In And Out Of Shadows
Cut down the middle…
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
London Festival Of Photography Entry
I finally managed to get round to entering the London Festival of Photography street competition yesterday.
I’m not sure these are my strongest images but I just needed to get something in since the deadline was 6am this morning…
I thought I would put this up today since there isn’t any new material in it 🙂
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Shooting The Street
I dont see this very often… I should bust my 4×5 camera out again… Never seem to have the time these days…
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Half Frame Urbex
A couple of half frame panos… The first one is the abandoned Central Institute of Technology and the second one is an abandoned company that used to go by the name Universal Trading Company which reminded me of Universal Exports from James Bond 🙂
Canon Demi S Half Frame Camera, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Picture Of Self
I haven’t put up one of these for a while… 
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
A Year Of Photography With A Rolleiflex
Well 2011 is finally over, its been a pretty good year, Ive had the usual ups and downs but have managed to take quite a few images.
Here are some highlights from Rollei and I in 2011… Enjoy 🙂
We walked the streets when no one else was around…
…and went to some events.
We traveled to Auckland…
…and did some assisting.
Sometimes we walked for hours and only took a single shot…
… and sometimes we shot a whole roll of film in under 30 minutes.
We went shooting in the rain…
…and when it was too dark to see the numbers on the dials.
Sometimes we were a little too slow…
…but sometimes our timing was bang on.
We self published a book on street photography…
…and even sold a few copies…You can see it HERE
We took photos of people taking photos, but never photos of people taking photos of people taking photos.
We finally broke through the mental barrier of going up to people in the street and asking to take their photo, not one person said no.
Sometimes we went to different places to shoot…
…and sometimes things happened right outside our door.
We went urban exploring with friends…
…and found some pretty cool places…
…which led to some more assisting.
Sometimes we waited to get the shot…
…but mostly we just wandered around aimlessly and watched for stuff to happen…
…and happen it did…
…sometimes it was pretty random…
…sometimes it was really random…
…but it was all good…
Yup… all in all its been a pretty good year.
Bring on 2012!
All images shot on Rolleiflex 2.8 E
Occupy Wellington Board
For the new year I have been trying different styles of street photography. Usually I use the aimless wandering style of street photography which means that you don’t really stop moving and capture whatever happens in front of you, this method is great for when I have Samantha in the backpack because she gets bored if I stand still too long. Over Christmas I have had a few opportunities to go out by myself and have been doing a bit of camping in one spot and waiting for something to happen… These shots were basically done by standing in the middle of the footpath without moving for about 5 minutes 🙂
These are of the Occupy Wellington board which stated that the city council was evicting them from where they are located on the 4th on January… As far as I know they are still there
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Zoo Half Frame
I love how seamless this shot is even though the two girls are in it twice… Look at it big 🙂
Canon Demi S Half Frame, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Sleeper In The Sun
I loved all the lines in this one at the back of Te Papa (national museum).
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Pomare Revisited
Went out looking for abandoned buildings yesterday afternoon and ended up driving back past Pomare… It has changed quite a lot since I was there a couple of weeks ago. Houses that still had people in them are now nothing but empty shells and new buildings have fences around them as they are due for demolition. The fences around some of the buildings had been pushed down and there were people removing bathroom fixtures (not sure if they were supposed to be there or not since it was a public holiday).
The whole place has an aerie feel especially once you look closer at the things that have been left behind.
Nikon D90, 50mm f1.8, ISO 400
Abandoned Service Station
I found this abandoned service station in Upper Hutt, Wellington a couple of weeks ago…
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Happy New Year
Post no bills but apparently you can leave your ironing board there… Happy New Year 🙂
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
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