The Limbo Connection's photos with the keyword: AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4

Stiff Bassine Churn Brush. Farmers used to clean the inside of milk churns with this pattern of brush. Builders favour them for cleaning masonry. They're quite useful for getting mud out of the treads on the bottom of your shoes, too. Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.

A photograph of a Heritage camera bag made by a company called Team Direct established by former Billingham employees. The company no longer exists; it was taken over by CCS who later got out of camera bag manufacturing. Nikon D2Xs + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.

This is a picture of the interior of the ‘Rising Sun’, the one remaining pub in Christian Malford. It used to play second fiddle to the mighty ‘Mermaid Inn’ on the main road at the other side of the village. Then the M4 motorway opened and the main road was downgraded. The ‘Mermaid’ closed and the ‘Rising Sun’ somehow survived despite the calamitous decline of the traditional English pub. The ‘Rising Sun’ was built in the 18th century and was formerly a smithy. Its proximity to the railway halt which was in operation between 1926 and 1965 provided a sideline selling tickets for the Great Western Railway for some, but not all, of those years. The postal address of the ‘Rising Sun’ is Station Road, Christian Malford. This is curious because there never was a station in Christian Malford. The rudimentary timber-built halt was unstaffed, had no facilities, and no footbridge over the two short platforms. Even when there was a halt, the road was not named after it. Perhaps some strange romantic nostalgia influenced the street-naming authorities who wanted to convey a sense of importance to the village long after it had become so unimportant that even the ugly little halt had been taken away. As a matter of historic fact, the street on which the ‘Rising Sun’ is situated already had a perfectly good name as evidenced by official census documents of the second part of the nineteenth century. It was known as ‘Frog Lane’. Nikon D700 + Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens.

Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.

All outings become more memorable after sampling the Victoria jam sponge cake in the refreshment room. This was good, but the five star rating at Lacock remains in front, possibly because they add whipped cream to theirs. Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.

I should like to thank the young lady visitor to Stourhead who pointed this out to me as a picture opportunity. Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens, with Nikon No.4T Close-Up attachment.

Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Nikon D700 + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Nikon D2Xs + AF-D Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 lens in available light.