Reflections of the past, Sheffield and Tinsley Canal
Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM at 24mm, 1/80s, f11, ISO 100
Single frame… Sacred To the Memory of Abraham Torr
Sacred To the Memory of Abraham Torr
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 35mm, 1/200s, f8, ISO 320
Slide Film Sunday… Yang Fujia Building
Yang Fujia Building
Canon EOS 300, EF 50mm f/1.8 II, 1/60s, f8 – Fujifilm Velvia 100F (expired 2/2013)
Yet another image from Expired Film Day 2025.
This is a small section of the Yang Fujia Building on the Jubilee Campus, University of Nottingham. The striking structure was designed by Ken Shuttleworth and is named after former University Chancellor Professor Yang Fujia.
Throwback Thursday… Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Decorative plasterwork, Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 56mm, 1/160s, f6.3, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
15 years ago it was the faded grandeur of Sutton Scarsdale Hall near Chesterfield in Derbyshire.
Dating from the 1720s the Grade 1 Listed structure has been derelict since the 1920s and was initially preserved in 1946 by Sir Osbert Sitwell of nearby Renishaw Hall but is now in the care of English Heritage.
Fireplace, Sutton Scarsdale Hall
Nikon D300, AF Micro NIKKOR 60mm f/2.8D, 1/160s, f6.3, ISO 400
Last time I visited the hall, the interior was closed to visitors but I understand it has now reopened.
Single frame… Apple blossom
Apple blossom
Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM at 210mm + Canon EF12 Extension Tube, 1/125s, f11, ISO 100
Sludge Tank – Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day
Sludge Tank
Fujifilm X-E4, thingyfy 11mm Pinhole Pro S, 0.6s, f79, ISO 160
Today is Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day and I’ve been out snapping with my Ondu 6×6 Pocket Pinhole camera and Fujifilm X-mount fit thingyfy Pinhole Pro S ‘lens’ mounted on my Fujifilm X-E4.
Apparently this rather decrepit railway wagon (photographed at the Midland Railway-Butterley) is a ‘sludge tank’ built in 1913 and once used by the National Coal Board.
Throwback Thursday… ‘Another Place’
‘Another Place’
Nikon D300, AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR at 80mm, 1/320s, f9, ISO 200
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
15 years ago it was Another Place by Antony Gormley at Crosby beach on Merseyside.
I remember being somewhat underwhelmed by the sculptures and quickly turned my attention to the passing ships.
M.S. Norbay
Nikon D300, AF-S NIKKOR 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR at 270mm, 1/400s, f10, ISO 200
The MS Norbay is a roll-on/roll-off passenger (ROPAX) vessel built by Van Der Giessen-de Noord N.V. in the Netherlands in 1994 and was, at the time of the photo, employed on P&O Ferries Liverpool – Dublin route.
Wordless Wednesday… Belper Town F.C. 3 – Sheffield F.C. 1
Belper Town v Sheffield F.C.
Nikon D300, AF NIKKOR 80-200mm f/2.8D ED at 116mm, 1/2500s, f4, ISO 200
Belper Town v Sheffield F.C.
Nikon D300, AF NIKKOR 80-200mm f/2.8D ED at 135mm, 1/1000s, f4, ISO 200
Monochrome Monday… Ptarmigan, Morston Quay
Ptarmigan, Morston Quay
Canon EOS 5, Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM at 60mm, 1/125s, f8 – Ilford Delta 400 Professional
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.
I’m building up quite a backlog of black & white film developing at the moment… so here’s a pic from March 2024!
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.
Slide Film Sunday… 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.
Freelance Wastrel 