No wise words here.
I don't often travel north of Sydney. Something about the motorway fatigues me but I recently went north.
Friends had suggested a drive. A Citroen was selected and then the destination, Newcastle was chosen (Palm Beach was another option). Now I didn't get tired, the car ran like a dream and to my joy the roads weren't too busy apart from several clusters of Harley riders, those Sunday ones, not the proper bikers!
It had been quite a long time since I last went there. The last time was actually by vintage diesel loco there and Sydney Harbour Ferry boat home (but thats another story with lots of spew).
All I had remembered of Newcastle was some great architecture. Well I wasn't dissapointed with these ocean baths being one of Newcastles jewels. What a treasure they have.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Ocean Baths
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No wise words here.
Whats wrong with people? This is part of a building outside the Newington Armory. Its fibro, its a pretty green and I love that it is preserved. It is one of many great bits of preserved achitecture at the Armory site a place of great historical interest.
Now what I'm lost over was the fact that when I was there hundred of parents and their offspring were making picnic, cycling, screaming and being generally crazy outside the Armory. It was icy cold, madly windy and crowded BUT if they walked a very short distance and moved their picnics inside the Armory (yeah you are allowed) they could have soaked up some warm rays, been out of the awful wind and been surrounded by some nice things.
Not a one was in there apart from the tour group on Seguays who zoomed off over the hill (whats wrong with walking and stopping to look these days?).
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Big wheel
No wise words here.
So I am yet again impressed with ISO25 films and Steam Traction engines!
I can spend hours looking at Vintage photographs and was quite pleased with how this has a vintage photo look to it. It helps to have a 100 year old machine as the subject.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Window
No wise words here.
I've used some Rollei Pan 25 before in 35mm but what a treat it was to see the results using it in a TLR. On the same day I shot this I'd also shot a roll of Shanghai GP3 which I like alot but gosh. My now fave B&W film is going to be Pan 25. I was worried about what exposures and in the end worked with guesstimates. I'm happy with what my guess work got me!
Friday, April 29, 2011
CREAM
No wise words here.
The sun came out for a bit today. That kind of sun that makes you go go "oh I'll was some things and hang them on the line" but also the sort of sun you know you are an idiot for washing clothes!
It seems to have been raining, at times insanely heavily, for ages and I really am a bit over the glumness of it all.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Beach Babe.
No wise words here.
So like so many blogs I've slowed between posts!
Recently I bought a Polaroid Daylab Junior off Ebay. It cost me all of $AU20 to my door so not a huge financial outlay. My initial reason for purchase was that it seemed a cheap way to get a suitable packfilm holder to use on the Polaroid 110A I'm currently cutting up but really I had to have a play!
I don't shoot alot of E6 slide film but a friend has a great bundle of old slides. One of his greatest is this "Beach Babe" looking all Gidget!
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Emmdale Roadhouse
After a long drive west this roadhouse was the one spot I managed to get a "I'm in the middle of fucking nowhere" sensation. Emmdale Roadhouse is somewhere between Cobar and Wilcannia in NSW. There is nothing around but low semi desert scrub and we were welcomed by some beer drinking truckers "taking a break".
The burgers were great (even if you had to ask for onions and sauce) and the truck drivers that were eating all seemed to be eating T-Bone steaks.
I instantly focussed on the orange wall and loved the garden bed of succulents!