Oopps, looks like I’ve neglected this blog for a while… Anyway better late than never!
A and I went to Daylesford for a daytrip during the Easter long weekend. It was a beautiful sunny day and we were initially hoping to see some autumn colours but it seemed that this year’s autumn has slight delay. Nevertheless, Daylesford is a beautiful town to visit in every season. Here are a few photos which I finally got back from the photo lab. Hope you’ll enjoy Daylesford as much as I do.
In case I never mentioned it, I’m actually a huge fan of analogue photography. I love the fact that film photography always have that organic and natural look to it. On top of that, the colours are just brilliant. Something that digital photography can never achieve, perfectly.
A few weekends ago, I went on a road trip with a buddy of mine. It was a pleasant day with sunny weather and a bit of light wind. I finally took out my Nikon F100 which has been sitting collecting dust in my room. I loaded her with a Kodak 160 which Egor gave me. Being a huge procrastinator, I never got around to get this film developed until recently. Anyhow, when the results came back I was so happy with some of the shots I took (though most of them were out of focus, I think I need to really practice more). Here are a few shots that I have compiled to share. Enjoy y’all.
The first half of the photos were from the road trip, and the place is called Marysville. It’s a bit of a drive from Melbourne CBD but so totally worth it. The rest was taken in Melbourne CBD.
These films were developed and scanned by RAW Digital and Film Lab
I’ve always wanted to go to a Farmer’s Market, but never had the chance until last weekend. After having some early breakfast and coffee in Collingwood, we headed towards Flemington for the Farmer’s Market. I actually quite enjoyed my time there and it’s a very interesting market with many nice things to photograph. I was surprised though to find out that you can actually buy meat there too.
Anyway, I hope these photos do justice to what I described above. I shall search for more Farmer’s Markets around Melbourne, but next time around I might actually buy their fresh local produce (once I know how to cook a decent meal, of course)
Just to drop by to let you know that I’m still here and will keep posting more photos soon. I’ve just started a new job and it’s now taking most of my free time.
Anyhow, Spring seems to be on its way to Melbourne as you can see from the photo below. Well, that only means one thing I suppose – more naturey photos!
Last weekend, I visited the old working shirt factory Phillips Shirts as part of the Melbourne Open House 2012. This building was built back in the 1915 and it has not changed much since Phillips Shirts bought it back in the early 60s. This factory is currently still in production. As part of the open house tour, I was allowed to view the inside of the factory, the old equipment that are still in function, the archive of the vintage fabrics as well as the old original warehouse of the building.
It was pretty interesting overall, to see how most of their equipments and setup are still very traditional. I hope these photos will give you an idea of what I saw. If you missed out on MOH this year, you can always attend it next year. MOH is held every year around the end of July, with many interesting old and new buildings being constantly added every year.
Over the last weekend I finally got to meet up with Oy, the talented and creative photographer behind this blog. She turned out to be a Nikon shooter as well, and it was simply pleasant to chat with someone who enjoys the same things as I do. Oy loves to photograph still life, cafes, food as well as weddings. We had brekkie at this little gem, Manchester Press. They are famous for their latte art and their specialty in Bagels. The first photo is the photo of the street that I pass by everyday on the way to the station. It was such a beautiful winter morning that day.
Most of the cafe photos were actually taken by Oy, so credit goes to her. Also, I’m in one of the photos above see if you can spot me. And after that, we decided to walk around the small lanes to capture some street photography. Here are some of my favorite shots of that day. Note that this is Degraves Street or Centre Place, undoubtedly the most famous lane in Melbourne. It is always crowded with people, be that tourists or locals roaming around for good cafes and food.
It’s been a while since the last time I indulged myself with a fine dining experience. When I first read the article in Broadsheet about the newly opened Moon Under Water, especially when I was going through the photos of the restaurant I instantly knew that I had to visit this place immediately and so I did, along with my usual dining companions. This time we decided to do lunch, instead of dinner because I noticed from the photos that this place has such gorgeous lighting from the window. What I love about this place was the all-white decorations, in addition to their top-notch service and food of course.
Moon Under Water only serves 4-course set menu, no À la carte. The interesting thing is, their menu changes frequently according to the market produce and the availability. I won’t bore you with more words, here’s the list of the menu during the week I visited this place.
1. Winter vegetable salad
2. Black rice, red mullet and cuttlefish
3. Aged pheasant, boudin noir, apple
4. Burnt butter hazelnut sponge & chocolate ice cream
I think this place could also be the perfect venue for a small wedding reception. Everyone should try to visit this restaurant, while it’s still fairly new and easy to book.
I’ve heard many people raving about Market Lane Coffee for its quality brew and excellent service. Right after finishing my quick lunch, I headed off to Prahran to check this place out. Market Lane Coffee is actually situated in Prahran Market, and sadly the market was not open.
I love the wooden furniture at this gem. The window lighting was so good and the staff were really helpful and friendly. I was mostly impressed with their coffee. I had firstly a latte of their single origin Paraiso from Brazil and then I couldn’t resist having a second cup of their pour over Nyakizu, which originates from Rwanda. It tasted really floral and complex with a candy sweetness and notes of pineapple butterscotch and apricot.
I think I have found my favorite cafe to hang out, especially on weekdays where there’s not a lot of people. I swear I could just stay there for hours, reading books and relaxing. One sad thing about this place is that they don’t seem to do breakfast or meals.
Oh, guess which of these photos was taken with my iphone? =)
Last weekend, a bunch of us from the Monash Photography Club went to Williamstown Beach for a photowalk. I usually shoot with my Nikon DSLR, but I decided on that day that I would try using my old Yashica TLR which I have bought a while back but never had the chance to try it out. Because of its old age, the light meter has not been working and thankfully I have the Sekonic Light Meter L308S Flashmate to use with it.
I shot with Kodak Portra 160, overexposed at 100. I had the film developed and scanned by Vanbar, and I’m pleasantly surprised with how awesome the overall quality of the photos. For those who are unfamiliar, the size of these photos is 6×6 square.
Okay, I think I’ve found a camera which is going to help me drain my bank account. Stay tune, I might shoot more of this bad boy in the near future.
