Bakery van

August 2, 2025 fishyfisharcade2 Comments

This is probably a mundane sight to Spanish residents – it’s a delivery van for the Dulcesol baked goods business. But we don’t have Dulcesol vans in the UK, so it’s vivid red and white livery, along with the backdrop of palm trees and hotels make it a novelty and an interesting subject for a picture.

I wonder if there are Spanish photographers visiting the UK taking pictures of branches of Greggs? 🙂

Olympus Trip 35 & Fuji Superia 100 (expired 2008). Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 3 June 2025

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Parish Church of Saint Roma

August 1, 2025 fishyfisharcadeLeave a comment

Photos of churches have featured on my blog many times. Not because I’m a religious man – I’m not – but because I find them interesting from architectural, historical, and cultural perspectives. Despite my secular nature, I can still appreciate the investment of effort, sometimes lasting centuries, that is poured into these structures to serve the faith of the, well… faithful.

Most of the churches I photograph are in the UK, because that’s where I live, but the occasional overseas example will find its way into the blog too, such as the one shown today, the impressive and colourful Parish Church of Saint Roma in Lloret de Mar, Spain.

The original church dates back to the 14th century, but the bulk of what is there now is far more recent, having been constructed last century.

Olympus Trip 35 & Fuji Superia 100 (expired 2008). Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 3 June 2025

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Holiday brochure

July 31, 2025July 31, 2025 fishyfisharcade2 Comments

When I first saw the scan of this picture, my first thought was that it looked like a photo from a holiday brochure. I remember, before it was possible to find and book trips online, that we used to have stacks of these brochures in the house when we were planning a trip, all filled with similar shots of beaches, hotels, swimming pools, and local attractions.

Olympus Trip 35 & Fuji Superia 100 (expired 2008). Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 3 June 2025

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Narrow streets

July 30, 2025 fishyfisharcadeLeave a comment

I took quite a lot of photos looking down narrow streets while in Lloret de Mar. These are undoubtedly just average streets, the type to be found in many a Spanish town, but they are different enough to the streets I’m used to in the UK to draw my eye. A combination of the narrow widths, along with the signage in a different language make these interesting to me. I also had some lovely Mediterranean light to draw upon too.

The dog in the third picture looked friendly enough but, having been nipped on more than one occasion by friendly-looking dogs, I decided keeping some distance was prudent.

Olympus Trip 35 & Fuji Superia 100 (expired 2008). Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 3 June 2025

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Two lone scooters

July 29, 2025 fishyfisharcade1 Comment

Olympus Trip 35 & Fuji Superia 100 (expired 2008). Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 3 June 2025

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Casino

July 28, 2025 fishyfisharcadeLeave a comment

The hotel we stayed in was close to a large casino. It’s angular construction (and the way the roof was covered with artificial turf) made for some interesting subject matter.

I didn’t actually venture inside though.

Olympus Trip 35 & Kodak Pro Image (first two pictures) / Fuji Superia 100 (expired 2008). Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on May / June 2025

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Leaving on a jetplane

July 27, 2025 fishyfisharcadeLeave a comment

It’s one of those cliched pictures of an aircraft wing taken through the cabin window (well, either that, or I somehow managed to climb atop the fuselage mid-flight…).

What this indicates is that I’ll soon be posting pictures from the holiday in Spain I took with my wife at the start of June. Everybody loves to see other people’s holiday snaps, right? 😉

Olympus Trip 35 & Fuji Superai 100 (expired 2008). Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 29 May 2025

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Random scenes

July 26, 2025 fishyfisharcadeLeave a comment

It’s one of those days where I just throw out a whole bunch of photos with no real theme of connection. In this case, a series of shots I made while wandering around the edge of town one day back at the start of May.

Olympus OM-10, Zuiko Auto-S 35mm f/2.8 & Kodak Gold. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 3 May 2025

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Sheffield Covid memorial

July 25, 2025July 25, 2025 fishyfisharcadeLeave a comment

This memorial was unveiled in 2023 to recognise those who lost their lives, or went above-and-beyond to help others, during the Covid pandemic. The designer of the memorial, Geoge King, described it as follows:

“When we thought about Covid and how the pandemic affected so many people, the willow tree idea was powerful to us. A willow has a strong trunk which symbolises how people worked together to create the strength that was needed at such a difficult time. It is also a flexible and resilient tree, whilst also being delicate. When a storm hits, the tree bends with it. Its long branches sweep all the way to the ground and when it rains the droplets fall all the way down the branches like tears to the ground. When you stand underneath a willow tree you feel embraced and protected.”

Olympus OM-10, Zuiko Auto-S 35mm f/2.8 & Kodak Gold. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 3 May 2025

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Splashes of red

July 24, 2025 fishyfisharcade2 Comments

The pictures I’m sharing at present are the result of one of my occasional rambles around town. These trips are usually pretty aimless beyond a rough route plan, and even that is subject to change at short notice, with me just going whichever way looks like it may be interesting.

The city centre undoubtedly has a whole range of things to photograph, a great many of which I will not have noticed or considered photographing before, but at the same time it can feel over-familiar, so it’s a matter of just walking an looking for things to catch my eye.

The shots today are gathered purely because they all feature a splash of red (maybe fuchsia in the second picture), whether it be a post box, or a Chinese restaurant.