Along with my photo taking in late 2025, I also brought along my (very heavy) Bronica ETRSi setup, where possible. I feel a little bad not shooting very often with my ETRSi, it's a great camera system and I love shooting 120 (even if I am only getting 15 shots per roll). But I guess I get "decision paralysis", more with what to shoot, as I mentally hear ka-ching! sounds each time I press that shutter.

Anyway, I took a photo of these power lines when I was on holiday with my family last April (wow! that long ago!) and I like how this turned out, it almost looks like an album cover from Massive Attack or something.

I unfortunately had not really picked up a camera and take photos for much of 2025, despite me wanting to escape from the daily grind and do what I really enjoy. Thankfully I did find the time to do just that in early August.

I've always wanted to photograph the Californian Redwoods in East Warburton ever since I saw an Instagram post about it after the COVID lockdowns. I'm a sucker for symmetry in nature, having been to the Valley of Liquid Amber some years back with my wife and kids to take photos of the kidlets throwing golden autumn leaves in the air. And so I made a plan to drive early one Sunday August morning, to try and catch the sunrise and golden light beamng through the colossal redwood trees.