For the past few months I photographed the trees on Mount Victoria.
I have a few hundred photos and I would post more, but together they’re a bit overwhelming.
Deluxe is my favorite cafe in Wellington and it’s also the place I sold my first turtle tiki necklace.
If you’re in Wellington this weekend you must attend Craft 2.0 at the New Dowse between 11:00 and 3:00.
I’ll be making badges for Sue, and selling some necklaces too.
This year is pretty exciting.
From March 6th to March 9th my photo will be exhibited at the Art Lounge at the Auckland Art Gallery.
Woah!
Big thanks to Shannon (she’s in the photo), love you.
They’ve added a new statue on the Wellington waterfront.
Cool, but weird.
Something a bit different…
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Photoshop was not used on this image (although I admit I stamped out some dust from the scan).
I’ve been documenting Mount Victoria and I might submit some prints for the New Zealand Affordable Art Show.
Last year the show exhibited about 900 artists and they collectively earned just under one million dollars. I almost submitted paintings, but missed my chance.
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I would trade sloth for gluttony any day.
There are some drawbacks living in New Zealand. For example, now that I have a film camera I have to buy film. The film I prefer to buy costs $12.35 in Wellington. Ouch.
The same roll of film costs $2.69 in America.
Kiwis pay so much for products and I don’t know why.
So this week I’m indebted to Keith, who arrived from Texas with a full bag of film for me! Hopefully by the time I run out someone else can traffic film from the good ‘ol U.S.A. (I promise I won’t call you a mule, in fact, I’ll shower you with presents)
Here’s another photo for kicks. I haven’t been in this slingshot yet, anyone keen?
Almost one month later and what’s happened?
Not much, sad to say, but enough to keep me going. I sold my Nikon D80 which was a relief. Because the price of imported goods in NZ is high, I made a large profit with the sale. I decided to treat myself to a Lomo, and last week it arrived.
Here’s a sample from my first roll:
I look so thin, someone, anyone, bake me cookies
The camera has a color splash flash attachment, so the color in my portrait is accurate (as far as the negative is concerned) because of the cyan splash. I’m happier with the Lomo’s results, even after the first roll.
I sold my D80 is because the quality of the photos was poor and without feeling. I found myself in Photoshop trying to fix everything and I would rather spend time taking pictures.
The only drawback of shooting film is the extra cost, but I think it’s worth it. Digital photography isn’t much of a hobby for me.
Spring is here and there’s a school of kahawai in the harbour. Everyone is excited to see the fish, even the other fish.
While the barracudas circle the school to tighten their noose, some kahawai fearfully jump into the air. Small fish are caught by birds with open mouths and empty stomachs. Others fall into the water only to find a fishing line pulling them towards the pavement.
The struggling kahawai catch the eye of a few curious kids. They giggle until the fishermen start stabbing.
A crowd gathered to watch the fishermen, myself included. Everyone likes a little sport I guess.
