Cadman Street Bridge

I took the Digilux 3 for it's annual trip to the Sheffield Canal at Cadman Street. Not much had changed since our last outing but excitment was generated by the apperance of "Ethel"; a barge still owned by Sheffield Social Services and once crewed by old collegues.

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Wentworth Castle

Wentworth Castle is nearby and therefore easily overlooked by this elderly photographer. 

https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/yorkshire/wentworth-castle-gardens/the-history-of-wentworth-castle-gardens

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Pontefract again

Seeking some solace from optical disputes, I pottered to Pontefract (Pomfret) where the medieval town plan is still discernable and the remains of the castle; "the key to the North", are impressive, although the only thing I photgraphed was a tent in the grounds and some music stands.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontefract_Castle

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The sun was in precisely the wrong place but he probably thought the same about me.

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I was let in to The Nelson Room, by a kindly caretaker in the Town Hall, and was knocked out (as always) by the impact.

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Worsborough

Former pit villages occasionally have an ancient heart, and this is true of Worsborough. The church has Saxon roots, is always closed and contains double decker tombs of local worthies

https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/church/st-mary-worsbrough

We plebs have to totter around the churchyard looking for scraps.

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Escomb

I have wanted to visit Escomb Church for decades. It's all a Saxon Church should be: small, high and having a variety of windows in the same wall, like Stow Minster. As at Stow, the font gives a fine sense of use over centuries past.

https://www.nationalchurchestrust.org/church/escomb-saxon-church-escomb

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Dimage A200

My spirits were raised with the purchase of a tiny Konica Minolta A200, the last camera Minolta made before being engulfed by Sony.

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Reflected V signs

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The nearby football ground meant that Masborough needed a large station.

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Olympus E3

The phrase "the triumph of hope over experience" sums up my misguided faith in my newly aquired Olympus E3. Sharpness, up to a point but ....! 

Anyway, I enjoyed staggering around Greno Woods without toppling over.

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A recent trip to Prague was wonderful but I was too excited to take any decent pictures.

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Parkwood Springs

Tottering uneasily around Parkwood Springs with my new glasses and E330 yielded some colourful results.

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Olympus E20P

There's some pleasure to be had from buying a 23 year old camera for £40 that cost £1,500 when new. Despite it's tiny 5MP sensor and lack of stabilisation, I enjoyed using it on a sunny afternoon in Eccesfield.

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