8/11/2008
i headed out today to do some buying and selling. i sold a few little items, including one of the crumpler camera bags. i also picked up a lens to replace the lens that i sold yesterday. the new (used) lens is the nikkor 35mm f2. it’s a nice sharp lens and a tad wider than my old 50mm f1.8. while i liked the 50mm, i didn’t like the fact that it was actually 75mm on my camera. it was just too long for most practical purposes. the 35mm is a bit better, which i like.
so i headed to itaewon to have lunch at the aussie shop. i had a pie and chips, washed down with a vb. i took a few shots with the new lens too.
so i’ve sold most of the stuff i needed to get rid of. all camera bags are now gone, as is the unwanted camera equipment that i had left over. i will try and sell the liverpool jackets, my big blue suitcase and that will be it.
26/06/2008
had myself a good day. taught this morning until 10.30 and had a free lunch, courtesy of my school. i went home, checked email and then headed off to coex for a look around. i decided that my satchel bag wasn’t really cutting it, so i reckoned on buying another bag. i stopped into the adidas store and saw a bag that was just right. i bought it and headed to the office.
after work i picked up my roll of b&w film from the processing store. i am quite happy with the shots, even though this roll of film was much more difficult to use. the higher iso really makes a difference and highlights are blown in a few shots. it’s definitely not very forgiving. however, i got some good shots out of it, so i’m still pleased. the best part is that i had the photos scanned at the processing store, so the scans are much better quality (and also a little scratchy from being handled after printing). i’m still quite pleased though.
tonight i had a final lesson with my one on one student. other committments have meant that she’s not able to continue her lessons. so we went to outback steakhouse for a farewell dinner. i only ordered the aussie cheese chips and a beer, but i’m full as hell … i’m really looking forward to getting to bed.
i’ve just spent the last half hour editing shots, which i’ll post now.
