Steel City Snapper photography
35mm, medium format and large format film photography (with the odd bit of digital every now and then…)
In business since 1966. this is apparently the largest fish & chip restaurant in the world and now resides in premises on Cleethorpes pier. The fish and chips were good. 🙂
Nikon F80, Nikkor 28-80mm f.3.5-5.6 AF & Fomapan 400.
Taken on 20 February 2019
A quickie post today as I’ve been out all day for work, so here’s a snap I took of two ladies browsing the hats (and tiaras?) in a shop window in Cleethorpes.
Nikon F80, Nikkor 28-80mm f.3.5-5.6 AF & Fomapan 400.
Taken on 20 February 2019
Before the day warmed up, it was quite cold and grim looking at the north end of Cleethorpes promenade. This is looking north towards Grimsby (the harbour tower is just visible at the right of the horizon besides the large building. It wasn’t just me taking photographs though. Look!
Nikon F80, Nikkor 28-80mm f.3.5-5.6 AF & Fomapan 400.
Taken on 20 February 2019
There’s a pedestrianised area beside this building that leads through the courtyard, under this footbridge, and down to where the buses stop, and that’s where I was when I spotted the lone figure up above. The flag atop the building was fluttering in the breeze, but I missed capturing it fully unfurled unfortunately.
Olympus 35 RC & Fomapan 400.
Taken on 19 February 2019
Following on from yesterday’s photo, here’s a shot I took just a few minutes later and in the same location. I liked the way the reflected sun was casting these rays across the paving, so waited for someone to walk into the frame and add a bit of interest.
Olympus 35 RC & Fomapan 400.
Taken on 19 February 2019
It was a lovely sunny winters day when I took this (and a number of other ) photos, and the low light was casting great looking shadows all oer the place. I thought the circular arrangement of paving-stones outside the cathedral would make for an interesting shot, so I staked it out and waited for people to walk through the frame and add interest. I took three shots and think this is the best one.
Olympus 35 RC & Fomapan 400.
Taken on 19 February 2019
Four chaps outside the ballroom entrance at Sheffield City Hall. It always surprises me when I look at a scanned negative and see that I’ve been “caught” taking the photograph. I think I was so engrossed in trying to catch the moment when the two guys embraced, that I didn’t notice the other two fellas watching me take the photograph.
The photo has been cropped – the original has a dark doorway off to the right of the frame, but the image looks better with the crop.
Olympus 35 RC & Fomapan 400.
Taken on 19 February 2019
A lone airliner makes its way to destinations unknown.
Olympus 35 RC & JCH Streetpan.
Taken on 15 February 2019
My last shot of the day when visiting Manchester the other week. I like how the sun was catching on the rails and the figure and train set each other off nicely in the frame.
Olympus 35 RC & Fomapan 400.
Taken on 15 February 2019
This is one of the main atrium / escalator areas in the Arndale shopping centre in Manchester, UK. The design of the overhead lighting was very striking and so I took the shot. Upon scanning the negative it reminded me of the climactic scene in Steven Spielberg’s classic movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, where the alien mothership descends at Devil’s Tower (although that had fewer retail outlets and escalators if I recall correctly… 🙂 ).
Olympus 35 RC & Fomapan 400.
Taken on 15 February 2019
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