I remember overhearing a couple of young Aussies in Greenwich once: “jeez, I can’t wait to get back, I’m sick to death of old buildings”. Must have been from Perth. I have distant relatives in Perth. Of course, anyone in Perth is distant, but you know what I mean.
I’d recommend somewhere in Melbourne but I left in 1958 so my recommendation wouldn’t extend much beyond the maternity ward. Which was great, by the way. > On 15 Aug 2023, at 08:19, mike wilson <[email protected]> wrote: > > From the one Perther on the board: > "Don't know about B&W film. Perth is amazingly unphotogenic. It is not a city > of great character or charisma. Fremantle is way more interesting, and > perhaps it qualifies, seeing that it is more or less attached to Perth. There > is an amazing lack of interesting architecture in Perth. Fremantle has the > convict era stuff which has merit. I can't think of any particular advice I > could offer anyone, but am happy if you want to put your friend in touch. > > Somewhere back in the Tag thread I may have put up some pics of the old > railway workshops and brickworks, all of which are being preserved. I find > "industrial archeology" to be of photogenic significance, but with almost > everything being less than 200 years old, there's not a lot of choice. > There's an awful lot of concrete and corrugated iron here, and some bizarre > recent modernistic footbridges and stadiums that attract attention by > controversy rather than merit." > > Do you want me to pass your email over? > >> On 12/08/2023 08:15 [email protected] wrote: >> >> >> I am planning a trip to Australia end of October. It is a family visit trip >> so not much photography time other than family photo's. Any suggestions of >> places to visit in two area's and surroundings if I get a chance? Any places >> where I can buy black and white film or should I take enough with me. Will >> probably take the K3 and a mz5n. >> >> Thanks for any input >> >> Patrick -- %(real_name)s Pentax-Discuss Mail List To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected] to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
