A few more Capri pictures that I’ve re-scanned. Some of these I’ve uploaded to Flickr in the past, but others never left my hard drive (in their original form).
Today a trio of shots of some of the high-end fashion outlets in Capri Town, none of which I ventured inside. I’m uninterested in fashion at the best of times, so my attraction was purely to whether I though a decent photograph was present.
I’m not sure which store the crab was working in…
Olympus OM-1 and G-Zuiko Auto-W 28mm f/3.5 on Kodak Ektar. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Large blocks of uninteresting foreground and sky meant I felt this worked better as a panoramic crop, and it’s fared quite well considering it’s a 35mm negative. It has nice leading lines in the field and the wires, and the angle of the sun has added some lovely contrast and relief to the buildings.
Nikon F80 and Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 ED VR on Fomapan 400 (@320asa). Semi-stand in Rodinal 1+100 for 1 hour @ 20°.
I rarely photograph flowers. They’re a very popular subject, I know, but really not my thing, so this is quite a rarity for me. I think I took this picture more because I was trying to finish the roll of film, than because I was particularly drawn to the subject, but I do like the result.
Nikon F80 and Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 ED VR on Fomapan 400 (@320asa). Semi-stand in Rodinal 1+100 for 1 hour @ 20°.
Power lines cross a field, it’s crops just beginning to show, before passing a lone farmhouse. In the distance the buildings and chimney-stack of Steetley dolomite works are visible. This chimney can be seen from miles around in this part of the countryside.
Nikon F80 and Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 ED VR on Fomapan 400 (@320asa). Semi-stand in Rodinal 1+100 for 1 hour @ 20°.
The Welbeck estate is quite extensive, taking in famland, woodland, lakes, and various buildings – including the grand country house, Welbeck Abbey. One curiosity about the estate is it’s extensive network of underground tunnels and rooms, built by the reclusive William John Cavendish-Scott-Bentinck, 5th Duke of Portland
The duke’s father, expecting an oak shortage, had planted hundreds of trees, which his son later used to build an extensive network of underground rooms and tunnels. These tunnels were reputed to span 15 miles, linking subterranean chambers with buildings above ground. They included a 1,000 yd passage between the house and the riding house, a rougher parallel tunnel for workmen, and a 1.25 mile tunnel from the coach house to the south lodge, said to be wide enough for two carriages. This longer tunnel had domed skylights visible from the surface and was lit by gaslight at night.
All the chambers were painted pink and included a great hall -160 feet by 63 feet – originally intended as a chapel but used as a picture gallery and occasionally as a ballroom. The ballroom reportedly featured a hydraulic lift for 20 guests and a ceiling painted as a giant sunset, though the duke never held dances there. Other underground rooms included a 250 foot library, an observatory with a large glass roof, and a vast billiards room. His prolific tunnelling is thought to have inspired Mr. Badger in The Wind in the Willows.
The first two pictures shown here are the south tunnel lodge and tunnel entrance. I didn’t take a head-on photograph of the entrance as there was a large white van parked there, which I though spoiled the scene a little. The final picture is a cottage across from the tunnel entrance. I’m unsure if this has a formal name (but it had some impressive looking hens in the garden).
Nikon F80 and Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 ED VR on Fomapan 400 (@320asa). Semi-stand in Rodinal 1+100 for 1 hour @ 20°.
This was taken shortly before the picture of the hawk on the power lines that I posted a few days back (that field was the next one over, beyond the hedge and tree that can be seen in the image below.
Nikon F80 and Nikkor 70-200mm f/4 ED VR on Fomapan 400 (@320asa). Semi-stand in Rodinal 1+100 for 1 hour @ 20°.
Steel City Snapper photography 