St. Mary’s Church, Tickhill

As I wandered around Tickhill, I walked past the church: St. Marys. The building was open, so I went inside and took a few pictures.

It was quite dim inside and I didn’t have a tripod, so these were the best I could do hand-held (and leaning against things to steady myself where I could). The first shot below was with my Olympus OM-10 and is a little soft (although not too bad if you don’t look closely). The shot after is the same scene, but shot with my Yashica Mat 124G. It’s much sharper, but not as sharp as I know the camera is capable of. Both shots required wide apertures too, which reduces the depth of field.

This final shot is probably the sharpest of the batch as I was able to stand the camera on the back of the pews, but a wide aperture was still required and so the DOF is again reduced.

Olympus OM-10, Zuiko Auto-S 35mm f/2.8 / Yashica Mat 124G & Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 9mins @ 20°

Taken on 22 June 2025