Throwback Thursday… Landscapes around Ilam

Stormy sky, Ilam, October 2020
Stormy sky, Ilam, October 2020
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 62mm, 1/220s, f8, ISO 200

What was I photographing on this day in previous years?

Five years ago it was the landscape around Ilam Park in Staffordshire during a Photography Friday outing with Rachel.

The 158-acre country park is on both banks of the River Manifold and is a great place for a walk at any time of year but especially in autumn!

Ilam Park, October 2020
Ilam Park, October 2020
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 32mm, 1/150s, f11, ISO 200

A couple of minutes after these pics were taken the heavens opened and we both ended up wet and cold!

Single frame… Bee

BeeBee
Nikon FM2n, NIKKOR 45mm f/2.8P, 1/250s, f11, Kodak UltraMax 400 rated at ISO 200

An image from a roll of Kodak UltraMax that’s been in the developing queue since April!

This bee was for sale at a floating market on the Trent & Mersey Canal at Great Haywood in Staffordshire.

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.

Square Saturday… Street art, Chatterley Arm Bridge, Trent & Mersey Canal

Street art, Chatterley Arm Bridge, Trent & Mersey Canal
Street art, Chatterley Arm Bridge, Trent & Mersey Canal
Seagull WWSC-10, Haiou 75mm f/3.5 – 1/60s, f4, – Ilford FP4 Plus
Developed in Ilford Ilfotec DD-X at 1:4, 10 mins at 20°c.

A pic from a recent wander along the Trent & Mersey Canal in Stoke-on-Trent.

A dull and damp day improved considerably by lunch from The Oatcake Boat!

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.

Single frame… Tranquillity, Trent & Mersey Canal (again)

The narrowboat 'Tranquillity', February 2019The narrowboat ‘Tranquillity’, February 2019
Fujica GW690 – 1/500s, f16, – Rollei RPX 400 rated at ISO 800

Another image of the narrowboat ‘Tranquillity’, moored on the Trent & Mersey Canal near Keepers Lock at Fradley Junction, taken during a spot of ‘gongoozling’ in February this year.

Epson 4870 Photo scan with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.