A blog by Claire, David and their cameras.
A few weeks ago Dave and I got back from an amazing holiday in Japan. We spent two weeks there, mostly in Tokyo. We also visited an onsen town in the countryside called Shima, and spent a few days in Kyoto.
Here is a little video I made using all of our photos. Watching it really brings back the holiday for me, I hope you enjoy it too.
The music is The Process of Leaving by E-Vax.
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Back from an amazing holiday and getting back into the swing of things.
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Four-day weekends are the actual best.
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It took four hours to make this pavlova, because I had to make two separate layers and I only have one tin. It took around three minutes for half of it to be eaten. The rest will definitely be gone tomorrow.
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I met my friend for dinner in Bondi last night and managed to fit in a swim and a walk on the beach beforehand. Bondi is a great place to people watch when it’s not too busy. I wish I was brave enough to learn to surf because basically all the surfers look really cool, but I’m way too scared of sharks.
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This time last year we had been in Australia for six days. Time has gone very fast. I still feel like the new girl. I still get surprised by the differences between here and home. I still don’t know where any of the buses go. I’m still scared to drive around this city. I still don’t drink coffee.
A year has never flashed past quite so quickly as this one. But it has been a seriously great year. I was worried that I would be infinitely homesick, find Sydney too small and not make any friends – turns out none of that was true and I love it here. PHEW. And David has settled right back in where he left off five years ago. I think we have been very lucky to make this big life change so smoothly and happily, and I am even applying for a permanent residency visa because I never want to leave!
Thought I’d share a few photos of my favourite things over the past year.
1. Wide open spaces, and lots of fresh air. For a city, Sydney smells pretty good. Weird thing to say, but it’s true! / 2. Catching ferries and being near the water, and gorgeous sunsets all the time. / 3. Beaches and sunshine. We’ve had a spectacular summer, feels like it has been going for months. / 4. The bats. These guys fly past our flat every night in the hundreds. They are massive and I really love watching them. / 5. Escaping to the Blue Mountains.
Roll on year two.
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Recently I have been really loving the 3D geometric paper shapes that are popping up everywhere, so decided to make some myself. I wanted to try something with a pattern rather than just plain card, so went for a pastel watercolour effect. Here is how they turned out, and a little tutorial if you want to make them yourself!
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We went camping out at Hill End last weekend. It rained a lot on the first day, but after that it cleared up and we got some amazing weather.
posted by David.
I like handbags. I like really nice handbags. So it’s always annoyed me that I have to carry my cameras in something that I would never usually look twice at. For ages I’ve had my eye out for the perfect leather camera bag that looked gorgeous and was functional.
Enter the Ona Palma bag. As with all amazing bags, as soon as I saw it I knew it was the one. At over $300 it is definitely an investment, but so worth it. The leather is buttery soft and the colour is gorgeous. It also seems incredibly well made. I love that you can’t immediately tell it is a camera bag, as I prefer to not openly advertise the fact that I am carrying round stuff that someone might want to rob!
Delivery was incredibly fast, I ordered it on a Friday – it made it all the way from the US to Australia and arrived on the Monday! By far the quickest I have ever had from overseas.
It got it’s first use this weekend and I couldn’t be happier. I took it on a camping trip out to the bush. It fits loads inside, the soft grey padding is great, and the two partitions are movable making the interior very versatile. I can easily fit both cameras, purse and peripherals – and when I am only carrying one camera there is absolutely heaps of room for other stuff, including my gorilla pod. There is even a pocket to fit an iPad. You can tell that it will wear really nicely, and that it will probably look better with age.
Overall, I am very pleased – I’m positive I’ll be using it for years.
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