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Finishing a roll in Retford

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As a direct follow-on from yesterday’s post, here are the remaining shots from the roll of Kodak Gold that I finished off during a walk through Retford.

The first two pictures show Trinity hospital, which has served as an alms house since the 17th century, although the current building was constructed between 1832-1834. It’s a beautiful looking place and one that I’ve admired whenever I drive past (usually on trips to Mablethorpe) but this is the first time I’ve taken the opportunity to photograph it.

Trinity Hospital
Trinity Hospital-2

The next picture is some grand looking house peeking up above a wall across the road from the hospital.

Peeping over the wall

Then some new houses under construction…

New build

A big tree that looked nice in the sunshine.

Big tree

Some older residential properties.

Somewhere in England
Corner house

And finally, another attractive old building that now houses a barbershop and a beauty parlour.

Hairdressing for ladies and gents

Canon Sure Shot Z135 & Kodak Gold. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken 8 June 2024.

35mm · Film photography · Photography

The Chesterfield Canal in Retford

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About a week after returning from Dubrovnik, I drove to Retford (a town in Nottinghamshire about 25 miles to the east of Sheffield) with the intent of using up the last of the Kodak Gold in the camera after the holiday. It was a beautiful early summer day with blue skies and fluffy cumulus clouds.

I parked the car in the town centre (where I had to scrounge a pound from a passerby as the parking meters didn’t take card payments and I didn’t have enough coins) and then headed out to where the canal passes to the east of the town. From there I took a leisurely walk westwards along the Cuckoo Way, making a number of photos, a selection of which are included below. Eventually I left the canal and took a few more pictures on my way back into the town centre, but I’ll post those tomorrow.

Canalside
The far side
The Idle
By the Chesterfield Canal

Canon Sure Shot Z135 & Kodak Gold. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken 8 June 2024.

Digital · Photography

Nothing Lasts Forever

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I visited Leeds Art Gallery today to see Nothing Lasts Forever, a retrospective of the photographer Peter Mitchell’s work.

I had just intended to view the photographs, but was pleasantly surprised when it turned out that, not only was Peter Mitchell there in person today, but that there was also space on the walking tour of the exhibition given by Peter himself. I was also able to get my copy of his book, A New Refutation of the Viking 4 Space Mission, signed. 🙂

The exhibition is well worth seeing but I only just got there in time. Although I’ found out about the exhibition a few months ago when I visited this year’s Photo North event, I had completely forgotten about it and it was only by chance when I saw someone talk about it on YouTube that I remembered. Just in the nick of time too as it finishes tomorrow!

I made a few photos of Peter as he told us about the work, what had inspired it, and the things it had involved. It was a very worthwhile visit.

Ricoh GR III

Taken 5 October 2024

Film photography · Medium Format · Photography

A wet morning in Blackpool

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Back at the end of June I spent the day in Blackpool for The Big Film Photowalk, a series of events around the country that had been organised by Analog Wonderland, the UK based film stockist. I posted about the events of the day here.

While the photowalk in Blackpool took place in Stanley Park, about a mile or so from the seafront, I parked near the town centre as my wife and her sister had accompanied me for the day and were planning on wandering round the shops while I went to take photos. As I was early for the photowalk, I took the chance to go and shoot some photos on a second camera I’d brought with me – my OM-10 – loaded with a roll of expired Fuji C200.

As I said in my other post, the weather on the day was not what I would have chosen. And while the photowalk had its share of drizzle and gloom, the beginning of the day along Blackpool’s seafront was worse, with bouts of full rain and a stiff breeze to contend with. I wasn’t confident of success, especially as I would usually prefer black and white for these conditions, not expired C41 film. Thankfully though, I was wrong, and I really like these colour pictures. They certainly capture the mood, and where there is colour in the scene, it really jumps out of the frame.

I managed to get pictures of the central and north piers, some (unused!) deckchairs, the sea defences, and obligatory shot of Blackpool tower, a shelter, a slightly pitiful looking crazy golf course, and some hardy metal detectorists on the beach.

Sheltering deckchairs
Curving to the pier
Central Pier
North pier
North pier (partial)
Beneath the North Pier
Gimme shelter
Blackpool Tower and reflection
Detectorists
Overgrown crazy golf
The Regent

Olympus OM-10 & G.Zuiko 35mm f/2.8 on Fujifilm C200 (expired 2012 and shot at 100asa) . Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 29 June 2024

Digital · Photography

Reflection

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Since I posted about my film stash the other day, it has now grown from 168 rolls to 189 rolls! I did mention in that post that I had 15 rolls on their way to me but, as I was also given the opportunity to buy some more, I did…

It’s all colour 120 format film: 10 rolls of Ektar, 5 rolls of Portra 160, 3 rolls of Ektachrome E100, 2 rolls of Portra 400, and a single roll of Velvia 50. It was also all better than half-price (although some of it is just past expiry), which was why I bought it despite knowing how much film I already have.

Most of it will be frozen and not used until next summer comes around, but I hope to be able to shoot some of it this autumn if favourable weather and free time align. We shall see, I guess.

Today’s picture used the sum total of zero frames from my stash, being a digital photo, but I quite like the cluttered double-exposure-style image that was visible both through, and reflected in, a bar window. My shadow self is in there too! 🙂

Reflect

Ricoh GR III

Taken on 15 August 2024

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One side of the street to the other

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I took a few pictures in Sheffield city centre to finish off this roll of Fomapan 100 after coming back from holiday. There is quite a lot of development work taking place, with the Heart of the City complex delivering new, and re-purposed buildings. Some of these are built and occupied, some are not quite complete or are awaiting tenants, and some areas are cleared an awaiting work to begin.

The two photos below show scenes on opposite sides of Pinstone Street. I’m not sure what is planned for the cleared area in the second picture. It’ll probably be more retail / dining / residential, but I think it would be quite nice to leave the space open as small park or square.

Just across the road
Where some shops used to be

Olympus Trip 35 & Fomapan 100. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 8mins @ 20°

Taken 15 June 2024.

Film photography · Medium Format · Photography

Further scenes from a steam rally

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I still have a sizeable backlog of photos that I haven’t yet published on the blog (or, in some cases, even uploaded to Flickr yet). I’ve already posted quite a few pictures that I took at this year’s Sheffield Steam Rally back at the end of June, but those were all medium format shots. I also finished off a roll of expired Fuji C200 on the day as well, and the photos below are the best from that batch.

Hopefully, in the coming days, I’ll share the rest of the photos from this roll, which were taken elsewhere and turned out better than I had expected…

Chimney adjustment
Can anyone hear a ticking sound?
Steam rally scene
Tinkering
Smoky convoy
Twin engines
The back of an old tractor
Hook-a-Duck
Steering wheel
'71 Fury
Land Rovers

Olympus OM-10 & G.Zuiko 35mm f/2.8 on Fujifilm C200 (expired 2012 and shot at 100asa) . Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 30 June 2024