adetorrent; photography, lifestyle.

Sometimes other things in life take over, and art fades.  It fades, but is always there, enduring forever.

I bought this camera a loooong time ago on Oxford street from one of those scam auction shops. You know, the ones with some guy on a microphone selling ‘unbelievably cheap’ items to naiive onlookers.  The camera looked impressive to me at the time. It had a big flash gun, and a massive looking lens.  Besides, compared to my point and shoot Miranda, it looked like one of those ‘big cameras’ (SLRs) those professional guys used.  In my defence, I managed to haggle the price down to £45 from £60 I believe, which in today’s money is a mortgage deposit.  Besides, they threw in some fake Eternity cologne, a hair brush and plastic mirror.  Bargain! The regret started when  I  announced the purchase to my aunt later that day. She must have laughed for hours, but she was glad I only got taken for £45 and not much more. I never used the camera for some reason. It just got put in storage where it laid dormant until this spring when I unearthe...