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Tough Day with the Polaroid 104: Wasted Polaroids (3/21/2009) - I had bought some 669 film expired from 2004. I had previously used expired film (in fact I think all my pack film I’ve used has been expired – even the Fujifilm) . Below is the result of woes of getting a bad pack film. The pitch black parts is the negative part, but the […]
Balancing Act (3/20/2009) - This image was taken on my Polaroid One Step Camera, using Polarising Filter and 779 Film. Its the sculpture at the Matakana Country Park
Golden Egg (3/8/2009) - Found a birdnest with a gold egg. Gonna cash it in when the recession hits 🙂 Fp 100c/Polaroid 104 Camera
Travelling T-rex (3/8/2009) - Hobo T-rex. Fp 100c; Polaroid 104 Camera.
The Scream (3/8/2009) - This image looks better very large – i cut a copy of the face of agyness deyn from a magazine and place in the hole on the driftwood. Web size doesn’t do it justice 🙁 Fuji Instax Wide
Devil’s Left Testicle (3/8/2009) - I was at Whatipu and found a red golfball in the dunes. I happened to have a golf tee in my bag (from when I was at a Danish driving range). I set up this shot then tee’d off with Polaroid Onestep + polarising filter. Shot on 600 film. Shot during Twilight
Salatfresser (3/8/2009) - T-rex likes his greens. Shot at Fairy Falls, fp 100c film, polaroid 104 camera
Channel Surfing (3/8/2009) - Shot at Port Waikato on Fuji Instax Wide film:
Escape Crab (3/8/2009) - Yes, heretical – I shot this on digital 🙂 This is the first digital post I’ve posted on my Parahanga. Shot with Sony A200, love that camera. I have a Canon 10D as well, but I prefer my Sony.
I Can See You (3/8/2009) - Shot on Polaroid 600 instant integral film. Auckland Domain.
Polaroid 104 Land Camera review (3/8/2009) - My first introduction to Peel Apart Instant was through my Polaroid 104 Land Camera. Like my Vito B, the owner was selling it on at an auction because he wasn’t sure if it worked and if film was still made for it. Here’s my review: The Good Solid Build. Components are simple (its the film […]
Red Rain (3/8/2009) - We decorated an umbrella with some ‘red slime’ we created for fun. This was shot on Fuji FP100c Film.
Someone to watch over my keys (3/8/2009) - We went to the Auckland Zoo yesterday and I tried out my Voigtlander Vito B. Outside the Zoo there is a park and someone lost left their keys on the table. There was a rooster who was intensely eyeing them! Shot on 35mm Film Fomopan 100:
Catepillar Driftwood (2/6/2009) - UV ID Film, Expired. Update on 2020 Aug 16: UV ID ws probably my absolute favourite Polaroid film, especially over exposed. I just loved the hues.
Wheel of Misfortune (2/6/2009) - This photograph was taken on a beach on the Firth of Thames, (between Auckland and Coromandel). Just a rusted wheel on the beach. Expired UV ID film.
Alley of Broken Jpgs (1/25/2009) - First shot on UV ID film. Update 2020-Aug-16: Location is the often fumigated by urine alley off Shortland Street. Highly advised never to take that alley way as a short cut after a Friday or Saturday night!
Pig Slide (1/25/2009) - The pig is back but now doing a bit of dune sliding at Bethells Beach! Polaroid 600 film update 2020 Aug 16. I have had people ask if this was a real pig, its actually a miniature.
Flaming Toilet Paper (1/25/2009) - Ouch the the Vindaloo Chicken was certainly spicy. Captured on FP-100c silk film. update 2020 August 16. Shot at Port Waikato.
My face is a broken JPG (1/25/2009) - Don’t you hate it when your face gets 404’d? Shot on fp-100c silk film. 2020 Aug 16 Update: Sadly if you search ‘my face is broken jpeg‘ these days, Google no longer shows up the proper reference. Also this type of image is no longer shown on most browsers if your image goes missing! How […]
Ragamuffin Kiwi (1/25/2009) - Found abandoned on Fort Street, near the escalators there. Shot on 600 film with polarising filter. update 2020-Aug-16. This has actually been one of my favourite polaroids I’ve taken. I saw this during my lunch break, and went home to grab my polaroid camera. Took a shot and was pretty happy with it! I returned […]
Its raining foam. (1/25/2009) - This shot was taken on Lorne Street in Auckland. After new years, someone had filled the fountiains there with detergent. Unfortunately they were cleaning up the fountain when we arrived, but i decided to take a fun shot away. Shot on UV ID film (expired)
Drink until you see Starfish (1/25/2009) - Taking at Cornwallis Wharf in Manukau Harbour. Shot on UV-ID film.
Shooting Rubber Bands (1/25/2009) - Shot with expired integral 600 film (polaroid) and a polarising filter. Aiming at the sky tower in Auckland.
Nessie Sighting in the Waitakeres (1/25/2009) - This was shot on FP-100c Gloss. Unfortunately – this film has a tradition of getting really mangled in my 104 cam. This is the only shot that survived out shooting 2 packs of film in this camera. Was taken at Fairy Falls, in the Waitakere Ranges of Auckland. Unfortunately, I forget the plastic dinosaur at […]
Shopping Cart of Broken Dreams (1/25/2009) - This was shot on Polaroid 125i Passport film. I was surprise of the colour saturation, it reminds me of fuji film. Shot at the Parnell Railway Station.
Mind the Gap (1/25/2009) - Shot on 779 Poloroid film (integral film) at the old Parnell Rail Station – on of the few (in fact I don’t know of any other in Auckland) abandoned places in Auckland. The ‘fairly lights’ are from the rollers when the film is expelled from the camera. The film is expired as well.
Sowas Suppe (1/25/2009) - This one is a tribute to one of my favourite artists – the ever whimiscal michael sowa. This wa shot on fp-100c at Mills Bay in New Zealand. Shot on FP-100c. The colours with Fuji fp-100c are really saturated. I really like the film. Polaroid film tends to be a bit desaturated but has more […]
Swinging in the New Year (1/25/2009) - This shot was taken on new years day, at symonds street cemetary. I wanted to get an idea how instant photography capture motion shots. This is shot on UV-ID film (I really like this film). This is pack film – you have to be a bit careful scanning it at times because the the polaroid […]
On a Roll (1/25/2009) - Hello all first post on my blog here. I am using this blog to show my instant photography photos. I’ve started shooting polaroid and instant photography in october 0f 2008 after shooting digital for nearly 7 years. I love both formats (analogue instant and digital) but this blog will be for showing my instant work. […]