Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris, September 2000
Nikon F90X Pro, Sigma 28~200mm f/3.8-5.6 DL Macro – Ilford Delta 400 rated at ISO 320
Category: Urban
Monochrome Monday… He’ll be running round the fountain…*
* To the tune of ‘She’ll be coming ’round the mountain’ obviously!
He’ll be running round the fountain…
Contax T2, Carl Zeiss T* 38mm f/2.8 lens – 1/60s, f8, – Ilford Pan 100
A snapshot taken during the Photo Marathon Sheffield that my wife and I entered in October 2017.
Scan by Peak Imaging with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Knife Angel, Coventry
Knife Angel, Coventry
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 18mm, 1/420s, f8, ISO 400
Currently on display in Coventry, the National Monument Against Violence and Aggression, more commonly known as the ‘Knife Angel’ is a towering, poignant tribute to the lives lost to knife violence.
Artist Alfie Bradley disinfected and blunted more than 100,000 weapons before welding them together to form the angel. Thirty percent of the knives used in the sculpture were bloodied on arrival and came in biohazard bags.
It’s an incredibly moving piece of art and ironically I almost had a moment of ‘violence and aggression’ myself while viewing it… The urge to slap senseless the person who insisted on telling me ‘it’s a statue dedicated to Mick Dagger! Geddit? Mick DAGGER!’ was almost irresistible…
Throwback Thursday… Radio Times ‘ghost’ sign
Radio Times ‘ghost’ sign, Derby
Olympus Stylus XZ-10, i.Zuiko 4.7-23.5mm f1.8~2.7 ED at 11.1mm, 1/125s, f8, ISO 160
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Four years ago it was this ‘ghost’ sign in Derby. I have a fondness for old painted, carved or tiled signs advertising long defunct businesses and I photograph them whenever possible.
This one has obviously been repainted at some point as two sets of ‘Radio Times’ lettering are clearly visible…
Monochrome Monday… Brushes £7.60
Brushes £7.60
Olympus OM-2 Spot/Program, F-Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f/1.8 – 1/100s, f8, – Ilford HP5 Plus rated at ISO 640
Another image from the first roll of film through my Olympus OM-2 Spot/Program… Is £7.60 a good price for a brush?
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Square Saturday… Rue de l’Église, August 2018
Rue de l’Église, August 2018
Diana+ – Lomo CN 400
Another image from my charity shop find Diana+, captured during a wander around Cosne-sur-Loire in the Nièvre department in central France.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… St Pancras Basin
St Pancras Basin, February 2019
Nikon FE2, Nikkor 35mm f/2 AI-S – 1/125s, f8, – Kodak Portra 800 rated at ISO 400
A couple of hours between trains in London recently gave me the opportunity to explore St Pancras Basin on the Regent’s Canal. It’s an interesting location, one worth further visits (in better weather!)
The dull weather actually suited my purposes with this image though… the drab sky and grey catenary powering the Channel Tunnel Rail Link contrast rather nicely with the colourful boats and brickwork surrounding the basin.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Monochrome Monday… Biggins Bros Ltd
Biggins Bros Ltd, Sheffield
Olympus OM20, Zuiko Auto-S 50mm f/1.8 – 1/60s, f8, – Rollei RPX 100
I was going to write that in this day and age of tanning salons and nail bars it’s quite refreshing to see a good, old-fashioned ‘Electro Platers to all Trades’ but it would appear that ‘Biggins Bros Ltd’ ceased trading in the year 2000!
The Biggins’ family are still active in Sheffield though, with Silversmith James Biggins producing a range of exquisite silver sculptures, mainly hunting and shooting themed pieces.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Throwback Thursday… Alleyway
Alleyway, February 2015
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 35mm f1.4, 1/30s, f1.4, ISO 3200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Four years ago it was this alleyway…
Single frame… Shambles Market, York
Shambles Market, York
Fujica GW690 – 1/30s, f3.5, – CineStill 800T
Another shot from my first roll of CineStill 800T… I really should order some more from Analogue Wonderland and get out snapping during these long winter nights.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
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