Showing posts with label k'gari. Show all posts
Showing posts with label k'gari. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Film Camera a Month - October

film camera blogging challenge
We need to jump a few months back in time so I can play blog catch up! In between flying down to Melbourne for a wedding and moving (even if it was just underneath the house!) has meant this poor little blog has been neglected. Never fear though, I'm here to rectify all wrongs doings, starting with my film camera a month series :)

I'm pushing my underwater camera back into the October slot despite still using it into November - ssssh! When I got the film developed not only did it make me feel uninspired to put another roll in but I realised that roll has been in my camera for at least a year - oops!

aim and shoot camera
The camera in question is an underwater film camera called 'Aim & Shoot' which has an outside plastic housing enabling it to be used multiple times unlike the disposable variety.

film camera underwater
To be honest that's its only selling point :p

aim and shoot underwater camera
Otherwise it's a very basic point and shoot set up where the only thing you can control is what film you put in it. This time I had put in some Lomo 800 colour film knowing a higher speed would account for lower light conditions under water.

yellow film underwater camera
There is a counter on top so you know what shot you are up to, a winder for the film (and also to unwind the film at the end) and a film release button on the bottom. I think my shots below sum up the basic nature of this guy.

lomo 800 colour film

under water film shot

film lomo shot

underwater camera

toy film photography

toy camera

colour lomo film

blue tint film

underwater film shot

sunshine coast film photography

fraser island

ben at kgari

shot of floating in water

fraser island lake

underwater leg shot

swimming at fraser island

swimming at kgari

emaya at kgari

eli creek kgari

swimming fee

I think underwater shots should perhaps be left to the professional guys :P
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017

K'gari (Fraser) 2017

We recently took our annual Fraser Island trip :) We all talked about how the island has been officially renamed K'gari (the indigenous word for paradise) so I thought I would do a bit more digging for this entry.  This news article does a good job of explaining everything.  In short, it's only the national park on the island that has been renamed; formerly Great Sandy National, although the name still referrs to the southern section of the park. The traditional land holders (the butchulla people) were granted Native Title rights in 2014 and want the whole island to be recognised as K'gari - pronounced 'gurri'. I'm 100% in support and also love the island's creation story, with K'Gari being "a spirit princess who helped create the island and then fell in love with it, lying down there for eternity" - source.


The Butchulla people also have three laws for the island,
"What is good for the country comes first; if you have plenty, you must share, and if it's not yours, you shall not take." - source

I feel a little more informed now :)

I'm going to post the photos (semi in order) and do a little quick recap from the trip. We first took the inland track and headed to Lake Boomanjin (known for it's coloured waters) then traveled to our favourite lake, Birabeen (clear waters, unpopulated and white sands – paradise!) before setting up camp at central station. Then we did the walk from central station to lake Mckenzie where we split apart and for a brief moment thought we had lost everyone, only to be happily reunited :)


On our second day we did a quick circuit walk around the creek, then trekked to lake Wabby, did some intense sand 4wd-ing, (thanks Matty,!) had lunch at happy valley and then floated down Eli creek (packed to the brim with tourist). Before heading back home we also checked out the Pinncacles (coloured sands) and the remains of the SS Maheno a ship that beached in 1935.  Another piece of trivia, pertaining to ship wrecks (this time in 1836) with a survivor named Eliza Fraser. You may be able to guess her significance but reading the wiki article made me realise more of the importance of changing the island's name back to K'gari   

Bonus points are freely given out to whoever can spot a monitor lizard somewhere in the photos (hint – it's in black and white!)

Bonus tip, if you ever find yourself over on k'gari in your own vehicle, the tourist buses leave lake McKenzie at 4pm and the normally packed lake gets a little more peaceful :)














Fraser/k'gari - lake Mckenzie black and white


Fraser/k'gari - lake Mckenzie tree








The gang this year were my two bros (Matty and J), my Dad and Emaya





















Fraser/k'gari - Eli creek clear water




















 Past Fraser Trips
2013
2014
2015
2016
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