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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Here's also a comparison between the two films. Azure Switch swaps the red and blue channels around. So any reds now show up as blue and vice versa. Green is still green though. Such a fun and interesting film to use!

Hiddenderg being a model and posing on a showgrounds field. Harman Phoenix II 200.

Hiddenderg being a model and posing on a showgrounds field. Harman Azure Switch 125.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Finally got the film developed from #MFMM, had an amazing time meeting new faces and catching up with friends. Had some fun shooting with some Harman's Phoenix II 200 and Azure Switch 125. Especially when wielding the heavy Mamiya RB67. Can't wait for the next market! #harmanphoenix2 #harmanswitch

Portrait of Hiddenderg using Azure Switch. They are very evil since they have turned red.

Dieselsaurus waiting for the photo to be taken, making sure everything is set right by looking at himself on his phone.

The dawg that has been turned blue. Schroederpup will always emanate pup energy regardless of what colour he is.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Lots and lots of walking. Walking all over the place in central Berlin. From the Brandenburg Gate to the Berlin Wall memorial. Had a great döner for lunch which was absolutely demolished. Caught up with a few other furs who were in the area for dinner and drinks to finish up the night. ^^

Brandenburg Gate, Berlin. Looking from the main plaza

Rose garden that was closed. Located in the Tiergarten.

Lunch from Oggi’s Gemüsekebab. It was super tasty and very much needed sustenance.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

What a week at Nordic Fur Con. It's been a while since being to a fur con in general and it has been refreshing. It does feel surreal reflecting on it. Saying hello and goodbye to old friends, making new friends and getting to know them, it's been great. Thanks everyone and NFC for an amazing time.

Group photo taken during the Copenhagen Fur Walk during NFC.
Was great to explore the city and see so many adorable fursuits.

First group photo of NFC in front of the main hotel.

Inside the Clarion Hotel's concert hall, waiting for NFC's opera "Pawgliacci" to begin.

Inside the "Kube" during the xcirrusx concert. What an awesome set!

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Had bit of a lazy day doing some chores. For dinner went to a Vietnamese restaurant for some vegetarian sushi that was quite tasty. Next morning was an early start to catch the train from Hamburg to Malmö. Was quite interesting going over the stretches of sea while on the train.

Dinner at Viet No.1, Lohbrügger.
The entire plate was vegetarian and was super tasty.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Slept in a bit and we went off to talk around a local park on Valentine's Day. Thankfully it wasn't snowing as we saw some birds. Later went to Miniature Wonderland in Hamburg which was amazing. The attention to detail was something! Definitely an experience on what a macro would feel like :P

Miniature passenger terminal of Hamburg Airport. Was cool to watch all the aircraft taxi around and take off.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Busy day of plenty of walking. Explored all around Hamburg from the flak tower to the ancient elbtunnel. Also the first time to see snow like this and it persisted through the entire day. Did mean I was bit of an icecube when night finally came.

Snow outside. First time seeing it like this.

Bridge over a river, coated in snow, that connects Bergedorf's museum.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Day started off with just meandering around until I found a trail that went up a hill. In typical fashion, went up it and was treated with some stunning views overlooking Freiburg. Afternoon was treated with catching up with a friend local to the area along with having dinner with them.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Time to do this again. What a trip, over 30 hours of flight travelling really takes it out of you but I got to Freiburg im Breisgau. Freiburg does remind me of home, minus the really neat architecture and amount of bicycles around.

Taking off into the senset from Perth Airport for an 18 hours flight.

Final airport, EuroAirport. Taken from the Swiss side of the airport.

Side of Freiburg Cathedral with some food trucks in the plaza.

Car park on the left with a bridge to different levels spanning over a roadway.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

I might have went a bit silly the other night. Still have a long way to go to get somewhat decent at it. Least now I've got plenty postcards now :D

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

One day I'll set up a proper, windowless darkroom so I can do this during the day. It's certainly fun but can take its time. x3 Time for bed and to do it all over again tomorrow night -.- Night all.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

And that's a wrap. Finally back home. Only had little naps on the flight home, but seeing the sun rise at 40000ft was certainly very pretty. Time to slowly adjust from holiday mode back to the status quo.

Dinner at the Aspire Lounge in Narita Airport.

Melbourne Airport spotted as we fly in on approach.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Thursday, absolutely last day in Japan. Heading out in the evening and arriving home tomorrow. Did some shopping in Akihabara before seeing @mow.gay and Matt off. Was sad to see them go after they initiated this wonderful trip. Had some sushi for lunch and spent the afternoon at the airport.

Just some light reading with a whisky highball and then eaten pastries at the lounge overlooking international terminal 2 at Narita.

Very tasty sushi from sushiro (I think). Was a great experience!

The legion of stormtroopers figurines at Yodobashi Camera at Akihabara.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Wednesday, the last night of staying in Japan. Took the Shinkansen back to Tokyo and strolled through Ueno Park again. This time there was a Panda Beer Festival happening. For dinner we went back to an old favourite and got to see Millfy the promotional manager again. It's starting to feel surreal.

Ueno Toshogu Shrine with its golden doors.

Looking back from Ueno Toshogu Shrine during the beginning of golden hour. Shadows of Rioku, myself, and Matt from left to right.

The amazing promotional manager Millfy at Fujifuku. Always a treat to eat there.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Tuesday started off as a recovery day with me going out to a motorcycle store to browse. After lunch, we decided to go to Universal Studios. The Flying Dinosaur was amazing and thrilling to go on! Harry Potter's Forbidden Journey and Hollywood Dream were also pretty great.

Can't remember what train station this was taken from, it was elevated, but is just overlooking the neighbourhood.

A gatcha machine with server racks and network switches.

Looking over the lake at Universal Studios at night.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Monday was our early start for Hiroshima, firstly tackling the castle and it's grounds. Inside was a nice layout on the history of the city, leading up to the present day and great views up on top. Leaving for lunch, we saw a bunch of koi basking in the shade of a surviving eucalyptus tree. 1/2

Koi fish enjoying the shade of a eucalyptus tree in the moat of Hiroshima Castle's grounds.

An eucalyptus tree that survived the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima.
The smell did remind me of home.

The atomic dome of Hiroshima, looking from the opposing river bank on the Peace Park.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Back to Kyoto on the Sunday. This time going to Kiyomizu-derea with its amazing truss work. We had some buckwheat soba while there. Next was the golden Rokuon-ji Kinkaku and it's surrounding gardens. In the way to dinner we got caught in quite the downpour! But luckily dinner wasn't too far.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

Saturday we took the Shinkansen to Kobe and went to the Nunobiki Herb Gardens, which was a lovely walk with stunning views of Kobe. Walked around a mall before going to Yidaki Cafe for a light dinner which gave the feeling of a chill VRC world. We did some meandering around again before going home.

Mother and daughter statue with an arrangement of love hearts surrounding them. Nunobiki Herb Gardens.

View over Kobe from the top ropeway station at Nunobiki Herb Gardens.

Statue with a water feature and koi fish at Nunobiki Herb Gardens.

Empty table and chairs at Yidaki Cafe in Kobe.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Friday was a busy day in Osaka, starting off with Osaka Castle, lunch, then Osaka Aquarium, a bit of shopping in Nipponbashi, and then closing out the day with TeamLabs Botanical and dinner (would've been cool to combine). What a day, I was definitely pleased to become horizontal by the end of it.

Osaka Castle from the grounds out front, near the now dismantled air defence command centre.

Some sleepy creatures huddled on top of each other in the Pacific tank at Osaka Aquarium.

City view shot of the bottom end of Nipponbashi (I think x.x).

TeamLabs Botanical with the crazy wind exhibit.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

Kyoto was next and we went straight to Fushimi Inari Taisha. We found a marked path to go to the summit of Mount Inari. Was bit of a mistake as it turns out could reach there on the main path and quickly became not quite as marked. There were so many stairs @.@

There were a bunch of smaller shrines on the path to the summit. Was great to explore, even if meant getting a bit lost. However some were private so just had to be aware.

On the return from the summit, showcasing a section of gates.

Lookout on the main path. Overseeing Kyoto.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Wednesday was off to Nara to get bullied by deer! There were so many of them and was fun to watch them chase others. Strangely enough, we couldn't find any vendors for some crackers. We also visited the gardens, Kasugataisha Shrine, and Tōdai-ji. Had dinner at a tofu place in Nara before home time.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Mountain Day was a lax day of doing laundry and then going to the Imperial Palace to walk through its gardens. The night we spent having a drink or two while writing out some correspondence to some friends. ^w^

Park near the laundromat where I sat to wait for it to complete.

Constable's house leading into the imperial grounds.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Afterwards was a quick look through the Pakistani festival that was going on and then the National Museum of Western Art. Funnily enough, I was surprised to see myself connect to eduroam while there, wasn't aware it was a global thing! We then walked down Kappabashi St for some window shopping. 2/2

Spontaneously connect to eduroam from so far away from home. Imagine that!

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Sunday we headed off to Ueno Park, firstly going to the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum. We had an English guide who was one of the artist at the Peace exhibit that was on. On the way out, an elderly lady stopped us to teach us how to fold a crane and why it is a symbol of peace. 1/2

Postcard of one of the drawings that was on exhibition at the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum.

Origami crane gifted from an elderly lady.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

After exploring, we headed off to Shibuya to see the good boy Hachiko and the scramble. Dinner was an amazing vegan restaurant. Millfy the promotional manager got plenty of treats who is another great doggo. The night was closed out with great company and a highball by the Sumida River. 2/2

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

With nothing solidly planned, Saturday involved walking pass the metro police museum to have cafe for a boiled egg and waffles. While waiting for a bit, we looked around Nissan Corner showroom which was very flashy. Done there, we then went out to B-Side level in Setagaya and then Meiji Jingu. 1/2

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Friday was breakfast at Alchemy followed by TeamLabs Boarderless and then Planets. Don't think any amount of words, photos, or videos can be used to describe how unique and amazing the exhibits are! We then finished the day by visiting the statue of liberty.

Bauble room at TeamLabs Boarderless.
The bauble lights are controlled by the proximity of people.

Orchid room at TeamLabs Planets.
The flowers can survive without being potted and are suspended from the ceiling with the floor being a mirror.

Statue of Liberty in Tokyo with the Rainbow Bridge behind it and the Tokyo Tower 🗼 being behind the bridge (slightly to the right of the statue)

The control room for the strip lights at TeamLabs Planets.
Looking into the mirrors to get an infinite reflection.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Next was Disneyland Tokyo! The weather was more favourable being cooler and overcast. First time ever being to one and I'm just blown away by the atmosphere and theming. Was very interesting to learn the history behind the parks. Favourite rides have to be Beauty+Beast and Star Tours

Looking at the Disney castle with a bunch of people going about their day at the park.

Monsters Incorporated reception lobby, the queue for the ride.
There was no New Zealand or UK on the map.
My legs just fitted on the ride x3

Sunset over the moat of the Disney castle

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 10/08/2025

Whoops, been having waaaay too much fun to keep this updated >.> Wednesday was rough, going from 10C in the airport to high 30s was bit of a shock but still managed to survive. Was great walking around Sensō-ji followed by a walk to the Imado shrine.

Sensō-ji, five story building with lightning rod on top

Imado shrine, shrine with heaps of lucky cats

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Should preface this that there was a bit cute little conga line of planes departing yesterday. Aaaand I wasn't ready for the temperature difference x3

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Guess it's time to get a thread going worth of pictures :D

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 18/10/2024

Was a long night of printing and still didn't get through everything! Super glad with how some of them turned out, just need to hunt down the subjects and give them their picture.

A collection of 17 different photographic darkroom prints of various subjects but mostly of fursuits.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 19/04/2024

Beautiful early morning at #FurDU24. Can't wait for what today has in store.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 17/04/2024

Film for FurDU. Hopefully doesn't annoy airport security too much. x3

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 16/09/2023

Taking some photos with the Mamiya at Lake Eildon. Was an absolutely lovely ride up on the bike.

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Zippy @zipdingo.bsky.social · 05/09/2023

Some photos from Melbourne Furry Market back in August that I just developed. Had an absolute ball. #Minolta SRT-303b 50mm, HP+5. #film #fursuit #photography

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