new york city fisheyes • 4 comments • finally got this roll of film developed. some lomo fisheyes from our trip to nyc, back in march 2012:
on travel and other things • 22 comments • Postponing travel plans, to work on other projects, seems like a bit of a theme for us these days. Since we're clearly obsessed with travel, (enough that we've dedicated an entire blog to it) you'd think that we'd be upset... but we've been enjoying some of the other things that life has to offer and thinking about how we can travel in the future so that it includes more time for volunteering or community outreach - which we didn't discuss here previously because I didn't want to be a downer. The summer has been good to us. Long evening bike rides, kayaking, and dinners with friends has made the season even better. We intend to stay in Montreal and enjoy the weather while it's nice, with plans to travel in the winter. In attempt to make travel planning easier, we've joined Pinterest: We realize that Pinterest is usually used to save random inspirational things, but I thought it might be an efficient way to gather resources for travel. It's more visual (read: prettier) than just having a bunch of boring bookmarks. It's also a lot easier to share - we can just direct people to our board if they'd like recommendations. I've been meaning to make one for our favourite Montreal spots for all the people who ask us what they should do when they come here. If you've got any travel related boards that you think we should see, feel free to share them, or if you feel so inclined, send us links to your blogs or articles about places you think we'd enjoy - especially if you've had a good experience. Awhile ago, Rhianne wrote a bit about us for a Lomography Magazine article. It's been ages since we've used our lomo cameras, so this was a nice reminder to dust them off and take them to play outside. If you'd like, you can see all of our lomo + film photos in our flickr set. This past weekend, Paul McCartney played at the Yankee Stadium in NYC. I was bummed that I didn't get tickets to that until... he announced that he was coming to Montreal. I thought I'd definitely have to make the trip to New York (or at least Toronto) to catch him in concert and that he would quit touring before I got the chance. I still can't believe we're seeing one of The Beatles sing his old tunes (can't say I know too many Wings-era songs). I was so consumed with the idea of attending a Paulie concert that I even added it to our list. Now I don't have to settle for Ringo! We heard that he ends the set with the Abbey Road medley. I'm really excited. - Mina
lomography love: nyc edition • 21 comments • {manhattan from the staten island ferry}The Diana Mini is usually forgotten at the bottom of our bag. The sun needs to be shining brightly for the toy camera to work, so this further reduces the chances of us pulling it out. We were able to take a few pictures in NYC and these four shots are the very few that turned out.{fifth avenue clock}{cathedral church of saint john the divine}{the flatiron building}
milnerton beach • 14 comments • Right on the Atlantic Ocean, about 11 kilometres to the north of Cape Town, is the suburb of Milnerton. On a particularly windy morning, we enjoyed a full English breakfast and a stroll along the beach. Milnerton Beach is known for it's panoramic views of Table Mountain. If you look closely in the photo below, you can see it in the background. That day, it happened to be covered by a "table cloth" - a term the locals have coined for a layer of white clouds that often float over the mountain. Since there was ample opportunities to view (and go to the top of) the mountain, we just enjoyed soaking up the sun.
diana • 14 comments • We bought another camera. We couldn't resist her. Diana has a new home in our nap-sack. Some shots from around Miami:
miami • 16 comments • We are very happy to report that we will no longer be posting photos of Iguanas. Originally, we had planned to explore the rest of South America after leaving the Galápagos Islands. However, the mudslides in Peru prevented us from going there at the time. It didn't seem logical to go to South America and skip Macchu Picchu so we decided to head to South Africa instead. After scouring the internet for flight deals, we finally found one that went through Miami. We both got a cold/flu while we were there (not complaining, but it was a tad chilly compared to where we had come from), so we didn't get to do too much. Valentine's Day was spent in Miami and we went to Urban Outfitters for the first time ever. We stocked up on film and lomo accessories (...and much needed travel items). Thinking that we may get a break from Spanish was misguided as we ended up staying in an area that was densely populated by Cuban folk. It felt strange to be in the States and go into stores where no one spoke any English. Coming up: Miami to NYC to Abu Dhabi to South Africa!
under the sea • 19 comments • Our crappy disposable underwater camera finally worked! We were able to snap some shots, while snorkelling, near Isabella Island: Alex could snorkel all day. Personally, I think that being so close to so many strange looking fish is creepy. I pretty much swam away as fast as I could any time I saw anything (including my own shadow). So, all of these photos were taken by Alex. I needed both hands to make a swift getaway. Clearly, Alex is not concerned about hasty escapes, as he hung around this guy: Who follows a stingray?!!
