35mm, medium format and large format film photography (with the odd bit of digital every now and then…)
An impressive work of street art adorns the side of this building. I wonder if it’s a complete piece, or if it was intended to fill the entire wall?
Futuristic girl
Big eyes gaze off to some place
An unseen vista
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Kodak Elite Chrome 200 (expired 2003).
Taken on 17 April 2021
Almost the same subject matter as yesterday’s photo, although this one was made a little further up the road from that one. Once more the gorgeous blue skies rendered by this out of date slide film, countered by the warm tones of the buildings.
I went out for a walk this morning to finish off a roll of Colorplus in the Sure Shot Supreme, but also to have a test run with the recently acquired Olympus XA3. The tiny camera is great for dropping into a pocket, and the simple zone-focusing design means it’s easy to concentrate on the composition rather than camera settings. I had a moments panic where I thought the film had jammed part way through the roll, but it quickly resolved itself (the winder started to move smoothly again, plus the rewind crank turned too, so hopefully the film didn’t snap). Still more than half-a-roll left to shoot, but I’m looking forward to seeing the results.
I also developed my first roll of film in what feels like ages today, although it’s probably only three or four weeks since the last one. I think it’s the fact that I usually have rolls to develop most weeks that’s made the gap seem so large.
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Kodak Elite Chrome 200 (expired 2003).
Taken on 17 April 2021
We’re about to eat, so a super-quick post today. Once again, lovely colours from this expired slide film.
Where once smoke would belch
Now the skies are clear from grime
Not like the old days
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Kodak Elite Chrome 200 (expired 2003).
Taken on 17 April 2021
It’s not often that I see classic American cars while out with my camera – outside of car shows and the like at least – so I had to grab a photo of this Chevy when it pulled up beside me. A moment after taking this shot the traffic lights changed and the car pulled forward but had to stop to wait for oncoming traffic. Grabbing the opportunity to photograph it without other cars in the way I composed a quick shot… only for another car to shoot into the frame and ruin the picture. Grrr.
While the car is still obscured in the first frame, it looks much better than the second.
Classic red Chevy
Stood in traffic at the lights
Waiting for the green
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Kodak Elite Chrome 200 (expired 2003).
Taken on 17 April 2021
I liked the way the light was falling on this Chinese takeaway. Ironically, despite its name, the stars on the shop front are white.
The tattoo parlour next door has a notice stating no walk-ins. I don’t think there’s a Christopher Walken branded sign for that though. 🙂
A row of shop fronts
Body art and takeaways
Lit by the sunshine
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Kodak Elite Chrome 200 (expired 2003).
Taken on 17 April 2021
Sheffield is not a city with a skyline. Being nestled in and atop valleys and hills, most of it’s buildings stand against a backdrop of topology rather than sky. There are noteable buildings that stand out however: Hyde Park and Park Hill flats, The university arts tower, the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, The former Hallam Towers hotel and others which are visible from afar both by dint of their size, and sometimes their location.
One building that sits low in one of the valleys also stands out though – the Madina Masjid / Madina Mosque. Completed in 2006 the building has a large green dome and two green-roofed towers which are visible from far around. Today’s photo shows the mosque from a vantage point on Queen’s Road. As Eid is about to be celebrated, I felt it made a fitting subject for today’s post.
Dome and minarets
Stand green-topped and prominent
A city feature
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Kodak Elite Chrome 200 (expired 2003).
Taken on 17 April 2021
If you catch a quick glance of this photo it can seem a little odd – at least it does to my combination of eyes and brain. For a moment it looks like the building is symetrical, with to identical ends seperated by the garage doors. It isn’t of course – both ends are different in both shape and size – but before you catch yourself in this realisation it looks like perspective has somehow gone out of whack and the far section of the building is smaller than it should be. Or is it just me?
My eyes can play tricks
Or is it my silly brain
That’s really to blame?
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Kodak Elite Chrome 200 (expired 2003).
Taken on 17 April 2021
Today’s photo shows Edmund Road Drill Hall (sometimes known as Norfolk Barracks), a Grade II listed building that was once used by the 4th West York Artillery Volunteers and which was constructed in 1878. It’s currently in use as a training facility for industrial rope access. I guess that castle-like tower might prove useful in that regard. 🙂
Near the town centre
A former barracks still stands
Castle on a street
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Kodak Elite Chrome 200 (expired 2003).
Taken on 17 April 2021
Last year I picked up several rolls of expired Kodak slide film – some Ektachrome EPP, Elite Chrome 100, and Elite Chrome 200. I shot a roll of the Ektachrome back in the autumn and was very happy with the results, some of which can be seen here. A couple of weeks back I shot one of the rolls of Elite Chrome 200 with similarly pleasant results. Whereas with the Ektachrome I had used my OM-2n, for this roll I decided to chance it in a point-and-shoot compact – my Canon Sure Shot Supreme. The camera generally does a good job of metering scenes and I wanted to see what slide film would look like shot through a consumer camera. On the whole, I think it did a great job. The images are a little softer than those from my OM-2n, but notby a large margin, and the film itsel gave pleasing result. I doubt the colours are strictly accurate, and I had the subdue a purple cast, but they are attractive nontheless – I don’t shoot expired film expecting it to give perfect colours anyway, my main wish being that it gives me something I like. I’ve added a couple of frames from the roll today and will upload more over the next week or so.
I acquired a couple of new (to me) cameras today. A lady had advertised an Olympus XA3 and Olympus Superzoom 160 on the local Trash Nothing group – where people can advertise items they are giving away free of charge. I spotted the ad first thing and expressed interest straight away. I received a reply later stating the someone else had got in first but that if that fell through then I could have them. I pretty much expected to have lost out on the deal but thn, this afternoon, received another message saying the other person had pulled out and I could have them. I’m looking forward to trying out the simple, and tiny, XA3 (which also has the flash unit), and if the Superzoom works ok, I might run another Travelling Superzoom project like I did in 2019 – this involved loading the camera with a roll of film and them taking a few shots. The camera would then be posted to another participant who would do the same. This would continue until the film was fully shot and we’d then share everyone’s photos amongst the group. The results from that first project can be seen here.
Two new cameras
Are waiting to be tested
Snap snap snap snap snap
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Kodak Elite Chrome 200 (expired 2003).
Taken on 17 April 2021
The B6067 heading east through Aston to the east of Sheffield. This road used to form part of the the A57, which runs from Liverpool on the west coast of England all the way to Lincoln in, er, Lincolnshire to the east of the country. It lost this designation when the Aston relief road was built – part of a new route taking traffic more swiftly into and out of Sheffield city centre – which now bears the A57 name.
This stretch of road forms part of the route I would take to Mablethorpe with my grandparents (and sometimes my parents) when I was young. Even though it’s no longer necessary (and slower) to follow this section when I visit Mablethorpe on my occasional trips, I sometimes make the detour to follow it for nostalgia’s sake. It’s a much nicer section of road than the bypass.
Just past Aston Hall
And a row of big houses
The road heads out east
Canon Sure Shot Supreme & Kodak Colorplus.
Taken on 5 April 2021
