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Old Mini for Jeff

Old Mini for Jeff

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 [...]

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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

Three Sentinels

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 km [...]

Two Children, One With a Water Pistol

Two Children, One With a Water Pistol

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

Cape Liptrap Lighthouse

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 sec.

A Girl, a Dog & an Old Car

A Girl, a Dog & an Old Car

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

Flat Rose

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

Wall Of Phones

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

Sabra

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

Curly Topiary

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

Skorj X

‘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

Jun's Cool Hat

(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

Free Burma Goths

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

Engine 6A

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

Rooftop Swim

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

Frozen Clocks

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.