Steel City Snapper photography
35mm, medium format and large format film photography (with the odd bit of digital every now and then…)
I have a slight fascination for taking photos of postboxes – I think it’s because of the way colour film renders red (although, that said, I have some black and white shots of them too!). I liked the way the low autumn sun was lighting this one.
Nikon F70, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D & Fuji Superia 100 (expired 2007).
Taken on 29 October 2017
The Out of this World SF / Horror / Magic event was on in Sheffield last weekend, which is where I snapped this off duty Halo cosplay dude.
Nikon F70, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D & Fuji Superia 100 (expired 2007).
Taken on 29 October 2017
A few autumnal shots taken on a recent woodland walk.
Nikon F70, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D & Fuji Superia 100 (expired 2007).
Taken on 29 October 2017
I know I posted a shot of some pumpkins a few days back, but it actually IS Hallowe’en today, so I don’t think another one will hurt. Plus there’s a bonus shot of some colourful leaves (a potential candidate for a nice, difficult jigsaw puzzle perhaps). 🙂
Both these were shot on a roll of Fuji Superia 100 which expired in 2007. I’m pretty happy with the results – I shot it at 64asa. A good job really, as I bought a bunch of it in from someone and have another nineteen rolls in the freezer.
Nikon F70, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D & Fuji Superia 100 (expired 2007).
Taken on 17 October 2017
A canal-side building on the Sheffield & Tinsley canal.
Nikon F70, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D, Kodak Tmax 100 (expired September 1994 and shot at 50 ASA)
Taken on 28 August 2017
I recently shot a roll of expired Kodak Ultra 400 (it expired in March 2006) through the Pentax MZ-50 I bought for a pound at a car-boot sale in the summer. Sadly, the results have been pretty disappointing – the 28-80 lens I have on the camera seems to produce pretty soft results, which I’m unsure is because of the optical quality, or because it has an infuriating need to hunt for focus, quite often switching just as you fire the shutter; I also took a bunch of mostly uninspired pictures too if I’m honest, most of them of pretty mundane subjects; but the main disappointment is the sheer amount of curve on the negatives. They’re pretty much arched! It was a real fiddle to scan them, and the results are not my best.
All things considered, the shot here is probably the best of the roll. The colours are nice and the composition is pleasing in a minimal sort of way (I would’ve put the aerial on the thirds line, but the damn auto-focus kept trying to focus on the sky if I moved the viewfinder – even with the shutter half-depressed).
I’ve decided to sell on the rest of the expired Ultra 400 I have though (and probably the camera and lens too).
Pentax MZ-50, SMC Pentax-F Zoom 28-80 f/3.5-4.5 & Kodak Ultra 400 (expired 2005).
Taken on 2 October 2017
While I was wandering around Victoria Quays on Sunday morning, wondering where the Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride was, I spotted what looked like a nice composition of the wharf area. As I was about to take the picture, this chap (who was with his kids and, I think, also looking for the motorbikes) walked into the shot and I think has improved it by adding a bit of human interest.
The scene brought to mind the old Halifax cashcard advert from the 1980s – this one here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7nFru5iQg0
Yashica Mat 124 G & Kodak Tri-X (Expired December 2006).
Taken on 24 September 2017
I spotted this deserted climbing frame the other week when I went to photograph the Humber Bridge (it’s next to the car park, and behind a building that seemed to be deserted – or at least was on the day I was there). It looked kinda forlorn on such a gloomy and drizzly day, but made for a nice shot.
Yashica Mat 124 G & Fujifilm Acros 100 (expired 2014)
Taken on 30 August 2017.
Another from the roll of expired Tmax.
Nikon F70, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D, Kodak Tmax 100 (expired September 1994 and shot at 50 ASA)
Taken on 28 August 2017
The photos here are of the Hancock & Lant tower. Where it stands there used to be a furniture retailer of the aforementioned name – we bought a bed, or a wardrobe, or something from there once. They moved locations years ago though. I remember visiting a few times, and one of the most memorable things about the location was that it was accessed via a narrow alley bordered on one side by the River Don, and the building itself on the other. Outside the store there was a tiny area for customer parking. Thankfully, the alley formed a one-way system allowing vehicles to exit at the opposite end to where they came in (where the columns are in the fist photo below), so avoiding any road (alley) blocks, or cars falling through the railings and into the river below.
These are both shots taken with the 23-year expired roll of Kodak Tmax 100 I shot recently.
Nikon F70, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 AF-D & Kodak Tmax 100 (expired September 1994 – shot at ASA 50)
Taken on 28 August 2017.
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