The Limbo Connection's photos with the keyword: Courtfield House

Fujifilm X-E1 & Fujinon 35mm f/1.4 XF R lens.

The seemingly inexorable decline of these gates is a subject of morbid fascination. People pass by hundreds of times daily noticing to varying degrees the ineffable beauty of their final days, wondering if some human intervention will change the scene for better or worse. Meanwhile, I am compelled by forces I do not understand to record the changes, tiny though they be. Canon EOS 30D + 18-55mm kit lens. ISO 200; 45mm (72mm equivalent). 1/250th at f/13.

The site of which this is part is under redevelopment. How much longer will this wonderful example of decay remain available? I keep expecting it to be changed, or worse, to vanish altogether. As I remarked of this place on an earlier occasion, the seemingly inexorable decline of these doors is a subject of morbid fascination. Canon EOS 30D + 18-55mm kit lens. ISO 160; 35mm (56mm equivalent). 1/60th at f/7.1. I'm not sure that a camera introduced in February 2006 - and then only a warm-over of a model dating from February 2004 - has any business performing as well as it does. And the kit lens is supposed to be nothing special if you read the reviews but given enough light it does quite well.

Photographed using a lens made c1971 - a Nikkor-H 50mm f/2. It has been modified to AI standard so that it mounts safely on modern digital SLRs from Nikon, in this case an elderly D2Xs. 200 ISO; f/5.6; 1/80th.

Photographed using a lens made c1971 - a Nikkor-H 50mm f/2. It has been modified to AI standard so that it mounts safely on modern digital SLRs from Nikon, in this case an elderly D2Xs. 200 ISO; f/5.6; 1/200th.

Nikon D2Xs and AF-S DX Nikkor 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VRII lens. Focal length 42mm (full frame equivalent 63mm).

Canon EF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 lens on a Canon EOS 30D camera. ISO 400; f/11; 1/800th; lens at 74mm (field of view equivalent 118mm). Given the extent of the post processing, all this data is akin to a starting point on a long journey.

Canon EF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 lens on a Canon EOS 30D camera. ISO 400; f/7.1; 1/200th; lens at 66mm (field of view equivalent 105mm).

Canon EF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5 lens on a Canon EOS 30D camera. ISO 400; f/11; 1/640th; lens at 82mm (field of view equivalent 131mm). I was not following the Sunny 16 rule but I guess it would have worked for this situation.

I have replaced my Canon EF 35-105mm lens; the first one was in bad shape from the moment I took possession but it cost me nothing and educated me over what a fine optic this is. The replacement has light scratches on the front element but for all practical purposes they don't impair performance. Canon made three lenses in the 35-105mm configuration. The one to seek out is the first, an f/3.5-4.5 formula with a trombone action. The others bottom out at f/5.6 which is not much of a light gatherer. I use mine on a Canon EOS 30D which is ancient and where 35-105mm translates as 56-168mm. It would not suit everybody.

Trowbridge Apple Fair, Courtfield House. Canon EOS 20D with 18-55mm kit lens.

Trowbridge Apple Fair, 2015. Canon EOS 40D + Canon EF 35-135mm f/4-5.6 Ultrasonic lens.

Trowbridge Apple Fair, Courtfield House. Canon EOS 20D with 18-55mm kit lens.

Trowbridge Apple Fair, Courtfield House. Canon EOS 20D with 18-55mm kit lens.

Trowbridge Apple Fair, Courtfield House. Canon EOS 20D with 18-55mm kit lens.

I never saw hinges like those anywhere else.

Just don't.

This could be the last time It may be the last time I don't know.