The photo I am featuring in this post is of Southern Cross Station, a major railway station in the city of Melbourne, which is the capital city of the state of Victoria, Australia.
Southern Cross Station is the terminus for Victoria’s regional rail services and for interstate trains from Sydney in New South Wales and Adelaide, South Australia.
As I was waiting for my train, I saw that during the arrival and departure times of the trains, a calmness descended on the station.
It was that calmness I tried to capture in this photograph.
Southern Cross Station, situated in Spencer Street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
The photo was shot using Kodak Tri-X 400 film loaded in a Nikon camera.
The Bendigo Town Hall is considered one of the finest Victorian-era Second Empire buildings in Australia. It was originally designed by the town clerk, George Avery Fletcher in 1859.
Bendigo Town Hall, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
1866: Council chamber was added.
1871-1872: The Corn Exchange (a hall for the trading of grain) was added, also.
1878: Architect William (Wilheim) Vahland was engaged to convert the town hall into something worthy of Bendigo’s leading position of being the “City of Gold”.
Vahland engaged Otto Waschatz to design the town hall’s interior which featured decorative plaster adorned with 22-carat gold leaf, reflecting the opulence of the “city built on gold”.
1885: The end result, was considered one of Vahland’s most significant works and has been considered the finest “boom style” building of its kind in Victoria.
2003: Extensive works undertaken returned the Bendigo Town Hall to its 19th century splendour.
Bendigo Town Hall, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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I respect and acknowledge the Gulidjan people as the First Peoples and Traditional custodians of the land and waterways on which I live.
The Pombo Mart is an iconic building on the Princes Highway at Pomborneit between Colac and Camperdown in Victoria, Australia. The building began life as a Creamery operated by the Camperdown Cheese and Butter Factory in 1892, and was of timber construction.
The Pombo Mart on the Princes Highway at Pomborneit North, Victoria, Australia
In 1908, Bacchus Marsh Concentrated Milk Co. Ltd. purchased the Creamery and produced Lifeguard Milk. The Nestle Anglo Swiss Company acquired the building in 1917 and the company replaced the timber construction with the current iron building.
The Pombo Mart on the Princes Highway at Pomborneit North, Victoria, Australia
In 1936, the building was re-purchased by the Camperdown Cheese and Butter Factory who operated there until its closure in the mid 1950s.
The Pombo Mart on the Princes Highway at Pomborneit North, Victoria, Australia
The Pombo Mart faces west, and the colour of the setting sun reflected on the buildings.
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Now home to the real estate office of Ray White, this building, on the corner of Ryrie Street opposite the Post Office was designed by the architectural firm of Alexander Davidson and Co. It was commissioned in 1878 by local grocer, Richard Clarke.
86 Ryrie Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
It was built in 1880, on the south-west corner of Ryrie and Gheringhap Streets, which was the former site of Clement Nash’s monumental mason’s yard.
The local newspaper, the Geelong Advertiser, described the premises as an “imposing structure”.
“The building, which is to be erected after the Byzantine style of architecture, is to be of brick on bluestone foundations, the outside to be cemented, and there will be pressed cement enrichments in the cornices and string cause. The front of the store is to have an ornamental cement parapet, and there will be two mansards in the roof fronting Ryrie-street.”
86 Ryrie Street, Geelong, Victoria, Australia
From here, Richard Clarke, who had arrived in Victoria from England in 1851, conducted his wholesale and retail business. He sold groceries, wines and spirits, not just in Geelong, but in the surrounding country districts. Business began at the new store in early 1879.
Source: Trove: The book of Geelong its people, places, industries and amusements
Recently, I bought myself a roll of Kodak Gold film for colour photos. I have never used this film before and at only AUD$6.99 a roll, I thought I would give it a go. I loaded it into my Kodak Retinette 1A rangefinder camera.
As I was waiting for the train to go home, with plenty of time on my hands, I walked outside the station and began snapping.
I must say that now I have seen the results of that first roll I will be buying more of it. I am most impressed with the colour saturation. The prints have reproduced the colours faithfully.
Bike Rack, Spencer Street, MelbourneBike Rack, Spencer Street, Melbourne
A few days later, after returning home, I went for a walk through the local Botanic Gardens. The following photo is one I took on this walk. The colours are fantastic!
Flower Bed, Botanic Gardens, Colac
I will be buying some more of this film in the future.
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As a young child growing up, the corner store was a big part of my family’s domestic life. The supermarket, as we know it today, did not exist. The local grocer supplied our weekly groceries. The corner store was for buying things we had run out of, or for little luxuries, such as soft drinks, ice creams, lollies and other such items.
While the corner store still exists, many of these small businesses are struggling to compete with mega-supermarkets where so many of us do our grocery shopping these days.
On a recent trip to the Melbourne suburb of Yarraville, I took some photos of corner stores.
Corner Store, YarravilleCorner Store, Yarraville
For the above photos, I used Kodak Gold film loaded in my Kodak Retinette 1A camera.
Corner Store, YarravilleCorner Store, Yarraville
A few days later, I returned with my Nikon EM loaded with Kodak Tri-X 400 black and white film.
Corner Store, Yarraville
The corner store in the above photo is in another part of Yarraville. I have wanted to take this photo for a while now, and I wanted to use black and white film. Its weathered boards and peeling paint cry out to be the subject of a black and white photograph.
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Continuing from a previous post, Using Expired Film, the following photographs are of some of the historic buildings which are found in the small country town of Camperdown. In an ever-changing world, many small towns use their past history as a means of attracting tourists to their area.
Old Leura Hotel, Camperdown, Victoria. Built 1857-59
The Leura Hotel is the earliest hotel in Camperdown, built for P. Douglas and J. Stevenson in 1857-59. Bluestone stables were added in 1860 by a new owner D.S. Walker and used by Cobb and Co. as a coach terminal and office.
Masonic Hall, Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
The Masonic Hall of Camperdown is built of rubble blue-stone. It was designed by one of the lodge members, John Young. It was constructed in 1867-68 and is one of the oldest surviving, continuously used purpose-built Masonic Lodges in Victoria.
Old I.O.O.F Hall, Camperdown-built 1896
Once the meeting place of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the hall is now the home of the Camperdown Historic Society.
Mechanics Institute, Camperdown, VictoriaHampden Hotel, Camperdown, Victoria
The above photographs were taken using Kodak Black and White 35mm print film. The camera was a Nikon EM SLR.
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As a photographer, I know that using expired film has inherent risks. However, over the years, I have used expired film and I have never been disappointed-until now!
The film I used for this project was about 20 years old. It was Kodak Black and White 35mm print film, ISO 400. It was designed to be processed in C41 chemicals.
A card, attached to the box containing the film, has the following printed on it:
Make Time Stand Still in Black & White
Extremely fine grain and outstanding sharpness make this film ideal for enlargements.
Processed at any photofinisher with standard color processing.
Do not process in black and white chemicals.
My first impression of the film is simply it is an extremely grainy film; certainly, there is more grain than the Kodak Tri-X 400 film I have been using recently. Or, has it become more grainy with age?
Failure (shown for an example only) -the first photo on the roll.
There were a few failures like the above photo. I am thinking that the age of the film has played a large part in these failures.
A side view of the Camperdown Post Office, Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
Like many towns in regional areas of Australia, there are many heritage or historic buildings, many built in the 19th century or early 20th century. Post offices played an important role for the people of these areas, often isolated from the rest of the world.
The Old Shire Hall, Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
The Hampden Shire Hall, designed by leading Melbourne architects Smith and Johnson, was built in 1886. The architects designed the building in a Lombardic Romanesque style. It was constructed by local contractors McAllister and Stansmore.
I must admit the old Hampden Shire Hall is my favourite building in Camperdown.
Old Court House, Camperdown, Victoria, Australia
The Old Court House was erected in 1886-87 by W. A. Moore, contractor. It replaced an earlier wooden structure of 1859. It was designed by architect G. B. H. Austin of the Public Works Department, who designed it in a medieval Gothic Revival style.
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I recently did a photo shoot in the streets of Footscray, a western suburb of Melbourne. It is a fantastic place for this type of photography.
My camera of choice for this shoot was a Nikon EM SLR film camera and I had loaded with Kodak Professional Tri-X 400 black and white film.
Footscray Railway Station
1904 – Historic facade
Street Art
Street Art
Street Art
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The following photographs were shot using film (Kodak Professional Tri-X 400 black and white negative film). I believe that by using black and white film it compliments my love of taking pictures of old buildings. Many of these old buildings were built in the 19th century or early 20th century, and seem to have more character than many modern buildings.
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A collection of photographs describing the natural beauty and wildlife of the Malwa region of Madhya Pradesh and beyond.**** All pictures are taken by yours truly with Canon Powershot SX50HS****
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