Jan 2026

These photos were taken on Eastman Kodak Aerocolor IV 2460, purchased from Walkens as Aero 100 -- a 100 ISO film. There is substantial light leak, presumably from having to rewind the film a couple times on account of my Pentax P30 skipping frames.

Kookaburra sits in the persimmon tree.

A honeyeater joins to chase him.

The forest will carry on long after we are gone, but this heart engraved into this rock meant the world to someone.

According to this old lens, it appears as though nothing has changed.

The scans were only 3620 x 2400. Perhaps with more resolution, the image would give a better sense of scale and depth.

A light aircraft floats atop the mountain range. On the ground, someone has decided to twice write 'syn' on a sign.

There is a story behind this boot lid and tyres that I can only ponder. Someone was proud enough to emblazen their car with the Italian flag, but not proud enough not to dump it in a pit.

A very old lawnmower left in long grass. They must have given up on mowing the mountain.

This monarch was kind enough to stop by.

It was something of a challenge to get these photos. I had to balance getting close enough to fill the frame, but not too close so as to disturb the butterfly. The colours are also difficult to distinguish, so using a wide aperture helps to place the subject, but perhaps it was too wide because its right wing was out of focus. There was plenty of light, so I could use a shorter exposure time to account for the movement of the swaying flowers. Moments like these make film photography quite a memorable experience in itself.

New year's fireworks from the roof of my car. Used bulb for maybe five seconds, can't remember. Weird light leak pattern probably from me man-handling the shutter in a desperate attempt to get the mirror to release.

'In memory of Guy Chalmers Clift. Resident engineer, Public Works Department, who was in charge of the construction of this dam from its commencement to the day of his death 10th March 1924.'

I ponder the love and passion that went into the design and construction of Cordeaux dam. To the right of the plaque, more evidence of lovers making their mark on the world 102 years later.

I love my car, and my car loves me back.

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