Steel City Snapper photography
35mm, medium format and large format film photography (with the odd bit of digital every now and then…)
I was quite happy with a lot of the pictures I made on this particular outing, but this one especially. My only issue with it is that I wonder if it might have been improved with a lower POV to hide the distant scenery?
Yashica Mat 124G and Ilford Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 9mins @ 20°.
Taken on 24 January 2026
A subject I often seem to find myself drawn to is houses. Not all of them, but ones which I find to be interesting for some reason, whether it be the architectural style, the period they were built, their decor, or even just the way the light is hitting them.
Here are three I photographed recently.
Apart from the aerials and antennae, I expect they wouldn’a’t have looked that different had I photographed them sixty years ago.
Yashica Mat 124G and Ilford Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 9mins @ 20°.
Taken on 24 January 2026
Yashica Mat 124G and Ilford Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 9mins @ 20°.
Taken on 24 January 2026
Yashica Mat 124G and Ilford Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 9mins @ 20°.
Taken on 24 January 2026
Just around the corner from yesterday’s picture, I came across this opportunity to shoot towards the sun and highlight the wet road, which worked pretty well.
Yashica Mat 124G and Ilford Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 9mins @ 20°.
Taken on 24 January 2026
There was something about this scene that caught my eye. The curving lane is a big part of it, certainly, but the wall, the height and variety of the trees, and the way the light was falling on everything all came together. There was a breeze blowing so some signs of movement can be found in the smaller branches if you look hard enough, but I knew and accepted that would be the case when I took the shot.
I was pretty happy when it appeared off the scanner.
Yashica Mat 124G and Ilford Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 9mins @ 20°.
Taken on 24 January 2026
The thing that originally attracted me about St. Winifred’s church was not the structure itself, or its grounds, or even its history – it was the avenue of trees than runs outside.
Such things tend to be photogenic.
The first time I visited there was a wedding due to take place and so a number of cars were parked along the road to the church, spoiling my intended composition. This time though, I had the place to myself.
I took three frames of the road and its trees, the first on Ilford Delta 400 before I explored the churchyard, the latter two on Ilford HP5+.
I think I will try to revisit the location again to capture it at different times of the year, and under different conditions (a touch of mist would be very welcome!)
Yashica Mat 124G and Ilford Delta 400 / Ilford HP5+. Ilfotec DD-X 8mins (9mins for the HP5+) @ 20°.
Taken on 24 January 2026
St. Winifred’s church in Holbeck, Nottinghamshire, a former private chapel build for the 6th Duke of Portland between 1913 – 1916.
Holbeck sits within an area of Nottinghamshire known as The Dukeries, because at one point there were four ducal seats, one of which – Welback Abbey – was home to the Dukes of Portland, who still maintain ownership of the estate along with the Dukes of Newcastle.
It’s a significant estate and much of it is private, although there are public rights of way allowing visitors to explore the area. I have more photos to come at a later date where I did just that.
Yashica Mat 124G and Ilford Delta 400. Ilfotec DD-X 8mins @ 20°.
Taken on 24 January 2026
The rather splendid stone build lychgate at St. Winnifred’s church in Nottinghamshire.
Yashica Mat 124G and Ilford Delta 400. Ilfotec DD-X 8mins @ 20°.
Taken on 24 January 2026
Or, maybe “acorn” is a closer analog to the shape of this trimmed bush in the grounds of St.Winifred’s church.
Yashica Mat 124G and Ilford Delta 400. Ilfotec DD-X 8mins @ 20°.
Taken on 24 January 2026
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