Olympus Trip 35 & Fujifilm Across II. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°
Taken 2 July 2026.
Palm silhouette
Tag: street photography
The Fort of São Tiago
The Fort of São Tiago was built in 1614. The Portuguese Crown constructed it to help protect Madeira from pirate raids and the occasional threat from rival European powers. Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries it helped protect Funchal from corsairs and privateers, especially during the tense periods of conflict between Portugal and Spain.
It is now a cultural venue (and had a whole bunch of people sunbathing on the uncomfortable looking floor beside it).
Olympus Trip 35 & Fujifilm Across II. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°
Taken 2 July 2026.
Taking in the view
Olympus Trip 35 & Fujifilm Across II. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°
Taken 2 July 2026.
Prey (and an eclipse!)
A quick post today as I don’t want to miss the eclipse (it’s getting darker as I type!).
So here’s a picture I quite like that I took the other day. The lion looks much too friendly to pounce, doesn’t it. Doesn’t it?
I took a similar picture on film too, so you might see that at some pint as well.
Ricoh GR III
Taken 8 August 2026.
UPDATE!
My eclipse photos, taken with my ancient 8 megapixel Canon S2IS bridge camera with two ND filters Blu Tac’ed to the front. I doubt they’ll impress NASA, but I’m still glad to have gotten them.
Bury railway station
A big picture dump today. All taken while I wandered around the railway station in Bury which is now part of the East Lancashire Railway heritage line.
I visit Bury each year to meet up with a bunch of middle-aged video game fans to spend the day in the marvelous, four-story Arcade Club, where we relive out youth playing free-to-play arcade games all day. I usually have time for a wander around before it opens though, and there’s often something interesting to see at the railway station – usually a steam train or two.
These are the shots I took this year.
Olympus XA-3 & Fomapan 400. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°
Taken on 25 April 2026
Edge of the Manor
Modern houses on Sheffield’s Manor estate.
I came here with the intent of photographing views from the hillside over the city, and took a few pictures, but the best shot was this – looking in the opposite direction.
It really pays to look behind you when out with a camera. Sometimes the best views are the ones you’re walking away from.
Olympus XA-3 & Fomapan 400. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°
Taken on 18 April 2026
Underpass
Olympus XA-3 & Fomapan 400. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 9mins @ 20°
Taken on 25 April 2026
Above the lido
I took a few shots of this scene, including on film, but I like this one where the guy’s red hat matched the shirt of the person beside the pool.
Ricoh GRIII
Taken on 28 June 2026
Come on down
This is the same set of steps as featured in yesterday’s image, but this time from their foot. I didn’t plan on having a figure in the picture, but this chap walked into frame as I was about to press the shutter.
Nikon F80 and Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-D on Ilford Type-517. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 14.5mins @ 20°.
Taken on 14 March 2026
Descending
I chatted with this couple for a few minutes. They told me how much they’d enjoyed their stay in Scarborough and had been surprised that it was much bigger than they expected. I’d planned on photographing this scene before I spoke with them, but thought their semi-silhouettes would add to the picture. And they do.
Nikon F80 and Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 AF-D on Ilford Type-517. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 14.5mins @ 20°.
Taken on 14 March 2026
