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Somewhere in the Lake District.

And What Is Going On

The Coast to Coast, Glasgow and Isle of Skye

After a taste, probably best to follow through.

I recently arrived back after almost three weeks in the UK. The first twelve days were spent with my mother on a trip we've wanted to do for a long time. On the road, in the mountains, on map, off map. What will be slow dripping over the next week or so are the photographs I just picked up from those fine boys at Sydney Super 8 (http://www.sydneysuper8.com.au) in Newy. Go there, develop there.

What Place: Three days of the Coast to Coast in the Lake District to the Yorkshire Dales- then Glasgow, then a sheep farm on Isle of Skye.

What Camera: I wanted to go holiday cameras- aka something faithful and something new. My two picks were a Nikon 35ti, and my new baby Canon Eos-3. As I’ll dig in more as we go, both turned out to be perfect and surprising- appropriate, inappropriate, challenging and a joy all at once. For two operationally easy cameras, it’s great to find challenges and unexpected twists in getting that sweet spot.

What film is a little less wild and more basic. I picked up a bunch of film on the cheaper end- Kodak Gold, and Kodak Colorplus 200 in Glasgow when I was pinching pennies before London. For cheap film, I was surprised and tested by the quality of both. Wouldn't be a holiday though if I didn’t introduce some form of barely-an obstruction for me to work with, now would it?

I’ll tag where each is from but we’ll move in and out of order. For now, let’s start on an afternoon walk around Rosthwaite.

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Just Mum.

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If I said I’m back, would you believe me?

The last photograph I uploaded was about a year ago, and how fitting it was of the same lovely lass who I just visited in London. Ridiculous- and when I held a camera again, I realised how long I’d gone without photography to feed on.

2018 was much the same. I still live in Sydney. I’m winding up my Doctorate. But you’ve caught my on the precipice; next year is another one of those years where a lot will be changing. I suppose this is what this project is about- everything changes but it’s always there to come back to. As they say, wrcreagh, he’s always hanging around somewhere.

So I’m back- back from another trip and back for another Summer in Sydney. The photographs that will be slow-dripped through are from a trip I just spent hiking in the UK. For now- here’s the Cullins looking at me from the shores of Elgol. Who doesn’t like a homecoming, hey?