Old times sakes

A continuation of the last post. Old shit that I gone and edited and still look shit because my photography skills were below average in 2016.

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A M N E S I A R C H I V E S

This blog used to help me remember who I was again when I had amnesia. The issue now is that most of my photos have been hoarded in storage for 4-6 years and most the memories and sensations linked to those photos have long faded away. I don't know how good it is for my mental health to go back digging into these files, but it's not the best anyway, still don't know what I'm doing with my life. 

Location: 162 George Bolt Memorial Drive

Date taken: June 2016

This was my second time to this rusty wonderland with approx 50 rusted cars. The first time (previous post) was the first day I bought my DSLR and had no idea what I was doing. Wasn't that much better 2 years later. The reason I put the precise address on - you can do your own research on this place and why it has been completely erased by end of 2018 and how it came to be. You can even Google Earth the time lapses.

Entered these 5 pictures into a photo contest in 2016. The second one got something but the rest were probably too sad. 

Wesley College Collegean Magazine 1963 - I'm guessing this used to be David McIvor's (this makes his birth year approx 1945). Thirsty for some KIA ORA fruit squash? Who knew eggless recipes were trendy in the 60s?

Time Lapse #2

As I was saying in the last post, my exploring isn't as meticulous and ambitious as it used to be. But at least now I can edit pictures better than I used to.

Third time to Stevie's - Maybe one day I'll dig out the shots I took in 2016 when I can be bothered, but for now, let's compare it to my iPhone 5 photos with no editing.

There are now lessons for class

Window #1

I wish I could touch it and go back to that moment in time

Once can get a better view because more panes have perished

Creepiest face

Entered and left through the back way this time

The Relentless Passing of Time

It's another lifetime, another version of myself that used to explore. Priorities changed and that version of myself was forgotten. After another existential crisis thanks to the relentless passing of time, I wanted to rediscover other aspects of myself that have been buried away.

Exploring now feels very different. Less angry, less emotional, less stubborn - yes, even less passionate. But I'll give it a chance, let's give it a go.

So it's now almost 7 years since I last ventured into one of the top 10 most toxic places in NZ. I can't help but feel my framing with the iPhone 5 was better than my DSLR but then that was in perfect summer's day rather than the middle of winter. Regardless, it will be interesting to spot any differences.

The sky wasn't actually that blue - heavily edited to make it look like a halycon day. 

This house has a Japanese feeling to it

Same box different lifetime

Same window different lifetime

Reflections #1

Rolling hills

Steampunk #1

Reflections #2

Steampunk #2

Too tired to edit #1

Too tired to edit #2