Category: Sculpture

Throwback Thursday… ‘Another Place’

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'Another Place'
‘Another Place’
Nikon D300, AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR at 80mm, 1/320s, f9, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

15 years ago it was Another Place by Antony Gormley at Crosby beach on Merseyside.

I remember being somewhat underwhelmed by the sculptures and quickly turned my attention to the passing ships.

M.S. Norbay
M.S. Norbay
Nikon D300, AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR at 270mm, 1/400s, f10, ISO 200

The MS Norbay is a roll-on/roll-off passenger (ROPAX) vessel built by Van Der Giessen-de Noord N.V. in the Netherlands in 1994 and was, at the time of the photo, employed on P&O Ferries Liverpool – Dublin route.

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… ‘Birds’ by Malcolm Robertson

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'Birds' by Malcolm Robertson
The Birds by Malcolm Robertson
Nikon FA, NIKKOR 24mm f/2.8 Ai-S, 1/125s, f11 – Ilford HP5 Plus rated at ISO 320
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 9 mins at 20°c.

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Three years ago it was The Birds, an abstract sculpture representing a flock of birds taking flight by Edinburgh artist Malcolm Robertson, displayed in the centre of Glenrothes in Fife.

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… Desperate Dan, Dawg & Minnie the Minx!

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Desperate Dan, Dawg & Minnie the Minx
Desperate Dan, Dawg & Minnie the Minx
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 50mm f2 R WR, 1/1500s, f2.8, ISO 400

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Six years ago it was this statue of Desperate Dan from the much missed comic The Dandy.

Created by artists Tony and Susie Morrow the statue stands on High Street in Dundee, home to DC Thomson, the publisher of both The Dandy and The Beano (whose character Minnie the Minx can be seen in the background aiming her catapult at Dan!)

Throwback Thursday… Pit Top Arch

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Pit Top Arch, Ripley
Pit Top Arch, Ripley
Fujifilm X20, Fujinon Super EBC 7.1-28.4mm f2~2.8 at 22.8mm, 1/160s, f8, ISO 100

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Eight years ago it was this sculpture by Liz Lemon and Gwen Heeney… I’m not sure if it has an official name but it’s known locally as the ‘Pit Top Arch’ as it stands on the site of Ripley Colliery.

Originally the arch was mirrored by a seating area but this was removed some years ago, presumably because people would insist on sitting there… 🙄

The Fujifilm X20 has recently returned after a period out on loan to a friend and I’ve started using it again.

Love Is Pain!
Love Is Pain!
Fujifilm X20, Fujinon Super EBC 7.1-28.4mm f2~2.8 at 13.7mm, 1/90s, f8, ISO 100

Single frame… The Meeting Place, London St Pancras International

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The Meeting Place, London St Pancras International
The Meeting Place, London St Pancras International
Canon EOS 30, EF 40mm f/2.8 STM, 1/350s, f5.6 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional rated at ISO 800
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 10½ mins at 20°c.

I’m amazed that Paul Day’s wonderful sculpture The Meeting Place at St Pancras station hasn’t featured here before… Obviously this is just a part of the sculpture but I’d only got a 40mm lens with me that day and couldn’t fit any more in!

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.