Time to get motivated!

 

Well, after 6 months I'm finally adding to the Blog!

It has been the loooongest 6 months.  Just when we thought things may return to normal, a new Covid strain pops its' ugly head up.  We haven't been isolating as such but, we haven't been out and about as much as we probably could have.  We did have a holiday in July planned but that went the way of most holidays lately; thanks to Covid!  I have managed to get some photography in but it has been a minimum effort.  

I've had no definite projects in mind.  My motivation for anything  specific has been totally lacking.  I've just been winging it, taking cameras with me when we walk the dogs by the lake or, when going for a walk during a meal break at work.  

I did have one specific shoot just before Christmas though.  A friend of mine asked me to take some photos of her husband and his children.  It was a hot, very humid day we spent at Morpeth and, I am happy to say, the photos turned out very nice.  But, they are for another blog post!

I have a roll of Fuji Velvia 100 Slide Film in 35mm that I used during this period.  I wound it onto the Canon 300V.  I still have to post it off to Sydney to have it developed and scanned as there are no places in Newcastle that develop in E6 chemical (which is a pain!).  

I also have a roll of Ilford PanF Plus100 in medium format to be developed and scanned.  It is a black and white film and I have to take it to Les Porter in Speers Point to be developed and then to Pro Am Lab in Lambton to be scanned.  Once these 2 films are done then I will have some film work to post on here and my other social media pages.

The Bronica ETRSi is loaded with a roll of Kodak Portra 160.  It is my intention to try and get up earlier (haha  big job for a shift worker on a day off!) and get some Sunrise photos.

I do have some digital photos to put up on here.  Photos from Warners Bay and Booragul dog walks.  I always take my camera if we are walking along Lake Macquarie foreshore, especially at about Sunset!

Also played catch up with a roll of Fuji Superia 400 Xtra that was waiting patiently in my Pentax Espio 105G for some time that I finally had developed and scanned.

Here's hoping that 2022 can bring us back to some semblance of normality; or as close to it as we can get!

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Sunset Contemplation - Warners Bay, Australia.

Sunset Conversation - Warners Bay, Australia.

Hangin' Out - Warners Bay, Australia.

Hunter in the Shallows #1 - Warners Bay, Australia.

Hunter in the Shallows #2 - Warners Bay, Australia.

The Wedding Dance - Fuji Superia 400 Xtra -
Pentax Espio 105G
35mm point and shoot with flash.

These are my daughters 2 dogs.   Rocky is a mix of Chihuahua and Fox Terrier and, Neo is a King Charles Cavalier Spaniel.  This was the first time Neo had been taken to the lake.  He was a little unsure of the water at first but as you can see him being soaking wet, he learned to enjoy the swim on a hot day!

A little playing around with DOF on my Canon 50mm F1.2 to
while away some time.