Monochrome Monday… ‘Keep off the groynes’ Saltdean, July 2020

November 23, 2020November 22, 2020 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Keep off the groynes, Saltdean, July 2020 ‘Keep off the groynes’, Saltdean, July 2020
Olympus XA2, D.Zuiko 35mm – Ilford Delta 400 Professional rated at ISO 320
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.

Another pic from the charity shop find Olympus XA2.

I love the area around Brighton for photography, so much to see, so many characters! Saltdean, a few miles east of central Brighton, is a much quieter place for a Sunday morning stroll though…

Nikon COOLSCAN IV ED scan with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Monochrome Monday… Fishing Nets, Sheringham

November 16, 2020 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Fishing nets, Sheringham
Nikon Lite·Touch Zoom70W – Ilford XP2 Super

An image from another forgotten roll of Ilford XP2!

This time it’s from a Nikon Lite·Touch Zoom70W that if memory serves was found in a charity shop in Sheringham, Norfolk in 2017.

Nikon COOLSCAN IV ED scan with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Monochrome Monday… John Toulson Transport (again)

May 25, 2020May 24, 2020 ~ freelancewastrel ~ 1 Comment

John Toulson Transport, October 2018
Contax T2 – 1/60s, f8, – Ilford FP4 Plus

Yet another shot of the abandoned John Toulson Transport premises in Teesdale, County Durham.

Oh yes, I do love a bit of rusty ‘wriggly tin’.

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

Throwback Thursday… Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)

April 16, 2020April 15, 2020 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae)
Nikon Coolpix 885, Zoom-Nikkor 8-24mm f/2.8-4.9 at 24mm, 1/250s, f4.9, ISO 100

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

17 years ago it was this Small Tortoiseshell butterfly (Aglais urticae). The pic isn’t wonderful quality but I think this was the first time I’d composed an image on a LCD screen at arm’s length to avoid disturbing a skittish subject…

A 3.2-megapixel sensor is laughable these days but in 2003 the Nikon Coolpix 885 (replaced in October 2002 by the 4-megapixel Coolpix 4300) was still regarded as a very capable camera!