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  • Through Someones Vintage Eyes – Hong Kong

    A new, very occasional feature? Other peoples images create different stories in our minds. Sometimes we get the narration, like me blogging here and you reading. Other times, we just have an image with no story and need to fill in the gaps with our imagination. I recently got hold of a 37 slide box…

  • First Walk With A New Old Camera

    Stars aligned with an old friend who also shoots and we ventured out to Auckland’s suburb Onehunga to shoot some frames. I took the opportunity to bring along a ‘new’ camera for a test run – the Canon EOS 300D Digital. The 300D was a milestone DSLR on its release in 2003 as the first…

  • Shooting Film

    I’ve been slowly whittling down my film camera collection, keeping almost only units which have personal family history to them now. Whilst my fridge stocks of film are not exhausted, they are starting to run slim and at last count, my 120 film outnumbers my almost exhausted 35mm. Today’s shots were from the last run…

  • The Terraces

    Designed by architect Dr. Robert Donald in the 70’s and building completed around 1978, ‘The Terraces’ were (/are) an impressive apartment block in Auckland’s Mission Bay Area. Each apartment sporting 180 degree views of the harbour with deck access via master bedroom and lounge. Ive memories since childhood walking past these, as I still do…

  • The Ocean

    Scene from Coastal North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand Lumix GF1 The Ocean The Ocean has its silent caves,Deep, quiet, and alone;Though there be fury on the waves,Beneath them there is none. The awful spirits of the deepHold their communion there;And there are those for whom we weep,The young, the bright, the fair. Calmly the wearied…