Monochrome Monday… ‘Dog is my Copilot’

November 4, 2019November 3, 2019 ~ freelancewastrel ~ 2 Comments

‘Dog is my Copilot’
Nikon FE2, Nikkor 35mm f/2 AI-S, 1/60s, f5.6, Ilford FP4 Plus rated at ISO 100

The ‘Dog is my Copilot’ lettering inside what is obviously a pet carrier attached to this BMW F800GS made me chuckle…

‘Look Rover, this is the ninth tree you’ve made me stop at today!’

Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Wordless Wednesday… Windswept tree, South Downs Way

October 23, 2019October 22, 2019 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Windswept tree, South Downs Way
Nikon FE2, Nikkor 35mm f/2 AI-S, 1/250s, f8, Ilford FP4 Plus rated at ISO 100

Wordless Wednesday… Stone face, Arundel Cathedral

August 7, 2019 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Stone face, Arundel Cathedral
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 24mm, 1/210s, f2, ISO 200

Single frame… TO CAR PARK

August 2, 2019August 1, 2019 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

TO CAR PARK
Fujifilm X-T2, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 39mm, 1/220s, f14, ISO 200

I love finding these old, faded road signs… This one in Arundel, West Sussex is screwed to the castle wall and still (vaguely) points the way to the car park.

I don’t know how old this sign is but it predates the current style of signage on British roads which came into use in the mid 1960s following a review by the Worboys Committee.

Single frame… 20.18 to Brighton

May 4, 2019 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

20.18 to Brighton
Fujifilm X-E1, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 21mm, 1/9s, f16, ISO 200

A shot from the digital archives tonight…

An unidentified class 377 ‘Electrostar’ electric multiple unit crosses Worthing Road at Angmering with the 19.32 Southern service from Portsmouth & Southsea (the 20.18 from Angmering) to Brighton on 20 May 2015. I didn’t have a tripod with me so rested my camera on top of a handy fence post and hoped for the best!

This pic cropped up tonight while I was looking for something else entirely, my archives definitely need a good sort out!

Wordless Wednesday… Wakehurst Place, West Sussex

January 9, 2019January 8, 2019 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Wakehurst Place, West Sussex
Fujica GW690 – 1/125s, f5.6, – Kodak Portra 800 rated at ISO 400

Scan by AgLab with minimal cropping and tweaking in Lightroom Classic CC.

Wordless Wednesday… Rhododendrons, Wakehurst Place

November 22, 2017November 22, 2017 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Rhododendrons, Wakehurst Place, November 2017
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 41mm, 1/60s, f5.6, ISO 1250

Single frame… Wakehurst Place

November 6, 2017 ~ freelancewastrel ~ Leave a comment

Woodland, Wakehurst Place, West Sussex
Fujifilm X-T1, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 49mm, 1/220s, f5.6, ISO 400

Wakehurst Place in West Sussex is effectively part of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and consists of the mansion itself, walled and water gardens, woodland and wetland conservation areas and Kew’s Millennium Seed Bank.

The gardens were originally created by Gerald Loder (later Lord Wakehurst) who purchased the estate in 1903. Wakehurst Place was left to the nation in 1963 and the Royal Botanic Gardens took up a lease from the National Trust in 1965.

A gentle amble around the gardens in the autumn sunshine yesterday was a thoroughly enjoyable experience and I’m planning on making a return visit in the spring.