Category: Street photography

Throwback Thursday… York

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Shambles, York
Shambles, York
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 23mm f2 R WR, 1/20s, f4, ISO 6400

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

A mere two years ago it was the City of York… by dark.

I’m not saying I’m old but I remember the Shambles before it was packed with ‘wizards’ and Harry Potter-related tat!

Minster Gates, York
Minster Gates, York
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 23mm f2 R WR, 1/55s, f2.8, ISO 6400

Monochrome Monday… Russell Street, Sheffield

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Russell Street, Sheffield
Russell Street, Sheffield
Nikon F2S, NIKKOR S·C 50mm f/1.4, 1/250, f11 – Kentmere Pan 200
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 9 mins at 20°c.

Yet another pic from the Analogue Wonderland Big Film Photowalk 2026 in Sheffield in June.

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.

Single frame… Car Park

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Car Park
Car Park
Contax T2 – Harman Phoenix 200 rated at ISO 100

A pic from the Analogue Wonderland Big Film Photowalk 2026 in Sheffield in June.

I took two cameras, the Contax T2 and a Nikon F2S (the latter loaded with Kentmere 200). It was an enjoyable day, we even had time for a couple of pints in the Kelham Island Tavern!

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… Sidmouth Folk Festival

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The only way is Sidmouth - £7
The only way is Sidmouth – £7
Panasonic Lumix GX1, Olympus 15mm f/8 Body Cap Lens, 1/640s, f8, ISO 160

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

13 years ago it was the Sidmouth Folk Festival in Devon.

Stormy Dawn - Exeter
Stormy Dawn – Exeter
Panasonic Lumix GX1, Olympus 15mm f/8 Body Cap Lens, 1/500s, f8, ISO 160

Not being a huge fan of folk music I mainly just wandered and snapped away but I did enjoy this chap…

Unicycling juggler, Sidmouth Folk Festival
Unicycling juggler, Sidmouth Folk Festival
Panasonic Lumix GX1, Panasonic LUMIX G X VARIO PZ 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 at 22mm, 1/200s, f5.6, ISO 640

I didn’t get much use out of the Panasonic Lumix GX1, I found the 16MP Micro Four Thirds sensor to be far too noisy for my liking and I remember wishing I’d stuck with the 12MP Lumix GF1.

Single frame… Owl, York

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Owl, York
Owl, York
Canon EOS 30, Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM, 1/60s, f2.8 – Kodak Gold 200 rated at ISO 100

An image from Expired Film Day 2026.

I knew I was going to be in York that day so I packed two 35mm AF SLR cameras for ease of use, a Canon EOS 30 (loaded with Kodak Gold 200 that expired in February 2014) and a Minolta Dynax 800si (loaded with Fuji Neopan 400 that expired in December 2011).

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.