Day 177. “Greens in Leederville”. I had to go to Leederville after work to pick up some provisions and decided that there must be of something of interest to photograph there. I was attracted to the light fittings in Greens & Co. and so I took this shot.
Day 178. “Pipster walkabout”. I finally got round to doing a Pipster walkabout after about a year of being a member of their Flickr Group. They were meeting at Cottlesloe Beach after work, which suited me as I had been invited to dinner at Mark and Michele’s (not need for intro by now). I got to the meeting point late and it took me a while to find the Pipsters. Along the way I say a black swan swimming near the pylon at Cott Beach. I had never seen a swan in the ocean before and I tried to get a decent photo of it with the pylon in the background, but the angle was all wrong. I took this photo of one of the Pipsters as we walked along the beach. Somehow it got totally overexposed (may have to do with the multiple exposures I took of the Australia Day fireworks the next day).
Day 179. 26th January. “Australia Day Fireworks” Mark and Michele (yes, them) invited me to watch the fireworks at their friend’s apartment on the South Perth foreshore. It turned out to be front row seats. I took multiple exposures of the fireworks and then superimposed that on a photo of Michele. In the process I think I totally overexposed the previous day’s photograph. You can just see the back of Michele’s head with some specs that should be fireworks…curses!
Day 180. “Busso Jetty”. We had a planning day down at Capel and stayed overnight in Busselton. I walked down to the beach and jetty just before dinner and took this photo of the famous sheds at the beginning of the Jetty. I also took a few photos with my i-pod using the Hipstamatic App. It was such a beautiful evening with a stunning sunset. Wish I could have taken more photos with my Holga.
Day 181. “Busso Gravestone Angel”. In the morning I noticed that there was a pioneer graveyard opposite the hotel where I was staying. I wandered through the graveyard reading the epitaphs on the various gravestones. I found this angel on a grave from the 19th century and used her as my photo of the day. Later, I wrote the following:
Angel with a broken wing
I met an angel
With a broken wing
Dusty, bare feet and
Cobwebs in the folds of her dress
A finger missing
From each outstretched hand
Her stony eyes, fixed
Gazing at nothing
Death all around her
How can you help me?
I asked, frowning
By loving what is
Broken and worn
I thought she replied
Day 182. “Ghana Gifts”. Janet got back from Ghana late last night. This morning she unpacked all these brightly coloured pieces of cloth and shirts and bags and stuff. I thought they would make a colourful contribution to current sequence of photos. I also place the new brightly coloured chandelier in the frame for good measure.
Day 183. Half Way! “Cottlesloe Surf”. Well I’ve reached the half way mark of Project Photo 365 and my diary is nearly full. I never thought I would fill it this way. We went for our now usual walk/swim at Cottlesloe this morning. There is a cyclone bearing down on Perth and it brought some larger than normal surf (ie some surf) with it. I thought it would make a good photo. I ended up taking a double exposure, which is why the frame looks so faded.
Day 184. “More than all the stars”. We walked past this shop on Saturday. “They have stolen my line”, I said, referring to the by-line on a Valentine’s day window display which read “I love you more than all the stars”. On Monday, after work and in search of a quick shot, I remembered the brightly lit display and used it for my photo.
Day 185. “Radi 8 Coffee Bar”. I finally plucked up the courage to photograph the folk at Radi 8 Coffee Bar in the Picadilly Arcade. I’ve only been going there about three months! “That’s not a real camera, is it?” asked the manager. He got obliterated by the “More than stars shot”.
Day 186. “King Street Sculptures”. I took this photo of the sculptures above the King Street Café as I walked to meet some friends at the Belgium Beer Café. There are three primitive demon looking figures on the wall above the café.
Day 187. “Accordion in the window”. I saw the display on the way home from work in the window of the old school hall at Aranmore College, just down the road from our house. The display contained a couple of musical instruments and a poster for a concert. I decided to frame in on the accordion. I was still smarting at myself for missing the photo of the gorgeous girl cycling (without helmet) past me on the corner of William Street as I left work. She so reminded me of the sculpture of the girl cycling I found in Shanghai (Day 105).
Day 188. “Fruit Bowl @ Michele’s”. “I have a photo of the day for you”, texted Michele. She caught me just as I was about to venture out at lunch time to take a photo. When we went round to their house for dinner, she showed me a huge platter of fruit and I duly snapped away.
Day 190. “Melissa at Kartique”. Busy day today. Cycling in the morning. Then off to Bunnings for some new taps. Replaced bathroom taps, swept back garden, mowed lawn (fortunately its not very big), tidied up the shed and then Janet said that I needed to go to Kartique to help deliver a new wardrobe for us. Which I did, and as it seemed that this would be my best chance of a photo, I took a shot of Melissa at Kartique.
Day 191. “Cottesloe”. The surf (or lack thereof) was so different today compared to last Sunday (when there was surf) that I had to take another photo of the sea at Cott. Beach. I choose a group of children paddling on their wave boards as my subjects
Day 192. “Graffiti on Oxford”. I had a black day and was in the darkest mood as I rode home. There is some graffiti on the corner of Oxford and Britianna Streets that reflected my mood, so I photographed the two headed valkyrie with her demon heads close up.
Day 193. “Prada Shop on Kings Street”. The changing face of Perth. The old corner shop on the corner of Kings and Hay Street has given way to Prada. I thought this photo of the Prada Window display (with unearthly beautiful model) would look interesting next to the valkyrie graffiti.
Day 194. “Yellow Rat Bastard”. Continuing on with a sort of graphic theme, I photographed this (an old worn) Yellow Rat Bastard shopping bag next to the Prada Shop Photo.
Day 195. “Hotel Room Painting – Adelaide”. Off to Adelaide early today. Full day of meetings and then a work dinner. No real chance to take a photo until I got back to my hotel after 10pm. I didn’t feel like going out, so photographed the painting in my room at the Adabco Hotel.
Day 196. “Adelaide graffiti and scooter”. Really into the graphic theme this week with this photo of the scooter against a graffitied wall just off Rundle Street. Taken as I walked back to my hotel room after work. Janet is joining me in Adelaide this weekend and is flying in this evening.
Day 197. “Teresa and Abby @ Pot”. Up reasonably early and off to the Adelaide Central Markets for breakfast and coffee. Ended up having take out coffee and a (delicious) almond croissant while wandering around the various food stalls. Wow! Wish we had one of these in Perth. In the evening we caught up with our friend Teresa and her daughter for an early dinner. I took this photo of them as they played around with a wine glass.
Day 198. “Chez, Mark, Janet and Alain’s hands”. Up reasonably early again to have brunch with our friends Mark and Chez (Chez of Amalia’s birthday fame). They took us to the General Havelock for brunch. It turned out to be more pub than breakfast café and the floors were still sticky from the Saturday night before crowd. Chianti, across the road would have been better we all agreed. I photographed Janet with Mark and Chez in front of the imprint of Alain Prost’s hands on the pub wall.
Day 199. 14th February. “Old Red Building – Rundle Street”. I thought of going to The Garden of Unearthly Delights (part of the Adelaide Fringe Festival) and shooting a whole roll of film. But the garden was closed on Mondays. Instead I photographed an old red building on Rundle Street as I walked to my hotel from work. I tried to get a table at Chiantis as it was near my hotel, but of course, being Valentine’s Day, it was fully booked and I was turned away.
Day 200. “Cake Shop Window”. I took this photo of a cake shop window display before I flew to our mine site in South Australia for a two day visit. It was still dark out and the exposure is not that good.
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