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 [...]
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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 [...]
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
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 [...]
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.
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 [...]
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
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
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: [...]
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: [...]
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
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
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 [...]
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)
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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…
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 [...]
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.
