Windswept tree, South Downs Way
Nikon FE2, Nikkor 35mm f/2 AI-S, 1/250s, f8, Ilford FP4 Plus rated at ISO 100
Born on this day – Robert Capa
‘For a war correspondent to miss an invasion is like refusing a date with Lana Turner.’
Robert Capa (Hungarian war photographer and photojournalist) – October 22, 1913 – May 25, 1954.
Monochrome Monday… Dalton For Scrap, Leith
Dalton For Scrap, Leith
Nikon F-801s, AF Nikkor 24-50mm f/3.3-4.5 at 24mm, 1/500s, f8, Lomography Lady Grey rated at ISO 320
My partner in crime on most of my photographic jaunts these days (Hi Rachel!) can often predict what I’ll excitedly photograph on our outings… This scrapyard sign in Leith was one such item… Scrap yard? Check! Rusty barbed wire? Check! Something that’s seen better days? Check!
I must point out here that the Port of Leith is a lovely place to visit, we spent a fantastic day there this summer just wandering about, snapping away and drinking beer… There was indeed ‘Sunshine on Leith’.
Scan by Ag Photo Lab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Throwback Thursday… By the banks of the Loire…
Le Marinier Tirant sa Barque
Fujifilm X-T10, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 18mm, 1/60s, f10, ISO 1250
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Four years ago it was this fantastic sculpture on the bank of the Loire River at Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire in central France.
Entitled ‘Le Marinier Tirant sa Barque’ (The Bargee Pulling his Boat) the sculpture was created by Jean-Jacques Bourgeois based on an idea by Marcel Van Nieuwenberg.
The bridge in the background crosses both the Loire and the border between the Nièvre and Cher départements.
Wordless Wednesday… Reading at the beach, Portobello, August 2019
Reading at the beach, Portobello, August 2019
Nikon F-801s, AF Nikkor 24-50mm f/3.3-4.5 at 50mm, 1/500s, f5.6, Lomography Lady Grey rated at ISO 320
Scan by Ag Photo Lab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Monochrome Monday… Cromer Pier
Cromer Pier, September 2019
Fujica GW690 – 1/250s, f11, – Ilford Delta 400 Professional rated at ISO 320
Another image from the batch of Fujica GW690 negatives that I recently received back from the lab…
Cromer Pier is a Grade II listed structure and dates from 1901. Designed by Douglass and Arnott, the 495ft long pier is home to the Cromer Lifeboat Station and the Pavilion Theatre.
Epson 4870 Photo scan with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Sheringham, September 2019
Sheringham, September 2019
Fujica GW690 – 1/500s, f11, – Fuji Pro 400H rated at ISO 200
Another image from a recent batch of films shot on a Fujica GW 690 Professional…
The Norfolk town of Sheringham, photographed on a beautiful (if a bit nippy) evening in September this year.
Epson 4870 Photo scan with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Wordless Wednesday… Ey Up Mi Duck!
Ey Up Mi Duck!
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 55-200mm f3.5~4.8 R LM OIS at 200mm, 1/250s, f8, ISO 500
OK, a few words today… ‘Ey up mi duck’ is a friendly greeting often used in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, also the title of an excellent book about the dialect of the East Midlands by Richard Scollins and John Titford.
Monochrome Monday… Morston Quay
Morston Quay, September 2019
Fujica GW690 – 1/250s, f11, – Foma Retropan 320
An image from my first (and apart from a roll currently loaded in my Olympus OM20, possibly my last) roll of Foma Retropan 320…
I’ve not heard many positive reports of this film, with a number of people saying that it’s very lacking in contrast… I’d agree with that (although maybe a grey day on the North Norfolk coast isn’t an entirely fair test) but it also seems to be very easily damaged, about half of the shots are pretty much unusable due to what look like smears on the emulsion. Other films shot and processed at the same time as this roll (mainly Ilford Delta 400) are perfectly fine with just the occasional dust spot.
Epson 4870 Photo scan with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
Single frame… Great Central Railway steam gala
Southern Railway ‘Schools’ class 4-4-0 925 ‘CHELTENHAM’
Nikon D300, AF-S DX NIKKOR 16-85mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR at 45mm, 1/400s, f6.3, ISO 500
Today’s ‘Photography Friday’ involves a trip to the autumn steam gala at the Great Central Railway in Leicestershire.
The above image was captured at the same event seven years ago and shows Southern Railway ‘Schools’ class 4-4-0 locomotive No.925 ‘CHELTENHAM’ at Loughborough Central station, preparing to couple on to its first train of the day…
Coincidentally a classmate of ‘CHELTENHAM’ should be running today… No.926 ‘REPTON’ is visiting from the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and I’m looking forward to having a ride behind it.
Freelance Wastrel 