In Loving Memory of Walter Beatson
Fujifilm X-T5, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 31mm, 1/45s, f8, ISO 1250
Monochrome Monday… Demolition, Sheffield 2025
Demolition, Sheffield 2025
Canon EOS 30, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, 1/350s, f11 – Lomography Lady Grey
Developed in Ilford Ilfosol 3 at 1:9, 6½ mins at 20°c.
Another image from May 2025… and more industrial decay beside the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal.
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.
Throwback Thursday… European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
European Robin (Erithacus rubecula)
Panasonic Lumix GF-1, Lumix G Vario OIS 14-45 f/3.5~5.6 at 45mm, 1/40s, f8, ISO 400
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
15 years ago it was this cheeky little Robin (Erithacus rubecula), posing by the frosted railway tracks at the Midland Railway-Butterley in Derbyshire.
At the time I’d only got the 14-45mm lens (28-90mm in 35mm terms) for the Panasonic Lumix GF-1 so this was the closest pic I could get… I remember being pretty pleased with it at the time though!
Wordless Wednesday… Bedern, York, November 2025
Bedern, York, November 2025
Fujifilm X-T5, Fujinon XF 35mm f2 R WR, 1/50s, f4, ISO 8000
Monochrome Monday… Footbridge Shadow, Sheffield & Tinsley Canal
Footbridge Shadow, Sheffield & Tinsley Canal
Canon EOS 30, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, 1/500s, f11 – Lomography Lady Grey
Developed in Ilford Ilfosol 3 at 1:9, 6½ mins at 20°c.
An image from May this year… I can’t resist a bit of industrial decay!
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… Trades House, Dundee
Trades House, Dundee
iPhone 15 Pro, Hipstamatic John S ‘lens’ & DreamCanvas ‘film’
A Hipstamatic pic from September’s trip to Scotland, snapped whilst enjoying a pint of Bellhaven Black in the Trades House pub in Dundee.
Wordless Wednesday… Gilbarco petrol pump, Carstairs
Gilbarco petrol pump, Carstairs
iPhone 15 Pro, 6.8mm lens, 1/120s, f1.8, ISO 64
Monochrome Monday… British Railways 16-ton Mineral Wagon
British Railways 16-ton Mineral Wagon
Nikon F80, AF NIKKOR 24-120mm f/3.5-5.6D at 28mm, 1/125s, f11 – Ilford HP5 Plus
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 9 mins at 20°c.
This former British Railways (BR) 16-ton mineral wagon is on display at the Prestongrange Museum in East Lothian.
Prestongrange Museum was originally founded as the National Mining Museum Scotland (now sited at Newtongrange in Midlothian) but is now dedicated to the area’s other once significant but vanished industries – salt boiling, chemical synthesis, soap making, glass making, potteries, industrial ceramics and bricks. It’s well worth a visit!
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… A is for Austin, A is for Atlantic
1949 Austin A90 Atlantic
Fujifilm X-T5, Tamron 17-70mm f/2.8 Di III-A VC RXD at 35mm, 1/50s, f8, ISO 2500
Monochrome Monday… Crow steps, Pittenweem
Crow steps, Pittenweem
Canon EOS 30, Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM, 1/350s, f11 – Lomography Lady Grey
Developed in Ilford Ilfosol 3 at 1:9, 6½ mins at 20°c.
I’m finally finding some enthusiasm for blogging again…
This image is from a trip to Fife back in March, I liked the juxtaposition of the crow steps on one building and the shadow cast by others.
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.
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