In 1999 I Went to Australia

And it was amazingly awesome.  If I didn't have these photos, it would swear it was only dream.  But no, it wasn't!  I pushed my little Samsung point and shoot hard back then and came home with 600+ images.  That was A LOT back in the film days.  Before this trip, I didn't take many photos.  After, I couldn't stop.  Enjoy the best from those three months or so nearly 17 years ago.  My goal?  Take the family back in 2019, 20 years after my first visit.

-Tom

Gerald

This is Gerald.  He's standing on one of the most significant collections of Aboriginal rock art in all of Australia, and our group of 20 or so Hiram College students had the privilege to learn about these ancient, rock carvings.  I spent three months in Australia, and it shaped much of my current being.

This image was shot with a Samsung Maxima Aoom Alpha and film, most likely Kodak Gold or Fuji Superia.  
Tom

Sulphur Crested Cockatoos, Canberra, Australia

Canberra, Australia, January, 1999.

I've been scanning negatives from my 3-month long Australia trip back in 1999 with Hiram College.

Here's a shot of sulphur crested cockatoos, which were as common as crows in some areas of Australia. The sky was a bit grainy, so I blurred it and used a layer mask to exclude to the blur from the birds themselves.

Shot on Fuji 200, using my first real camera, a Samsung Maxima Zoom.

I thought this would be nice another mid-day addition to Misty-Dawn's camera critters meme.