I Shoot Film : Kodak Ultramax 400 : Dereliction by phil_howcroft

I Shoot Film : Kodak Ultramax 400 : Dereliction

I Shoot Film :

Another photo shot on my Voigtländer Vito B camera, that's almost 70 years old (I did say SEVENTY).

This is Front Street Arnold, Nottingham, part of our main shopping High Street. All these buildings are empty and are a sad reflection of today's High Street. I'm sure it is a scene seen in many towns and cities in the UK.

I think the last turn to appear at the "Working Mans Club" was in 2015 !!! FYI : For none UK readers a "turn" is an act / performer / entertainer .

It's a great 'vintage' shot from a 'vintage' camera and captures some of the feel of places of the past with so many stories to tell. And it's a scene repeated everywhere, not just in the UK.
May 10th, 2024  
Love the look and feel of this
May 10th, 2024  
Wonderful shot!
May 10th, 2024  
Great photo - but quite a bleak feel to it.....
May 10th, 2024  
Did you say seventy? Nicely done too.
May 11th, 2024  
Great photo for the city museum, captured by a vintage camera.
May 11th, 2024  
Some of our abandoned urban neighborhoods are being revitalized with breweries of craft beer, restaurants and clubs and condos. Maybe it will happen in Nottingham.
May 11th, 2024  
Interesting seeing your film experiments. I often look at this kind of scene and think what a mess humans make. Wonder where the pride in architectural design and care of property has gone.
May 11th, 2024  
Very nice shot
May 11th, 2024  
Nice documentation of a declining area. Thanks for the explanation of "turn", I never heard the term.
May 11th, 2024  
A wonderful composition with the various blocks.
Your vintage camera takes great photos!
It's not only in the Uk, we have streets with empty shops here too :-(
May 11th, 2024  
nice one
May 11th, 2024  
But sad. It is happening all over I understand. Great shot for a 70 year old.
May 11th, 2024  
I hear you. It is the same everywhere. A small town near me, called Calavorno, used to be a busy place with all sorts of shops. Now only the bar survives. I like your capture though, it speaks volumes. Fav.
May 11th, 2024  
A thought-provoking, telling and sad capture. Yes, all too common now; high streets seem mostly to accommodate various types of refreshment establishments and little else now. It doesn't help that the proprietors of the little, independent businesses that would give high sts. a new lease of life can't afford the rents that local councils charge for the shops.
May 11th, 2024  
I love a good sign……lots of character here! So true re our High Streets! Sad!
May 11th, 2024  
How very sad
May 11th, 2024  
A great storytelling image.
May 11th, 2024  
Great storytelling Phil. That must be an amazing vintage camera.
May 12th, 2024  
Oh dear, what a sad reflection on the state of our towns today.
May 13th, 2024  
Nice capture of a forgotten corner
May 13th, 2024  
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