It’s autumn and the fruit is ripe for the picking. Time to head out to Bilpin to check out the orchards.
To start off, a pit stop under the oak tree.
And some refreshments.
Then, the main event.
Hubby’s height was put to great use as he picked 3 types of apples, 3 types of pears and some plums – 18kg in all – hauled it back to the car! What did I do? I took care of Bridie Beagle, who enjoyed her walk around the orchard.
After class I headed back to the city and had my lunch at Town Hall. Lots of people are enjoying the deck chairs that the council has set up in various places.
The sandstone masonry is still beautiful to me.
Nowadays much of Sydney’s architecture isn’t overly inspiring.
I’m in love with film. I used Fuji Superia ISO 400 stock and shot with my father’s 1970’s Olympus OM-2.
The colours are so different to digital. I didn’t realise how much I missed seeing the world in this way.
It’s nice to sometimes appreciate scenes from the everyday. These were taken on a weekday, once again in Hurstville main street.
Two ladies conferring over apples.
The bananas were quick a quick sell.
All in all, the greengrocers were doing a roaring trade.
The last two I took on film. After 10 years of photographing on digital, the look of film photographs is refreshing.
Another change of scene, this time to central Hurstville during their Lunar New Year celebrations.
Breaking the rules at the train station.
And on the street.
The main street was closed off to traffic and stands set up. There were crowds aplenty – and they were willing to queue for a freebie!
This kid certainly got here share of freebies.
Breaking the rules has its joys. This captures this old couple.
Who says you have to capture the whole body?
Strides, footwear and shadows can capture a lot about a moment.
Sometimes it really is just a question of composition.
Within the rules.
Breaking the rules (sort of, as it still follows the rule of thirds).
Which one do you prefer?
Two pictures. Same scene. Two different stories.
Within the rules.
Breaking the rules.
Which one do you prefer?
More photos from my phone, this time at home. The phone might be struggling in the low light, but the graininess makes the shot interesting.
It might be a mess on my table, but it does tell a story.
It was inevitable that the week after studying the rules of composition we were invited to break them. Not only that, we were also encouraged to take photos with other devices other than our digital SLR in the quest to take photos that were a bit more out of the ordinary.
Well, the easiest and most commonly used photo-taking device these days is the camera in our phones. It’s certainly the most inconspicuous, especially when out and about. I snuck in this shot at a Sydney CBD food court. Those guys look positively ghostly.
The trains were all ablur at the railway station.
Static and Silence 