Jul 24 2008
Anyone who knows me will be somewhat surprised that I went to a rugby game. I’m not much for watching sports - especially sports like rugby. I grew up in a football (that is soccer) household - my dad, my uncles, my cousins, they all play soccer - not one would even touch a game with that funny shaped ball!
But, when an opportunity was offered to me to go to a game, my inner photographer became interested.
Jul 17 2008
This will be a pretty short, non-visual post, as a few weekends ago I fell into the trap of “trusting” my equipment, and then it proceeded to fail, and I missed photographs of an important family event!
Jul 10 2008
I know what you were expecting - funny photos of someone who’s had a bit too much to drink on a Saturday night.
Well, you’d sort of be right…
Jul 03 2008
Travelling for business isn’t something I’ve done very much of, and, when I have it’s been on a budget. Recently however, I travelled with my new job to Perth, for a one day meeting.
Flying business class was the first nicety…
Jun 26 2008
On a recent weekend away, the weather decided not to cooperate, and despite beautiful sunny days for weeks before, the weekend I chose to head to the beach, it rained. It didn’t just rained, the wind howled and debris was flying all over the place.
For a brief 2 hours on the Saturday though, the sun came out. I grabbed this opportunity in case it didn’t repeat itself, to take a few happy snaps:
Jun 19 2008
I’ve been taking photos since I was still in single digits. I’m still nowhere near knowing all there is to know about photography. One of the first things you develop (if you really want to) is the eye. Some people have it naturally, or “by accident”. Others (like me) have to work on it.
My mother is also someone who is starting to work on hers.
Jun 12 2008
Some amazing things happen in the blink of an eye. One afternoon I look out my window and it’s a normal sunny afternoon, and about 15 minutes later it looks like this…
Jun 05 2008
I recently went to a Food Show, and part of the event included a culinary competition specific to cakes. It’s amazing what creations there were. There was a wedding cake section, as well as other artistic cakes. I’d never want to eat them!
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May 29 2008
If you’ve ever been to Australia, you’ll undoubtedly be familiar with the “friendly” neighbourhood possum. These rodents are kind of cute, but are well known suburban pests - they take up residence in your roof, making a racket at night, and have extremely sharp claws that can easily cause damage.
May 22 2008
Everywhere I go I carry a camera with me. It depends on the type of place I’m going, as to which camera I bring along, but either way, all my cameras have the Manual Mode option.
Before I really began to delve into photography, I really had no idea how to use Manual Mode, so many of my photos were hit and miss. Once I learnt, I’ve never turned back. Sometimes, if I need to take the photo really quickly, I’ll put the camera on Auto, point and shoot. Here is why that isn’t always the best option…
