Fire!

Wellington, New Zealand, today: Yesterday it was hail– today fire. The massive blaze broke out in a century old villa and brought the central city to a standstill. The building was abandoned and no one was injured, but the fire is being investigated and arson has not been ruled out. Canon SX30is

Demi

Wellington, New Zealand, 2010: Pigeons are part of the bird family Columbidae. They are an incredibly adaptable bird, having now colonised most parts of the world. They are also considered a plague in many cities- “rat’s with wings” being a common description. The “half-frame camera” emerged from Japan in the 1960s. It allowed for a […]

Isoly

Petone, NZ, 2009: Before the Holga, and even the Diana, was the “Isoly”… The Agfa Isoly was an inexpensive and simple plastic camera made by Agfa in the 1960’s. Shooting 12 frames (4″/4″)on 120 film, it’s plastic lens produces dreamy, pastoral, & slightly out of focus images. It is generally agreed that the Hong Kong […]

Run

Wellington, New Zealand, June 2011: Kiev-4m/Jupiter-8/Ilford Delta 400

Yacht

Wellington, New Zealand, 2011: ……………….. Kiev-4m/Jupiter-8

The Alley

Wellington, New Zealand, 2009: Experimenting with wireless flash, umbrella, torch & long exposures in “the alley”. Simon Burrow came up with the idea and asked me to tag along… It was a two person job- someone to trigger the camera’s, someone to pop the flash, someone to paint the walls with a torch, and both […]

Gate

Burdans Gate, Pencarrow, Wellington, 2011: An experiment shooting with a Kiev-4m/Jupiter8 on bulb with cable release, on a Cullmann Magnesit Copter mini-tripod, plus holding an ND8 filter in front of the lens… Exposure time approx 3-5 seconds… Kiev-4m/Jupiter-8/Delta-400/LC-29

Piers

Seaview, Wellington, NZ, 2011: …………………………. Kiev-4m/Jupiter-8/Delta-400/LC-29

Max

Wellington, NZ, 2011: A random shot of a “Max” billboard- in downtown Wellington the other week… Olympus XA3/Ilford Delta 3200