mclaine

A rare opportunity to legally get inside the poppy fields! I personally engage more with your other two close-up pictures from within the poppy fields. Even though they both feature intense hues, they don't seem as hyper-coloured as this image. The interstitial burn is disconcertingly deep. I would also support retention of the lesser heads for a more subtle, though arguably less impactful image. Congratulations!

"I guess its the age old question of jobs for a community vs. environmental impact"

 

It would be a comfort to think that that was the case, Nathan, but it is not. This mill is a job stealer. Sure, there will be a few jobs (approx 280 reported), but way less than could be created over time in forestry and other industries with more conservative forest management. This mill is intended to consume the last of our unprotected old-growth forests before the lunacy of such future-destruction is understood globally. They have to ram it through fast because year by year more people around the world are realising the madness of the destruction of the world's native forests. Turnbull's scientific assessment is a sham. The science used by Peacock's panel appears rigorous and diligent indeed, but he was not permitted to investigate the impact of this mill on forests, which are assumed to be managed wisely by the Regional Forest (dis)Agreement. The RFA is a sham, it locks out all but the foxes from management of the hen-house. Conservation scientists get ignored as our forests and our children's future are stolen from us by the greedy.

 

I'm all for jobs Nathan, and I'm a Chemical Engineer with plenty of experience in the pulp and paper industry. But this mill, and the process of its "approval" are plain wrong. And the strong woman in this picture knows it.

 

Thanks for you thoughts on the image,

 

J.

Thank you Vladimir,

 

Stay resolute and strong: http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6506764,

 

John Mc

People believe that corruption is taking place in Tasmania.

Thanks Uwe, these are interesting times in Tasmania.

Best viewed large.

 

For more information on what's happening in Tasmania, visit

http://www.pulpmillfiction.org.

What a beautiful morning, Peter!

 

I think the foreground maybe steals a little more attention than it deserves, the real subject is the reflection and the shapes and colours of the far shore.

 

Cheers,

I think you chose the best one, Doug.

This looks like a rather unusual facade to me. The lean-to addition is interesting too, and with the lower level windows so close to the ground, it looks as though it's slowly sinking.

 

J.

 

 

Stills from the march of 10,000 plus are in this folder. For a short

youtube video and information about this issue, see

www.wilderness.org.au and http://pulpmillfiction.org

Adele's in the purple coat.

We loved Aix too. We stayed a week here, in the apartment from which another view over a small square appears in this set. A beautiful town. We would like to go back and stay for longer. I'll try to dig out a few more snaps. Cheers,

I snuck guiltily in and out of the country without catching up with any old p.net friends (sorry about that). Our itinerary was so packed that it was thought best just to keep a low profile and do family stuff. Tryfan was a nice little scramble with a couple of mates; my brother-in-law from London and an old Tassie mate who lives in Copenhagen and flew over for a weekend. We did two walks. The first was the Snowdon horse-shoe over Crib Goch etc, the second was Tryfan. It was the first weekend in January and the weather was foul, which was great because we had the peaks mostly to ourselves. We never saw a soul on the Crib, although there were a few hardy ramblers huddled near the summit of Snowdon itself. It was quite cold and rained/sleeted/snowed almost all day. The weather on Tryfan was similar. I liked on Tryfan how you can just pick your own line from the lake straight up the spur, and carry it right through to the summit. We didn't carry on over the summit of the Glyders because it was bucketing down nasty cold rain. Both scrambles are very reminiscent of our terrain here. Stayed in a great little pub called the Pen-y-Gwyrd.

 

I'll post a few more snaps.

 

Cheers,

Fishing tents on a cold day.

A very cold day in Southwold.

Thank you Margaret,

 

I've been away for Christmas and the first few weeks of January. I hope your festive season was excellent, as was ours.

 

This one a bit green? Perhaps I should correct it. I tend to compose within the limitatins of the camera I'm using. I love the square format, and will happily crop when I feel it will strengthen the picture.

 

What I like about this one is the exclusivity of the place. I doubt this beach had been camped on before, so the perspective on this (locally) well known mountain is fresh. I also like the subtle gradations. What I dislike about it is that the trails are short, and that my companion Matt made some stronger images than mine on a similar theme that night.

 

I'll pop up a few snaps from my recent holiday, just for fun.

 

Cheers,

Is this purely of personal interest? Does it resonate beyond those

involved, at all?

 

Thank you for your thoughts.

I think it has worked alright. You just need to decide what you want to do with this technique and how you intend to refine it. There is probably some light pollution here, which is why this works so well in the remote wilds, you need to get away from light pollution. For star trails to work, you really need a striking skyline too, and a wider angle lens will help tighten up the circles.

 

Thanks for the lead regarding Phil Morris. I'll check out what he's up to.

 

Cheers,

 

John

Thanks Hanna. I'm happy to be back while I've got some free time. Doug would be an asset indeed, but I notice there are still some insightful and friendly names here.

 

This tone, pleasing though it is, is by pure accident! I scanned the negative as a positive transparency, then inverted it, and simply forgot to change to monochrome, so the tone is simply the inverse of the negative colour. I liked the tone, so left it at that. It's just a cheerful holiday snap from a couple of nights in the hills really, as are the other few new ones I posted as potential conversation starters. I have some more negs to develop soon, and there may be one or two of real merit amongst them. If so, I'll pop 'em up. Cheers,

Thanks Balaji and Marg.

 

I'm back, but I don't promise to be anything other than erratic.

 

Balaji, try mclaine at bigpond dot net dot au

 

These negs are just a few that came to hand. I've only developed about 5 rolls of film in the last 18 months and these were amongst them. These two shots from the summit of Mt. Thetis are really just fond memories of a great couple of nights in the mountains. Our tent was pitched on the summit snows just a few metres behind this point. Winter snow coverage is usually much better than this, but the last couple of snow seasons have been poor. Cheers,

Maybe it's just my monitor, and besides, I know nothing about colour work, which is why I only do black and white these days anyway. Stick to what you're doing. Cheers,

The composition works. You wouldn't want to place the boats much closer to the left edge as they point out of frame. The question is whether the shaded building at far right contributes. It's just a dark block, but if you were to crop it out, the entire right hand side would be unsupported. Of course with hindsight one could come up with alternative compositions, but these proportions are fine. I loked at your whole folder and would comment that your arrangements are strong, but perhaps overall your colours are a little oversaturated. Cheers.

Yes, this works. I like pictures that raise more questions than they answer, and this is one. The hands are an interesting focal point.

There's ice on the diving board and water's edge. Anyone for a swim?

I've sent you an email Marc. Dominique, I recall the light as being flat, under a heavy sky. I wish I could show you the print, it has a dreamy soft feel. I wish I could get more of that paper! Cheers,