (in my opinion anyway…)
Born on this day – Vivian Maier
‘Well, I suppose nothing is meant to last forever. We have to make room for other people. It’s a wheel. You get on. You go to the end. And someone else has the same opportunity to go to the end. And so on. And somebody else takes their place.’
Vivian Maier (American street photographer) – February 1, 1926 – April 21, 2009
Monochrome Monday… The old Post Office, Ilkeston
The old Post Office, Ilkeston
Minolta Dynax 505si Super, Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7 – 1/45s, f4, – Ilford FP4+ rated at ISO 200
I have a fondness for what are known as ‘Ghost’ signs… that is to say old painted, carved or tiled signs advertising long defunct businesses and I photograph them whenever possible.
Hogarths Gin Palace now occupies the building that this particular sign adorns, while the Post Office resides in a tiny, nondescript location closer to the centre of town.
This is an image from the roll of film I shot for January’s Emulsive FP4 Party.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Steel City Sunset
Steel City Sunset
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 29mm, 1/100s, f9, ISO 400
I popped up to Sheffield on Saturday to view the exhibition of images from last year’s Photo Marathon Sheffield that both I and my wife took part in…
Heading back to the railway station (and The Sheffield Tap for a cheeky pint…) I noticed the sunset was being reflected in ‘The Cutting Edge’ an 89m long stainless steel installation by Si Applied Ltd (Chris Knight, Brett Payne and Keith Tyssen) and Keiko Mukaide.
The Cutting Edge – ‘A sinous stainless steel blade gaining in height as it runs downhill towards the station entrance. The smaller end of the piece is almost circular in cross section and decorated with backlit glass work by Mukaide; the station end is a very thin ellipse also with backlit glass by the same artist. It is also lit along the length of its base.’
Monochrome Monday… I Can Vote
I Can Vote, Brighton, November 2017
Contax T2, – Ilford Pan 100
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… In Loving Memory of Jessie Wilkinson
In Loving Memory of Jessie Wilkinson
Olympus Stylus XZ-10, i.Zuiko 4.7-23.5mm f1.8~2.7 ED at 6.8mm, 1/160s, f4.5, ISO 100
‘Headmistress of Riddings Girls’ School for over 30 years’
Taken on the camera that I carry most often but use least… the Olympus Stylus XZ-10, a fantastically pocketable little beast that shoots both RAW and JPG images.
Wordless Wednesday… Keep Moving Stop Thinking
Keep Moving Stop Thinking, Brighton, December 2017
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 18mm, 1/80s, f4.5, ISO 400
Monochrome Monday… Don’t cross
Dont cross, December 2017
Nikon FM, Nikkor 50mm f/2 – 1/500s, f2, – Ilford FP4+
Another image from the roll I shot in December for Emulsive’s FP4 Party. The lights took an age to change (and I’m far too infirm these days to scamper across a busy road without the benefit of an ‘official’ crossing point) so I thought I’d take a pic or two while I waited…
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
