{adventures on instagr.am} // {04.14}

here's a set of photos i took during an afternoon break in sydney.
{adventures on instagr.am}

baby bimpy.

made of Lego.

Westin Sydney

Macarons from Lindt Cafe

#nofilter skies and clock tower.

on the front page, a black and white picture.

**all images collected from ateliegaaya.blogspot.com - awesome collections of gorgeous and inspiring photos :)

journey series: autumn in march.

AUTUMN IN MARCH! on the opposite end of the world, so hey.

if i had a timeline, this would be my cover photo. i love it. (yes those are my legs and shoes)

i've been on the go....! the past weeks have been so good though. i'll put it a good story sometime next week, for now, here are some quick updates...

i moved to a new place that's across the street from church and school. thank you Jesus!
colour conference one in the sydney entertainment center was amazing.
hillsong kids team is the team to serve with. so much fun.
i am suffering from a cold, which will see its end tomoz!

bondi.

i took this shot along the bondi walkway. it was so BEAUTIFUL that day.
colors are surreal.

oldies; F2AS

so, i no longer have a camera. old one's with parental#1-- and i'm leaving to go to another continent in about a little over a month. the option to buy a camera came up today. but, i seriously was gonna go to australia without a camera in tow, i thought it'd be liberating to walk around, and live without one. i know, seems crazy, in our digital age. but i like the idea of not having the ability to take photos of my every move, and every place i go, etc. etc. savor the moment myself, you know?

so, the idea came up today, my pops (code name parental#2) asked me about it,... and i told him about how i had thought of purchasing one. but reality check: few things, i could live without one, mainly 'cause i can't afford to call it a priority. as my brother calls this situation: insufficient funds. then, i honestly, have no clue what camera to buy. if you ask me, and if price was out of the question, i will most likely choose one out of aesthetics and not function. i considered, and have been watching nikon's p7000 on amazon, and one's price dropped to $279 from last black friday, and i think it's staying that way.

it'd be nice to invest in a good one that'll last me years, but i feel really hesitant to buy one, and keep going back to these babies: [old school gadgets!] i have no idea how to PROPERLY work these cameras; my dad just mentioned something about them being F2AS models. well, point is, i kinda just want to restore these ones, and use these instead, even if my dad did offer to fund my camera spending if it happened. can he just pay to get these goodies restored? it is kind of his, ish. we're having a nonexistent custody battle over them. i already claimed them as an inheritance. HAHAHA.

i'd have to get them cleaned and checked out, but there's something so beautiful about taking photos the "old" way. each photo really would capture that one special moment-- or i could pause and miss it, and it would only be immortalized in my memory alone.

thinking about every click because you only have 24 or 36 shots to take per roll. then developing is just as precious, and i would love to develop my own (not the colored ones! or maybe... digital printing!).

anyway, i'm looking for a good but cheap place to get cameras cleaned, etc. know of any?
if i get these set-up, i'd need to start storing some (b&w) film! i already have a stray roll from a year ago. had an 101 class that i loved. will post some photos i took sometime this december. (loved my travel town shots!)

"nothing exciting"

Weekend, I thought, I want to post something, but I can't think of what to write about, etc, etc. So I quickly made up my mind and went with this idea, "Hey, how about google search the phrase "nothing exciting", find an image that sticks out to you then just slap it on a post and publish it." 



So here's one of the last photos on the page. 
Sometimes, being in the middle of nowhere, on a plateau, wherever one is in the middle of a journey, can seem so plain and boring, but I found it ironic that in my search for an image that would embody "nothingness", one would pop up to showcase why barrenness can be quite beautiful.

Let's appreciate rest, folks. (I know we'd all prefer climbing mount everest, but thank you Lord that we get breathers.) (Long day(s)!)






So the photo is off Anne & Laura's blog. I quickly popped in to peek at the photos of their coast to coast journey, and they were beautiful. Learned that one of the bloggers, Laura, is a photographer. Their photos are so enticing. I want to go on a spontaneous road trip...  (I guess I'm gonna be going across something sometime, sure, my plateau's a little rocky, but no biggie, it's life, and I gotta learn to deal with its rough edges.)



Anyway, I'll leave random peepers with this: (and check out their blog! Click on the link below!)
" I think the key is that if you are ever offered the opportunity to do it, say yes before you even think about it. " Laura, of Anne&Laura 





shutterbug.

celebrated a friends' wedding on 9-11. it was beautiful. i think it's the best wedding i've attended. it was really something. all the detail, and the WEATHER.

i think none of us brought a camera, either they forgot or whatnot, but, i, purposely left it. i think i savored the event more that way.

photocube got a good deal of business from us though.

pass it along--

old school goodies passed on to me from my daddy :)
oh the things we find in the garage-- needs a little cleaning, then off we go!

belated.

my 22nd birthday was a couple days ago, but i think this birthday gift will be belated. it'll be worth the wait :)