1949 Austin A90 Atlantic
Fujifilm X-T5, Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD at 35mm, 1/50s, f8, ISO 2500
Category: Road vehicle
Wordless Wednesday… Midland Red
Midland Red
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 25mm, 1/140s, f8, ISO 200
Throwback Thursday… Classic American vehicles
1958 Cadillac Series 62 Sedan de Ville
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 22mm, 1/100s, f11, ISO 160
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Three years ago it was an American car and truck show at Heage Windmill.
1968 Chevrolet C20 Fleetside Pickup
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 25mm, 1/100s, f11, ISO 160
Monochrome Monday… 1943 BSA M20
1943 BSA M20
Nikon F80, AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D, 1/125s, f8 – Lomography Lady Grey
Developed in Ilford Ilfosol 3 at 1:9, 6½ mins at 20°c.
You might have noticed my fondness for classic motorcycles… This beautiful 1943 BSA M20 was photographed at one of the local ‘mustn’t miss’ events, the annual Classic Motorcycle Day at Crich Tramway Village in Derbyshire.
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… 1959 Ford Anglia
1959 Ford Anglia
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 22mm, 1/550s, f8, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Nine years ago it was this customised 1959 Ford Anglia, spotted just around the corner from home.
I took quite a few pics but this ‘full frontal’ one is my favourite…
Throwback Thursday… 1955 Ford Customline Sedan
1955 Ford Customline Sedan
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 21mm, 1/170s, f8, ISO 400
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Nine years ago it was this mildly customised 1955 Ford Customline ‘Tudor’ Sedan at a Charnwood Cruisers gathering near Loughborough in Leicestershire.
I seem to remember it was fitted with a 302 cu in (4.9l) V8 engine from a Ford Mustang…
Monochrome Monday… AA
AA
Nikon F80, AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D, 1/125s, f11 – Silberra Pan 100
Developed in Adox Rodinal at 1:25, 8 mins at 20°c.
I can’t remember where I got this roll of Silberra Pan 100 film from but I didn’t have high hopes for it after using a roll of Ultima 160 a few years ago…
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.
Monochrome Monday… 1953 Vauxhall Velox, Stamford, Lincolnshire
1953 Vauxhall Velox, Stamford, Lincolnshire
Contax T2 – Fuji Neopan Acros
An image from another sheet of negatives from 2015 that had ‘slipped the digitisation net’ until recently…
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Monochrome Monday… Chevrolet 3100
Chevrolet 3100
Olympus μ[mju:] Zoom 115 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Throwback Thursday… Nottingham
Great Northern Railway corn warehouse, Nottingham
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 23mm, 1/170s, f8, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Nine years ago it was a couple of odd corners of the city of Nottingham.
Designed by T.C. Hine, the Great Northern Railway (GNR) corn warehouse dates from 1857 and is Grade II Listed but was badly damaged by fire in 1998 and as far as I’m aware is still standing but derelict.
Reliant 5cwt Van
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 24mm, 1/60s, f10, ISO 250
This Reliant 5cwt van was perched on top of a container and advertising ‘Lady Bay Independant Car Breakers’ near the racecourse in Colwick. The 5cwt van was the predecessor of the ‘Supervan’ that was made famous by the BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses.
Freelance Wastrel 