2008 has not been a very productive year, as far as my life goes and with my photogrpahy too. I've bought a couple of cameras that I've yet to use in anger, and am using that as a spur to greater discipline when it coems to my photography. Hopefully I'll be able to show you the results from this soon.
One camera that continues to inspire me though is my Holga. For those of you who don't know its about as far away from digital perfection as you can get without making your own pin-hole camera!
The results are unpredictable, focusing is a guess and the lens is probably made from recycled lemonade bottles. At best....
And yet...
And yet it's a delight. Image making, like life, isn't about perfection. It's about feelings and emotions and discovering new ways of seeing things. On a recent trip to the Isle of Wight I visited Dimbola Lodge, an excellent photo gallery.
I took the time to head to Freshwater Bay, with my Holga as my companion.
And together we had a perfectly great time. Simple. Calm. Unhurried. He's a good friend that little plastic chap. I should make good friends with his mates the Lomo and the Bronica.
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