1971 Honda 750 Four
Nikon FE2, NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8, 1/60s, f8 – Ilford HP5 Plus
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 9 mins at 20°c.
Another image from last year’s Classic Motorcycle Day at Crich Tramway Village.
Tag: Derbyshire
Monochrome Monday… 1961 650cc Panther Model 120
1961 650cc Panther Model 120
Nikon FE2, NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8, 1/250s, f11 – Ilford HP5 Plus
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 9 mins at 20°c.
An image from last year’s Classic Motorcycle Day at Crich Tramway Village.
This is definitely at Panther (made by Phelon & Moore in Cleckheaton, Yorkshire) and I believe it’s a 1961 650cc Model 120.
Throwback Thursday… Time
Time
Panasonic Lumix GF1, Leica DG Macro-Elmarit 45mm f/2.8, 1/10s, f4, ISO 100
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
14 years ago it was this still life, my wife’s great-grandfather’s watch (at least 110 years old then) and Funk & Wagnalls New “Standard” Dictionary dating from 1947…
Wordless Wednesday… Gravestones, All Saints Church, Ripley
Gravestones, All Saints Church, Ripley
Nikon Zfc, NIKKOR Z DX 16-50mm f/3.5-6.3 VR at 50mm, 1/80s, f11, ISO 180
Throwback Thursday… Cosy, Bare Feet Lodge Tearooms
Cosy, Bare Feet Lodge Tearooms
Canon EOS 6D, Canon EF 40mm f/2.8 STM, 1/40s, f2.8, ISO 500
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Last year it was the cosy interior of the Bare Feet Lodge Tearooms in Shipley Country Park in Derbyshire… a very welcome respite from the bitterly cold outdoors!
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… Greenhouse interior, Calke Abbey
Greenhouse interior, Calke Abbey
Nikon Nikkormat FT2, NIKKOR-H 28mm f/3.5, 1/500, f8 – Kodak Tri-X
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.
Things have been a little quiet here of late, I’ve not had much enthusiasm for photography, or anything else really… But we’re now approaching my favourite time of the year, autumn, and hopefully that will make me feel a bit more enthusiastic and productive!
Anyway… here’s another image from a trip to Calke Abbey last August.
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.
Monochrome Monday… The Gardeners’ Bothy, Calke Abbey
The Gardeners’ Bothy, Calke Abbey
Nikon Nikkormat FT2, NIKKOR-H 28mm f/3.5, 1/30, f3.5 – Kodak Tri-X
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 8 mins at 20°c.
An image from a trip to Calke Abbey last August, an image I wasn’t confident about at all… hand-holding the camera at 1/30th second with the lens wide open at f/3.5!
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.
Throwback Thursday… Light Clock, Royal Derby Hospital
Light Clock, Royal Derby Hospital
Olympus Stylus XZ-10, i.Zuiko 4.7-23.5mm f1.8~2.7 ED at 23.5mm, 1/800s, f4, ISO 100
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
Eleven years ago it was the Light Clock at the Royal Derby Hospital.
Designed and installed by world-renowned clockmakers, Smiths of Derby, the clock represents “The Lady with the Lamp”, Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing who was brought up in Derbyshire and corresponded with Dr William Ogle of Derbyshire Royal Infirmary in 1860 regarding the rebuilding of the hospital.
Square Saturday… Rails, Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2025
Rails
Ondu 6×6 Pocket Pinhole + ND8 filter, 50s, f167 – Kentmere Pan 100
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 10½ mins at 20°c.
An image from Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2025.
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, pixl-latr and Negative Lab Pro plugin with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.
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