John Sheldon's photos with the keyword: Museum

Triceratops - Natural History Museum, London - 198…

21 Nov 2017 5 2 369
One young and full of life, the other not so. Ah, those civilised days when it was not necessary to build a barrier around everything! Mamiya C220 TLR 120 film camera. 65mm semi wide angle lens, aperture fully open. Kodak 400 ISO colour negative film. Negative scanned using Canoscan 8800F flatbed scanner. This picture copyright, all rights reserved.

Olive press base (broken)

31 May 2016 141
Museo de la Cultura del Olivo, near Puente del Obispo in Andalucia.

Olive Oil Amphora

31 May 2016 121
Museo de la Cultura del Olivo, near Puente del Obispo in Andalucia.

Early 20th Century Transport in Birmingham

07 Jan 2014 2 203
At the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, West Midlands. "Birmingham and Midland Tramways Joint Committee" bus, built in 1913. SMC Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 lens on Pentax K10D.

Birmingham Tram, 1913

07 Jan 2014 191
Faithfully renovated 1913 tram at the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, West Midlands. Full working order! SMC Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 lens on Pentax K10D.

Early 20th century small industrial plant and mach…

07 Jan 2014 1 184
Machinery used in the premises of Sidebotham's 'animal and vermin trap makers' business - goods supplied to the UK and for export. They were big exporters as they had stencils for easy printing of destinations on their crates of traps. They operated in the first part of the 20th century. SMC Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 lens on Pentax K10D.

Razor Thin Depth of Field - early 20th century saf…

07 Jan 2014 163
Users of this lens are warned in numerous online articles and blogs about the 'razor thin depth of field'. Using f8 in this close-up gave quite a decent depth, although the ISO had to be cranked up to 1000 ISO to give a hand-holdable shutter speed of 1/30 sec. SMS Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 lens on Pentax K10D. Picture taken through a shop window at the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, West Midlands.

Steam Engine controls, Black Country Living Museum

06 Jan 2014 1 2 232
At the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, West Midlands. SMC Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 lens on Pentax K10D.

Steam engine house, Black Country Living Museum

06 Jan 2014 1 240
Victorian steam engine house, moved from its original industrial site and faithfully reconstructed in the grounds of this open air museum. SMC Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 lens on Pentax K10D.

Coal mining artifacts at the Black Country Living…

06 Jan 2014 279
Outdoor exhibits at the Black Country Living Museum in Dudley, West Midlands, England. SMC Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 lens on Pentax K10D.

Canal Boats, Black Country Living Museum

06 Jan 2014 1 235
At the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, West Midlands. SMC Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 lens on Pentax K10D.

Hardware Store at The Black Country Living Museum

06 Jan 2014 1 221
Shop premises removed from their original site and faithfully reconstructed at the Black Country Living Museum, Dudley, West Midlands. SMC Pentax-A 50mm f1.7 lens on Pentax K10D. September 2011.