Allotments in Plymouth

I think I've decided to focus on Allotments for my Formal Intervention Assignment. I first looked at Mario Guacomelli's work and liked the lines and shapes of his farm land images, but unfortunately I couldn't find the land I was looking for around Plymouth. Then I considered Tree Carvings which fascinate me .. how people, especially young lovers, like to carve their intials and hearts on the barks of the trees. But using a Medium Format Camera, I wasnt able to get the clear shots I wanted. I'm not familiar enough with the camera yet to shoot a good depth of field image. So then I thought about Allotments in the City. My neighbour kindly lent me his key and after taking a walk around the Allotment, I thought this might make a good subject for my work.

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Cothele

This year at college we are using Medium and Large Format Film. I borrowed a Hasslblad from Stores yesterday and today I shot a film .... I took my time and hope that I might have had some success. But I wont know until the film is developed so after I finshied the film I shot a few images with my digital.

I'm doing a Healing Class at Unity House ... I wasn't sure if I was taking on too much adding to my work load at college ... but I'm glad I'm doing it as its really lovely. We have relaxation and meditation at the beginning which takes all the stress of college away... at least for a little while. I'm also thinking that it is an option that I can take in the future. At the moment I'm not enjoying college, its really orientated towards young students which is how it should be as they are the ones who have their whole work lives ahead of them. But I enrolled on the course to develop my creativity not because I'm ambitious or competitive ... I'm not either .... I want to try and enjoy it again so maybe my 'angle of repose' needs to change!!! I need to think about my own reasons for doing the course and forget all the stress. Yep ... that's what I need to do.

Here and There .....

                 

Life is a little strange here and there .... college is a little tedius and I'm not enjoying it ... last year I was full of enthusiasm and determination but since we got back this term I'm just not 'feeling it' any more. Maybe its just the beginning ... the first assignment has been to research an artist and to take a self portrait in the style of that artist .... that's the photography .. then there's the Contextual lectures ... that too is about 'The Self' and I'm not finding it at all stimulating. Maybe its difficult to look at 'The Self' objectively and maybe I'm not willing to look at myself  'in context' or any other way. I dont know what it is. I cant give up ....what would I do? I cant go back to working as I did before because that part of my life is over. All I can do is hope that the enthusiasm and motivation does return ... I just hope its soon.