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Packhorse bridge

fishyfisharcade

This packhorse bridge spans Burbage Brook below the ancient hill fort of Carl Wark in the north-eastern Peak District National Park. The bridge is grade II listed and dates to around 1750. The bridge still gets regular use by hikers as the only span across the brook between the A6187 to the south and Ringinglow Road to the north.

FILM - Packhorse bridge

FILM - Next to the pines

Bronica ETRSi, Zenzanon 75mm f/2.8 & Shanghai GP3 (expired).

Taken on 22 November 2019

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5 thoughts on “Packhorse bridge”

  1. You did a wonderful job capturing this beautiful old bridge and the surrounding landscape on film. I think these two photos rank among my favorites of yours in recent memory. That’s saying quite a lot considering how much I enjoy your work .

    I don’t know how expired it is, but the GP3 has clearly held up very well. It’s a stock I’ve always wanted to try, but in my part of the world it’s no longer cheap to get your hands on it, as it once was. Out of curiosity, have you tried the new 35mm variant? If so, does it appear to be the same emulsion as the old 120 stuff, or something different altogether?

    Take care!

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    1. Thanks for your kind words, P.

      I’ve not tried the 135 variant of the film – all I’ve ever shot has been three or four rolls of expired GP3 that I got from someone I know, which I think was original stock from before when production stopped and then resumed.

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      1. Sorry for the late reply.

        Thanks for the information. I’d like to try the new 35mm GP3, but it’s not easily or cheaply acquired where I live. And I’m not willing to pay a premium for a Chinese film stock just because I’m interested in trying it out. I’d rather spend the same money on what are presumably much higher-end stocks.

        Take care. And again, these two images are beautiful. In fact, this entire roll that you uploaded to Flickr is incredibly nice. Thanks for sharing them.

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      2. I doubt I would have bought any had it not been for the expired stuff that came my way. It’s quite nice and I’d use it again, but I’ve kinda settled into HP5+ as my go-to black and white film for most use now. The Shanghai isn’t a million miles from Fomapan in terms of results (and quality – both tend to have some sooty blemishes on the emulsion in my experience), and Foma is pretty cheap.

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      3. I like Fomapan, all three varieties. I did have a couple of issues with emulsion defects a while back, but recently I haven’t run into problems. Interestingly, I developed a roll of HP5 PLUS the other day that appeared to have some quality control issues. There are little “pinholes,” or whatever you want to call them, places where tiny specks of the emulsion are missing. I’ve never seen that with HP5 PLUS before, and this was super fresh stock. I’m not going rule out the possibility that I messed something up, but if I did I haven’t a clue what. If the issue is on Ilford’s end, that’s a bit disheartening. I haven’t scanned it yet, but the roll contains photos that are really important to me so I’m hoping for the best.

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