Still Life with Shovel II
In a previous post I showed a different view of this shovel, taken with a medium format camera in portrait mode, shot in colour and converted to black and white.
But at the same time, I pulled this tiny camera from my pocket and took a shot on 35 mm black and white film as well.
As mentioned before, this is in the Mews, around back at Government House in Victoria.
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Olympus XA, JCH Street Pan 400, developed commercially, scanned at home.
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burnt embers 
nice! Would make a great pen and ink drawing also. Love the wall but the shovel is what makes it so interesting.
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I agree Sherry – the wall is a great backdrop for the shovel. When I look at that wall it reminds me of endless hours drawing masonry walls to scale on archaeological excavations in London. A lot of old walls came out of our digs there. Fortunately I usually worked with someone(s) that liked to draw the walls, and had the patience for the job.
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I love the rubble-y wall. And in a few months, I hope you will photograph the camas in the wild area behind Government House for those of us who live far away…
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Hi Theresa – I have not photographed camas for a while now, but for no good reason at all. I will try to remember to do so!
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Shovel I was a more interesting composition with that interesting brickwork in it but was a rather stark and contrasty compared to the softer tone of shovel II
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Hi Mario – I agree about the brickwork. The first was not a very good exposure, one reason I converted to black and white where I thought I would have a better chance of correcting it.
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