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Sometimes a test is best

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This shot was one from a short roll of Fomapan 400 that I bulk-rolled to test that my camera wasn’t faulty – the previous roll had revealed a piece of fluff on every frame which I needed to painstakingly clone out of every shot! Thankfully the offending fiber must have been dislodged when I took the roll out of the camera, and this test roll showed no sign of it.

But, despite just going for a quick walk to fire off a few test shots, I managed to get several I really like, including this lovely picture of an elderly couple walking down the Trans Pennine Trail.

I think it pays to shoot with a sense of purpose, even when running a test.

Heading south

Nikon F80 and Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 ED VR on Fomapan 400 (@320asa). Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 for 9mins @ 20°.

Taken on 24 February 2026

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Classics on The Moor 2025 (B&W)

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As happens most years, I went into town on the day of the annual Classics on the Moor car show in Sheffield city centre. I took my Yashica Mat 124G with me and shot a couple of rolls of film, one black and white, the other colour. Here are the black and white images.

The same owners and cars are often present at the event, so some of these cars will have undoubtedly featured on the blog before. The little Fiat 500 certainly has.

Morris
A Beetle outside Poundland
Flashing Fords
Headlamps-2
Headlamps
Cortina
Tiny Fiat returns
Grille furniture
Spoked wheel

Yashicamat 124G & Fujifilm Acros. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°.

Taken on 17 August 2025

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On Castle Hill

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Castle Hill overlooks the West Yorkshire town of Huddersfield and has served as a settlement for more than 4,000 years. The remains of ancient hill forts can be found there, but the most striking feature now is Victoria Tower, a considerably more recent addition, dating back a mere 126 years to when it was opened in commemoration of the then-queen having sat on the British throne for 60 years.

The tower is 106 feet tall and you can climb to the top (or near to the top) for a small fee. There are a number of landings with seats at various levels of the tower for the weary climber to regain their breath. The bottom picture was taken from one of these, with the distant (and considerably taller, at 1,047 feet) Emley Moor television transmitter visible through the window.

On Castle Hill
Victoria Tower
Distant Emley Moor

Yashicamat 124G & Fujifilm Acros. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°.

Taken on 16 August 2025

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Around Dean Clough mill

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Another batch of pictures from Halifax, including at least one more that mimics one of Bill Brandt’s compositions from almost a hundred years previously. While the usage of this area has changed, much of the architecture remains the same as it would have been way back then.

Old Lane
On Old Lane
Danger! Barbed wire
Windows
Clough Mill
Beer casks
Fire escape
Streetlamp
Mill courtyard

Yashicamat 124G & Fujifilm Acros. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°. (except the final image, which was shot on Ilford XP2 Super and lab developed)

Taken on 16 August 2025

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An homage to Bill Brandt

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Back in the early 1930s, German-born photographer Bill Brandt moved to the UK and began to document British society. Part of this work took place in the norther English town of Halifax, and included a photograph of a cobbled snicket (a narrow alleyway) which has become quite famous. Brandt’s version, which can be seen in this article was photographed in 1937, when the mills and factories were still in full industrial operation (indeed, you can see a small cloud of smoke at the top of Brandt’s picture from a chimney obscured by the top of the mill building).

The buildings in the area still exist today, although their occupancy has moved from industry (one of the world’s largest carpet factories at the time) to hotels, offices, and leisure spaces.

Brandt’s snicket still exists too, and has undoubtedly been photographed by many other photographers since, so while I was there, I made my own version. The snicket has a lot more weeds these days!

Homage to Bill Brandt

Yashicamat 124G & Fujifilm Acros. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°.

Taken on 16 August 2025

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Regrowth

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Another picture from Renishaw golf course. This old trooper of a tree is exhibiting signs that it’s not yet finished with life.

It isn’t the first time I photographed this particular tree, and an earlier shot from last October shot with my Olympus OM-10 on Ilford HP5+ can be seen below the square Yashica Mat image.

Almost a silhouette
On the old golf course

Yashica Mat 124G & Kodak Tri-X. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 8mins @ 20°

Taken on 28 December 2024

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Mystery golf course tunnel

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There are a number of these shallow brick lines tunnel on and around Renishaw golf course. While I don’t know for sure, I wonder if they’re there to aid drainage on the golf course in cases where the nearby river Rother breaks its bank and floods the surrounding area?

If so, they were perhaps not sufficient for the task (or at least the increasing regularity of such events) as the golf course has flooded numerous times, to the extent that it has now closed due to the constant disruption this has caused.

The news article linked above mentioned interest from a new owner for the club, but there has been little sign of this happening, and the course is now gradually returning to overgrowth. Despite this however, the club website still appears to be live, with membership offers still advertised and even a little status notification that the course is currently open!

Under Over

Yashica Mat 124G & Kodak Tri-X. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 8mins @ 20°

Taken on 28 December 2024