RNBXPLRNG in Austin, Texas
An example of how to Urban Explore a city
Last week I attended a tech conference in Austin and gave a 45 minute keynote. It was great fun, and the best part... It was a two-day conference, but I had a whole week, so plenty of time to explore Austin.
Barbecue; check! Live music; check! Rainey Street; check! Texas State Capitol; check. 6th Street; check! The list goes on and on.
Unfortunately, it was not a complete success. I took my old Olympus Trip 35 along with some film rolls to wander the streets of Austin to do some street photography, but it turned out that the film rewind button was stuck so I could not load any film at all. I had no tools to remove the bottom plate, and as I am as clumsy as they get, I better not try it myself. Has anyone had similar problems or experience with this? Please get in touch.
I still managed to take over 500 photos with my Ricoh GRII and mobile phone, so I have a lot of editing to do. I will start later this week as I first have to deal with my jet lag and overflowing mailbox. Stay tuned for an update in one of the next newsletters.
RBNXPLRNG AUSTIN, TEXAS
As this was a great opportunity to do some RBNXPLRNG I downloaded the schema (see below) and started at Rainey Street, the historic district of Austin. Was there two years ago as well, and in the meantime they’ve developed the surroundings massively. The view from my 13th floor appartment was slightly blocked by a (now) 50 floors high building that will be 80 floors once it is done. The highest tower of all Texas.
Fortunately, some of the distinctive features of this area have been preserved, and so I started my RNBXPLRNG from my favourite bar on Rainey Street, Bangers.
Here we go:
Have you already done a RBNXPLRNG?
I have not set a deadline (yet) for this RBNXPLRNG entries, that will be published in one of the upcoming Darkrooms Magazine Specials, but please submit your entry before 1 August.
What is it again?
Read all about this assignment and download the schema:
That’s it for this newsletter.
Till next time,
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Wonderful photos!
Gaaaaaahh that's such a bummer! I love and have photographed in Austin quite a lot, especially pre-tech move in. Such an interesting place. Love this issue Marcel!