Recent Random Outdoor Adventures
Recent random outdoor adventures over 2021/2022 christmas period.
So towards the end of December 2021 and early January 2022 my family and some friends went out into nature for a couple of day adventures, of course i took my camera with me and took some happy snaps along the way.
December 2021 - Marley Beach Hike
The national park is a pretty big place, so many places with many adventures to be had. We decided to take on the challenge to Marley Beach which is roughly a 1.5hrs one way hike to the beach from the road. Along the way you pass some really nice landscapes and ponds you could take a dip in before you reach the beach.
The beach itself is stunning and we were lucky enough to get a beautiful day to enjoy it. One thing to keep in mind is youll have another 1.5hr hike back to your car!
Here are some of the better snaps.
January 2022 - Fruit Picking
If your in Sydney and you want to go fruit picking your pretty much going to end up in Bilpin. Bilpin is generally known for its apples and cider, but there is a bunch of other fruit to pick there as well. Its not apple picking time in January so we ended up picking some Blood Plums, White and Yellow Netarines and Peaches. Not only was the fruit big but nice and juicy as well.
Here are some of the snaps from that day.
January 2022 -Minnehaha Waterfall
This was on the same day as the fruit picking as it wasnt too far from Bilpin, the Minnehaha Waterfall hike isnt as long as Marley Beach but its a much more treacherous hike with steep, slippery sections. As you will see from the snaps its a worth the hike. The water is cold but after hiking there in the humidity and heat youll welcome the colder water which will at the very least be refreshing. It can get busy so probably worth heading there before the crowds.
Here are the snaps from that hike.
Tempe Photo Walk
While waiting on some repairs to be done to my car, i decided to wonder around Tempe with my 35mm film camera and a roll of Kodak Tri-X 400.
A couple of weeks ago i decided to get some of the gutter rash i did on 2 of my wheels fixed from a repair place in Tempe. I was told that the process can take up to 2 hours to complete.
I could have easily gone back home and come back or wondered through Ikea for 2 hours which is across the road, but instead i decided to take my Contax S2b with my Carl Zeiss Distagon 35mm f2.8 and the Planar 50mm f1.7 with a roll of Kodak Tri-X 400 and do a photo walk around the back streets of Tempe.
I honestly wasn’t expecting much and definitely didn’t think id be able to finish a roll within that 2 hour period (which i didn’t), but pleasantly surprised with the images i got back.
I shot the Kodak Tri-X 400 at ISO 200 instead, film developed and scanned (standard jpg) at Rewind Photo Lab (not sponsored :-P).
Here are all of the shots i took while on the photo walk good and bad, hope you like.
