Creels at Crail
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 26mm, 1/140s, f11, ISO 400
Monochrome Monday… John Toulson Transport
John Toulson Transport, October 2018
Contax T2 – 1/125s, f16, – Ilford FP4 Plus
Another shot of the abandoned John Toulson Transport premises in Teesdale, this time on Ilford FP4 Plus.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Christmas shoppers, Nottingham
Christmas shoppers, Nottingham
Nikon D600, Nikkor AF 50mm f/1.4D, 1/160s, f11, ISO 200
A shot from the digital archives today… I remember getting more than a few strange looks as I stood in the middle of Listergate in Nottingham, apparently photographing people’s feet!
I sometimes miss the low light performance of the full-frame Nikon D600 but I don’t miss the weight or bulk (or the perpetually grubby sensor!)
Born on this day – Alfred Eisenstaedt
‘People will never understand the patience a photographer requires to make a great photograph, all they see is the end result. I can stand in front of a leaf with a dew drop, or a rain drop, and stay there for ages just waiting for the right moment. Sure, people think I’m crazy, but who cares? I see more than they do!‘
Alfred Eisenstaedt (German-born American photographer and photojournalist) – December 6, 1898 – August 23, 1995.
Wordless Wednesday… You spin me right round, baby…
You spin me right round, baby
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 35mm f2 R WR, 1/20s, f4, ISO 2000
Monochrome Monday… Morston Quay, September 2018
Morston Quay, September 2018
Contax T2 – 1/60s, f8, – O.O.D. Ilford Pan F Plus
This was my first (and so far, only) visit to Morston Quay in Norfolk but I’m planning more… I love the boats and the ramshackle nature of the piers, all set against those big Norfolk skies.
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Square Saturday… Crail, October 2018
Crail, October 2018
Seagull 4A – 1/300s, f11 – Ilford HP5 Plus rated at ISO 320
Another shot from my charity shop find Seagull 4A twin-lens reflex camera.
Crail is a delightful harbour town on the Fife coast, famous for its fresh shellfish and its annual food festival.
It was very chilly and rather breezy the day I was there, with only a handful of (well wrapped up) tourists braving the elements…
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Wordless Wednesday… Light a candle, The Parish Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield
Light a candle, The Parish Church of St. Mary and All Saints, Chesterfield
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 35mm f2 R WR, 1/100s, f2.5, ISO 1250
Monochrome Monday… The Forth Bridge
The Forth Bridge, October 2018
Nikon F3HP, Nikkor 20mm f/2.8 AI-S – 1/125s, f16, – Agfa APX 400 rated at ISO 320
The iconic Forth Bridge photographed from North Queensferry a few weeks ago. The rail wheels on the shore provide interesting (if somewhat worrying) foreground interest.
On this particular day I photographed the bridge from both North and South Queensferry and I really do think that I could photograph it month in and month out and never become bored with it…
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Culross Pier
Culross Pier
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 31mm, 1/90s, f16, ISO 400
Culross has one of the oldest harbours in Scotland and was a busy port in the 16th and 17th centuries trading coal and salt with the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Denmark.
Since the 1930s the National Trust for Scotland have been working on preserving and restoring its many unique historical buildings.
The pier was neglected for many years but thanks to the efforts of determined locals its restoration is now complete.
The Hopper Dredger UKD Orca can also be seen in the distance.
Freelance Wastrel 