Occupy Wellington Before And After Eviction
Occupy Wellington Got evicted the other day. It was pretty much going to happen as the city tried to tidy its image for the Rugby 7’s. I missed the actual eviction which was apparently a bit heated but have put together some before and after shots… They aren’t exact since I was doing it completely from memory from a few months ago but you get the idea.
In the 5th shot you can see a guy on a bike talking to the security guard… The same guy is one of the original protestors in the shot below :)… There was no animosity and they were just having a chat.
I like how chilled out Wellington is sometimes 🙂
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Busking With Style
Saw this a couple of weeks ago on the waterfront… I usually don’t take pictures of buskers but this one was too cool to miss. Not only was he playing some smokin piano, he was playing on the back of a super cool pickup and if that wasn’t enough he also had an old school mechanical drum machine that was playing along. Unfortunately just as I got there it started to rain and he packed up 😦
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Waterwheel
A replica of the wheel that used to drive industry in the early days… This one was built around 1936 and then restored in the 1980s… I was surprised at how little water it took to keep it going round.
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F.
Chair
Yup its a chair 🙂
From the last trip to the Fever Hospital
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Swimmers
The short bouts of nice weather have bought out the wharf jumpers.
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Waiting For Toilets
This was originally part of the set from the Dresden Dolls but when I saw it I decided it fit more with the street stuff I have been shooting and decided to post it today by itself.
I really like this shot…and I don’t really say that about my images 🙂
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Dresden Dolls Wellington Opera House 2012 With A Rolleiflex
So if you have been following this blog or Twitter you will know that I got to go to the Dresden Dolls show in Wellington after winning a ticket from Amanda Palmer off of Twitter (and I never win anything!). I got my entry in slightly late but mentioned that I had a 1957 Rolleiflex that wanted to meet her, she ended up giving me a ticket but saying that I owed her a photo… Sweet!
This post is pretty much for Amanda Palmer and Brian Viglione to say thanks for a Super Wicked Show! (hopefully they get to see it)
All the shots are taken with said Rolleiflex, who I have to say outdid itself especially the ones of the show at 3200 ISO… Film is not dead! 🙂
At one point Amanda had to go for a piss so this guy came up from the audience to play… He did a pretty good job too 🙂
Just been told that his name is Ash Shields… You rock!
Drinks break while on the drums
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Delta 3200, Hp5 400 and HP5 400 pushed to 3200 ISO Films
Walker
Another shot from Lower Hutt, this time behind the big Westfield Mall…
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Waiting
Coming out of Kathmandu after stocking up for a camping trip…
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Tunnels
A couple of vaguely problematic shots from some new places in Wellington… I have been wandering a bit further a field looking for good places to sit and wait for stuff to come to me… The first one has potential but I think the second one is a bit busy, I might have to try it from a different angle… Both shots from The Terrace.
Rolleiflex 2.8E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Pomare: The First Time
These shots are mostly from when I went to Pomare the first time. I have only managed to develop and scan the film these were on recently and things have change quite a bit since this.
The shots after this are from when I went back the third time. The big piles of rubble are no longer there and more houses have fences around them that are destined to be demolished. I will probably end up going back a few more times to see how things are progressing.
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
Why Manakins Should Wear Underwear
Wellingtons wind at work again…
Rolleiflex 2.8 E, Ilford HP5+ 400 ISO Film, CanoScan 9000F Scanner.
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