
In These Shoes?
Nikon D300, AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4D, 1/60s, f2.8, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
16 years ago it was this strappy high-heeled shoe… why? I cannot for the life of me remember!
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In These Shoes?
Nikon D300, AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4D, 1/60s, f2.8, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
16 years ago it was this strappy high-heeled shoe… why? I cannot for the life of me remember!

Ding Dong Bell…
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS at 46mm, 1/300s, f8, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Nine years ago it was Ariel, at her human’s home in France where she loved to sit in the shade under the roof covering the water well.
A couple of people have likened this next image to a scene in the 1997 film Titanic… “Photograph me like one of your French cats” 😂

Ariel, my fave Kitty!
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f/2.8-4 R LM OIS at 55mm, 1/160s, f5, ISO 250

Ash Grunwald, The Venue, Derby
Nikon D300, AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8D, 1/100s, f2.8, ISO 1600
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
16 years ago it was the immensely-talented Australian blues musician Ash Grunwald at The Venue in Derby.
I rarely bought CDs from the gigs I photographed but at this one I bought two!

Ash Grunwald, The Venue, Derby
Nikon D300, AF NIKKOR 85mm f/1.8D, 1/100s, f2.8, ISO 1600

New Bridge, Calver
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 79mm, 1/60s, f11, ISO 1250
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Five years ago it was the New Bridge at Calver in Derbyshire.
Although called the ‘New Bridge’ it was actually built in 1781 to carry the new Sheffield-Calver turnpike road over the River Derwent. The building visible through the bridge is Shuttle House which once housed the sluice machinery to control the flow of water down the goit (water channel) to Calver Mill.
I remember having a splendid Croque Madame for lunch at The Bridge Inn in Calver that day too!

Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa)
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 135mm, 1/75s, f8, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Five years ago it was the flora and fauna at Straws Bridge nature reserve near Ilkeston in Derbyshire.
I’m not sure but I think I was experimenting with a Fujifilm MCEX-11 Extension Tube that day…
Coal Drops Yard
iPhone 8, Hipstamatic John S ‘lens’ & Rock BW-11 ‘film’
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Six years ago it was the area around London St Pancras station… If memory serves I’d not got a ‘proper’ digital camera with me but had got my iPhone and my Nikon FE2, an image from which can be seen here.

Marshall
Panasonic Lumix GF-1, Lumix G 20mm f/1.7, 1/40s, f1.7, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
13 years ago it was a friend’s band rehearsal… and this Marshall amp caught my eye.

Shoppers, Albert Street, Nottingham
Nikon D600, AF NIKKOR 35mm f/2D, 1/400s, f11, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
11 years ago it was a festive Nottingham city centre.
Unusually for me every image that day was captured with a 35mm lens… an AF NIKKOR 35mm f/2D.

Nottingham Council House
Nikon D600, AF NIKKOR 35mm f/2D, 1/50s, f11, ISO 200

Velodrome
Nikon D200, AF NIKKOR 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX at 70mm, 1/60s, f5.6, ISO 400
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
17 years ago it was cyclists at the National Cycling Centre in Manchester during a Nikon ‘Solutions’ event…

The pack
Nikon D200, AF NIKKOR 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX at 70mm, 1/80s, f5.6, ISO 400
These images certainly highlight how poor my panning technique was but I remember it being a fun day out nonetheless!

Banked circuit
Nikon D200, AF NIKKOR 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX at 22mm, 1/40s, f8, ISO 800

Albert Hotel, North Queensferry
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 20mm, 1/680s, f16, ISO 1600
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Six years ago it was the Forth Bridge, from both North and South Queensferry…
Sadly, the Albert Hotel at North Queensferry had closed its doors the previous year and as far as I know it still hasn’t reopened.
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