Hi Anthony Good documentary shots of that time. That far south coast of NSW is probably my favourite destination when I need a break.
Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/SL/ On Mon, 1 Dec 2008 11:46:27 +1100, "Anthony Farr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > Loggers and preservationists faced off in the mountains near Eden, New > South > Wales, in 1989. Police presence kept tempers in check. It was a running > campaign of protests and counter protests, with the loggers blockading > roads > to keep preservationists away from logging sites, and the "greenies" > attempting to infiltrate the blockaded areas overnight. After some days > everyone got bored and went home. > > I was there for a client with some Pentaxes and a ship-load of > Kodachrome. > IIRC I used a Pentax SMC-M 24~35 1:3.5 for these shots. It was damn > cold, > and snow was on the mountain peaks. At the summit of one mountain, where > the police had their radio communication centre set up in a caravan, I > had > to put my cameras inside my coat between shots to keep the batteries > alive. > > These shots make me a little nostalgic for film. The time I spent > retouching fungus off the images cured that nostalgia. > > "Showdown in Eden", > http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/3068259850/in/photostream/ > > "Keeping an Eye on Things", > http://www.flickr.com/photos/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/3068260666/in/photostream > > Comments welcome. > > Regards, Anthony > > -- -- http://www.fastmail.fm - mmm... Fastmail... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
