Across Cuckney water meadows

May 11, 2026May 12, 2026 fishyfisharcadeLeave a comment

This was almost the half-way point of my walk on this day. I continued on to the front of the church and even took a few pictures in the graveyard (although I’m not happy with the results, so haven’t published them anywhere). There was a sizeable population of rabbits scampering about on the dry slopes around the water meadows when I arrived, although they all disappeared pretty quickly once they noticed my presence.

Nikon F80 and Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-D on Tri-X Pan Kodak Tri-X Pan (likely expired sometime in the 1990s) @125asa
Ilfotec DD-X. 1+4 8mins @ 20°.

Taken on 21 March 2026

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Lodge houses

May 10, 2026 fishyfisharcade1 Comment

There are multiple lodge houses (or, I guess, gate houses) on the Welbeck estate, all featuring an interesting architectural style. Shrouded in fog, they bring much atmosphere to scenes.

I had hoped to shoot the third of these images below from a different angle, with the ornate gates in frame but, as is usual for my luck, a delivery van pulled up and parked right in front of the gates.

Nikon F80 and Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-D on Tri-X Pan Kodak Tri-X Pan (likely expired sometime in the 1990s) @125asa
Ilfotec DD-X. 1+4 8mins @ 20°.

Taken on 21 March 2026

35mm · Film photography · Photography

Botanical gardens entrance

January 10, 2026 fishyfisharcade2 Comments

The last of this batch of pictures of the Botanical Gardens and, indeed, the last of the shots from the test of the Minolta X-300.

I’ve used it again since when testing a short roll of film (another test) that I loaded in the bulk loader that I was very kindly given by fellow blogger, Andy (see his site here). I’ll maybe post some of those soon, although one of them was used for my December picture in my 12 favourite photos of 2025 post.

I’ve since loaded another, full, roll (although I’m not quite sure how many usable frames it will have – I’m hoping for 36 though!)