Yashica Mat 124G & Fujichrome Provia 100. Lab developed and home scanned on an Epson V850.
Taken on 30 March 2025
Jetty
Tag: Blue sky
Beach buoys
Apologies to my American readers, for whom this play on words will fall slightly flat. 🙂
Yashica Mat 124G & Fujichrome Provia 100. Lab developed and home scanned on an Epson V850.
Taken on 30 March 2025
Leeds Civic Hall
Given the brilliantly lit white facade of this building, I’m happy that the slide film caught the detail without blowing it out. I guess the dynamic range across the whole scene is not too large, but I still wondered whether this would be a success or not.
It would have been nice to have a tilt-shift lens to capture the scene. While I don’t hate converging verticals in photographs, sometimes, when they’re only slight as is the case here, they bother me more for some reason.
Something good that happened today…
I managed to find some time this lunchtime to develop a couple of rolls of Tri-X that I’ve shot recently, so I have another 24 images waiting to scan. I’m always glad when I’ve gotten film development done because I find it a chore. It’s easy enough to do, and I’m relatively successful at it, but I don’t get the enjoyment from it that some other photographers do. On the other hand, I do quite like scanning, which some other photographers hate!
Olympus OM-10 & G.Zuiko 35mm f/2.8 on Kodak Elite Chrome 200 (expired 2004) . Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 5 October 2024
The Light
Another of the expired Elite Chrome photos. The Light is a retail and leisure centre in Leeds and contains shops, bars, restaurants, and a cinema among other things. The name seemed fitting for this picture as “the light” really was quite nice.
Something good that happened today…
I missed my “Something good…” bit yesterday because I published an Expiryment post, but I’m back today.
My son started his new job today, and while we haven’t had a “debrief” with him about it yet, he seems happy enough, which is good.
Olympus OM-10 & G.Zuiko 35mm f/2.8 on Kodak Elite Chrome 200 (expired 2004) . Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 5 October 2024
Leeds City Museum
At the rate I’m posting images from this roll there won’t be any left for an “Expiriment” post!.
Something good that happened today…
I received an email from a colleague today that might lead to roles for some of my colleagues affected by the job losses on our team. I’ll have to find out more next week, but it sounds promising, so I’m hopeful it will prove fruitful for them.
Olympus OM-10 & G.Zuiko 35mm f/2.8 on Kodak Elite Chrome 200 (expired 2004) . Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 5 October 2024
A bigger bit of a hospital…
Another photo of the Leeds General Infirmary building, or at least the Victorian part of the building.
While a hospital has stood on the site since the late 18th century, the part of the building shown in the picture was built a century later during the Victorian period. A number of additional hospital wings were added through the 20th century. The small section that I posted a photo of yesterday can be seen at the far right of today’s image.
Something good that happened today…
The Robin was back on our garden again this lunchtime (although, to be fair, it could be a completely different robin to the other one I’ve seen). Today it snagged itself an earthworm from the lawn and was busily gobbling it up when I spotted it. One of our cats had also seen it and kept a close eye on it from the utility-room window until it eventually noticed her and hopped sideways on to get a better view. It then began a series of loud warning chirps before making an exit.
I’m glad on these occasions that our cats are house-cats – I can only imagine the threat they would pose to the local bird population otherwise! – and it’s good to see that the robin, and the other birds that come to our garden, feel safe to do so.
Olympus OM-10 & G.Zuiko 35mm f/2.8 on Kodak Elite Chrome 200 (expired 2004) . Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 5 October 2024
A little bit of a hospital…
A little bit of the Leeds General Infirmary building is the subject of the picture shared today.
Something good that happened today…
This is something good that’s about to happen today. My in-laws are visiting from Spain and we’re all meeting up for a meal. I’m hungry and looking forward to it.
Olympus OM-10 & G.Zuiko 35mm f/2.8 on Kodak Elite Chrome 200 (expired 2004) . Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 5 October 2024
Beneath a parasol (twice)
A couple of near identical photos today, both of the underside of the parasol that sheltered my sun lounger from the sun during our holiday in Dubrovnik.
The first was with the Canon Sure Shot Z135 on Kodak Gold. The Z135 has a noticeable vignette, particularly at the wide end, which is readily apparent here, and the sky is a rich and saturated blue.
The second was taken with my Ricoh GR III and is a lot more subtle in it’s tonality. The Ricoh’s excellent lens and the 24Mp digital sensor have also resolved more finer detail. The digital image also stands up to more post processing than the film scan and I think, in this case, that it’s the better picture.
Ricoh GR III
Canon Sure Shot Z135 & Kodak Gold. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken 27 May 2024.
Je ne sais quoi
I stopped the car when I saw this scene. It’s just some dry weeds in a field beside the road, but the colours against the autumn blue sky screamed out to me. I’m not sure what the floodlights in the distance illuminate, but I deliberately included them because they added a sense of mystery, or at least they did in my mind.
It’s another one of those photos that I just like without really being able to define why.
Canon Sure Shot Z135 & Kodak Gold. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted using Negative Lab Pro.
Taken 25 November 2023.
On the Grand Canal
There was something in the jumble of white buildings, cluttered windows, and the bands of water and sky that appealed here. The classy looking powerboat adds a splash of additional warm colour at the bottom.
Olympus Trip 35 & Kodak Gold. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken 6 May 2023.
Steel City Snapper photography 