Photography Challenge, Day 17 of 30: 'Technology'.
Mum's Elna. Circa 1970-something. Nothing quite like it, and technology wise, well they just don't make 'em like they used to. I would use this baby over a new model any day. (Don't worry Mum, it's still officially yours, it's just residing here until you claim it back.)
:)
This afternoon the kids and I went on a little outing in to town to visit daddy for a coffee. So yes, I played with this long exposure business a bit more for my 'technology' shot. I'm not a huge fan of the whole selective colour/saturation thing but it's worth giving these things a go at least once I reckon.
A big blue bus drove past. :)
While we were in the city Nat wanted to show me a photography exhibition: the
Iris Professional Photography Awards finalists exhibition (on now in the lobby of the Vero Centre, Shortland Street).
Wow. Talk about amazing and inspiring. If you are interested in photography (and in the Auckland area) you really should pop in and check it out. You can see small images
online but they are no where near as striking as the large 'in real life' versions. I fell in love with the photos by the winner of the travel photography category, Dean MacKenzie.
I was surprised to see how heavily edited so many of the photographs were. A lot of them would easily be mistaken for paintings. Ie these landscapes. (Love.)
And my overall favourite image was a winner in the illustrative category (by Jackie Ranken). Breathtaking.
And while I'm in the swing of it I thought I'd share with a few shots by two amazing photographers I have stumbled across on Flickr. Absolutely worth checking these two out...
Paddington Lane. Overwhelming delicious shots of her bubbas. Her flickr:
here.
And
Mistybliss. Amazing. She also happens to have two of the most photogenic children in the world. I want to be able to take photos like these one day. The last shots are from a series she has called
'Wordless Sunday'. Which was what originally inspired me to start
this linky.
J'adore. My photos look a tinsy bit average after viewing these.
Well, I'll be back tomorrow with 'Your Shoes'. (Plus I'm really hoping to post my book review soon...)
So long for now and happy Friday!
:)
x
