Category: Reflection

Throwback Thusday… General cargo ship ‘SYDLAND’

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General cargo ship 'SYDLAND'
General cargo ship SYDLAND
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 30mm, 1/250, f8, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

20 years ago it was the general cargo ship SYDLAND making its way along Loch Linnhe to the ArjoWiggins paper mill at Corpach.

The closure of the mill (with the loss of 150 jobs) had been announced only a few days prior to this image being captured.

Slide Film Sunday… Aspire, by Ken Shuttleworth

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Aspire, by Ken Shuttleworth
Aspire, by Ken Shuttleworth
Canon EOS 300, EF 50mm f/1.8 II, 1/180s, f8 – Fujifilm Velvia 100F (expired 2/2013)

Another image from Expired Film Day 2025.

Aspire, designed by Ken Shuttleworth is a 200ft tall steel sculpture on the Jubilee Campus of the University of Nottingham and was, until overtaken by Anish Kapoor’s Orbit, the tallest free standing public work of art in the United Kingdom.

Definitely one of those occasions when I wish I’d packed a shorter focal length lens than 50mm!

Developed by AgLab. 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.

Throwback Thursday… New Bridge, Calver

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New Bridge, Calver
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 79mm, 1/60s, f11, ISO 1250

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Five years ago it was the New Bridge at Calver in Derbyshire.

Although called the ‘New Bridge’ it was actually built in 1781 to carry the new Sheffield-Calver turnpike road over the River Derwent. The building visible through the bridge is Shuttle House which once housed the sluice machinery to control the flow of water down the goit (water channel) to Calver Mill.

I remember having a splendid Croque Madame for lunch at The Bridge Inn in Calver that day too!

Square Saturday… Coffee Boo, Hillsborough

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Coffee Boo, HillsboroughCoffee Boo, Hillsborough
Yashica Mat-124G, Yashinon 80mm f/3.5, 1/60s, f3.5 – CineStill BwXX
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:9, 12 mins at 20°c.

An image snapped while waiting for one of Coffee Boo’s delicious burritos to arrive one lunchtime a couple of months ago… The reflection in the table top caught my eye.

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.

Throwback Thursday… Class 20s at the Midland Railway-Butterley

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20205 & 20189 cross Butterley Reservoir-20150208
20205 & 20189 cross Butterley Reservoir
Fujifilm X20, Fujinon Super EBC 7.1-28.4mm f2~2.8 at 20.2mm, 1/600s, f11, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Nine years ago it was a mini diesel gala (featuring just class 20s if memory serves) at the Midland Railway-Butterley.

I think this was the final train of the day with 20205 and 20189 hauling a heavily loaded rake of carriages across the causeway spanning Butterley Reservoir.

Square Saturday… Nottingham Canal with the Chroma Cameras Cube (again)

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Nottingham Canal, August 2023
Nottingham Canal, August 2023
Chroma Cameras Cube, 30mm f/150 Pinhole + ND8 filter – 20s, f150, – Kentmere Pan 100
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 10½ mins at 20°c.

Another image from the first roll through a Chroma Cameras Cube pinhole camera…

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.

Slide Film Sunday… Ullswater, 1995

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Ullswater, 1995
Ullswater, 1995

Another image from 1995 for today’s ‘Slide Film Sunday’.

This trip to the Lake District was only a few days after the weekend at Santa Pod but much more than that I can’t tell you… I do remember standing in the lake with my tripod and also how cold the water was!

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.