Embracing my inner Alex Frayne

Nikon Z6iii 50mm F8

Just a quick one today.

On my drive home, I stopped to take this shot.
I was trying to look at the landscape with an “Alex Frayne” mindset slowing down, noticing the ordinary, and trying to make it feel extraordinary.
At first glance, it’s just a paddock, a tree, a shed. But when you stop and really look, the lines of the fence, the curves in the land, the light hitting the hills — it all comes together and feels kind of cinematic.
It was a reminder that sometimes the best images aren’t in the “wow” moments, but in the quiet ones you almost drive straight past

Nikon FA 50mm F8

The rolling hills out here feel like a patchwork quilt.
All the different tones of green blend together, and the fences almost act like stitches, pulling the land into shape.
It’s such a familiar view, but the more I stop and really look, the more details I notice — it reminds me why slowing down matters

Also, yesterday I said I wasn’t going to “compare” images anymore… well, I changed my mind and did it again.
Here’s the film version of the same location, using the same focal length and settings.
I guess old habits die hard. But maybe this process actually works better when I’m focusing on a particular location, rather than just trying to force it everywhere I go.
It’s interesting seeing how the mood shifts between film and digital — almost like two different interpretations of the same moment