Tucked away in a wooded section of the grounds of Renishaw Hall is a small stone gazebo. It houses this statue of a partially-robed woman.
Nikon F80, Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 & Ilford HP5+.
Taken on 26 August 2019
Tag: Nikon F80
Harvest time
That time of year when the fields become temporarily stacked with bales of hay has come around again.
Most farms seem to produce the big cylindrical bales nowadays which, after a period of drying, are wrapped in plastic to be stored for winter feed. It’s rarer to see the traditional rectangular blocks piled up into stacks.
I did find a few of the older types though and might post a picture or two of those in the coming days, but for now, here’s a combine harvester going about its business.
Nikon F80, Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 & Ilford HP5+.
Taken on 25 August 2019
Red and expired
I’ve shot a number of rolls of expired film, some turn out wonderfully (some 20-year-old Tmax was beautiful) while others are less so and can result in grainy images that look muddy and, even worse for the home scanners among us, hideously curled negatives that are nigh on impossible to hold flat (or even get into the negative holders!).
All of which goes to reinforce just how nice this batch of expired Fuji Superia 100 that I bought a couple of years back is. Although it expired over ten years ago, it had been well stored and as a result behaves pretty much as good as when it was fresh. Obviously I don’t have a fresh roll to compare it with, but the colours it produces are both vivid and natural in a very satisfying fashion. The vividness is illustrated in todays picture, with the red of the fire engine leaping off the image. It’s not quite as in-your-face as Kodak Ektar, but it still pops and has a more natural look to the colours.
I’m very happy to have three full boxes of it in the freezer yet to shoot.
Nikon F80, Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 & Fuji Superia 100 (expired).
Taken on 17 August 2019
Summer hat
I guess autumn is here. My kids are back at school tomorrow, the radiators switched on briefly yesterday morning as I was getting out of bed, and the local photo club is meeting this evening for the first time since the summer recess.
I don’t mind though – autumn is my favourite season and I’m looking forward to later sunrises and earlier sunsets, the crispness in the air, and the onset of colour as the leaves begin to turn. Still got a few weeks yet though and at least one summery day-out still planned for this month.
As a mark of summer’s passing, here’s a summery hat that was in the passenger seat of the ’46 Chevy truck that I photographed the other week.
If you’re lamenting the summer gone, there’s a nice post about it on Jim Grey’s blog that’s worth a read.
Nikon F80, Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 & Fuji Superia 100 (expired).
Taken on 17 August 2019
Isometric
This tiny van (which looks suspiciously like the one that Postman Pat drives, albeit blue and rusty) is one of the boxiest-looking vehicles I’ve ever seen, which led to the shot below. The right-angled corners mean it looks like something built in Minecraft or an old forced-3D vidogame from the 80s.
Nikon F80, Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 & Fuji Superia 100 (expired).
Taken on 17 August 2019
On the Buses
One of my short posts today – I’ve spent the last hour-and-a-half packing up some stuff that I sold on eBay and I’m losing the will to go on. While it’s always nice to get a bit of cash for things you no longer want or need, the packing part is a real chore. Oh well, it’s done now, so I’ll be thankful for that.
Anyway, a couple of days ago I mentioned that I might have a photo of the interior of the bus that featured as that day’s photo. Well <drum roll>, here it is! See, some things are really worth waiting for, aren’t they? I’m not saying that this is one of them, but some things are. 🙂
Nikon F80, Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 & Fuji Superia 100 (expired).
Taken on 17 August 2019
’46 Chevy
This attractive Chevy truck was at the Lincoln Steam Rally. It had been carefully painted to give it a somewhat well-worn finish and it looked great in the bright sunshine – the browns and reds of the bodywork contrasting vividly with the bright chrome of the grille and the glass of the headlamps.
Nikon F80, Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 & Fuji Superia 100 (expired).
Taken on 17 August 2019
You wait ages for a bus and then two come at once
A couple of vintage buses. There may be another photo of the first one yet to come, but this one shot from the inside (and in colour!). I know, I know… The excitement must be almost unbearable!
Nikon F80, Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 & Ilford HP5+.
Taken on 17 August 2019
Tank on a transporter
This is [rustling sound as Google is consulted…] an M5A1 tank (or a Stuart VI as the British designation under Lend Lease terms was named). The HP5+ has given the image a nice vintage feel – helped by the slightly timeless clothes worn by the chap at the rear of the tank
Nikon F80, Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 & Ilford HP5+.
Taken on 17 August 2019
Bubble Car
This, I believe, a Heinkel Kabine “bubble car” from the late 1950s. I’m fairly certain the clockwork winding key is not an original feature! 🙂
Nikon F80, Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 & Eastman Double-X.
Taken on 17 August 2019
Steel City Snapper photography 