Film photography · Medium Format · Photography

Sheffield Steam Rally 2024

It’s that time of year when I flood the blog with lots of pictures of traction engines and other vintage vehicles. This year I visited the Sheffield Steam Rally, as usual, but also visited the Haxey Feast, which is a new (and at present, smaller event, so I have quite a few pictures to share.

I might drop them in batches, like this roll of Tri-X, or maybe some as individual frames. We’ll see how it goes.

Fred Harris Electrifying New Dodgems
Topping up the water
Traction tow
Steam truck #2
Steam truck #1
Brass rubbing
At the steam rally

Fujica GW690 & Kodak Tri-X. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 8mins @ 20°

Taken on 30 June 2024

35mm · Film photography · Photography

Taking a break

I’ve been finding it a bit of a struggle to come up with things to write on the blog recently, resorting more frequently to posting images only with no contextual dialogue. As I’ve now been posting for over 2,000 consecutive days, I’m loathe to break that streak (although what it would matter if I did, I do not know. The sky would hardly come crashing down…), but something will have to give, at least for a while.

So I’ve given myself permission to post nothing apart from images for a while, so I can hopefully recharge my batteries a little. I might still have things to say here and there, and this method of posting might actually free myself to write a few more longer posts without the daily pressure, but we’ll see. For now though, I will have a week or two of image-only posts. I’m hardly short of pictures to share – I’ve not even started on the shots I made during a trip to Dubrovnik at the end of May, from which I came back with almost five rolls of 35mm film, and I’ve shot several other rolls since then too (three rolls have been posted off for development today even)!

I will hopefully be back posting my usual nonsense after this summer break. Speak to you then!

Here’s a lone tree to keep you company in the meantime…

Lonesome

Nikon F80, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D & Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°

Taken on 9 May 2024