Testing the Bronica Auto Extension Tube S-18… Camera: Bronica SQ-A Film: Shanghai GP3 100
Category Archives: black & white
Under the Clocks
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Most people who have grown up or lived in Melbourne for any length of time would know the central Flinders Street Station. “I’ll meet you ‘Under The Clocks’ has been a favoured rendevous point for many generations. This is an extended exposure taken around twilight at Flinders St Station – Camera:Bronica SQ-A Film: Fuji [...]
60 Dollar Rooms
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
My brother gave me a box of old cameras, mainly old box-brownies, but in it was this cool box camera with the largest waist level finder I have seen in these kind of cameras ever. It’s an Ensign Ful-Vue and what is more it takes 120 rolls nicely! The settings are pretty simple and shutter [...]
Suspended
Thursday, March 25, 2010
This photo is a detail of Ken Unsworth’s ‘Annulus of Stones’ (2007), a sculpture at the McClelland Gallery & Sculpture Park in Melbourne’s South East. Camera: Bronica SQ-A Film: Fuji Neopan Acros 100
Old Mini for Jeff
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
This old clunker sat for ages in someone’s backyard near where we walk, along a dirt road next to a gently flowing creek. It sat next to another old mini in a similar state of decrepitude. Because these beauties sat at the back of a ‘bush block’ there were no fences as such, so I [...]
-O-
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Happy New Year Everyone! Camera: Bronica SQ-A Film: Fuji Neopan 400 (120) Rated ISO: 400Developer: Rodinal Dilution: 1:50Temp: 20ºCTime: 11 min Method: Initial agitation 30 seconds then 4 (gentle) inversions every 2 minutes.
Three Sentinels
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Seven Acre Rock is a large rocky outcrop, 600 m altitude, which provides superb views of the Yarra State Forest, the Bunyip River Valley, and the Bunyip State Park in the state of Victoria. It is located in the Yarra State Forest, deep in the logging area south of the town of Powelltown, about 80 [...]
Two Children, One With a Water Pistol
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Camera: Diana 151 Film: Kodak Tri-X 400 Rated ISO: 400Developer: RodinalDilution: 1:50Temp: 20ºCTime: 13 minMethod: Initial agitation 55 seconds then 10 seconds every two minutes. 60 sec Stop Bath (Kodak Indicator Stop Bath). 5 minutes Ilford Rapid Fixer. Ilford Wash Technique then Kodak Fotoflow for 30 sec.
Cape Liptrap Lighthouse
Monday, November 23, 2009
Camera: Holga 120N with Waist Level Viewfinder (modified by Holgamods) Film: Shanghai GP3 400 Developer: Rodinal Dilution: 1:50 Temp: 20ºC Time: 15 min Method: Initial agitation 30 seconds then 10 seconds every 3 minutes. 60 sec Stop Bath (Kodak Indicator Stop Bath). 5 minutes Ilford Rapid Fixer. Ilford Wash Technique then Kodak Fotoflow for 30 [...]
A Girl, a Dog & an Old Car
Monday, November 2, 2009
Recently, thanks to the example and encouragement of some friends, I have ventured into developing my own negatives at home. So far I have done a few rolls of B & W, but I also have the ingredients for some C-41 (colour negative) developing, when I feel brave enough. This particular image was shot with [...]
Flat Rose
Monday, June 22, 2009
Here is an interesting photograph from a couple of years ago. It was taken on WPPD (World Pinhole Photography Day) as part of a series of pinhole Rose captures. I used a Holga converted to a pinhole camera, with a Polaroid back attached. The Roe in thi instance turned out looking very 2-dimensional as opposed [...]
Wall Of Phones
Thursday, May 28, 2009
This art installation was in place in a small laneway (Lush lane) off Flinders Lane in Melbourne’s CBD in the latter half of 2006. The bank of phones all rang with different ring tones (although the inner urban ambient noise was too loud the day I took this photo for me to hear them) *note: [...]
Sabra
Thursday, April 23, 2009
This talented young fellow is one of the Melbourne Flickrites and I caught up with him early in April, along with many other photogs at one of our monthly meets. Most of us take a camera or two and this meet was no exception, I myself took a Polaroid 600SE, EE100 and the little Superheadz [...]
Curly Topiary
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Some curly topiary at the McClelland Gallery and Sculpture Park in Melbourne’s South Eastern suburb of Langwarren. My sister had found some expired Kodak C-41 Black & White 35mm film and thought I might be able to use it, 400 ASA – tasty! Thanking her very much, I loaded the blackbird,fly with it sans mask [...]
Skorj X
Thursday, February 5, 2009
‘Our Man in Tokyo’ – Skorj, in a Melbourne Alley off Little Bourke St, 2005. Mike L was there also and unbeknownst to me, took a photo of me taking a photo of Skorj, errr, taking a photo! Little recursions like that amuse me. Camera: Empire Junior Film: Kodak B&W C-41 stuff…
Jun’s Cool Hat
Saturday, November 8, 2008
(originally posted on the old site, February 2008) This is Jun, a nice guy I met randomly one day in Brunswick whilst photographing old buildings with my pinhole camera. He stopped and started a conversation about photography and we chatted for a while, then I took his portrait (a different one to this) with my [...]
Free Burma Goths
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Originally posted in early February 2007, this is a strange double exposure taken on WTCD (World Toy Camera Day) 2005. I was wandering around town with a fellow toy camera aficionado, Mike (hi Mike!) It was my first WTCD. Can you also tell it was the first time I had used the Holga? Anyway, I [...]
Engine 6A
Saturday, February 9, 2008
A Steam Locomotive detail as seen by the very basic (but very sweet) toy camera Diana clone, the Asiana. Camera: Asiana Film: Ilford XP2 Super
Rooftop Swim
Monday, February 19, 2007
We had been to a wedding on the other side of town and decided to treat ourselves to staying at a hotel in the CBD for the night. The next morning was World Toy Camera Day ’06 and we got up early and went for a swim in the rooftop pool, even though it looked [...]
Frozen Clocks
Friday, January 27, 2006
Taken in the morning outside Flinders Street Station. A traditional place to meet friends in Melbourne is “under the clocks” Camera: Colorflash Deluxe Film: Kodak 400CN B&W C-41 film.
