Photography & General Ramblings…
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!)
la Nièvre, Octobre 2015
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XC 50-230mm f4.5~6.7 OIS at 84mm, 1/200s, f11, ISO 500
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Eight years ago it was the landscape around the commune of Donzy in the Nièvre in central France.
It was my first visit and I fell in love with the tranquil understated beauty of the area…
The look
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 70mm, 1/100s, f8, ISO 800
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Four years ago it was a small classic car show in a local park and this appropriately dressed couple caught my eye…
Does the image title refer to ‘the look’ they’re exchanging or their outfits… You decide.
Shardlow 9 Miles
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 34.5mm, 1/110s, f8, ISO 400
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Five years ago it was the comings and goings at Stenson Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal, a gongoozling Photography Friday with Rachel.
Stenson Bridge No.19
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 43.9mm, 1/210s, f11, ISO 400
The lock itself is visible through the bridge and to the right is the excellent Stenson Lock Coffee Shop (their breakfasts are well worth trying).
Hunting Jet Provost T.3A XM383
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 24.3mm, 1/60s, f5.6, ISO 800
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Seven years ago it was exhibits at the fantastic Newark Air Museum in Nottinghamshire.
The Hunting Jet Provost is a type of aircraft I saw regularly as a child, on training sorties from (I believe) Royal Air Force (RAF) Cranwell.
Vickers Varsity T.1 WF369
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 25.4mm, 1/60s, f5.6, ISO 800
The Vickers Varsity (shown here with one of its Bristol Hercules 264 radial engines uncovered) was another type used in a training role by the RAF… I don’t recall ever seeing one fly though.
The Newark Air Museum is well worth a visit, with over 70 aircraft (or parts thereof) on display there’s plenty to interest both the enthusiast and the casual visitor.
Tunnel Alien
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 24.3mm, 1/4s, f8, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Eight years ago it was this alien, painted underneath an old railway bridge that now forms part of a local path known as the ‘Greenway’.
The blurred figure in the distance is wifey… not an alien!
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!
Fujifilm X20, Fujinon Super EBC 7.1-28.4mm f2~2.8 at 13.7mm, 1/90s, f8, ISO 100
Hot Dog Hut
Nikon FE2, Nikkor 105mm f/2.5 AI-S – 1/250s, f8, – Kodak Portra 400 rated at ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
The city of Sheffield… during a pub crawl (that started and finished at the Sheffield Tap) on a boiling hot day!
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
British Railways class 4MT 2-6-4T 80002
Nikon D600, Nikkor AF-S 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6G at 120mm, 1/200s, f7.1, ISO 640
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Ten years ago it was this British Railways standard class 4MT 2-6-4T steam locomotive at Keighley station on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway.
The tight curve and steep gradient out of Keighley station always makes locomotives work hard and there are a number of spots from which interesting and dramatic images can be captured.
Leawood Pump House
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 18mm, 1/160s, f11, ISO 400
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Five years ago it was Leawood Pumphouse near Cromford in Derbyshire.
The Grade II* listed building dates from 1949 and houses a Watt-type beam engine that pumped water from the River Derwent to the Cromford Canal until 1944 when the canal closed. The Pump House was restored in 1979 by the Cromford Canal Society and the engine is steamed periodically.
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