Steel City Snapper photography
35mm, medium format and large format film photography (with the odd bit of digital every now and then…)
This is another of those scenes that I’ve photographed on more than one occasion. The subject almost cries out to be photographed and the location features in the photographs of many others besides mine.
You can see an earlier picture here, when I walked the same path three years ago.
Some nicer light would have been good, but, hey – the UK…
Chroma 4×5. Fujinon NW 135mm f/5.6 & Fomapan 100. Fomadon R09 1+50 9 mins @ 20°
Taken 3 March 2023.
Crossing the River Derwent at Froggatt, this narrow stone bridge dates back to the 17th century.
On the day I took the picture it was difficult to find a spot to get an unobscured view, so I plumped for framing the slighly messy bush in the centre of the arch.
Chroma 4×5. Fujinon NW 135mm f/5.6 & Fomapan 100. Fomadon R09 1+50 9 mins @ 20°
Taken 3 March 2023.
Continuing the theme from the past couple of days, here’s a shot of the scene just downstream from the previous locations. As is so often the case when I pre-arrange a day out with the camera, the weather was dull with featureless grey stratus clouds, making for somewhat less than interesting skies. Still, we make do with what we get and, while the conditions might have been better, it was still a very nice walk along the river.
Bronica ETRSi, Zenzanon 75mm f/2.8 & Ilford Pan F Plus.
Taken on 25 January 2020
This is the road bridge that crosses the River Derwent just above Calver Weir. It carries the A625 and I believe is called New Bridge, although I have no information byond that unfortunately. It makes for nice photographs whether viewed from up or downstream though – the nearby weir means that the water here is deep and slow flowing, producing lots of opportunities for reflections.
This shot is my entry for the 2020 film photography contest I’m taking part in – the theme for January is “Openings”.
Bronica ETRSi, Zenzanon 75mm f/2.8 & Ilford Pan F Plus.
Taken on 25 January 2020
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