A 35mm black and white film photograph of sheep at the farm near my home.

Sheep
🎞️ Kentmere 400
📷 Minolta Dynax 4

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of shadows of the fence posts lining up along the farm road.

Shadows on the road
🎞️ Kentmere 400
📷 Minolta Dynax 4

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of a tanker at the local farm with shadows cast on the left from it's pipework

Tanker
🎞️ Kentmere 400
📷 Minolta Dynax 4

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of a stile on the footpaths near my home. It has a deceptively steep drop on this side.

Stile with a deceptively steep drop on this side.
🎞️ Kentmere 400
📷 Minolta Dynax 4

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of the stile to a local footpath between the fields. I haven't been able to use it for months, it's just been too muddy for me.

The Path Least Travelled
It's been a while since I walked through this way. It was way to wet over winter.
🎞️ Kentmere 400
📷 Minolta Dynax 4

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of my Goodman Zone being lined up to take a shot of the Power Lines near my home.

In The Zone
I was out and about with my 3D printed Goodman Zone Z1. It was a great day for photography.
🎞️ Kentmere 400
📷 Minolta Dynax 4

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of a rotting old fence in the woodland.

New Blog Post
This week I talk about my March roll of 🎞️ Kentmere 400 shot with Donkey, my 📷 Minolta Dynax 4, for the Frugal Film Project 2026.

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of the entrance to Coops Mill in Wigan. The mill closed in the 1980's and was repurposed as a residential property with provision for small businesses on the ground floor.

Coops building front door
📷 Hanimex 35RAS
🎞️ Kentmere 400

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of the trade entrance to Uncle Joe's Mint Balls in Wigan. The aroma from the factory on manufacturing days is divine.

Uncle Joe's Mint Balls in Wigan
Hanimex 35RAS
Kentmere 400

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of the Towers in Wigan Town Center. The Clock Tower on the Market Hall and two Tower Cranes building it's replacement and the Hampton by Hilton Hotel. Yeah, Wigan is getting a Hilton.....

The Towers in Wigan
📷 Hanimex 35RAS
🎞️ Kentmere 400
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A 35mm black and white film photograph of shadows cast on a row of terraced houses by the late afternoon sunshine shining through the trees

Shadow On The Wall
📷 Hanimex 35RAS
🎞️ Kentmere 400

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of a gate post casting a shadow.

A Post - A Shadow
📷 Hanimex 35RAS
🎞️ Kentmere 400

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of Park Lodge at Mesnes park, Wigan. The lodge is a popular wedding venue during the spring and summer months and there was a wedding booked on the day I took this photo.

Park Lodge
📷 Hanimex 35RAS
🎞️ Kentmere 400

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of the statue of Sir Francis Sharp Powell, philanthropist and MP for Wigan in the late 19th, early 20th century. We rub his foot for good luck.

New Blog Post
This week I talk about my March roll of Kentmere 400 for the Frugal Film Project.

Hanimex 35RAS
Kentmere 400

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a 35mm black and white film photograph of a tree reaching for the warmth of the sunshine as it wakes up from it's winter slumber.

Reach For The Sky!
📷 Minolta Dynax 4
🎞️ Kentmere 400

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of trees by the side of the farm road finally getting bathed in sunshine.

Roadside Trees
Minolta Dynax 4
Kentmere 400

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of snowdrops catching a little of the light that made the holly glow.

Snowdrops catching a little more light
Minolta Dynax 4
Kentmere 400

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of Holly leaves glowing as they catch the first rays of sunshine I saw on my walk that day.

Holly
I was beginning to think the sun would elude me on this walk, then I saw this Holly bush glowing.
Minolta Dynax 4
Kentmere 400
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Mirror Selfie
📷 Minolta Dynax 4
🎞️ Kentmere 400

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of a conifer in my local woodland.

Conifer
📷 Minolta Dynax 4
🎞️ Kentmere 400

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A 35mm film photograph of a stump and a sign at the entrance to the farm road near my home

New Blog Post
This week I talk about a wander in my local countryside with Donkey for the Frugal Film project 2026.

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Minolta Dynax 4
Kentmere 400
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A 35mm black and white film photograph of Wigan BrewHouse, a 19th Century Tower Brewery in the heart of Wigan

Wigan BrewHouse
A 19th Century Tower Brewery in the heart of Wigan
📷 Hanimex 35RAS
🎞️ Kentmere 400
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A 35mm black and white film photograph of The Swan and Railway Hotel, Wigan. This is a survivor of a bygone age with many of it's original Victorian fixtures and fittings still in place. You can also book a room via their website if you fancy staying over for a weekend in Wigan.

The Swan and Railway Hotel
📷 Hanimex 35RAS
🎞️ Kentmere 400

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of a pile of rubble with a pile of rotten wood behind. This is all that's left of Pennington's and the Georgian House that stood here for over 200 years.

Rubble
📷 Hanimex 35RAS
🎞️ Kentmere 400

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of the site on Millgate in Wigan where Pennington's and the Georgian House stood for over 200 years.

Gone
📷 Hanimex 35RAS
🎞️ Kentmere 400

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A 35mm black and white film photograph of a view across Market Place in Wigan town center showing "mock tudor" buildings on either side of the new development in the center and Wigan Parish Church tower in the background.

New Blog Post
This week I talk about local history and my roll of Kentmere 400 shot with my Hanimex 35RAS for the Frugal Film Project 2026.

📷 Hanimex 35RAS
🎞️ Kentmere 400

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A black and white 35mm film photograph of the view towards Wigan from the footbridge over the Leeds & Liverpool Canal at Crooke, near Wigan

View from the footbridge
📷 Minolta Dynax 4
🎞️ Kentmere 400

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A black and white 35mm film photograph of Canal Boats on private moorings at Crooke, near Wigan.

Private Moorings
📷 Minolta Dynax 4
🎞️ Kentmere 400

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A black and white 35mm film photograph of the entrance to Crooke marina on the Leeds & Liverpool canal, near Wigan. It's a popular mooring place and is full all year round.

Crooke Marina is full all year round.
Minolta Dynax 4
Kentmere 400

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A black and white 35mm film photograph of a line of trees at Crooke Marina near Wigan, with a reflection on the slightly rippled water.

Tree Line Reflection
📷 Minolta Dynax 4
🎞️ Kentmere 400

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