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Mother and child

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Religion isn’t really my thing but I do enjoy photographing religious artifacts and buildings – I probably fall under the umbrella of being a “cultural Christian” in that regard – although I find other religions artifacts equally interesting.

In the UK we have a wealth of churches dating back centuries, chock full of amazing architecture, artworks, stained glass windows and so forth. Even the more modern buildings, such as the brutalist architecture churches built in the post-war years, are interesting – sometimes even more so.

Most of the time any photographs I make of churches are of the exteriors. This is usually because many churches are not freely accessible, either to prevent theft or vandalism (sad, I know), or, in the case of grand cathedrals, require admission fees to wander around inside.

Sometimes though, particularly in villages out in the country, churches are still open and it’s possible to enter, enjoy their interiors, and make photographs. I took a few pictures inside a church at Tickhill last weekend that was open when I wandered past by chance. The picture of Mary and Jesus below is at Lincoln cathedral, but is outside, so I could make a picture without having to go inside.

I don’t mind paying an entrance fee if I know that there is likely to be something of interest to see and, importantly, I know I have sufficient time to wander at my leisure. I didn’t have the latter during this trip to Lincoln, unfortunately.

On another note, this weekend saw the 2025 Sheffield Steam Rally, so I went along today – as I do most years – and returned with a crop of exposed film (mostly medium format), so there will be traction engines to come at some point…

Mary and Jesus on a pedestal

Yashica Mat 124G & Lomography Color Negative 400. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted using Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 1 March 2025

Film photography · Medium Format · Photography

In every dreamhome…

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Contrasting nicely with yesterday’s old building, here’s one that is considerably more modern. Named The Strelitzia after an Italian flower, this striking house in Lincoln is the work (and home) of a local property developer. Construction on the house began in 2007. You can find out more about the house and see what it looks like inside in this article.

Modern living
The rear of a modern house

Yashica Mat 124G & Lomography Color Negative 400. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted using Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 1 March 2025

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Beside Lincoln cathedral

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This building sits beside Lincoln cathedral to the south of the structure. I’m not sure what it is (or was) and it doesn’t have a label on Google Maps, so I suspect it might just be a residential property, but whatever the case it’s an impressive looking old building. I bet there are all manner of nooks, crannies, and passageways within.

Beside Lincoln cathedral

Yashica Mat 124G & Lomography Color Negative 400. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted using Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 1 March 2025

Film photography · Medium Format · Photography

Injured!

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Yesterday evening I began to feel some pain in the back of my left hand near the wrist. I didn’t think much of it, it wasn’t too bad, and I fell asleep without noticing it at all. However, the pain increased overnight and became sufficiently severe that it kept waking me when I moved my hand, and then woke me completely at 5am. I took some pain relief, but it didn’t do much and I didn’t get any more sleep.

The pain wasn’t constant, only being apparent when I moved my hand in certain ways (or got it snagged on the quilt!), but I decided I needed to find out what the problem was so, this morning before work, I visited the minor injuries unit in the local hospital (my wife being kind enough to ferry me there and back again). Thankfully the wait wasn’t long (I was in and out in about an hour) and an x-ray showed that nothing was broken and I was diagnosed as having a sprain. They gave me a wrist splint, advised me that it would take up to six weeks to fully recover, and sent me on my way again.

Being the hypochondriac that I am, I’d had some concern that I might have somehow broken a bone (despite the pain being much less pronounced than the times I have actually broken a finger or wrist), so getting away lightly with a wrist support rather than a cast is a relief. I don’t have to wear the support all the time – and have been advised to use my hand normally as much as possible – and I should still be able to do most of the things I normally do, including driving and using cameras.

One thing I won’t be doing for a while is push-ups. I suspect that it was this that caused the sprain in the first place. Excercise isn’t always good for you, I guess.

Apropos of nothing, here are a couple of pretty-looking houses in Lincoln.

Dachshund walkies
A house with red door

Yashica Mat 124G & Lomography Color Negative 400. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted using Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 1 March 2025

Film photography · Medium Format · Photography

A selection of shops

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I find shops to be interesting subjects to photograph, especially older shops which retain some of their original charm and character (even if the business that resides within might have changed multiple times). Modern shops often lose some of this interest, I think, but they still feature displays that are of their time and which will, as the years pass, grow in interest.

I really like to see old photos of places I know and to remember how they used to look and note how they have changed in the intervening years. I think it’s a big part of why I photograph shops (and other sometimes mundane scenes) – one day I, or someone else, will find similar fascination in remembering and observing how things looked when I took my pictures.

Jalousie
Post office
Steep Hill antiques shop
Steep Hill Bookshop
Fast food and video games

Yashica Mat 124G & Lomography Color Negative 400. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted using Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 1 March 2025

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Getting closer…

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I thought that these three photos worked well as a set, with Lincoln Cathedral featuring in each as I walked through the city making my approach.

Sorry to not write more – it’s almost thirty degrees celcius in my office at present and I’m sat here with a damp cloth on my head to keep cool while I type! – so I’m trying to limit my time at the computer.

In Lincoln
At the foot of Steep Hill
Lincoln Cathedral

Yashica Mat 124G & Lomography Color Negative 400. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted using Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 1 March 2025

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Post box with a woolly hat

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There’s something of a trend for British post boxes to wear knitted hats of late. The trend apparently began around Christmas in 2012 but has then expanded to take in all sorts of other festivals and reasons.

The name for the “hats” is “post box toppers” and the activity of making and placing them is “yarn bombing”.

This is something I learned today when I decided to post this picture. 🙂

Smile you're on camera

Yashica Mat 124G & Lomography Color Negative 400. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted using Negative Lab Pro.

Taken on 1 March 2025