St. Paul’s Cathedral from Millennium Bridge

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 fishyfisharcade2 Comments

Three shots of the same subject today, all of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London taken from across the river on the South Bank from the end of Millennium Bridge. Two of the photos were taken using the Olympus Zuiko AUTO-Zoom 75-150mm f/4 lens, my second time using it since I bought it back in the late summer (I used it for a few shots on my trip to Hull a few days prior to this). So far I’m quite happy with it’s performance. Like most Zuiko lenses, it’s pretty compact, but it has a decent reach and is able to compress distances nicely.

The first shot was taken with the Zuiko 28mm f/3.5.

This is one of those slightly cliched and overdone photo locations – albeit for obvious reasons – but I’ve never shot it before and as it’s not a place I get to visit often I though I might as well take the opportunity while I had the chance.

Olympus OM-1, Zuiko 28mm f/3.5 & Zuiko AUTO-Zoom 75-150mm f/4 & Fujifilm Acros (pushed to 400asa).

Taken on 23 October 2019

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Another giant ice cream

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 fishyfisharcade3 Comments

Ah, the giant ice cream cone, a signature piece of street furniture at seaside resorts around the country. While I don’t got out of my way to find these giant plastic dairy treats, I almost always seem to photograph them if the opportunity arises. Maybe a post with all my gathered giant ice creams will surface one day!

This one is in Hull, next to the marina.

You can glimpse other massive ice creams here, here, here and here. 🙂

Olympus OM-1, Zuiko AUTO-Zoom 75-150mm f/4 & Ilford HP5+ (pushed to 800asa).

Taken on 19 October 2019

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Three views of the Humber

October 29, 2019 fishyfisharcadeLeave a comment

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

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Backstreets and alleyways

October 24, 2019 fishyfisharcadeLeave a comment

On my visit the HIPFest last weekend I discovered upon arriving that a) there was no longer a charge to enter the exhibits (it cost £5 for a wristband that granted you access to all the gallery areas on my previous visits) and, b) that the galleries (apart from the display in the main atrium area) didn’t open until noon (it was a little before 10:30am at this point).

Given that I’d planned on spending some time walking around Hull town centre taking photos anyway, this wasn’t too big of an issue, so I set off for a wander. I’d done a bit of a recce before the visit – Google Streetview is very handy for this – and had found a location that might make for good pictures, so I headed off to find it.

The first three images today are of the place I found on Streetview, and the last is of an alleyway that I found by chance slightly later.