Category: Throwback Thursday

Throwback Thursday… Dungeness

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Flags, Dungeness
Flags, Dungeness
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 62mm, 1/30s, f18, ISO 100

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

17 years ago it was the incredibly interesting landscape of Dungeness in Kent.

The flags fluttering in a very stiff breeze were on the deck of one of the many fishing boats drawn up on the shingle beach.

The building below isn’t entirely typical of the houses at Dungeness, but it, and the Airstream trailer, were very much in keeping with the area.

It’s an area I definitely should revisit!

Airstream Trailer, Dungeness
Airstream Trailer, Dungeness
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 31mm, 1/250s, f8, ISO 100

Throwback Thursday… A walk along the Caledonian Canal

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Toby… and Ben
Toby… and Ben
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 34mm, 1/125, f5.6, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

21 years ago it was whatever caught my eye during a stroll along the Caledonian Canal from our holiday cottage in Banavie, near Fort William.

Toby lived in the field between the cottage and the canal and was quite friendly (although not as friendly as ‘Mister Roy’ the cottage owner’s dog!).

I remember hearing a steam whistle as we walked down the flight of locks known as ‘Neptune’s Staircase’ and sure enough, when we were about half along a steam locomotive burst into view… (London & North Eastern Railway class K1 2-6-0 No. 62005 should you be interested.)

Neptune's Staircase
Neptune’s Staircase
Nikon D100, Nikkor 24-85mm f/2.8-4 AF-D at 48mm, 1/160, f7.1, ISO 200

Throwback Thursday… Roker Lighthouse, August 2021

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Roker Lighthouse, August 2021
Roker Lighthouse, August 2021
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 135mm, 1/125s, f11, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Five years ago it was Roker Pier and Lighthouse, on a very blustery day!

The seabirds definitely add to the picture but a just a bit too far away for me, with my limited bird identification skills, to tell what they are.

Another pic of the pier and lighthouse, from the same day, can be found here.

Throwback Thursday… LNER class J72 0-6-0T 69023

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LNER class J72 0-6-0T 69023 at Swanwick Junction, Midland Railway-Butterley)
LNER class J72 0-6-0T 69023
Panasonic Lumix GF-1, Lumix G Vario OIS 14-45 f/3.5~5.6 at 28mm, 1/320s, f8, ISO 400

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

15 years ago it was this beautifully restored London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) class J72 0-6-0 tank locomotive at Swanwick Junction on the Midland Railway-Butterley.

Although built to a North Eastern Railway (NER) design dating from 1898 this sole remaining example was built in 1951 by British Railways (BR) at Darlington Works.

If memory serves 69023 was visiting the MR-B for a weekend-long model railway exhibition.

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.

Throwback Thursday… Morecambe Bay, July 2014

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Morecambe Bay, July 2014Morecambe Bay, July 2014
Nikon D600, AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR at 75mm, 1/500s, f8, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

12 years ago it was Morecambe Bay and the distant Heysham Nuclear Power Station.

The light was constantly changing thanks to a combination of clouds and a strong wind and had we not been on our way elsewhere I would’ve spent a lot more time here (although I can’t remember exactly where ‘here’ was!)

Throwback Thursday… Petrel No.81

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Petrel No.81
Petrel No.81
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 55mm, 1/80s, f11, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Nine years ago it was boats on the River Trent at Sawley in Derbyshire.

Actually the River Trent forms the border between Derbyshire and Leicestershire here but I think Petrel No.1 is far enough across to still be in Derbyshire!