My Instax adventures

[lynnb]

A beauty! You’ve captured everything so well there and it seems the SQ6 is just perfect for the colors, composition, and the Impressionist-like quality of the background.

A wonderfully preserved moment!

Thanks Pál!

Picture #356 from the Instax SQ6. Summer at Dee Why beach, Sydney, January 2023.
I was concentrating too much on the colour and not enough on the horizon.

colours of summer at Dee Why beach, Sydney, January 2023 #356 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr​

 

[Pál_K]

Speaking just for myself, the slight tilt of the horizon is of no consequence whatsoever.

The photo is good!

Had you not mentioned the horizon, I don’t think I’d’ve ever given it a moment’s thought other than admiring the water and sky. I don’t think I’m alone in regard to this.

 

[lynnb]

Speaking just for myself, the slight tilt of the horizon is of no consequence whatsoever.

The photo is good!

Had you not mentioned the horizon, I don’t think I’d’ve ever given it a moment’s thought other than admiring the water and sky. I don’t think I’m alone in regard to this.

Hey, thanks. I'm having fun with these cameras 😀

 

[lynnb]

Picture #299 with the Instax Mini 9. Dee Why beach, Sydney, May (autumn) 2020.
1/60 f/32 ISO800

a day at the beach, Sydney, May 2020 #299 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

 

[lynnb]

Picture #411 with the Instax SQ6. Autumn light at Dee Why beach, Sydney, March 2023.

I was at a cafe facing the beach when this light happened. Put down the coffee and ran across the level crossing to the beach to grab this picture before the light changed. I've lightened the shadows a bit to give more detail of the sand. The artifact near the centre is Newtons Rings from the print lying on the V700 scanner glass.

autumn light at Dee Why beach, Sydney, March 2023 #411 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

 

[lynnb]

Picture #412 with the Instax SQ6. Autumn light at Dee Why beach, Sydney, March 2023.

I was wanting to capture a dazzling hole in the cloud cover, but my exposure was too much (the SQ6 has auto exposure with manual exposure compensation of +/- 2/3 stop. I used auto). What I got reminded me a bit of Rothko's division of the picture into colour fields. I lifted the shadows a bit in Lightroom to give more detail on the sand.

autumn light at Dee Why beach, Sydney, March 2023 #412 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

 

[Zuiko-logist]

Lovely colour. Reminds me a little of Gursky’s work. Your photo is much more interesting though!

 

[robert blu]

Lovely colour. Reminds me a little of Gursky’s work. Your photo is much more interesting though!

Yes, I fully agree. Good work Lynn!

 

[lynnb]

Thanks Zuiko-logist and Robert!

Picture #384 with the Instax SQ6. Summer at Cabbage Tree Bay, with Manly Beach in the background. Sydney, summer 2023.

Summer at Cabbage Tree Bay near Manly beach, Sydney, January 2023 #384 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

 

[raid]

Beautiful work, Lynn. Well done. INSTAX should pay you a fee!

 

[Pál_K]

Beautiful work, Lynn. Well done. INSTAX should pay you a fee!

They should. Due to this thread I bought a Neo 90 and SQ6.

 

[lynnb]

Thank you Raid and Pál_K.

Picture #361 with the Instax SQ6. Sand, surf and sky, summer at Dee Why beach, Sydney, January 2023
+2/3EV exposure compensation

colours of summer at Dee Why beach, Sydney, January 2023 #361 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

 

[lynnb]

Picture #592 with the Instax Mini 9. Instax Mini Monochrome film.
1/60 f/16 ISO800 with always-on flash.
Straight off the scanner with no adjustments apart from smart sharpening 100% 1.5 pixel radius in CS6.
Many thanks to pyeh for taking this.

 

[lynnb]

It's Roidweek 2023! I've been trawling my archives to find some prints to upload..

Picture #392 with the Instax Mini 9. Stormy seas with an orange filter, July (winter) 2020 on the Sydney coast. Without filtration this would have been overexposed, with the waves a white mushy blob. 1/60 f/32 ISO800 (minimum exposure).

Roidweek 2023. Stormy seas, Sydney, winter 2020 #392 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

Picture #088 with the Instax Wide 300. Orange filter. Sunset over Dee Why coastal lagoon, July (winter) 2020. Without filtration the highlights would not have been recorded.

clouds at sunset, Sydney, winter 2020 #088 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

 

[lynnb]

Picture #435 with the Instax Mini 9. Stranger at a cafe, Sydney 2020

 

[lynnb]

Photo #415 with the Instax SQ6. Late afternoon on Manly beach, Sydney, April 2023

Afternoon light, Manly beach, Sydney, April 2023 #415 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

 

[lynnb]

Photo #421 with the Instax SQ6. Manly beach, Sydney, April 2023. Birds in flight requires a bit of luck with Instax cameras.

Seagulls, Manly beach, Sydney, April 2023 #421 by lynnb's snaps, on Flickr

 

[lynnb]

Back to this thread again after a break.

Photo #417 with the Instax SQ6. Morning light off the cliffs at South Curl Curl, Sydney, April 2023

 

[lynnb]

I realise I've overlooked a batch of scanned prints from 2021.

Photo #314 with the Instax SQ6. Sunset from Freshwater point, Sydney, September 2021

 

[lynnb]

Photo #315 with the Instax SQ6. Surfers at Dee Why beach, Sydney, September 2021. DY is easy to identify due to the colour of the sand.