Went to a wedding this weekend

Friday Flashback II

How did it get to be Friday already?! So, here's another blast from my past, and whaddyaknow, it's another b&w picture - of another sister! I took this in 1991 in the south of France, where said sister and my mum lived at the time. I would go and visit them for a couple of months every summer as a teenager, and enjoy long hot summers - the kind that just don't exist here. We would spend our days by/in the pool (what a life, eh?!) and on this particular day my sis saved some butterflies who'd gone for a swim, but then couldn't get out. I wish I could have filmed what happened after I took this picture; once they'd dried their wings, resting on her hands, they took off, circled around her a few times (saying thank you?) and then flew off. Such a great moment... sigh. Hope you have a lovely weekend mes amies!

It was summer here two weeks ago

Yellow fever

Some more Pentax pics; see what I mean about the yellow? Anyway, we had our good friend Z come and visit us for a few days when I shot these and amongst all the good food (sorry, no food pics - too hungry at the time!) we went to see the Taryn Simon exhibition at Tate Modern (see middle pic). If you're in town and feel very alert (it's a lot to take in) you must go and see it. Impressive stuff.

Pentax to the max

I don't know about you guys, but when it comes to xmas shopping I always end up getting myself something too. Well, last xmas I started checking eBay for a Pentax MX (seeing Sandra's film pics I knew I had to get my hands on one) and eventually won an auction (oh the adrenaline!). However, one of the drawbacks of having several cameras is that it's easy to let one sit on the shelf collecting dust - even if you've just got it. So when I couldn't shoot digi last week (see previous post) I knew what had to be done. I used a roll of Ferrania Solaris 200 which came out really yellow (lab's fault? the camera's? expired film? I didn't have the box for it) which I think is a shame. Anyway, these shots are from Busaba Eathai, Tate Modern and the Rose Garden in Regent's Park. I didn't mean to catch the couple in the first picture in such a private moment but they just happened to kiss when I got the focus and the exposure right :)

Whoops

And just like that, almost two weeks have passed since my last post. My hard drive was full so I couldn't download anything off my digis, hence the quiet here. The good news is that as a result I took my Pentax MX out for a spin instead, so I'll have some film pics to share soon. Hope you're all well!

Friday Flashback I

Stockholm 1992

I thought I'd start a series of Friday Flashbacks where I go through my archives (but I won't corner myself into making it a weekly thing, I'll do it on a Friday here and there). This here is my half-sister H and I took this back in 1992. I think I've only ever shot about six rolls of black & white ever; I see the world in colour and it's just not my bag, baby! So what can I remember from this time... well, I was 16, I had left school and was working as a music journalist and I already took a lot of pictures. From this pic I can see that I still had the same bed I'd had since I was eight, that the James Dean posters were no longer on my walls and that my half-sister had a wicked afro. Have a great weekend friends!

Not so recent randoms

I don't seem to use my digital compact that much any more; these are from January and onwards - I only downloaded them the other day! I guess sometimes newer isn't better; I think I prefer my old Ixus 70 to the Ixus 980. What's that? You've fallen asleep reading this? Well, maybe this ad will make up for it; I giggle everytime I see it (and yes - it's very creepy). Laters!

Looking to the West

Half-way through brushing my teeth last night I had to go grab my camera; I think the volcanic ash cloud over Iceland might have helped making the sunset something extra special.

In bloom

The rose garden in Regent's Park is in full bloom and boy is it beautiful... Have a great weekend!

SE1

Spent Saturday down at Southbank with the Oomster, my sis and my camera. As you can see we had a really nice (and tasty) time... Happy Wednesday!

18

He's 18 months today and he loves (in no particular order) looking out the window, chicken noodles, his dada, his cousin, Little Mo, cars and buses, the playground, playing with my hair, Sagan om den lilla lilla gumman by Elsa Beskow, Free At Last by Al Green and me.