Last weekend we ventured to the North East region of England to visit KC’s family. The area has a hardy feel to it with chilly winds off the North Sea causing me to pull on my winter coat: in the middle of summer. We spent a few hours site seeing and found a darn good espresso at the Captain Cook museum in Marton, the place of his birth. The museum had so many Kiwi relics that I felt quite at home. It hadn’t really sunk in until exploring this place how much of an incredible adventurer James Cook was to have sailed the seas and discovered so many countries, including my own, at the bottom of the earth.
It was also a good opportunity to play with my new gadget, an iPhone 4. I love gadgets and while I resisted the iPhone for a little while the temptation was too great and all of a sudden the courier was knocking at the door. After seeing Seamus’s great Hipstamatic pictures on his blog, this was one of the first applications I downloaded. I love the vintage feel to the pictures making them look off colour, sometimes blurred, and sometimes random. While I love technology I love the analogue look because of the dreamy results. Sometimes we don’t need or want the stark sharpness of reality that digital usually provides.
Ciao Amy,
Auguri. Love the photographs. They are so so cool. The blue in your photographs is such a vibrant color. Hard to describe. Like the espresso too.
I am with my son in Santa Cruz and found the best espresso. So damn good. I feel like an addict because I have been there so many times in the last 2 days. They must think I am crazy. When I find a good espresso I return over and over.
Have fun with the i-phone.
Ciao
Sounds great! I hope we will see pictures!