Camera: Diana + pinhole aperture Film: Can’t remember!
Category Archives: colour
Jesus in the Junk
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Well, those of Christian beliefs do say he is everywhere, which kind of freaks me out if I think about it too deeply, but this particular shining example of the saviour I found in the Dandenong Trash & Treasure sidewalk market one day. This is yet another shot taken with the cool Waist level Finder [...]
Negative Space Rider
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Camera: Holga 120N with Waist Level Viewfinder (modified by Holgamods) Film: Fuji Pro 400H
Frankston in Large Format
Monday, August 9, 2010
Drifting a long way away from plastic lenses with this shot. It is taken with my latest camera, a Polaroid 110A that has been converted to take 4″ x 5″ sheet film by a talented man named Dean Jones, who luckily for me I met a few years ago at a Sunwrae concert and who [...]
Wood Louse & Pipes Diptych
Friday, July 30, 2010
Here’s something a bit different for a change, eclectic subject matter, as seems to be my wont – I refuse to have my photography pigeon-holed! This is a vertical dyptych of two Polaroid 500 shots, taken on a Polaroid ‘Vision’ camera (also sold as the Captiva), another folding SLR job from Mr Land’s stables before [...]
Sky-Like Sign
Monday, January 25, 2010
I find blank signs quite appealing. Their random appearance on walls and billboards has an almost zen quality that invites quiet contemplation on the beauty of minimalism. (or maybe I’m just full of it!) Camera: Diana 151 Film: Konika Minolta Centuria 100 (expired)
We Are Not Really Here [Variations]
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Monday, January 11, 2010
Camera: Bronica SQ-A Film: Agfa XPS 160 Development Method:Developer: Nova Pro-Speed 41 ‘Press Kit’ – two step C-41 process.Time: 2:55 sec Temperature: 39ºC Agitating 15 sec initially then 5 sec every 30 sec and then 3 min blix, continuous agitation. Thorough wash (at least 5 changes of water in tank after 30 seconds [...]
View from 7 Acre Rock
Monday, December 28, 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 [...]
A Different Caravan
Saturday, December 5, 2009
This image is not taken with a ‘plastic lens’ camera, but rather with my ‘new’ (old) Bronica SQ-A medium format single lens reflex. I will probably do this (upload non toy camera work) from time to time because, well, it’s my website and I can! Camera: Bronica SQ-A (see more cameras) Film: Agfa Optima 100-Y
Caravan
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
There is a seaside camping/caravan spot we sometimes go to in a quiet spot called Walkerville on the coastline east of Melbourne. This van has been there for quite a while, but I can’t ever remember seeing anyone occupy it, although admittedly my holidays are usually not in the peak season due to my shift [...]
A Round About Then
Friday, October 23, 2009
On a long road trip it is a good idea to have a break in the journey to stretch ones legs and in the case of children to have a play in a playground if you can find one. On a recent trip we found ourself in Sale and discovered such a spot that also [...]
A Round About Now
Friday, October 16, 2009
Camera: Diana 151 Film: Konika Minolta Centuria 100 (expired)
Sand Bags
Friday, October 9, 2009
On the 3rd week of the Ballarat International Foto Biennale, my family kidnapped me for a few days and we went along the Victorian Coastline up to Tathra, which is over the border on the South Eastern New South Wales coastline. It was lovely and pretty much the only consistent, consecutive few days of blue [...]
Watch Dog
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Camera: Diana 151 Film: Konika Minolta Centuria 100 (expired)
Stop Train Crossing
Saturday, September 12, 2009
A train crossing in Bullarto, country Victoria. Camera: Diana 151 Film: Fuji Pro 160
Biennale Man
Friday, September 4, 2009
If I seem a bit distracted this month, in no small part it is due to this gentleman. Let me explain, this is Jeff Moorfoot, one of the primary driving forces behind the Ballarat International Foto Biennale. Jeff is the festival director and with the help of the committee, volunteers and participating artists from Australia [...]
A Boy’s Toys
Friday, August 28, 2009
A young fella contemplates life with his hand full of bounty. Slightly blurry (as Diana’s can be) but I find the selective focus of his right (on our left) hand holding the toy interesting. Camera: Diana 151 Film: Konika Minolta Centuria 100
The Niche
Friday, August 21, 2009
Another photo from a roll that was an unintentional x-pro (cross-process – where E-6 slide film is processed as ‘ordinary’ negative C-41 film), I forgot I had slide film in the camera, dropped it off and the lab had already loaded it in the machine before we realised it was E-6. Normally they don’t X-Pro [...]
Magnolias
Thursday, August 13, 2009
This photo is from a roll that was an unintentional x-pro (cross-process – where E-6 slide film is processed as ‘ordinary’ negative C-41 film), I forgot I had slide film in the camera, dropped it off and they had already loaded it in the machine before we realised it was E-6. Normally they don’t X-Pro [...]
Church in Talbot
Thursday, August 6, 2009
In keeping with the rural theme and also following on from the reference to the Foto Biennale mentioned in the last photograph posted on the site, here is a church facade in Talbot, a small township in country Victoria, where my family and I stayed for part of the Daylesford Foto Biennale in 2007. Camera: [...]
Mine Site near Smeaton
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
I took this shot with my trusty Diana camera during 2007, when I was in country Victoria for the Daylesford International Foto Biennale, which has now transformed into the Ballarat International Foto Biennale. When we first visited this area in the goldfields, we were detoured down a mainly one lane road, occasionally surfaced with bitumen, [...]
Broken Wheel
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Here stands a salutory lesson on the folly of cost cutting in business, the practice of which so often proves to be founded on false economy. Melbourne’s try at having an ‘eye’ was constructed in such a way that when we reached a certain temperature in the heat of summer last year, components failed and [...]
The Wall
Monday, July 13, 2009
A suburban wall in a suburban car park. What appealed to me about this wall is the bright white loading doors against the brick, the slowly sagging chain-link fence and the blue, blue sky above the whole scene. Using asa 100 film in a camera like the original Diana is pushing it a bit but [...]
Olives & Hydrant
Friday, June 5, 2009
Winter is often annoying to me. I begrudge the overcast skies and the cold mornings. My workplace is often overrun with people with flu-like symptoms, sniffles, temperatures and the like who somehow managed to reach adulthood without learning the simple courtesy of covering their mouths when they cough! Anyway, yet another annoyance is the habit [...]
Regrowth
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
Friends of ours live in country Victoria, which experienced some devastating bushfires early in 2009. We visited the other day and my friend took me on a tour of some of the areas nearby affected by the fires. It was wonderful to see how the regrowth was progressing in even the most blackened scorched areas. [...]
Abandoned Gas
Friday, May 15, 2009
One of my favourite Integral Polaroids, this image has recently been printed in the “Roadtrip” theme gallery of Light Leaks magazine (thank you editors), along with many other great images and articles (this one’s on p. 34 if anyone has the latest issue) *grin* Camera: Polaroid Spectra Film: Polaroid Spectra/Image Integral film
The Slime
Friday, May 8, 2009
For all the Frank Zappa fans out there. In a bout of insomnia last Tuesday night I was capturing this scene with a variety of cameras, including the blackbird,fly. This exposure was taken over approximately 50 seconds. Camera: blackbird,fly – no mask Film: Fuji Superia 400
Yellow Hula Hoop
Thursday, April 30, 2009
A cute image of my eldest, looking quite happy with her latest ‘toy’ – the Hula Hoop, an oldie but a goodie Camera: blackbird,fly with no mask Film: Fuji Superia 400
The First Motel (no Vacancy)
Thursday, April 16, 2009
I grew up not far from here and always meant to photograph this place. I finally got around to it! Some extended exposure toy camera photography, of the Oakleigh Motel, heritage listed – the first motel in Victoria. Camera: Diana F+ Film: Fuji Pro 160S (approximately 60 second exposure)
Umbrella Girls
Friday, April 10, 2009
Another colourful capture of my beautiful (if slightly bonkers) kids, sheltering from cosmic rays under a rainbow striped umbrella. Sprocket holes courtesy of the blackbird,fly cameras different masking options. This image was taken as part of a little 8mm filming project of which a small movie snippet can be seen here: documenting the capturing of [...]
The Geometry of Customs
Monday, March 30, 2009
The facade (or rather part) of the Customs building in Melbourne. This building sits in the docklands precinct and I was quite taken with it’s OP-Art sensibilities, so of course had to capture some views on film. I took this photograph last week whilst wandering town with my nephew (pictured in this photo) and remember [...]
Girl with Mother of Pearl
Saturday, March 28, 2009
One slightly overcast, but quite lovely day a couple of years ago we went to Williamstown, a bayside suburb where my Mother grew up and where my Great Aunt, who is now 93 still lives. The children just love exploring rock pools so they were amply entertained (or rather entertained themselves on this occasion. Camera: [...]
Urban Surfing
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
My nephew clowning around on one of the ring sculptures in the Melbourne Docklands area, a place that has changed remarkably in the last few years. The buildings behind Charles have sprung up and development seems to be continuing at a pace that defies the current global economic gloom… Camera: blackbird, fly with square mask [...]
Superman’s Laundry
Saturday, March 14, 2009
Wandering around a local fair whilst recently on holidays, I noticed a stall with various superhero costumes hanging up high above the stall, I couldn’t resist snapping this image of superman’s outfit blowing in the breeze. Camera: blackbird,fly with 24 x 24 mm square mask Film: Fuji Superia 400
Masked Girl with Snorkel
Thursday, March 5, 2009
It has been a hectic few weeks but thankfully we have been fortunate enough to get down to the beach. Here my youngest tries out the new mask and snorkel set we bought her. The crazy vignetting is courtesy of 200 speed film in the wonderful blackbird,fly (from Superheadz) camera set on ‘sunny’ aperture. Camera: [...]
City On The Hill
Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Taken a few moons ago now with the Asiana (Diana clone) camera. Viewpoint from Birrarung Mar. Camera: Asiana Film: not sure (as all my negs are stored at a different location at the mo’ due to bushfire threat – but I think it’s probably Fuji 160 stuff)
Quiet Is The New Loud
Thursday, February 26, 2009
The wedding went well, thankfully, at least I think the bride & groom were happy with my work. I am still doing post work on the best of the shots from the day as I find the time (that’s right, the job doesn’t stop once the cake’s cut!) Anyhow, I thought I would upload something [...]
Focus on the Bride
Saturday, February 21, 2009
I have a wedding to attend this afternoon. The bride is an old school chum of my wife. I have been asked to do the wedding photography, which I said ‘yes’ to. (Why do I say ‘yes’? Why do I always say yes?!!) After doing a few wedding jobs, I have come to the conclusion [...]
Curious Kid
Saturday, February 14, 2009
This little kid is featured in one of my plastic lens words posts regarding scanning sprockets, but I thought this pic so cute it needed to be featured on the front page (so to speak) as well. We went to a nearby childrens’ farm during the summer school holidays recently and this little creature was [...]
Coming Down
Saturday, February 7, 2009
I am contemplating facing possibly the hottest day in February in recorded weather statistics with my two young children whilst my wife goes off on a “Hen’s Weekend” (that’s right, the girls need a whole weekend to get rotten these days!) and ponder the irony that in the northern parts of Australia we have torrential [...]
Wind Power
Friday, January 30, 2009
Originally posted on Jan 31 2007 as one of the original posts on the old plastic lens. Loooking like a mutant weathervane gone bonkers, this kinetic sculpture sits high in the Melbourne Docklands precinct. Each individual armature turns independently of each other in the wind, making for a very hypnotic & colourful phenomenon. Camera: Diana [...]
Green Pumpkins
Monday, January 26, 2009
Two years ago I decided to abandon my first photoblog ‘notreality’ to concentrate on ‘The Plastic Lens’ as a testament to how much I loved photography with plastic and low tech cameras. It has grown and changed a couple of times along the way and I lost a lot of data (photos, text, comments etc) [...]
Stretcher Bearer
Sunday, January 18, 2009
A friendly paramedic who frequently drops off customers to our E.D. named “Buddy” He is a bit of a photog himself and has shown interest in my plastic cameras. Here he poses for the Diana + in the ambulance bay one afternoon we both had 5 minutes spare. Camera: Diana + Film: Agfa 160
The Wizard
Friday, January 2, 2009
Baba Desi (also known as ‘The Belgrave Wizard’) is a wonderful character, a gentleman who is always happy to pose for a photograph This is one of my favourite portraits and was one of three photos of mine that I hung in my very first (joint) exhibition, the Light Leaks Exhibition that opened in Northcote, [...]
Happiness
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Happiness is a face full of ‘Fairy floss’ at the fair on a fine day. Happy New Year everyone! Camera: blackbird,fly with square mask Film: I can’t remember! – asa 200 generic stuff I think…(it’s not printed on the neg)
Barbie Gothic
Sunday, December 28, 2008
This shot may be rather dark, but I kind of like it a lot, being surreal and headless, something I often think the direction of my life has been. Only joking, I know where I’m going and what I’m doing, for sure! (Is this my beautiful Wife? ..and my beautiful House? How did I get [...]
Jumpy Castle
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Modern fairgrounds and parties mimic the wonderful soft sculptures of the POP Art era, as in this Jumping Castle at a local school fair. Camera: blackbird,fly with square mask Film: I can’t remember! – asa 200 generic stuff I think…(it’s not printed on the neg)
Portrait of a Young Woman
Friday, December 19, 2008
A talented young artist I know named Hazel Dooney held an exhibition earlier this year. The exhibition was (predominantly) of her photography with a couple of graphic works as well, the subject matter of these images being intimate in nature. The title of the exhibition was PORNO and the gallery staff all sported a T-Shirt [...]
Wonderful Rust
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
A bit of abstraction with this detail of some entropy in action…errr, that is all. (I’m on Night Shift so can’t really string many words together, for which many of you should be very grateful!) Camera: Diana F + Film: Fuji PRO400H film.
Dam View
Monday, December 8, 2008
I went for a pleasant drive to the Maroondah Dam reserve the other week. It sits close to the township of Healseville and despite the ongoing drought and sub 40% capacity status of our water catchments, it still makes a picturesque scene. Camera: Lubitel 166B Film: Fuji 100
Couple with Dog
Friday, December 5, 2008
Walking down at St. Kilda, an inner Melbourne bayside suburb, this nice couple poaed with their dog for the camera. Taken with no frame mask in the bbf, the exposure extends to the edge of the 35mm film, which is why the sprocket holes are visible. Camera: blackbird,fly Film: Fuji Superia 400
Curvy, Spiky Against Blue
Sunday, November 30, 2008
More about this Polaroid later – got to do some angle grinding now, must attend to the Chook shed! OK, I’ve successfully managed to cut the chook (chicken) shed down to 2/3 it’s original size without actually injuring myself with any power tools (an achievement for someone as clumsy as I, believe me!) Why am [...]
Skiffs
Monday, November 17, 2008
A late night post in which I cannot muster the energy to enter much information apart from “hello, hope you like this one!” Camera: Diana F + Film: Fuji Pro 160S
Girl with a blackbird,fly
Thursday, November 13, 2008
A lot of blue happening here, blue dressing gown, blue eyes, blue background, blue blackbird fly. One of my favourite bbf shots (taken with my orange bbf, yes I’m spoilt – I have two of these cool cameras). I think I love this shot so much because my daughter just looks like she is made [...]
Girl with a Prawn
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Another image from the ‘old’ plastic lens which I am transferring to the ‘new’ plastic lens. (some comments will be older than post date as they have been transferred from the original post) Original post date: June 7 2007I’m not sure why, but my eldest developed a strong attachment to this prawn at my sister-in-law’s [...]
Hang On!
Friday, October 31, 2008
Camera: blackbird,fly with 24 x 24 mask Film: Agfa 400 Vista (specially designed for Powershovel according to the film box)
Kantju Gorge, Uluru
Monday, October 27, 2008
Here is another image I originally posted on the ‘old’ plasticlens a month or so ago. It is another of the beautiful Kantju Gorge at Uluru. I will repost the original comments made to it as soon as I can. Here is the original text (note that an image of the Skatepark was static on [...]
Skate Park
Sunday, October 26, 2008
*Note – this image was initially uploaded on the of July 26th 2008 prior to a hiatus on the old site whilst we went on a holiday, the Kantju Gorge post followed on our return. For sequential accuracy and what Frank Zappa would call conceptual continuity, I have upoaded it again, before the Kantju Gorge [...]
Pinhole Rose
Friday, October 24, 2008
I am continuing to rebuild theplasticlens photo gallery after having major server problems with the old one. I have uploaded some images and assigned them the date they were uploaded on the ‘original site’ and have been manually reposting all comments made (including links back to the commenters sites if they had any) ~ it’s [...]
Piglet Passenger
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
This is one of the shots I took on World Toy Camera Day which was on the 18th October this year. It was towards the end of the day and the family were taking the dog for a walk. My youngest was on her pushbike (still with trainer wheels) and had her favourite old toy [...]
Kantju Gorge, Uluru
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Another of my images from the Northern Territory of Australia. It is taken in the beautiful Kantju Gorge section of Uluru, the largest monolith in the world, located in Central Australia. Camera: Diana F+ Film: Agfa XPS 160
Fuzzy Blossoms
Friday, October 17, 2008
(Still testing themes) This particular bbf image was taken on a very dull day with slow-ish film, so I had the camera set on ‘bulb’ with no tripod, hence the fuzz-factor. Camera: blackbird, fly with square (24 x 24) mask Film: Can’t remember!
Playground Swing Thing
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Another of my first exposures using the newly released blackbird,fly from Superheadz, taken with 400 asa film on a partially overcast day. As you can see, the kids were having a great time at this playground, which is the kind of time that children should have as often as possible. Camera: Blackbird,fly with no mask [...]
Test Flight
Saturday, October 4, 2008
In collaboration with Powershovel/Superheadz in Japan, I have been shooting rolls of film for them using their great new camera, the blackbird,fly. So far I have exposed 15 rolls of film and returned them to Tokyo. Quite a few of my images have appeared on the promotional poster for the blackbird,fly and also some appeared [...]
Docklands Construction
Monday, September 22, 2008
I have added a new plastic fantastic camera to the archive categories. It’s called the blackbird,fly from Superheadz in Japan and anyone who has been reading the words part of this site will be familiar with my recent excursions with this camera. It’s a plastic twin lens reflex that takes 35mm film and has various [...]
Uluru In The Distance
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Once again, the Agfa XPS 160 combined with the plastic lens on the Diana F+ has created some sort of alchemy for this photograph that makes it another of my favourites from Central Australia. Heading away from the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park, I had the sudden urge to pull our hired Maui to the side [...]
Tree at the Devil’s Marbles
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
The white trunk of this gum against the rust red of the Devils’s marbles and the clear blue sky just jumped out at me whilst I was wandering around this fascinating area in the Northern Territory. Thankfully my vision of what this might look like taken with my plastic camera was rewarded by a nice [...]
Sleeping Horse
Friday, December 28, 2007
On a hot summer day the best thing one can do is have a bit of a nap under a tree. Horses are far more sensible than people most of the time, don’t you think? Camera: Diana + Film: Fuji NPC 160
Feeling Blue
Wednesday, May 9, 2007
Taken with the lightleaked Asiana a couple of years ago before I discovered the source of the lightleak, this Ferris Wheel seemingly rises out of the depths of a mysterious blue ocean…or not > I should take out the now (hopefully) light-proofed Asiana for a bit of a spin, but I haven’t being doing much [...]
o-O
Monday, March 19, 2007
These metal ring sculptures can be found at Docklands Park. They are just two of many of different sizes and sit around and near the base of the kinetic sculpture The Blowhole. You can see from the state of the grass how little rain we have had in the city lately, even the normally verdant [...]
Red Bike & Graffiti
Thursday, February 8, 2007
Taken on Hosier’s Lane, which is literally covered with Stencil art and graffiti (the best examples of which are not actually shown in this capture) I have a fondness for bicycles and for some strange reason like to photograph them… Camera: Colorflash Deluxe Film: Fuji NPC 160
Mr Percival
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
One of my favourite toy camera shots, these beautiful birds were wading on the beach at St. Leonards, west of Geelong, Victoria, where I managed to photograph them. Camera: Colorflash Deluxe Film: I can’t remember what film I used, probably Fuji.
78 Tram
Thursday, December 1, 2005
Melbourne Public Transport as captured by the Fujipet on it’s first day out in Australia! Camera: Fujipet Film: ? (Fuji 400 asa I think)
