Steel City Snapper photography
35mm, medium format and large format film photography (with the odd bit of digital every now and then…)
The Deep is an aquarium and marine research centre in Hull (or Kingston Upon Hull to give it its full title). I’ve been to Hull on a number of occasions and photographed The Deep (whose distinctive architecture was designed by Sir Terence Farrell, who died aged 87 just a couple of weeks ago), but never actually been inside. Perhaps on a future visit…
Nikon F80 & Tamron 28-300mm F/3.5-6.3 Di VC PZD on Ilford FP4+. Ilfotec DD-X 1+4 @ 20° 10mins
Taken on 9 August 2025
A triplet of photos all depicting the Humber Estuary. The added grain that has appeared due to the push-processing of the Ilford HP5+is readily apparent here but gives the images some grit, which I like.
The first two photos are looking eastwards as the estuary flows towards the North Sea – the first with The Deep, Hull’s aquarium and sealife centre, jutting into the left of the frame; the second a longer telephoto shot from the same location, towards the ferry and freight terminals.
The final image is looking west, back up the estuary towards the Humber Bridge which can be seen lurking in the background.
Olympus OM-1, Zuiko AUTO-Zoom 75-150mm f/4.0 & Ilford HP5+ (pushed to 800asa).
Taken on 19 October 2019
The building in the background is The Deep, a sea life aquarium in Hull, UK.
Nikon F70, Nikkor 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 & Kodak Colorplus.
Taken on 26 October 2018
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