
In Loving Memory of Walter Beatson
Fujifilm X-T5, Fujinon XF 18-135mm f3.5~5.6 R LM OIS WR at 31mm, 1/45s, f8, ISO 1250
Tag: Yorkshire
Monochrome Monday… Demolition, Sheffield 2025

Demolition, Sheffield 2025
Canon EOS 30, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, 1/350s, f11 – Lomography Lady Grey
Developed in Ilford Ilfosol 3 at 1:9, 6½ mins at 20°c.
Another image from May 2025… and more industrial decay beside the Sheffield & Tinsley Canal.
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.
Wordless Wednesday… Bedern, York, November 2025

Bedern, York, November 2025
Fujifilm X-T5, Fujinon XF 35mm f2 R WR, 1/50s, f4, ISO 8000
Monochrome Monday… Footbridge Shadow, Sheffield & Tinsley Canal

Footbridge Shadow, Sheffield & Tinsley Canal
Canon EOS 30, Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, 1/500s, f11 – Lomography Lady Grey
Developed in Ilford Ilfosol 3 at 1:9, 6½ mins at 20°c.
An image from May this year… I can’t resist a bit of industrial decay!
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… All Saints Churchyard, Ecclesall, Sheffield

All Saints Churchyard, Ecclesall, Sheffield
Nikon F80, AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D, 1/90s, f8 – Ilford HP5 Plus
Developed in Ilford DD-X at 1:4, 9 mins at 20°c.
I’ve not felt like blogging much of late… or photography… or pretty much anything else really but as we approach the end of the year I’m doing my best to motivate myself to get out and about more.
Spending just a bit of time outdoors with a camera does wonders for my mental wellbeing, I just need a push to get me going again…
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.
Wordless Wednesday… Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’ – Mount Grace Priory

Dahlia ‘Bishop of Llandaff’ – Mount Grace Priory
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 50mm, 1/150s, f11, ISO 400
Square Saturday… Jervaulx Abbey

Jervaulx Abbey
Ondu 6×6 Pocket Pinhole, 20s, f167 – Lomography Earl Grey
Developed in Ilford Ilfosol 3 at 1:9, 5 mins at 20°c.
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.
Wordless Wednesday… Monk’s Cell, Mount Grace Priory

Monk’s Cell, Mount Grace Priory
Fujifilm X-E4, Fujinon XF 18-55mm f2.8~4 R LM OIS at 18mm, 1/18s, f8, ISO 6400
Throwback Thursday… Class 24 D5054 approaches Damems Loop, K&WVR

Class 24 D5054 approaches Damems Loop, K&WVR
Nikon D100, Nikkor 70-300mm f/4-5.6 ED AF-D at 300mm, 1/500s, f9.5, ISO 400
What was I photographing on this day in previous years?
21 years ago it was a diesel gala at the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Class 24 D5054 (visiting from the East Lancashire Railway) was in charge of the 09.15 service from Oxenhope to Keighley.
Monochrome Monday… Staircase, Jervaulx Abbey

Staircase, Jervaulx Abbey
Nikon F80, AF Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6D at 65mm, 1/45s, f8 – Lomography Lady Grey
Developed in Ilford Ilfosol 3 at 1:9, 6½ mins at 20°c.
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.