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20/06/2009: "FathomOz: BOX BROWNIE PHOTO 1958"
The jacket was on temporary loan from Joe Annesley later to become a notorious street fighter in the inner western suburbs of Sydney. We were good friends in the early days then lost contact when Joey did not enjoy free diving and joining Sydney Sea Hunters.
Sharks were on everyone's mind in those days. "Only very brave men or fools went spear fishing....." a journalist wrote, "and sharks do not distinguish between fools and brave men".
The club scene did young guys a lot of good with changes to lifestyle. They avoided Saturday night excessive drinking binges and the resulting violence in order to be fit for diving on Sunday.
The clubs traveled along the coast to new destinations each weekend. Overnight camping was also a treat. Later when we bought powerboats for better diving opportunities it was all a new world far from the pub scene.
This picture was taken with an early morning fog background on a farm at Harden in western New South Wales.
Pictures with Box Brownies are in-vogue as an art form. The soft focus often being a pleasant change from pin-sharp high mega pixel results which are more common than not.
