Fusing technology and art captures memories. Light, composition and settings enable storytelling. Composing requires thought. And exposure is a basic setting.
Cameras are complicated. A digital one uses a sensor to create an image. This feedback is immediate. Then the Internet shares experiences globally.
I use an old Minolta DiMAGE 5 bridge camera. It is mirrorless, and has a zoom lens.
I have recorded personal activity. All the images are of Canberra. The scenes preserve visual anecdotes.
I took this photograph in Canberra on 25 September 2019. Australia is in the southern hemisphere, so it was spring at that time. During this season, the Callery pear blooms. The fragrant flowers attract pollinators. This close-up shot shows a bee pollinating the Callery pear flowers.
I wanted to better utilise space in my crowded garage. So I designed a project to hang tools on a wall. I bought a large sheet of pegboard. Inspired by the industrial and utilitarian themes of Constructivism, I decided to paint the board in geometric patterns. I aimed to blend aesthetic appeal with functionality. After painting the panel with that design, I framed it with timber at Majura Men's Shed. The framing not only protected the artwork, but also enhanced its aesthetic appeal. Members of that woodworking club helped me screw the finished piece onto my garage wall. I took a photograph of the installation on 31 August 2020, indicating project completion. A visiting friend so admired my project as to photograph it. In my view, this project demonstrates how a utilitarian object like a tool board can also be appreciated aesthetically. Since then, my tools are now better organised, and I enjoy the improved aesthetics.
I took this photo on 21 September 2020. It shows a Callery pear tree in front of my house. Americans call Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford' pear. I live in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory (ACT). Worldwide, Callery pear trees bloom in spring. In Australia, spring begins on 1 September. Canberra has a cool climate, and Callery pear trees bloom early spring, in September. The photo shows that my tree was in blossom!
I took this photo on 30 November 2020. It shows a basket hanging on my wall. Which is in Canberra, Australia. In that, is a strawberry plant. Here they fruit from late spring to early summer. Which is from November to January. On 30 November, that was in fruit.
This photo is from 1 April, 2021. It is of a barbecue party. That was in a park. On June 30 that year, the ACT Mental Health Consumer Network, published my photos. Those are on page 6 of its Winter newsletter.
This photo is from 26 October, 2022. I was in a drawing class. The teacher had arranged the still life subject.
I took this photo on 14 November 2022. Since summer in Australia begins on 1 December, it was late spring at that time. While in my courtyard, I spotted a blue-tongued skink that had shed its tail—a common defence mechanism in lizards.
I took this photograph on 8 December 2023, using a long exposure technique to capture the motion of a moving tram. The location was the intersection of Flemington Road and Nullarbor Avenue in Gungahlin, Canberra.
6 November 2024, was late spring in Canberra. That's in the southern hemisphere. Early morning at 7 AM, I photographed a foggy scene in the park behind my house. Gungaderra Creek (a stream), provided a wet hollow.
I took the above photo at sunset on 15 September 2025. In Australia this is early spring. Shown is a blossoming Callery pear tree. That's in front of my house.
