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Barley

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At least I *think* it’s barley. I’m never quite sure which is which and have to look it up, but these have awns – the thin bristles poking out of them – so I believe barley is correct.

One thing that wasn’t correct was my exposure of this roll of film. I think I’d changed the metering setting on the camera and the resultant negs were extremely thin, with a sizable number ruined as a result (losing a few pictures I think would have been pretty nice). Luckily I was able to rescue some of them and I’ll post them in the coming days.

Barley

Nikon F80, Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 ED VR & Fomapan 400. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9 mins @ 20°.

Taken on 31 May 2026

35mm · Film photography · Photography

Bury railway station

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A big picture dump today. All taken while I wandered around the railway station in Bury which is now part of the East Lancashire Railway heritage line.

I visit Bury each year to meet up with a bunch of middle-aged video game fans to spend the day in the marvelous, four-story Arcade Club, where we relive out youth playing free-to-play arcade games all day. I usually have time for a wander around before it opens though, and there’s often something interesting to see at the railway station – usually a steam train or two.

These are the shots I took this year.

Bury railway station
East Lancashire Railway
The other side of the tracks
Platform clock
Engine
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Carriage checks-2
Carriage checks
Standing on platform 4
Front of the engine
On platform 4

Olympus XA-3 & Fomapan 400. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°

Taken on 25 April 2026

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Edge of the Manor

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Modern houses on Sheffield’s Manor estate.

I came here with the intent of photographing views from the hillside over the city, and took a few pictures, but the best shot was this – looking in the opposite direction.

It really pays to look behind you when out with a camera. Sometimes the best views are the ones you’re walking away from.

Edge of the Manor

Olympus XA-3 & Fomapan 400. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°

Taken on 18 April 2026

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Castle Armoury

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This is the Castle Armoury in Bury, Lancashire, a Grade II listed building dating to 1907 and so named because it was built on the site of the former Bury Castle. Originally built to house the 8th Lancashire Rifle Volunteer Corps, which eventually evolved into the Lancashire Fusileers. They remained there until disbandment in 1967. Various other battalions and detachments were then housed in the building, including cadets and air training corps until the building was finally closed in 2022 on safety grounds due to lack of funding for repairs.

It’s quite a commanding structure, and all that stonework really pops with contrast in the right light.

Barracks
Barracks-2

Olympus XA-3 & Fomapan 400. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°

Taken on 25 April 2026

35mm · Film photography · Photography

Hawthorns and a railway viaduct

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More pictures from Woodhouse Washlands.

I’ve noticed that WordPress (or possibly Flickr) seem to have altered something this week and I now have to use a different URL to embed my pictures. I used to use the Flickr share URL and paste it straight into my posts, but now I have to use the URL in the browser address bar. Anyone else had anything similar?

Hawthorn washlands
Under the viaduct

Olympus XA-3 & Fomapan 400. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°

Taken on 16 May 2026