No wise words here.
Meadowbank is rapidly becoming a former industrial suburb on the Parramatta river. This cute little office backs onto the huge WISDOM toothbrush factory site which now lies derelict only loved by graffiti artists.
Opposite this is all new high rise apartments with endless airers of drying clothes. I suspect most in the high rise think this is ugly where I think the modern thing is hideous!
Saturday, January 8, 2011
Friday, December 3, 2010
Braeside Cres.
No wise words here.
I accidentally turned into a dead end street only to find a street full of homes with their period features, in particular their garage doors, all in tact and seemingly loved.
The light was awful but I had to make the best of it for a shot. While I was framing this a Poodle down the way was keen to tell everyone what was going on. When I turned around one of the neighbours was watching on. I made the first word by telling her she had a wonderful garage door. "Really, do you think so" she replied! I then got chatting with her (I'd learnt her name was Sadie by now) telling me she had lived in this street since 1960. Her garage door has had a few colour changes over the year but the one in this shot is the same now as what it was when new. Some people don't like change.
I left her after a 20 minute chin wag telling her she will see me again on a sunny day.
I accidentally turned into a dead end street only to find a street full of homes with their period features, in particular their garage doors, all in tact and seemingly loved.
The light was awful but I had to make the best of it for a shot. While I was framing this a Poodle down the way was keen to tell everyone what was going on. When I turned around one of the neighbours was watching on. I made the first word by telling her she had a wonderful garage door. "Really, do you think so" she replied! I then got chatting with her (I'd learnt her name was Sadie by now) telling me she had lived in this street since 1960. Her garage door has had a few colour changes over the year but the one in this shot is the same now as what it was when new. Some people don't like change.
I left her after a 20 minute chin wag telling her she will see me again on a sunny day.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
Learning to Count - December 1961
No wise words here.
Well aint this a fine Kodachrome picture? It's one of several dozen from a box of slides I took a punt on and bought from an antiques shop in Clemton Park. $AU20.00 well spent I think.
The whole set covers the years 1957 to 1962 and include a wedding, what looks like a honeymoon to Lord Howe Island followed by lots of pictures of a son and daughter. The family scenes are all set around Oatley and Hurstville near where I live. I find it sad that they are no longer loved by the family they are from but WOW do they bring a smile to my face (as well as a bit of a nostalgic feel).
Well aint this a fine Kodachrome picture? It's one of several dozen from a box of slides I took a punt on and bought from an antiques shop in Clemton Park. $AU20.00 well spent I think.
The whole set covers the years 1957 to 1962 and include a wedding, what looks like a honeymoon to Lord Howe Island followed by lots of pictures of a son and daughter. The family scenes are all set around Oatley and Hurstville near where I live. I find it sad that they are no longer loved by the family they are from but WOW do they bring a smile to my face (as well as a bit of a nostalgic feel).
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Sunbeams
No wise words here.
So I "invested" in three packs of new Impossible PX70 film as I did enjoy using my folding Polaroid SX70 and thought I should support the great effort the Impossible crew have made to date. What I'm not madly thrilled about is the images I've so far shot along with the stuff ups my SX70 cameras have performed.
1st SX70 I pulled from the shelf was the one I now remember didn't work so well.
2nd SX70 I pulled from the shelf was the working one but no amount of fiddling in a dark bag had me successfully re-fitting a dark slide to swap film packs. OK 1 shot lost as it acts as a dark slide!
Took some shots, did all the cover and keep them dark stuff including ignore them for an hour!
PINK, PINK and PINK shots I get. Yeah they look OK I guess.......
Hey I think. I'll try a pack in a lesser model 1500 SX70 camera. Load the pack, out comes the dark slide....woo! Take a shot, get the noise but no pic spits out......great another dud shot, another pack swap = another lost shot.....Jeez.
Whats a guy gotta do to get a colour shot from this colour film?
So I "invested" in three packs of new Impossible PX70 film as I did enjoy using my folding Polaroid SX70 and thought I should support the great effort the Impossible crew have made to date. What I'm not madly thrilled about is the images I've so far shot along with the stuff ups my SX70 cameras have performed.
1st SX70 I pulled from the shelf was the one I now remember didn't work so well.
2nd SX70 I pulled from the shelf was the working one but no amount of fiddling in a dark bag had me successfully re-fitting a dark slide to swap film packs. OK 1 shot lost as it acts as a dark slide!
Took some shots, did all the cover and keep them dark stuff including ignore them for an hour!
PINK, PINK and PINK shots I get. Yeah they look OK I guess.......
Hey I think. I'll try a pack in a lesser model 1500 SX70 camera. Load the pack, out comes the dark slide....woo! Take a shot, get the noise but no pic spits out......great another dud shot, another pack swap = another lost shot.....Jeez.
Whats a guy gotta do to get a colour shot from this colour film?
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Dunlop Factory
No wise words here.
So, I recently got taken to The Dunlop Factory in Alexandria. I'd seen numerous shots taken by people appear on Flickr and was mildly interested. It's a pretty large complex that actually has "Dunlop - Slazenger" branding on the exterior. Its a pretty graffiti filled space a la Glebe Tram Sheds and with easy access.
I thought there would be a couple of people there but was amazed to see a dozen plus, all with cameras, including a whole group (with make up artist) participating in an off camera flash course. Now this is a property that someone owns, someone may have insurance policies for, may even have plans for aka demolision but there it sits as a public liabilty nightmare.
I kind of find the whole graffiti thing dull but seeing this once busy and productive space in ruin, loved it!
I was also amazed at how well my Polaroid 103 with Fuji FP100-B worked. The strong light was on the XO floor panel but it exposed nicely right to the back.
So, I recently got taken to The Dunlop Factory in Alexandria. I'd seen numerous shots taken by people appear on Flickr and was mildly interested. It's a pretty large complex that actually has "Dunlop - Slazenger" branding on the exterior. Its a pretty graffiti filled space a la Glebe Tram Sheds and with easy access.
I thought there would be a couple of people there but was amazed to see a dozen plus, all with cameras, including a whole group (with make up artist) participating in an off camera flash course. Now this is a property that someone owns, someone may have insurance policies for, may even have plans for aka demolision but there it sits as a public liabilty nightmare.
I kind of find the whole graffiti thing dull but seeing this once busy and productive space in ruin, loved it!
I was also amazed at how well my Polaroid 103 with Fuji FP100-B worked. The strong light was on the XO floor panel but it exposed nicely right to the back.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
XVS
No wise words here.
So I have this backlog of Fujifilm FP100-C "peels" to process via a bleach wash to give me a transparency. As I work through them its a nice surprise to see results I'm not expecting, this shot being one of them. The original print is a nice soft shot of a blue car so getting a green from this is nice but the big white square I think result of peels sticking together while drying.
I think I prefer this to the print here http://www.flickr.com/photos/frontdrive34/4892830487
So I have this backlog of Fujifilm FP100-C "peels" to process via a bleach wash to give me a transparency. As I work through them its a nice surprise to see results I'm not expecting, this shot being one of them. The original print is a nice soft shot of a blue car so getting a green from this is nice but the big white square I think result of peels sticking together while drying.
I think I prefer this to the print here http://www.flickr.com/photos/frontdrive34/4892830487
Thursday, September 9, 2010
BOLWELL
No wise words here.
Well aint it nice to have my Yashica mat 124G repaired and working!
Some months ago I dropped it on a hard marble (well is there soft marble?) floor in Old Parlaiment House in Canberra. When it happened I was quietly distressed but put on a brave face to my friends.
I sent it off to the Camera Service Centre in Castlereagh Street in Sydney and they expertly did the following:
Realingn the focus rails
Repair the light meter
Clean the taking lens
Fix and test the shutter
This shot of a Bolwell Nagari taken at the Shannons Eastern Creek Raceway event. Close to 2000 classic cars attend this event. Lots of common and not so common machines. I'd forgotten Bolwells even existed and I had a friend who owned several in the 1980's!
Green, yellow and blue are a great combo too.
Well aint it nice to have my Yashica mat 124G repaired and working!
Some months ago I dropped it on a hard marble (well is there soft marble?) floor in Old Parlaiment House in Canberra. When it happened I was quietly distressed but put on a brave face to my friends.
I sent it off to the Camera Service Centre in Castlereagh Street in Sydney and they expertly did the following:
Realingn the focus rails
Repair the light meter
Clean the taking lens
Fix and test the shutter
This shot of a Bolwell Nagari taken at the Shannons Eastern Creek Raceway event. Close to 2000 classic cars attend this event. Lots of common and not so common machines. I'd forgotten Bolwells even existed and I had a friend who owned several in the 1980's!
Green, yellow and blue are a great combo too.
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