Stanage Edge in half frame

We went on a morning walk to Hathersage and Stanage Edge the other week. I thought the pocket sized Pentax 17 might be an interesting choice to bring along.

Looking at the banner image, I am impressed with how sharp some of the images can be with this camera.

We started out in Hathersage, had some breakfast in the Outside shop cafe then set off. The lead up to the edge itself it quite nice.

This lamb photo could have done with a crop, but I’ve kept the editing down to a minimum to save time.

This one of two people walking might be my favourite.

I won’t post it again but the banner image is of the edge itself. The light was stark and in the wrong place at the top so I didn’t get any pictures up there.

On the way back down we ran into this knackered camper van. Again I am impressed with the level of texture and detail this camera managed to eke out of half frame.

How many times have I taken a tree photo like this? Probably 500. But it scratches an itch I have every time, and I like the results every time.

I got loads of graveyard photos and I liked them all. You do look like an edgy teenager when photographing head stones.

I like but don’t love these photos, but that’s fine, it was a lovely day out and it’s been fun to relive it again while working through this roll of film.

Nerd Notes

DSLR scanning is amazing. Requires some thought to get it set up properly, but once you are happy with the rig you have you can really fly through the process. The ToneCarrier¹ is working great for advancing the film.

I’ve been happy with 510 pyro as a developer. It brings out a little bit of contrast that sometimes needs calming down in the edit, but by and large I like the results.

The NegPy² negative conversion software is going from strength to strength. There are some bugs here and there but the core negative conversion process is so good that I am happy to work with any quirks the software might have.