Photos
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Cross Processing Shibuya
I still have heaps of photos from my Asia trip I haven’t really gone through yet.
These are some I took in Shibuya Japan, I’m sure you probably recognise it. It’s a crazy place, so many aspects of it seem like you’re in the movie Blade Runner. There is so much activity going on around you. People everywhere, TV screen flashing at you, the sound of seizure inducing Pachinko Parlors, and the alleys filled with “Love hotels”. Its a sensory overload and I thought it was fantastic.I tried out a Cross Processed effect with these. I found a Cross Processing action which worked ok, but it fell short of what I was ultimately after so processed them further myself. I quite like how they turned out, hope you like some of them too. These first 2 photos were taken from Starbucks above the intersection. It has the best view, but unfortunately a lot of people bumping the bench I was resting the camera on!
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Sydney Uni Art Installation
Well this might be a little different.
My father is studying a Master of Studio Art degree at Sydney Uni and this is his mid year installation (not final work)..
His work up until now has pursued more of a classical or modernist figurative focus with much of his work in bronze sculptures, however he is also a fantastic painter and illustrator. Some skills I wish I had inherited more.I won’t attempt to explore the concept of this work in this format, but I figure at least from a purely aesthetic perspective they look quite striking.
I had never shot shot anything like this before, so it was bit of a learning experience in the lighting conditions. Photographing art work always has extra challenges as the act of photographing the work can present the piece in new context which may undermine or even develop the conceptual focus in a direction not originally intended by the artist. In this case though I’m just documenting.
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Phillip Island MotoGP
I went to the MotoGP last weekend and it was fantastic. Beautiful day, great result, and I got a few pictures too.
So far I just have photos from the digital camera on the day of the race. But soon I’ll get some film developed with photos I took in Melbourne, and am looking forward to those.I had probably the worst lens for the day, a slow f/4 zoom however it was better than nothing! Here are some pics…
Danny Pedrosa (who was on pole position for the race) dropped the bike on the practice lap right in front of us.. It was hilarious, he wasn’t actually moving much at the time, he was accelerating from a stop and fell off the back off the bike. Not his finest moment.
Some support Races etc.
Then we had these guys.. So damn impressive.
The Podium.. Stoner, Capirossi, Rossi.
BEFORE
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AFTER
Rossi is still a crowd favourite.
The long walk back on the track.
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Olympus OM10 – A New Acquisition
Heres a quick picture of my new toy I picked up today for the massive sum of $11.
It’s an Olympus OM10 with manual adapter, plus all the accessories you can (and can’t) see in the photo, including a power winder, 2 flashes, a bag, a couple of sigma lenses and a Zuiko 50mm f/1.8. Oh and 3 normal compact film cameras that she had lying around. I’m pretty happy with it all 🙂 And yes it all works which is a plus. But I’ve still ordered a light seal kit and some new batteries for it (even though the old ones still worked).
The OM10 began manufacture in 1979 and is part of a “middle” range series of cameras in the OM system. The “top” range being the single digit models such as OM1, OM2, OM3 etc.
I cant wait to put some film through it and take some pictures!
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Way to Work
Haven’t had much time to post anything up lately, but here are some pics I took travelling to and from work one day in Sydney. Taken from the car with my point and shoot digital camera, they aren’t that amazing and don’t have much aesthetically interesting going on, but I intend to develop this concept at a later. Basically just to make my daily commute slightly less mundane!
