Olympus 35 RC & Fuji Superia 100 (expired 2008). Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 1 October 2025
Beach hut
Tag: Hut
A glut
I seem to have quite a backlog of photographs to post at present. This is mostly a good thing, and far preferable to having nothing new to put on the blog, but at the same time it can become a little overwhelming.
While film, by it’s nature, will always have some delay between shooting and being able to publish the results (I think I’ve only once shot, developed, scanned, and published a film photo on the same day), sometimes it feels like everything I post is out-of-date. I’m always posting stuff that I photographed weeks, if not months ago.
Part of this is due to the way I blog. Posting at least one picture every day means I need to keep up a ready supply of images, something I’m usually ok to do – I enjoy making photographs, and enjoy seeing them revealed even more, so taking a lot of them is enjoyable and something I feel compelled to undertake. At the same time, often due to time constraints (there never seems to be enough of it!), I’ll often only post a single image at a time, meaning a roll of film can result in weeks of blog posts is I’ve had a good hit rate.
Pretty soon I’m going to start posting pictures shot with a Kodak H35N half-frame camera – which gives at least 72 photos from a 36-exposure roll – so I’m going to have to clump those together or it will be autumn before I’m done.
I think some of my perceived problem arises from the fact that I have a tendency to collect (hoard!) things given the opportunity – maybe some ancient instinctive mammalian behaviour coming through – and this includes photogrphs. Whatever the case, I think I’m going to have to fight my instinct to save things, and push out more photos when I’m in this situation, which is why this post contains a bunch of pictures all taken during a hike from Baslow to Chatsworth house. Ideally I would have written a post about the hike, but instead I’ve spent the time on this outpouring. 😀
Yashica Mat 124G & Kodak Tri-X. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 for 8 minutes @ 20°
Taken on 25 January 2025
Lifeguard hut
I posted a series of photos of lifeguard huts on the blog a while ago. Here’s another to add to the set (it’s the hut at Mablethorpe, which I’ve photographed on several occasions now – including another picture shot on the day this one was taken).
Yashicamat 124G & Kodak Plus-X (expired 2008). Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 6mins @ 20°
Taken on 27 August 2022
Quiz Tuesdays (on a Wednesday)
Sitting behind the Rockingham Arms pub (which I posted a photo of a few days ago) is this neat looking shed. There is a small sign on it saying “Players only on the green”, so I assume that the grass in front of it was once a bowling green. It’s now covered in wooden benches to cater for pub visitors though, although there were none to be seen on the windy February day on which the photo was taken
Fujica GW690 & Ilford FP4+. Lab developed in Xtol.
Taken on 20 February 2022
Deckchair hut
It’s contents might not be as edible as Pizza Hut’s… But who knows? Has anywone done a comparison. I mean, wooden frames and cloth seats might not sound as good as a hawaian or a meat-feast, but perhaps it’s a yet-to-be-discovered delicacy?
Enough of this nonsense!
It’s quite a simple picture, just a shed stood in the sunshine, it’s deckchair innards waiting patiently for the warmer weather and the visitors it will bring. I like it’s simplicity though, just an angular block of white painted planks with the winter sunshine adding some nice contrast. Of the three photos I loaded to Flickr today, this one got the least likes so far, but it’s the one I like best. There’s no accounting for my taste I guess…
Olympus OM-2N, Zuiko Auto-S 0mm f/1.8 & Ilford Delta 100. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 12mins @ 20°.
Taken on 31 January 2022
Wooden hut
Another shot from the “getting to know you” phase with my GW690. There will be a few rolls of me getting used to the camera, I think. I developed another roll today – this one some Shanghai GP3 I shot yeterday and a few frames are quite underexposed. I think all but one can be rescued (based on my scans so far), but I’m not sure what went awry. I suspect my metering is to blame though as it was only on a few woodland shots where the exposure issues occured. I sometimes think I should bite the bullet on a proper spot meter to avoid these problems, but those things are not cheap! Anyway, some of the GP3 shots will be up here soon.
This shot from my first roll of B&W through the camera isn’t too bad I don’t think – it’s pretty contrasty, but the scene was a mixture of shadowed areas punctuated by bright highlights, so it’s to be expected.
Fujica GW690 & Ilford Delta 400. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 8mins @ 20°.
Taken on 20 December 2020
In a hut at Bletchley Park
As a direct follow on to yesterday’s post (there will likely be a few more – I have other Bletchley photos), here’s a picture taken in one of the huts at Bletchley Park museum. I *think* this is Hut 8, which is where German naval Enigma codebreaking took place. It’s also where Alan Turing had his office. None of this can be seen in the photo however, and I took it mostly because I liked the way the coridor was lit by the overhead lights, with the door at the end of the corridor forming a focal point.
Even with the HP5 pushed to 800asa I still had to shoot wide open at f/1.8 and 1/30s, and brace myself against a door frame to prevent camera shake. I took three shots of this scene, looking in both directions. One still suffered from shake, so isn’t included here.
I prefer the first shot, as I think it’s cleaner without the equipment and fire-extinguisher (and smoke alarm), but the other is nice too. The primary difference is in the point of focus, the first being on the door at the end of the corridor, the second on the closest ceiling light. Oh, and the first shot was taken from closer to the door.
In other news today, my Emulsive Secret Santa parcel arrived – it’s a large, heavy box all the way from the USA, and I can’t wait to see what’s inside.
Olympus OM-1, F.Zuiko 50mm f/1.8 & Ilford HP5+ (pushed to 800asa).
Taken on 11 December 2019
Steel City Snapper photography 