royal tasmanian botanical gardens in redscale

On Monday 15 June 2026, I visited the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens. I was feeling quite lost and disconnected with the world and myself on this day. As I internally screamed, I forced myself to take this adventure by myself. I remember feeling moved by the creatures around me. Creatures that were tall, still, colourful, fragrant, mysterious, rare, fluttering, moving, loud, and shimmering. The winter sun just perfectly soft. The longing shadows imperfectly dramatic. A reminder that nature is the ultimate healer of all, as my heart surrendered to it's timeless and unbound care for all of its inhabitants. Here are some photos I took on that day and some words/feelings about them. You may notice that these photos are not what you would expect from a botanical gardens. A very astute observation. Joking aside, I am very chuffed with them. A happy outcome as this were taken on Harman Red film. This is the first time I tried using this film and I am glad I experimented. It is a redscale…