Sheringham, October 2016
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS at 18mm, 1/220s, f11, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Nine years ago it was bright and breezy morning in Sheringham, Norfolk… very breezy!
Category: Throwback Thursday
Throwback Thursday… Metropolitain – Gare Du Nord
Metropolitain – Gare Du Nord
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS at 25mm, 1/70s, f8, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Nine years ago it was one of one of Hector Guimard’s iconic Art Nouveau entrances to the Paris Métro. This one stands directly opposite the main entrance of Gare du Nord at the junction of Place Napoléon III and Boulevard de Denain.
Throwback Thusday… 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.
Throwback Thursday… Craster, Northumberland
Craster harbour
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 34mm, 1/170s, f11, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Five years ago it was the picturesque coastal village of Craster in Northumberland during a gap between Covid lockdowns…
The concrete construction at the end of the right hand breakwater is the remains of tower that supported an overhead cable system that used to transfer stone from a quarry west of the village to ships in the harbour.
Dunstanburgh Castle
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 66mm, 1/170s, f11, ISO 200
The ruins of Dunstanburgh Castle lie to the north of Craster and date from the 14th century.
Throwback Thursday… Evening light on the sunflower field, the Nièvre, July 2018
Evening light on the sunflower field, the Nièvre, July 2018
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 46mm, 1/80s, f11, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Seven years ago it was the landscape around a friend’s house in central France…
Such beautiful soft light, illuminating distant sunflower fields.
Throwback Thursday… Light Clock, Royal Derby Hospital
Light Clock, Royal Derby Hospital
Olympus Stylus XZ-10, i.Zuiko 4.7-23.5mm f1.8~2.7 ED at 23.5mm, 1/800s, f4, ISO 100
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Eleven years ago it was the Light Clock at the Royal Derby Hospital.
Designed and installed by world-renowned clockmakers, Smiths of Derby, the clock represents “The Lady with the Lamp”, Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing who was brought up in Derbyshire and corresponded with Dr William Ogle of Derbyshire Royal Infirmary in 1860 regarding the rebuilding of the hospital.
Throwback Thursday… Common Hollyhocks
Common hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
Panasonic Lumix GF1, Lumix G Vario OIS 14-45mm f/3.5~5.6 at 23mm, 1/125s, f5.6, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
14 years ago it was these beautiful Common Hollyhocks (Alcea rosea) at Brockford station on the Mid-Suffolk Light Railway (MSLR)
Common hollyhock (Alcea rosea)
Panasonic Lumix GF1, Lumix G Vario OIS 14-45mm f/3.5~5.6 at 45mm, 1/640s, f10, ISO 320
Throwback Thursday… Class 24 D5054 approaches Damems Loop, K&WVR
Class 24 D5054 approaches Damems Loop, K&WVR
Nikon D100, Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6 ED AF-D at 300mm, 1/500s, f9.5, ISO 400
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
21 years ago it was a diesel gala at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Class 24 D5054 (visiting from the East Lancashire Railway) was in charge of the 09.15 service from Oxenhope to Keighley.
Throwback Thursday… Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Decorative plasterwork, Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 56mm, 1/160s, f6.3, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
15 years ago it was the faded grandeur of Sutton Scarsdale Hall near Chesterfield in Derbyshire.
Dating from the 1720s the Grade 1 Listed structure has been derelict since the 1920s and was initially preserved in 1946 by Sir Osbert Sitwell of nearby Renishaw Hall but is now in the care of English Heritage.
Fireplace, Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Nikon D300, AF Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8D, 1/160s, f6.3, ISO 400
Last time I visited the hall, the interior was closed to visitors but I understand it has now reopened.
Throwback Thursday… ‘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
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.
Freelance Wastrel 