Spring evening, May 2018
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 78mm, 1/340s, f11, ISO 400
Born on this day – Richard Avedon
‘And if a day goes by without my doing something related to photography, it’s as though I’ve neglected something essential to my existence, as though I had forgotten to wake up. I know that the accident of my being a photographer has made my life possible.’
Richard Avedon (American fashion and portrait photographer) – May 15, 1923 – October 1, 2004.
Monochrome Monday… Sun through the silver (birch)
Sun through the silver (birch)
Contax T2, Carl Zeiss T* 38mm f/2.8 lens – 1/60s, f16, – Ilford Pan 100
Scan by Peak Imaging with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Bluebells
Bluebells
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 70mm, 1/70s, f5.6, ISO 200
Another image from the tiny patch of woodland close to my home…
Wordless Wednesday… Leeds Corn Exchange
Leeds Corn Exchange
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 18mm, 1/80s, f8, ISO 500
Monochrome Monday… Gate weight
Gate weight, February 2018
Nikon FE2, Nikkor 35mm f/2 – 1/125s, f8, – Lomo Lady Grey 400 rated at ISO 320
A fantastically ‘low-tech’ way to keep a farm gate closed… Another image from my February trip to Trent Lock…
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Instant gratification… Pylon Down
Pylon Down
Polaroid 636 – Impossible B&W instant film
Madam is out on a hen night tonight (which involves a cocktail making class… it won’t end well…) so I filled a bag with cameras and went out snapping!
Another shot on Impossible Project type 600 black & white film, again digitised using Google’s PhotoScan app for iOS.
Single frame… Street Photography in London
Kings Cross St Pancras, May 2018
Fujifilm X20, Fujinon 7.1-28.4mm f2~2.8 at 8.9mm, 1/300s, f8, ISO 200
Surely there’s nowhere better to practise street photography than in a busy city, hardly anyone gives a photographer a second glance…
Born on this day – Bill Brandt
‘Photography is not a sport. It has no rules.’
Bill Brandt (British photographer and photojournalist) – May 2, 1904 – December 20, 1983.
Monochrome Monday… Houseboat
Houseboat on the Erewash Canal, February 2018
Nikon FE2, Nikkor 35mm f/2 – 1/125s, f8, – Lomo Lady Grey 400 rated at ISO 320
Another image from my February trip to Trent Lock…
Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
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