A couple of Old Ladies and 7’s Chaos
This was taken at the Rugby 7’s after party. It amused me that there was a couple of old ladies wandering around amongst thousands of dressed up drunk young people. unfortunately after I spotted them they headed away from where all the costumed people were so this was the best shot I got.
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 lens, Ilford Delta 3200 film.
Fatherhood Friday 13: A Week of Random Occurances.
At last! The colds seem to be going away! Yay!
On the down side it seems to be getting quite a lot colder… yay winter… not.
Me and Emily are heading down south this weekend to go and see the grandparents who are currently living on Coronet Peak ski area. This will be Emily’s first real experience of snow and should prove to be a weekend of highs and hanging out with the whanau.
Amanda and Samantha get to stay at home and have some alone time.
Anyway on to the random occurences:
Being yelled at by a road work stop/go person (you know the ones who have the signs to make traffic stop or go) for not going even though their sign was on stop.
Being asked how old my “son” was even though she was dressed entirely in pink (and I mean pretty much all over pink).
A random log of wood rolling down a hill just as I was driving past and slamming into the side of the car (luckily it just hit the wheel so no damage done).
Customers at work trying to return Passport photos because they didn’t realise how easy it was to do themselves (because they were both “photographers”).
Sorry that kinda almost turned into a rant and kinda didn’t really have much to do with kids (except the pink one) but im done now… Honest.
Emily:
Emily has been steadily getting better after antibiotics and is so excited about going on a plane and going skiing that she is having trouble focusing on anything for very long. At her crèche they played the kids a cartoon version of “The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe” which has led to a few nights of very unsettled sleep (admittedly they did send an email home saying that they were going to) and is it just me or does that seem a little too scary for 4 year olds?
Emily in the not yet completed “Bike Track” mud puddle.
Samantha:
Has worked out that I have been using a decoy book in order to stop her taking out my bookmark and has resumed hunting it down and me spending 5-10 minutes a day trying to find out where I am up to.
She is continuing to pick up words on almost a daily basis although her favourite still seems to be “hot hot hot”.
She is also showing a tenacity unparalleled in human existence which means that she will continually go back to something (TV, wall plugs, food on the floor, anything that is Emily’s) over and over and over again, even if you put her into a different room and tell her “No”.
Her favourite place at the moment seems to be under the table, mostly because its hard for me to get under. She sits there and laughs at me as I try to coax her out without me having to go under myself. It usually ends by her banging her head on a chair, crying and coming out in order to be cuddled.
Sam in her All-in-One ski suit…Oh and Amanda’s in there too.
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8mm Lens, Ilford HP5 400 ISO film.
Where Old Houses go to be Resold
Maybe 50 houses that have been moved off their original sites and put into a yard to be sold and moved to a new location.
Between Porirua and Lower Hutt.
The further back you got in the yard the worse the houses got. I was only there for a short time while doing some assisting work but will definitely have to go back when the light is better.
Nikon F5, 19-35mm Lens, Ilford HP5 400 ISO film
Graffiti and Flowers
Random flowers mixed in with empty spray can, beer bottle and downpipe.
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Lens, Ilford HP5 400 ISO Film
Protest
Protest from a couple of weekends ago (only just developed film last night)
I like that some of the people are looking directly at me and that some are avoiding me altogether.
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 lens, Ilford HP5 400 ISO film.
Shooting Seals (But in a Good Way… With Cameras not Guns)
Fergus getting a shot of a seal at Red Rocks, Wellington
Yes the horizon is crooked 🙂
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Lens.
Dragon Stilt Girl
Seen at Cuba Street Carnival, Wellington
I went to the street carnival initially shooting with my 80-200mm lens but gave up the tele lens and swapped to my 50mm after taking this one shot. I havent use my tele for street shooting since. Wish Id swapped lenses before I took this image.
I like the eye contact in this image.
Nikon F5, 80-200mm f2.8 lens, Ilford Delta 400 ISO Film
Death of a Motorcycle
I guess motor scooters aren’t supposed to go on BMX tracks.
I never found out if it was stolen of if the owner just got angry and destroyed it.
Id like to point out that I use the term “motorcycle” pretty loosely here 🙂
This is a good example of some scanning machines not being able to handle the grain from a film like Ilford Delta 3200 very well. I need to re-scan these so the grain is less mushy.
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 lens, Ilford Delta 3200 ISO film.
Great Beards
If you want to see some great beards you should go hang round and wait for an ACDC stadium concert to get out.
These types of pics are why I love Delta 3200 film. Flash would have detracted from these images even well positioned flash and you can be a lot more stealthy without it.
These two guys were waiting for friends and heckling me pretty much every time I went to take a photo (I did miss a few shots because I was laughing so much). It made for a pretty amusing time.
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 Ilford Delta 3200 ISO film. f1.8 at 1/80th second
Fatherhood Friday 10: Sam Likes Steak
Once again colds featured a lot this week (welcome to winter) and there has been a fair bit of tired and grumpy behaviour all round.
Samantha: Still learning words at a rapid rate of fire. The current cold has made her lose her voice so when she tries to scream pretty much nothing comes out and she gets a very confused look on her face (which is amusing but also kinda a bit sad) so the house has been a bit quieter this week.
She is also attempting to stand on her own by putting herself up on things and then letting go to stand unassisted.
New phrase of the week: “uh oh”
Sam Likes Steak
Emily: Aside from having a cold, Emily has been pretty well-behaved this week. One of the highlights has been watching Emily and Samantha chasing each other round the house while laughing and squealing with delight. unfortunately the cold and rainy weather has ment we have had to stay inside and she is getting to the point where she needs a bit of a run around to burn off some energy but I don’t want to take her out because she still has a cold and something resembling a smokers cough.
Scary Emily
Opps I Fell Asleep…
I hate it when that happens…but the metal grill looks soooo soft and inviting 🙂
Nikon F5, 50mm f1.8 lens, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO film
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