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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
12-31-2017, 01:58 PM
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Very sad to hear the passing of Rupert, he was very friendly and always there for a confidence boost!
My condolences to his family. The forum has lost a true gent.
Cheers, Steve
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Forum: General Talk
12-31-2017, 01:51 PM
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Very sad to hear the passing of Rupert, he was very friendly and always there for a confidence boost!
My condolences to his family. The forum has lost a true gent.
Cheers, Steve
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
11-13-2017, 02:12 PM
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Not one of mine but it is of me..... my wife took a snap of me on her Samsung S6 laying a wreath on behalf of the RAF at Illogan Chapel on a Remembrance Day parade this Sunday.
 IMG-20171112-WA0002 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
11-01-2017, 01:01 AM
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Oh yea we do get them, seen plenty of chicken of the woods, just not seen one shell colour before.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
10-29-2017, 10:32 AM
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Thought it might be a fungus, we have some over here but can't recall any that look so shell like.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
10-29-2017, 02:32 AM
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Nice, what are tree shells? Can't say I've seen anything like that over here.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
10-28-2017, 02:47 PM
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Thanks, she did a great job inspecting the engine, though she wasn't too impressed that the pump seals were made from Hippo leather, I dread to think how many hippos were killed other the years for pump leathers for mine pump engines :eek:
 IMG_20171026_160654-01 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
 IMG_20171026_153925-01 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
I do like a bit of Cornish history, I have connections to the mines in some parts of my family, the Great Great Grandfather went to South Africa for the gold mines and was never seen of again, left his wife and children in Cornwall, we think he got caught up in the 2nd Boer War or started a new family.....
Some of his sons went to America, Beaver Meadows, Pennsylvania IIRC, my Great Gran had a very tall American visitor turn up out of the blue in Army Uniform which turned out to be here Nephew who was over for D-Day, how he found her in rural Cornwall I would like to know. he did make it through the war.
They say where ever there is a hole in the ground there will be a Cornishman at the bottom of it.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
10-28-2017, 02:07 PM
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Took the kids to East Pool mine on Thursday, East Pool and Agar mine in Pool near Camborne was one of the last active Tin mine sites in Cornwall (South Crofty was the last) It was opened in 1922 after and continued until 1945, it would have closed soon but the government subsidised the mining of Tungsten during the war for artillery shells. Once the subsides had finished the mine close and the steam engine and pump turned off, this caused flooding in South Croft, turned out they were having shafts pumped out for free! So they had to buy the engine to pump out their shafts for another 9 years until converted to electric. The engine was built by Harvey's of Hayle in 1892, EPAL (East Pool & Agar Ltd) bought the engine and engine house from a near by Carn Brea mine and dismantled it and brought it too the new site about a mile away as the crow flies no mean feat in 1920! it thought to be one of the largest beam engines in situ in the UK with a 90" piston and 31 1/2" beam. The largest which was also built by Harvey's of Hayle is in the Netherlands and has a massive 144" piston! IIRC the President Engine house in America had a 110 1/2" piston.
Sadly like many engines in Cornwall it has been locked off so no longer turns under steam, very few turn on Electric, I can only recall one that still turns by steam in Cornwall.
For those interested here is how it used to look down here about 1890 before we had to rely on tourism.... Carn Brea on the right east Pool mine is thought to be the furthest stack in the left. Photo was taken on a Sunday or feast day as there is no smoke from the chimneys so no one at work.
Anyways my photos..... again Mate 9
The formidable engine house
 IMG_20171026_150224-01 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
Valve gear
 IMG_20171026_155746-01 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
The operators position.
 IMG_20171026_160934-01 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
A view from the beam floor
 IMG_20171026_160505-01 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
An oiler on the 90" cylinder.
 IMG_20171026_155725-01 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
And the engine inspector for the day.....
 IMG_20171026_160821-01 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
10-27-2017, 01:08 PM
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Still you and the iP7 done a great job, bought a Zenit B just for the Helios 44-2 the other day tempted to put film through that, it's the developing that makes it expensive now... I've got a developing tank in the attic because I had some crazy notion of using coffee to develop the film but thats as far as I got..... shame as I have a few nice working film cameras....
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
10-24-2017, 01:29 PM
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Yea I think they are the same or at least very similar..... its one of the reasons I didn't wait for a P10 when I was due an upgrade....
It is impressive for something you carry with you most the time, It's probably more than I would push a photo but only recently go interesting in RAW again and Snapspeed on the phone makes it all very easy.....
Thanks, Truro Cathedral is one of only 3 in England with 3 spires.
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
10-22-2017, 01:34 AM
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We've had some nice mornings down here recently, winds have been up to 45kts and raining sideways the rest of the day but the mornings have been nice....
 IMG_20171019_075542-01 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
Cheers, Steve
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
10-17-2017, 12:41 PM
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TVM!
I didn't notice I left my phone in square format.... Had a go with the "HDR" effect today on the Mate 9, sky was quite nice on walk back from Parent Evening in the school.
 IMG_20171017_183259-01 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
10-17-2017, 01:00 AM
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Tail end of a tropical storm hit over here in England, lovely and warm just windy! We go off fairly light compared to Ireland, surprising as Cornwall stick out into the Atlantic. I was going to go to Porthleven where most of the iconic storm pics are taken in Cornwall, in really bad seas the waves go over the clock town on the mouth of the harbour. But decided it was too cliche so went up to Rinsey to take some of the mines. I mainly used my X-Pro 1 and tripod but took a couple on the phone when I could stand up!
 IMG_20171016_112158-01 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
 IMG_20171016_112341-01 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
 IMG_20171016_112041-02 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
non-toy camera photos here if interested...
Rinsey | Flickr
Cheers, Steve
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
10-10-2017, 01:12 PM
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Noise is the reason I bought a Fuji ;) had some of the best noise.... It's not a bad wee camera for fitting in the pocket, has it's limitations though I don't think quite up to the hype. It's as close as I'm going to get to a Leica....
Hands pretty much fine now, still lack of movement but I've had that for 6 years now, bone graft stopped a pesky bit of bone from digging about in there.... it looks better than this now..... just out of cast here.
 15875215_10154246001013225_1742002339815498662_o by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
10-10-2017, 12:12 PM
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Hi All, sorry had a bit of time away from posting photos, not really been taking as many as I would like..... been getting my wrist repaired (screwed and glued now) and playing with my engines... some cycling when I've not been broken as well.....
 IMG_20170526_130108 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
 DSCF0422 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
Most of my engine pics are taken for a magazine I write for occasionally, so mainly to get a view of the engine rather than a bit of style...
Sadly my X30 gave up the ghost the other week, it still functions but the EVF isn't working which is a nightmare, it's currently sat waiting to go off for repair, so been using my phone, a Huawei Mate 9 with a "Leica" camera.... pushed them through snapspeed.
 IMG_20171004_105236-01 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
 IMG_20171004_105502-01 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
 IMG_20171006_114937-01 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
 IMG_20171006_120913-01 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
Anyways will send the X30 off and might see if I can get my X10 back in the meantime....
Cheers, Steve
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
11-07-2016, 05:56 AM
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We have a few parades over the months, Battle of Britain was back earlier in the year, and of course we had some this Sunday and again on the 11th, I will be taking part on the 11th in 2 parades locally.
Guy Fawkes isn't really celebrated (well he isn't celebrated, the fact of him getting caught, hung, drawn and quartered is celebrated....) in our house my wife being an Irish Catholic... we just let the kids had a go with some sparklers. He was still the last man to enter parliament with honest intentions.....
We don't really get Diwali or Eid al-Fitr for that matter down here in Cornwall, we are a bit isolated from the rest of the UK in terms of race and religion.
A couple more from the parade.
 DSCF7268 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
 DSCF7296 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
 DSCF7333 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
 DSCF7323 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
Cheers, Steve
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
11-06-2016, 06:51 AM
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I was allowed to do some photos at a local Battle of Briton parade, only a couple I really liked.
 DSCF7234 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
 DSCF7294 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
I was using my X-Pro 1 and 55-200 due to poor access.
As it was bonfire night here in the UK yesterday I thought it would be good to get some photos in bulb mode with the wife and kids using sparklers, quite happy with how they turned out. X-Pro 1 and 18mm lens
 DSCF7406 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
 DSCF7403 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
My wife tried to write Love..... didn't work...
 DSCF7400 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
 DSCF7397 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
 DSCF7398 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
Thought they were quite a fun effect.
Cheers, Steve
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Forum: Canon, Nikon, Sony, and Other Camera Brands
11-06-2016, 06:50 AM
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I was allowed to do some photos at a local Battle of Briton parade, only a couple I really liked.
DSCF7234 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
DSCF7294 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
I was using my X-Pro 1 and 55-200 due to poor access.
As it was bonfire night here in the UK yesterday I thought it would be good to get some photos in bulb mode with the wife and kids using sparklers, quite happy with how they turned out. X-Pro 1 and 18mm lens
DSCF7406 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
DSCF7403 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
My wife tried to write Love..... didn't work...
DSCF7400 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
DSCF7397 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
DSCF7398 by Stephen Williams, on Flickr
Thought they were quite a fun effect.
Cheers, Steve
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