Category: Urban

Slide Film Sunday… Aspire, by Ken Shuttleworth

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Aspire, by Ken Shuttleworth
Aspire, by Ken Shuttleworth
Canon EOS 300, EF 50mm f/1.8 II, 1/180s, f8 – Fujifilm Velvia 100F (expired 2/2013)

Another image from Expired Film Day 2025.

Aspire, designed by Ken Shuttleworth is a 200ft tall steel sculpture on the Jubilee Campus of the University of Nottingham and was, until overtaken by Anish Kapoor’s Orbit, the tallest free standing public work of art in the United Kingdom.

Definitely one of those occasions when I wish I’d packed a shorter focal length lens than 50mm!

Developed by AgLab. 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.

Saturday Street Art… Books!

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Books, The Quadrant, Beeston
Books, The Quadrant, Beeston
Canon EOS 300, EF 50mm f/1.8 II, 1/45s, f8 – Fujifilm Velvia 100F (expired 2/2013)

Some more of Beeston’s street art, photographed on Expired Film Day but this time on film only 12 years out of date!

This is just a small part of mural by that adorns The Quadrant, a multi-purpose venue next to Beeston Library. It was painted by Anna Wheelhouse and unveiled in May 2023.

Developed by AgLab. 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… Park Hill Flats, Sheffield

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Park Hill Flats, Sheffield
Nikon F-301, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 Ai-S, 1/250s, f8 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional rated at ISO 800
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 10½ mins at 20°c.

I’ve had a couple of days filing negatives and it’s prompted me to look back at a few older images…

I’ve photographed the Brutalist architecture of Park Hill in Sheffield a few times and no doubt will do so again, the flats really do dominate the Sheffield skyline!

Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, Nikon ES-2 Film Digitising Adapter and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Saturday Street Art… Richard Beckinsale, Beeston, by Zabou

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Richard Beckinsale, Beeston, by Zabou
Richard Beckinsale, Beeston, by Zabou
Fuji GW 690 Professional, Fuji Photo Film Co EBC Fujinon 90mm f/3.5 – Fujifilm RVP 50 (expired 12/1997)

I’m not sure if Expired Film Day is still a thing… but I still enjoy loading up my cameras with out of date film every March 15!

This image of actor Richard Beckinsale (6/7/1947 – 19/3/79) by the artist Zabou, has only had very slight tweaks to exposure and white balance… 28-year old slide film has no business looking this good!

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.

Throwback Thursday… Nottingham

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