Tag: Derbyshire

Throwback Thursday… Stenson Lock

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Shardlow 9 Miles
Shardlow 9 Miles
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 34.5mm, 1/110s, f8, ISO 400

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Five years ago it was the comings and goings at Stenson Lock on the Trent & Mersey Canal, a gongoozling Photography Friday with Rachel.

Stenson Bridge No.19
Stenson Bridge No.19
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 43.9mm, 1/210s, f11, ISO 400

The lock itself is visible through the bridge and to the right is the excellent Stenson Lock Coffee Shop (their breakfasts are well worth trying).

Monochrome Monday… Stumped

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Stumped
Stumped
Nikon F65, AF NIKKOR 50mm f/1.8D, 1/125s, f11 – Kentmere Pan 400
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 11½ mins at 20°c.

A little while back I picked up a Nikon F65 35mm SLR camera for wifey from Harrison Cameras and shot a test roll of film almost immediately… What I didn’t do quite as promptly however, was develop the film!

Better late than never eh?

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… Pylon Down… In colour!

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Pylon Down… In colour!
Pylon Down… In colour!
Seagull 4A, Haiou-31 75mm f/3.5 – 1/60s, f4 – Kodak Portra 160 rated at ISO 100

Yes it’s that pylon again! I think this is its first time in colour though…

I’ve recently started re-digitising some of my older negatives to take advantage of the Negative Lab Pro plug-in for Lightroom that’s now part of my workflow.

The original scan of this image was quite cold, not how I remember that particular evening’s light at all but Negative Lab Pro’s conversion is pretty much spot on!

Developed by AgLab
Digitised using Nikon D5600 & AF-S Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8, pixl-latr with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Single frame… of Lomography Metropolis

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Trapped canTrapped can
Canon EOS 500N, Canon EF 35-80mm f/4-5.6 III at 80mm, 1/125s, f11, Lomography Metropolis rated at ISO 200

A few weeks ago I shot a roll of Lomography Metropolis film in a Canon EOS 500N that I found at a car boot sale (for a fiver, complete with EF 35-80mm f/4.5.6 lens!) back in June…

I didn’t know what to expect from either the film or the camera but quite like the muted tones of the former and the light weight of the latter!

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.

Monochrome Monday… Freeway

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Freeway
Freeway
Nikon F3HP, NIKKOR 105mm f/2.5 AI-S – Ilford HP5 Plus rated at ISO 800
Developed in Ilford DDX at 1:4, 10 mins at 20°c.

Suffering from tinnitus means I don’t photograph nearly as much live music as I used to but when I found out Freeway were playing outdoors at one of my favourite local micropubs, The Bunny Hop Ale House I thought I’d go along and take a few pics (and have a pint or two!)

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… Lytham St. Anne’s

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Lytham St. Anne'sLytham St. Anne’s
Kershaw 450, exposure details not recorded – Ilford XP2 Super

Not Lytham St. Anne’s the place but Lytham St. Anne’s the steam locomotive… or parts of it anyway!

This locomotive was built by Peckett & Sons in 1949 as works no.2111 and was used at Blackpool Gasworks. After intial preservation at Lytham St Anne’s it moved to the Midland Railway-Butterley in 1990 where it ran for six years before being withdrawn for overhaul.

Scans by Peak Imaging with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom CC.

Throwback Thursday… Pit Top Arch

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Pit Top Arch, Ripley
Pit Top Arch, Ripley
Fujifilm X20, Fujinon Super EBC 7.1-28.4mm f2~2.8 at 22.8mm, 1/160s, f8, ISO 100

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Eight years ago it was this sculpture by Liz Lemon and Gwen Heeney… I’m not sure if it has an official name but it’s known locally as the ‘Pit Top Arch’ as it stands on the site of Ripley Colliery.

Originally the arch was mirrored by a seating area but this was removed some years ago, presumably because people would insist on sitting there… 🙄

The Fujifilm X20 has recently returned after a period out on loan to a friend and I’ve started using it again.

Love Is Pain!
Love Is Pain!
Fujifilm X20, Fujinon Super EBC 7.1-28.4mm f2~2.8 at 13.7mm, 1/90s, f8, ISO 100