Brisbane City Lights with La Sardina

La Sardina (Lomography CN 800)

Ever since my luck with long exposure bulb shots in New York, I've been slightly obsessed with taking night shots... especially since most of the cameras I use require either natural light or a flash, its nice to know that there are other shots you can take at nighttime.

These photographs are of Brisbane at night, taken over the Christmas holidays while I was visiting my family & friends. It wasn't easy to get a whole lot of light trails, since there were hardly any cars on the road, but I love how the lights of the city & Southbank glow in these shots.

I had Lomography CN 800 film already in the camera, so I wasn't sure how long to leave the shutter open while using the bulb setting, but most of these shots are between 20-30 seconds.

Apologies for the quiet time on the blog front, being back at work & training up a new assistant... along with enjoying summer, I've sadly neglected blogging. 

x Mel

Everything Reminds Me of You - La Sardina Guest Post

The ever so lovely Elle from Everything Reminds Me of You has a guest post from yours truly over on her blog today, where I reviewed one of my newer cameras, the La Sardina.

It includes some of my test shots for my guest photographer spot on shutterbugs.tv taken in the back alleys of the Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy.

guest post: milk & miel (la sardina review part 4).

x Mel

Camera Review: La Sardina!

Carlton Gardens, La Sardina style with Kodak Portra 400 VC film.

Oh my! The reasons to love my new Lomography La Sardina camera are multiple... as in multiple exposures!

These are just a few examples from the first film I shot with the La Sardina & already I've in love... with it's wide lens, MX switch, bulb & normal mode... along with a super cute design... who wouldn't love it?

I've found it super easy to use & it's incredibly easy to wind film in after using my Diana Mini for sometime... I liken it to a plastic LC-A with a wide lens.

I can't wait to take the La Sardina out for some more shooting... has anyone else fallen in love with her?

x Mel