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Posted on July 16, 2023

Say Hi to my Mum!

AuthorPostedbyMichael Wayne Plant

This image was made on my new Leica MA, and I am not quite happy with the scanning. So right now I am looking at alternatives as I was trying to use Epson’s wet scanning kit for the Epson v750 that I have. Unfortunately, I can’t seem to get the film to stay flat on the scanner bed, as it has a curl in it. And I ended up with what looks like a water mark in this scanned version and the image is not as sharp as it should be. It also does not help that the first roll of film though my Leica MA was a expired roll of Rollei 400S, the film that I used actually expired in 2010 and it was not stored correctly, I still have three more rolls of this film to use, I will have to process the other three rolls of film differently.

So with out further ado here is the image.

My Mum is 86 and is not having a great time of it lately as she has been in hospital since February this year, we are really hoping that she makes it home soon, otherwise she will be heading towards a care home. After learning more about how Australia funds it care homes, I can’t say we are looking forward to this happening. Here my Mum is sitting in the garden at the hospital in the late afternoon sun. My Mum started life on a farm in New Zealand, the daughter of Scottish migrants, who effectively moved from the Scottish highlands in the last of the clearances when their herds where culled and instead of trying reestablish themselves they migrated to the other side of the world.

I think this part of my ancestry is why I believe that people should be allowed to migrate, as life is not fair and opportunity is not always present were one is born, so if a person has the drive to leave everything behind and go across the seas to a country and culture that is different from where they are born, then they will be extra motivated to make a success of it. No one ever moves for a better life, just to live on benefits, they do it because they have the motivation to work hard and do better for themselves and the future of their children.

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