Mercia Marina, January 2020
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 52mm, 1/100s, f11, ISO 200
Category: Photography
Monochrome Monday… Port William, October 2019
Port William, October 2019
Fujica GW690 + Y15 yellow filter – 1/125s, f16, – Ilford Delta 400 Professional
Yet another image from last year’s Scottish holiday…
Port William is a fishing village on the eastern shore of Luce Bay in Dumfries and Galloway, founded by Sir William Maxwell in 1770.
Gavin Maxwell, who wrote the book Ring of Bright Water (1960) about how he brought an otter back from Iraq and raised it in Scotland, was a decendant of Sir William and was born in 1914 in the nearby village of Elrig.
Epson 4870 Photo scan with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Throwback Thursday… Heels
Heels
Panasonic Lumix GF-1, Lumix G 20mm f/1.7, 1/3s, f1.7, ISO 100
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Eight years ago it was this pair of high heels…
But for the life of me I can’t remember why…
Single frame… Alley, Exchange Street, Sheffield
Alley, Exchange Street, Sheffield
Olympus μ [mju:] – II – Ilford HP5+
Developed in Ilfosol 3 at 1:9, 6½ mins at 20°c.
An image from the first roll of film I’ve developed myself in almost 20 years!
Taken during 2018’s Photo Marathon Sheffield.
Monochrome Monday… Marie, Isle of Whithorn, October 2019
Marie, Isle of Whithorn, October 2019
Fujica GW690 + Y15 yellow filter – 1/250s, f11, – Kodak T-Max 400
Another Fujica GW690/Kodak T-Max 400/Y15 filter image from last year’s Scottish holiday…
Taken during a gentle stroll around the village between a full Scottish breakfast and a lunchtime pint at The Steam Packet Inn… Now that’s a holiday!
Epson 4870 Photo scan with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Silver Birches, Derbyshire, January 2020
Silver Birches, Jack Flat, January 2020
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 29mm, 1/60s, f8, ISO 250
The first ‘Photography Friday’ trip of 2020 saw Rachel and I visit the Peak District National Park. These Silver Birches (Betula pendula) were captured in an area between Baslow Edge and the Baslow-Sheffield road known as Jack Flat, an area also home to a small herd of Highland cattle!
Born on this day – David Bailey
‘I never cared for fashion much, amusing little seams and witty little pleats: it was the girls I liked.’
David Bailey (English fashion and portrait photographer) – January 2, 1938 (age 82)
Wordless Wednesday… Tree roots, New Year’s Day 2017
Tree roots
Minolta Dynax 505si Super, Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7 – 1/60s, f2.8, – Ilford FP4+ rated at ISO 200
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Monochrome Monday… Bench shadow, Leith, August 2019
Bench shadow, Leith, August 2019
Nikon F-801s, AF Nikkor 24-50mm f/3.3-4.5 at 50mm, 1/125s, f11, Lomography Lady Grey rated at ISO 320
Another image from August’s madcap day trip to Leith… This shadow caught my eye during a wander along the Shore of Leith towards the end of the day (and just before stopping for a couple of beers at the Granary).
Scan by Ag Photo Lab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Lumsdale, March 2019
Lumsdale, March 2019
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 22mm, 3.7s, f22, ISO 200
As the end of the year approaches we start to look forward to the next and one of the things I’m looking forward to is my ‘Photography Friday’ outings with my friend/partner in crime Rachel…
We’re definitely planning a return to the Lumsdale Valley near Matlock in Derbyshire to photograph the industrial ruins and the waterfalls again.
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