No wise words here.
After a long day wandering around our National Capital its both sad and nice to be heading home. The afternoon light on the Federal Highway was low to the west, bright and comfortably warm. Brad had dozed off in the front passenger seat as we floated home in the comfort of a Citroen DS.
Canberra gets knocked for being a boring and dull place but I'm yet to be bored there. The cues to see the painings from the Musée d'Orsay were long but the wait was worth it. The part I found odd was the idea of how you can properly appreciate the art amid the hundreds of onlookers. As I'm tall seing paintings was easy but there were even people in wheelchairs squeezed in for a geez!
Get there if you can. Cheaper than a flight to Paris....
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Gate - Beverly Hills
No wise words here.
I'm back to keeping an eye out for interesting gates. I love these things and am amazed at how many still exist even after a house has had a "make over" and lost all its other original features. I guess if a gates a swingin on its hinge its a workin!
I'm back to keeping an eye out for interesting gates. I love these things and am amazed at how many still exist even after a house has had a "make over" and lost all its other original features. I guess if a gates a swingin on its hinge its a workin!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Koi Pond..........
No wise words here.
The wind came up this afternoon and knocked a large palm frond down. On its way down it struck the hills hoist causing the peg basket to flick pegs everywhere. I was watching as it happened, quite a spectacular series of events!
I have a love hate relationship with my Instax 100 (can you have a relationship with a camera?) It works well in daylight even overcast light but the moment the light dulls the darn thing gives me the horror of "auto flash".
My current hoard of Instax has all gone.....best find more.
The wind came up this afternoon and knocked a large palm frond down. On its way down it struck the hills hoist causing the peg basket to flick pegs everywhere. I was watching as it happened, quite a spectacular series of events!
I have a love hate relationship with my Instax 100 (can you have a relationship with a camera?) It works well in daylight even overcast light but the moment the light dulls the darn thing gives me the horror of "auto flash".
My current hoard of Instax has all gone.....best find more.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Number 4
No wise words here.
Well I'm impressed with what I got! Agree?
This shot is from the 4th self developed C41 colour film I've done and the shot was with a camera I was frustrated with sometime back. The camera in question is a 1970's Minolta SRT101.
I've now learnt that my frustration was from the lens I had on this camera instead of what I've used here namely a Rokkor 55mm f1.7. This lens has such soft depth to it and I'm loving it.
The film too, Kodak Portra 160VC gives me colours I'm in love with. I've bothered to read the film exposure chart and stayed close to the recommended 125th/sec speed. Kodak claim pretty broad latitude and its seems anywhere between f16 to f8 in sunny conditions works.
This combo will be getting some more work in the near future.
Well I'm impressed with what I got! Agree?
This shot is from the 4th self developed C41 colour film I've done and the shot was with a camera I was frustrated with sometime back. The camera in question is a 1970's Minolta SRT101.
I've now learnt that my frustration was from the lens I had on this camera instead of what I've used here namely a Rokkor 55mm f1.7. This lens has such soft depth to it and I'm loving it.
The film too, Kodak Portra 160VC gives me colours I'm in love with. I've bothered to read the film exposure chart and stayed close to the recommended 125th/sec speed. Kodak claim pretty broad latitude and its seems anywhere between f16 to f8 in sunny conditions works.
This combo will be getting some more work in the near future.
Friday, January 22, 2010
Expired Polaroid 667
No wise words here.
Well I got given three packs of Polaroid 667 sime time ago. The 1st two I openened immediately only to be dissapointed that they were dried up and crusty (even in the sealed heavy foil packs). I found the third pack yesterday and the optimist in me got excited like it was a new find. Sadly it too is dried up and crusty.
I'm having Polaroid/Fuji peel apart instant film withdrawl issues. I've been using my Holga and its images go close to filling the gap of excitement an instant camera gives but it still isn't there. I MUST budget for some instant film!
Well I got given three packs of Polaroid 667 sime time ago. The 1st two I openened immediately only to be dissapointed that they were dried up and crusty (even in the sealed heavy foil packs). I found the third pack yesterday and the optimist in me got excited like it was a new find. Sadly it too is dried up and crusty.
I'm having Polaroid/Fuji peel apart instant film withdrawl issues. I've been using my Holga and its images go close to filling the gap of excitement an instant camera gives but it still isn't there. I MUST budget for some instant film!
Flash, ah ha, defender of the Universe.....
No wise words here.
I've been meaning to stop and reminisce at the foot of this public park Rocket Ship for ages. I think it's the only one left in all of Sydney and has been placed up on a raised garden bed with no internal access possible. I suspect that as we live in the age of "public liability paranoia" the risk of children hurting themselves must be removed. Heaven forbid. I never fell down through the climbing ladder holes when I was a child. I remember these being in parks all over Sydney and climbed them all while out on a "Sunday Drive".
This one is in Dulwich Hill, Sydney. Know of any others?
I've been meaning to stop and reminisce at the foot of this public park Rocket Ship for ages. I think it's the only one left in all of Sydney and has been placed up on a raised garden bed with no internal access possible. I suspect that as we live in the age of "public liability paranoia" the risk of children hurting themselves must be removed. Heaven forbid. I never fell down through the climbing ladder holes when I was a child. I remember these being in parks all over Sydney and climbed them all while out on a "Sunday Drive".
This one is in Dulwich Hill, Sydney. Know of any others?
Saturday, January 16, 2010
The Reverend.......
No wise words here.
Well I went to a wedding on Saturday. A very traditional wedding. You know the sort, Church, Reverend, Bride and Groom and family and friends. That bit I think is great, even as a non believer, but the words the church runs out of the bible are such out of date garbage no matter how relevant you try and make them. The words from this Reverends mouth seemed biased towards a good wife doing what her husband wants. What gives? Will they ever catch up or disappear?
The bride looked fantastic and the groom not too bad either........
I took along a 1970's Minolta SRT101, 55mm f1.7 lens with some Arista Premium 400 film exposed @ 800. I felt both out of place amongst all the digital SLR's (especially the wedding photographers beast) but also content in catching things in a way no-one else will have.
Well I went to a wedding on Saturday. A very traditional wedding. You know the sort, Church, Reverend, Bride and Groom and family and friends. That bit I think is great, even as a non believer, but the words the church runs out of the bible are such out of date garbage no matter how relevant you try and make them. The words from this Reverends mouth seemed biased towards a good wife doing what her husband wants. What gives? Will they ever catch up or disappear?
The bride looked fantastic and the groom not too bad either........
I took along a 1970's Minolta SRT101, 55mm f1.7 lens with some Arista Premium 400 film exposed @ 800. I felt both out of place amongst all the digital SLR's (especially the wedding photographers beast) but also content in catching things in a way no-one else will have.
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