Steel City Snapper photography
35mm, medium format and large format film photography (with the odd bit of digital every now and then…)
I took a trip out to Curbar Edge in the Peak District on Sunday with the hopes of photographing people climbing the rocks. This is one of the photos I took while walking up to the main crags. You can just make out a few people perched atop and beside the rocks if you look closely.
Zeiss Mess-Ikonta 524/16 & Ilford FP4+.
Taken on 12 May 2019
A young-ish fella did attempt to play this a couple of times when I was there, but he spotted me trying to line up a shot and made a swift exit, sadly.
I’m not sure if I like the bag on the lid or not. It both adds interest and removes charm at the same time. 🙂
Yashica Mat 124 G & Ilford FP4+.
Taken on 9 March 2019
I can’t remember if I’ve posted a photo of these on the blog before, but this is a new shot taken this past weekend. There are several of these water features around St. Paul’s Place in Sheffield, all different sizes and clustered in groups or individually. They are probably one of the most photographed things in the city, along with the “Cheese Grater” car-park (which can just be spotted encroaching into the top of this image).
There’s a vague ghost of a selfie to be spotted in the reflection. 🙂
Yashica Mat 124 G & Ilford FP4+.
Taken on 9 March 2019
There are a few of these large metal “seats” scattered around Tudor Square in Sheffield. Obviously in the summertime they can get pretty hot. This brings back memories of being a child and getting into a sun-baked car with vinyl seats while wearing shorts. Ouch!
Yashica Mat 124 G & Ilford FP4+.
Taken on 9 March 2019
I’ve photographed this alley before, but couldn’t resist another shot in the sunshine-and-showers weather conditions we had here on Saturday. The wet street adds so much to the shot, I think.
Yashica Mat 124 G & Ilford FP4+.
Taken on 9 March 2019
I don’t think I’m back up to daily posting yet, but here’s an odd shot just to stop the blog going too dry.
Yashica Mat 124 G & Ilford FP4+.
Taken on 25 April 2018
I’m still not on track for posting much I’m afraid. Not sure when I’ll get back to daily posts, but I’ll try to update as often as I can though.
Yashica Mat 124G, Rolleinar 2 & Ilford FP4+.
Taken on 20 April 2018
A partial tree still stands in the centre of the plantation.
Yashica Mat 124G & Ilford FP4+.
Taken on 25 April 2018
This is a Fed 1 rangefinder that I was given a few months back. It’s a copy of the Leica II. I’m not sure if this one works properly – the shutter seems to fire, but I can’t alter the aperture.
Yashica Mat 124G, Rolleinar 2 & Ilford FP4+.
Taken on 20 April 2018
I had to stand on a bench in order to get the composition right for this (sometimes waist-level finders are a distinct disadvantage!). As a result it suffers from a bit of camera shake if examined closely, but I like it nonetheless. It’s a little far for me to travel to re-take sadly, although maybe one day…
Yashica Mat 124 G & Ilford FP4+.
Taken on 30 August 2017
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