Nature Travel & Street Photography

I have been shooting a lot again, and that’s wonderful. And I am shooting film again and the new digital baby has started to gather dust - which is not so wonderful. While I have shot for a few days with the long Nikon 400 mm VR, with the blooming of the flowers and the colors all around, quite by instinct, I have taken out my film cameras again.

Earlier this year, it was a little upsetting to hear that Fuji will not be making the Velvia any more. Lately I found out that Fuji has started shipping Velvia again, though at this time, its only the 100 ASA thats been shipped. I am hoping that the 50 ASA will appear soon again!

So I am back to the field, shooting a lot of Californian poppies and the wild flowers. This year, the wild flowers have not bloomed as much - and from the reports that I have been reading on NatureAli, the south California has not seen much wild flowers either. People who have visited the Gorman Hills and spots around Highway 5 have come back quite disappointed.

There are a lot of mustard though - in the east bay region, apart from the bright patches of mustard you would see on the Hills around Sunol, the wide open land around the Dumbarton Bridge is completely covered in the yellow carpet.

So I am out shooting with my F5 and my faithful old F100 again, and this time my bag is packed with Provia!

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