This picture was made on a recent early morning autumn poodlewalk with Kayla along the Heysen Trail in Waitpinga. The location is just around the corner from where we live in Encounter Bay--just a few minutes drive in the Forester, then a short walk. The location is ideally situated for the light just after sunrise.
The subject matter and location are quite different to the recent trend of porch portraits in local suburbs, which has been one key response to the Covid-19 pandemic crisis. Some hold that "porch portraits" are rather risky, given the confinement and special distancing requirements.
This digital picture was scoping for a future film session during stage 3 "lockdown" of the Covid-19 virus. I started this a few days latter with the Rolleiflex SL66 medium format camera, followed by some large format photography with a Linhof 5x4 Technika IV. I wanted to keep this slow photography ticking over within the limitations of the stay-at-home lockdown.
It does look as if the lockdown will continue for another month, then it will be slowly eased step by step. At the moment we cannot undertake non-essential travel around the state during the stay-at-home lockdown--so there is no work on the Mallee Routes project. Maybe this particular travel rule will be eased within the month, whilst the South Australian border continues to remain closed.
