The Australia Hotel

© John Connolly

The Australia Hotel

Uploaded: February 01, 2018 | Entered: February 01, 2018 12:56:53

Description

This is one from the archives, taken back in the 1980's with a medium format Rollieflex camera, and Kodak Tri X film!. The town is now called Stuart Town, but it was originally known as Iron Bark.

Comments

Gord MacEachern February 01, 2018

John, love This!!! Ĺove the time,tones,lighting comp! It made my day friend!!! #1703266

John Koepfer @PresentPleasures February 01, 2018

John what a blast from the past, this is so cool and I love the b&w, your work transforming this to digital is incredible!! #11675456

Rudi Reiner level-classic February 01, 2018

Very interesting shot John, cool to find one this old! #11675499

Jukka Heinovirta February 02, 2018

Excellent shot, John! I love these old photos! #11675512

Ujjwal Mukherjee February 02, 2018

I am sure a lot has changed in this town since then! Is the Hotel still there ? This is a wonderful scene from the past , beautifully captured and converted into digital,John! Thanks for sharing! #11675524

Candace M. Cleveland February 02, 2018

Just love these old B&W photos. Great tones and feeling. #11675562

Martha R. Mazon level-classic February 02, 2018

What a fabulous period piece, John! I love the old cars and the perspective on the hotel. Terrific film work and digital processing! #11675574

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic February 02, 2018

Fantastic perspective and tones John!,
Amalia #11675644

John Connolly February 02, 2018

Thanks for all your comments! #11675659

Chuck Green level-classic February 02, 2018

Great shot, John! Inn looks like it has been around a while! <>< #11675664

Reynaldo D. Reyes level-classic February 02, 2018

Great presentation in B&W and you did a good job to convert to digital. I miss the film days. #11675725

John Connolly February 03, 2018

Thanks Chuck and Reynaldo! Rey, you are showing your age here! #11675969

Reynaldo D. Reyes level-classic February 03, 2018

Ha1 Ha! Ha! John! You're so right You have to agree though, there was so much thrill then waiting for the prints to come back. #11675970

Patrick Rouzes level-classic February 03, 2018

Wonderful tones, contrasts, clarity & conversion, John! Great shot from the past! #11675988

Emile Abbott level-deluxe February 06, 2018

WOW a real blast from the film days past. Excellent work. It is not the camera it is the photographer's skill that counts. #11676627

John Connolly February 08, 2018

Thanks Rey, Patrick and Emile!
Reynaldo, I had my own darkroom in those days and did all the processing myself #11677137

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