The Limbo Connection's photos

In June, 2010, it was reported that plans were being made to decommission and demolish the Lafarge Cement works at Westbury in Wiltshire. Cement manufacturing had ceased in February, 2009, because of difficult trading conditions. 68 people lost their jobs. The industrial activity in an area of great natural beauty had sometimes been controversial. The production of cement on the site was permitted shortly after the end of World War II because of national need for building materials. The location was fine from an industrial point of view, because both of the necessary raw materials of chalk and clay could be quarried close to the plant. Later, the local authority did a deal with the factory to burn rubbish, which for a time seemed to suit both parties. About that time many new houses were built in the area under the chimney. People who lived there checked the wind direction carefully before putting their washing out to dry. Nikon D2Xs and Nikkor 50mm f/1.4 AF-D lens.

Fluffy clouds in the blue sky. Golden sand. The sea shimmers. The beach is deserted.

Photographed using an AF Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 lens on a Fuji S3 Pro camera.

According to Wikipedia, Richmond is a value brand of tobacco cigarettes re-introduced into UK markets in 1999. The brand is in competition at the lower end of the market, against value UK cigarette brands such as Mayfair, Sovereign and Park Road. Richmond's variants Superkings and King Size are the fourth and fifth top-selling cigarettes in the UK respectively. The empty packs provide a colourful and attractive addition to the natural flora, a fact understood and followed by many users.

According to Wikipedia, Sterling is the largest selling cheap brand in the UK and is the eighth biggest selling brand of cigarettes in the UK. They appear to disgust their users so comprehensively that they cannot wait to put the empty packets in a dedicated litter receptacle. Here, a pack has become a part of Autumn's rich and colourful tapestry. Photographed with a Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm M42 f/2.8 lens on a Canon EOS 20D camera.

Nikon D50 + AF-S DX Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G lens.

Photographed using a Canon EOS 20D with a Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm f/2.8 Tessar lens. According to Wikipedia, Superkings are primarily marketed towards the working-class female smoker, and the brand is the ninth most popular cigarette in the UK with 3.3% of the market.

Photographed with a Nikon D50 and a 55mm Micro-Nikkor f/3.5 AI lens.

A test shot which tends to prove my suspicion that the Nikkor AF 24mm f/2.8 performs better on a Nikon D50 than it does on a D2Xs. 1600 ISO. F/6.3. 1/160th.

I made this photograph by holding a Carl Zeiss Jena 50mm Tessar lens tight up against a Nikon D50. It's a bit Heath Robinson, but it is possible to get a picture via this technique. This is straight out of the camera.

A tidy symmetry inhabits the mind of the culinary colander designer, who organises in multiples of nine. Photographed with a Nikon D90 and a 35mm f/1.8 AF-S DX G lens.

Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire (National Trust). Nikon D2Xs and Nikkor-H Auto 300mm f/4.5 lens made circa 1972. 100 ISO; 1/60th; f/8. Tripod.

A Derek Kinzett unicorn photographed using a Nikon D2Xs and a Nikkor 35-70mm f/2.8 AF lens.