Steel City Snapper photography
35mm, medium format and large format film photography (with the odd bit of digital every now and then…)
I spoke to the owner of this truck and asked if the rusty patina was a deliberate choice (as I suspected) and he confirmed it was. Apparently he treats the scuffs with Linseed oil as it forms a barrier to prevent further corrosion, while allowing the weathered look to be maintained.
Fujica GW690 & Lomography Color Negative 400. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 18 August 2024
Fujica GW690 & Lomography Color Negative 400. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 18 August 2024
Three more classic cars photographed at this year’s Classics on The Moor event. This marks the last of the shots I took on Kodak Ektar, but I’ve got pictures from a roll of Lomography Color Negative 400 AND a roll of expired Kodak Plus-X still to come…
Fujica GW690 & Kodak Ektar. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 18 August 2024
I thought I’d treat myself to one of those clickbait titles similar to the ones I see on YouTube from time to time. You know the ones, where the person titles their video “My final post” or “That’s it. I’m finished.” or something else that gives the impression that their video making days are at an end but, upon viewing, it turns out that it’s “My final post… of November!” or “That’s it. I’m finished… Putting together this year’s calendar which you can buy from my SquareSpace site.“.
So in the spirit of that annoying tradition, today’s post is just about what I found at the end of the road I drove down in Whitwell, Nottinghamshire one day. In this case it was Whitwell railway station. The station today is a pretty simple affair – a couple of platforms, a footbridge, and some shelters for passengers. There used to be a selection of buildings at the station, but these were removed when the line was closed to passenger traffic sixty years ago (although passenger services would resume in the 1990s). The buildings were not lost however and were rebuilt at Butterley on the Midland Railway – Butterley heritage line as they were almost identical to the buildings that had originally stood there.
As to why I drove to the end of the road, it was mostly to see if there was a good composition of the chimney at the nearby Steetley Dolomite works (you can see it just above the Whitwell railway sign to the right of the first picture). I think a longer lens might have led to a more dramatic photograph but, alas, a long lens the GW690 does not have. Instead it’s a shot of loads of things poking up into the sky. A bit mundane, but I kinda like it anyway.
The second picture was another reason I drove down here. The lamps on this footbridge are just about visible peeping over the bridge crossing the railway tracks that I’ve driven across on a number of occasions, and I’d wondered if there was a picture to be had of them. This was the picture I got, although I think there may be better ones to be found if I revisit the place, possibly (again) with a different focal length at my disposal.
Fujica GW690 on Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 @ 20° 9mins.
Taken on 17 August 2024
This is not the first time this church has featured on the blog – I have an earlier post taken using my large format camera. The picture below was taken first though (and was the reason I went back later with the Chamonix, as I though it would be a good location for a 4×5 photograph).
Fujica GW690 & Fujifilm Pro 160NS. Lab developed. Home scanned and converted with Negative Lab Pro.
Taken on 28 July 2024
Since I posted about my film stash the other day, it has now grown from 168 rolls to 189 rolls! I did mention in that post that I had 15 rolls on their way to me but, as I was also given the opportunity to buy some more, I did…
It’s all colour 120 format film: 10 rolls of Ektar, 5 rolls of Portra 160, 3 rolls of Ektachrome E100, 2 rolls of Portra 400, and a single roll of Velvia 50. It was also all better than half-price (although some of it is just past expiry), which was why I bought it despite knowing how much film I already have.
Most of it will be frozen and not used until next summer comes around, but I hope to be able to shoot some of it this autumn if favourable weather and free time align. We shall see, I guess.
Today’s picture used the sum total of zero frames from my stash, being a digital photo, but I quite like the cluttered double-exposure-style image that was visible both through, and reflected in, a bar window. My shadow self is in there too! 🙂
Ricoh GR III
Taken on 15 August 2024
I took a few pictures in Sheffield city centre to finish off this roll of Fomapan 100 after coming back from holiday. There is quite a lot of development work taking place, with the Heart of the City complex delivering new, and re-purposed buildings. Some of these are built and occupied, some are not quite complete or are awaiting tenants, and some areas are cleared an awaiting work to begin.
The two photos below show scenes on opposite sides of Pinstone Street. I’m not sure what is planned for the cleared area in the second picture. It’ll probably be more retail / dining / residential, but I think it would be quite nice to leave the space open as small park or square.
Olympus Trip 35 & Fomapan 100. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 8mins @ 20°
Taken 15 June 2024.
Another cheeky digital picture today – mostly because I’ve been out at the cinema* and don’t have time to write about the pictures I’d originally intended..
This is the somewhat derelict former Salvation Army citadel in Sheffield city centre. There has been some sort of legal wrangling over the use of the building for years now, all while the building slips into further disrepair. This is a shame as it’s a handsome looking building, something that the city should cherish. I hope it can be repurposed to some good use while maintaining the beautiful architecture.
* to see The Substance, which was gruesome fun.
Ricoh GR III
Taken 16 August 2024.
Another shot taken on my walk into the office the other week. The building the person is walking in front of is the same one I posted another picture of here.
Ricoh GR III
Taken on 16 August 2024
Churches seem to be my most photographed subject when it comes to 4×5 large format. They don’t make up a majority, but no other subject type has featured as much (although bridges are not too far behind). As there are a lot of churches here in the UK, and as you don’t have to travel very far to find an interesting example, they make quite an obvious choice of subject matter.
This is my second photograph of this church, St. Peter’s in the small village of Letwell. The other shot was taken with the Fujica GW690 a couple of weeks earlier, but I haven’t uploaded that one yet. It will likely appear on the blog at some point though.
Chamonix 045n-1, Scneider-Kreuznach Super-Angulon 5.6/90 & Ilford Delta 100. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 10mins @ 20°
Taken on 10 August 2024
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