Category: Urban

Monochrome Monday… Chester Green Road, Derby

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Chester Green Road, DerbyChester Green Road, Derby
Nikon FA, NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8 Ai-S, 1/250s, f11 – Ilford HP5 Plus rated at ISO 320
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 9 mins at 20°c.

Another image from my recent stroll around Chester Green in Derby.

It took me a moment or two to work out why this simple view of a city street appealed to me quite so much… No cars!

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.

Square Saturday… Crocuses, Derby Arboretum

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Crocuses, Derby ArboretumCrocuses, Derby Arboretum
Mamiya C330, Mamiya-Sekor 80mm f/2.8 – 1/500s, f4, – Lomography CN 400 rated at ISO 200

An image from a recent ‘Photography Friday’ jaunt with my regular partner-in-crime, Rachel to Derby Arboretum, Britain’s first public park.

Joseph Strutt commissioned and donated the park for the benefit of citizens of Derby in 1840. The intention was a botanical tree garden for instruction as well as leisure. Sadly it was neglected for many years and even now is a little known and somewhat unappreciated spot in the city…

Developed by AgLab
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, pixl-latr and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Monochrome Monday… W. E. Savage & Son, Confectionery Provisions

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W. E. Savage & Son, Confectionery ProvisionsW. E. Savage & Son, Confectionery Provisions
Olympus OM20, Zuiko Auto-T 100mm f/2.8 – 1/60s, f5.6, – AgfaPhoto APX 400
Developed in Adox Rodinal at 1:25, 11½ mins at 20°c.

Another image from a recent wander around Derby… I don’t know how long it is since W.E. Savage & Son ceased trading but the shop has been empty for at least 12 years!

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.

Square Saturday… TEK5, Tinsley, June 2021 (Again!)

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TEK5, Tinsley, June 2021TEK5, Tinsley, June 2021
Ondu 6×6 Pocket Pinhole + ND8 filter, 30s, f167 – Kodak T-Max 100
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 7 mins at 20°c.

This spot has featured on this blog at least once before, here, but until this morning I’d forgotten I’d photographed it using the fantastic ONDU 6×6 Pocket pinhole camera!

Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, pixl-latr and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Monochrome Monday… George Yard, Derby

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George Yard, DerbyGeorge Yard, Derby
Nikon F3HP, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 Ai-S, 1/8s, f11 – Street Candy MTN100
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 9 mins at 20°c.

An image taken for the recent architecture camera challenge on Twitter… on my first roll of Street Candy MTN100 film.

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.

Wordless Wednesday… Tracks

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TracksTracks
Nikon F-301, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 Ai-S, 1/250s, f13 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional rated at ISO 800
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 10½ mins at 20°c.

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.

Monochrome Monday… Bungay Street, Sheffield

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Bungay Street, SheffieldBungay Street, Sheffield
Nikon FE2, NIKKOR 45mm f/2.8P, 1/250s, f8 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional rated at ISO 800
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 10½ mins at 20°c.

Bungay Street in Sheffield, photographed on a brisk morning a couple of weeks ago… it’s hard to imagine now but until the 1960s there were terraced houses running up both sides.

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.