Ricoh GRIII
Taken on 21 March 2026
Further foggy day scenes
Category: Digital
Trees in the fog
As promised yesterday, here are some more pictures from my foggy day walk yesterday.
These were all shot on the outward leg of the walk. They would have been very different had I shot them on the return, when the thinning mist had increased the visibility enough for distracting background details to emerge.
Ricoh GRIII
Taken on 21 March 2026
Foggy avenue
After dropping my son of at work this morning, I drove out to the Welbeck estate to undertake another of the walks that wind through the grounds. This time I chose the walk to Cuckney Water Meadows which, while the longest of the four official trails at 6.28 miles, was also much easier than the Belph Brook walk I did a few weeks back (photos to come from that in due course) because, for the most part, it is along paved, gravel, or concrete footpaths and roads, with only the final stretch to the water meadows being over fields.
The walk was made much more pleasant from a photographic point of view by an abundant blanket of mist and fog that hung around for most of the morning, only beginning to lift when I was well into my return leg of the walk.
I shot a roll of Tri-X, but also shot a bunch of pictures with my Ricoh GR III, including the one shared below.
It will probably be a while before I share the Tri-X pictures, but I’ll share some more of the digital images in the next day or two.
Ricoh GRIII
Taken on 21 March 2026
An odd couple
I’m not going all digital, promise! But I just wanted to post something quickly and easily today, mostly because I can feel the effects of staying up half the night watching the Oscars catching up on me.
This is another from the few pictures I took when out testing the D810 the other day.
Nikon D810 and Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-f/5.6 D.
Taken on 14 March 2026
It’s that copse again
I’ve shared pictures of this same copse of trees on a few occasions, and here it is again.
Slightly different this time in that it’s a digital image, taken with my newly acquired (but pre-owned) Nikon D810, with which I’m going to attempt some DSLR scanning of 35mm negatives (and perhaps medium format too at some point if all goes well).
It would be a shame to use it just for scanning negs though as it’s a pretty accomplished camera, despite the model originally launching back in 2014, and I quite fancy doing some landscape photography with it when time and conditions allow.
I’ll post more on how the neg scanning goes once I have everything I need.
Nikon D810 and Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-f/5.6 D.
Taken on 14 March 2026
At Photo North
This weekend marks the seventh Photo North festival, and the fifth of which I’ve attended. As usual it was a great mix of lectures, exhibits, and retailers.
Apologies that this is quite a short post – I’ve been out of the house for the entire day and don’t have it in me for a detailed recap, but suffice to say that if you get the chance to attend, then please do. It’s well worth the visit, and it’s on until Sunday, with a different selection of talks and speakers on each day.
https://www.photonorthfestival.co.uk/festival
Ricoh GRIII
Taken on 13 March 2026
Wakefield Rhubarb Festival
My wife and I visited the Wakefield Rhubarb Festival today. It’s the first time we’ve been and it was an enjoyable few hours out.
Wakefield is one of the towns that delineate the area known as the Rhubarb Triangle*, famed for producing forced rhubarb, a method of growing the vegetable in dark sheds which encourages the plants to convert carbohydrates into glucose, forming stalks with a sweetly sour taste. Rhubarb has many uses, but is often served in sweet pies and crumbles,sometimes accompanied by other fruits. Wakefield Council holds the annual festival each February.
The event itself was somewhat akin to a Christmas market and I was surprised at how many stalls were present, along with various activities taking place, and local bars, cafe’s, and restaurants also laying on rhubarb themed food and drinks. We bought a number of items, including some orange and rhubarb marmalade (I’m on a bit of a marmalade voyage of discovery at present, having it with toast for breakfast several times a week), some rhubarb candles (which my wife will gift to a friend), a sausage and rhubarb focaccia (to be eaten tomorrow!), and some fresh stalks of rhubarb (some of which we ate with custard this evening).
As well as the stalls, there were a number of other events taking place during the event (which ran from Friday until today), including live music, arts and crafts, cooking demonstrations, various performers in rhubarb costumes, and no less than three different morris dancing groups (or sides, as I believe they are known) .
*the legal definition of the Rhubarb Triangle is apparently as follows…
“from Ackworth Moor Top north along the A628 to Featherstone and Pontefract. Then on to the A656 through Castleford. It then goes west along the A63 past Garforth and West Garforth. Head north passing Whitkirk, Manston and on towards the A6120 by Scholes. Follow the A6120 west, round to pass Farsley which then leads south west via the A647 onto the A6177. Pass Dudley Hill to pick up the M606 south. At junction 26 take the M62 south to junction 25 head east along A644 toward Dewsbury, passing Mirfield, to pick up the A638 towards Wakefield. At Wakefield take the A638 south to Ackworth Moor top.”[
Ricoh GRIII
Taken on 22 February 2026
Pool table
Ricoh GRIII
Taken on 29 September 2025
Merry Christmas!
Wishing you all a very merry Christmas. I hope you’re having (or have had) a wonderful day. Peace to all.
Ricoh GR III
Taken 24 December 2025
In Ciutadela
I visited the city of Ciutadela twice during our recent holiday in Menorca. The first time was withe my wife, although we didn’t stay long, instead catching the bus across the island to the current capital, Mahon (or Mao as it appears on all the signs).
The second visit I made solo, leaving my wife to read her book beside the swimming pool, while I took the bus so I could explore and take photographs.
I took a whole bunch during this visit, both on film and digital, and below are a few of the latter, taken on the gorgeous (and quiet) backstreets of the city’s old town area. Interestingly, almost all my pictures in this part of the city are in portrait orientation, suiting the narrow streets, I think.
I still have a bunch more photos to share from the trip to Menorca, but I haven’t even started scanning the film photos yet!
Ricoh GR III
Taken on 2 October 2025
Steel City Snapper photography 