Quick post to illustrate where/what Swiftcurrent is to friends asking about our daughter's name, and to explain absence to Flickr contacts. Colour version.
Born 29.5.11 (all prime numbers, you note) @ 22:10 GMT. Weighs in 8lb 10oz.
As with the Gondola In 60 Seconds shot below, I'm pleased and somewhat amazed that Love At First Light is doing a quick rotation on Flickr's homepage. All exciting stuff, however long or short lived the spotlight is for. It's pushed it over 25,000 views, which is crazy for an image shot on a whim with six year old gear just a few hundreds yards from home.
Thanks to everyone whose views/comments/favs/galleries helped get it there!
This is one of two images currently doing a spin on Flickr's new hompage - it surfaces a two or three times a day in the Explore thumbnail section. I'm not sure how long it will last, but thanks to everyone whose initial interest led to its inclusion.
One more of the old APS film scans from a decade back when we were living in China. Another one which could have done with a slightly better composition to take advantage of the mad chemical fish. I have no idea if they are natural. The same market was selling luminous green and pink chicks - so I am certain there's something unsettlingly fabricated about these chaps.
The colours are as shot, bar the print/scan element of the process. I looked at playing with vibrance/saturation, but it wasn't needed and the image was so degraded that the pixels wouldn't tolerate tweaks. Really strange beasts - if anyone knows what they are, please drop me a note. I'd be really interested to know.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
First off, it's been a long week and I've been catching up slowly - so apologies if you haven't seen much of me. Hopefully you've seen some of me; I've tried to get round everyone!
This is an old scan of one of my APS film shots. It's a lot messier in terms of composition and clutter than I'd normally accept, but I liked the character of it. It somehow fits Harbin though - all chaos and clutter and people staring bored at the mad as if it were the mundane. There's another one or two from this series I'd like to post too, and this is a neat scene setter.
We spent a year in Harbin in 2000-2001 as English teachers. An incredible place and an experience I'd recommend to anyone.
Hope everyone has had a wonderful week and is looking forward to a cracking weekend!
Very busy at work currently, so, without time to download and process recent shots I'm catching up with some "similars" from series shot over the last few months.
This is from my series last autumn in Venice, caught in heavy rain with a 300D and a 50mm f/1.8. There's plenty technically wrong with the images - soft focus, flare, etc. - but they came out so atmospherically in black and white that I'm keen to get back and shoot some more. Next time I'm in Venice, and I hope it is soon, I will be praying for rain.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend so far!
