Richard G
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Richard G
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Richard G
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peterm1
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Just wondering if you are from Australia, Richard. This scene looks so typical of many older Australian homes of that era (Edwardian / Federation era). In any event it brings back memories for me.
Richard G
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Hi Peter. Edwardian, inner Melbourne. 1915 railwayman’s cottage. Renovated sympathetically 21 years ago.Just wondering if you are from Australia, Richard. This scene looks so typical of many older Australian homes of that era (Edwardian / Federation era). In any event it brings back memories for me.
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I thought as much.
I renovated a home from this era many years ago and studied the style of fittings and decoration at the time - to the extent that I recognize these details now. There are also quite a few such homes similar to yours in Adelaide where I live. I like them as when respectfully renovated they can have both classic style and modernity (if added to with family living areas, kitchens etc as many now are).Your photo has some really nice gradations in tonality BTW. I like the way the scene is captured and represented. To the extent that I can almost smell the scene as I imagine it - furniture polish, a hint of cooking from the kitchen, the wife's perfume wafting on the air, a further hint of blossoms from the garden.
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A rainy evening at the drug store.
Nikon Z5, Carl Zeiss 21/2.8 T* ZM lens.
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Nikon Z5, Carl Zeiss 21/2.8 T* ZM lens.
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Richard G
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Thanks Peter. The varied layout of Edwardian houses allowed for optimum capture of light, so important in the Melbourne winter. The dark dampness and rigidity of layout of the many Victorian two storey brick terrace houses in Melbourne I did not like. The double doors on the left break up the hallway and initially provided a third living area. The room with the open door has a south facing box bay window which gets morning and afternoon direct sun. We had a young architect design the one renovation, twenty years ago. She married the old with the new rear extension very well with a clear division, retention of the ceiling height but modern bulkheads and skirting boards. It has been a great home for us on a small block, but on top of a hill above a nature reserve on the river, quiet and 5k from the GPO. All to the credit of my wife’s vision and persistence and ingenuity. And foresight. Just before the pandemic we had a new garden planted and she added a black timber studio. It is the only house we’ve owned. Can’t see us leaving. Best wishes. RichardI thought as much.
Your photo has some really nice gradations in tonality BTW. I like the way the scene is captured and represented. To the extent that I can almost smell the scene as I imagine it - furniture polish, a hint of cooking from the kitchen, the wife's perfume wafting on the air, a further hint of blossoms from the garden.
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This park is not far my house. It used to be coastal wetlands, then for decades the municipal garbage tip. When there was no more room it was covered with clay and soil and turned into a park with playing fields and walking paths. Paperbarks and gum trees were planted.
In late afternoon the sun backlights and filters through the trees creating interesting shadows.
SX70 with Polaroid 600 film #001, no exposure compensation
In late afternoon the sun backlights and filters through the trees creating interesting shadows.
SX70 with Polaroid 600 film #001, no exposure compensation