Alpha Photography Blog

Happy New Year!  Enjoy a fun, and safe New Year’s Eve.

Speaking of celebrating - what better way than to enjoy a fine meal at a restaurant with a 5 star view!  This is RPRs - the rooftop restaurant at Royal Pines Resort at the Gold Coast.

It is a rare find to get a restaurant like this these days.  It is extremely popular and books out weeks in advance.  It’s also a favourite location for anniversaries, as I discovered.  The day I photographed the restaurant, they were expecting a 50th anniversary couple - you’ll see the table arrangements the restaurant organised soon.

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Christmas is a time of family, friends, eating, celebration, eating, relaxation, eating, Christmas lights, eating, Christmas Carols, and in some circles… golf.  This time of year is well renowned for upping the ‘kitsch’ factor, and apparently golf courses are not immune.

Recently visiting the Royal Pines Golf Resort at the Gold Coast, I caught site of something that you just don’t see everyday - a tinsel adored golf buggy.

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OK, I’m a ‘little’ excited.  I just got the Canon 5D, and I LOVE IT!

I picked up my new toy over the weekend and set about photographing a weekend down the beautiful Gold Coast.  I stayed at the Royal Pines Resort and it was wonderful.  I experimented with the settings see how they worked and every time the camera made my photos look better!  Here is the hotel room:

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Animals are amazing.  Regardless of whether or not they’re cute, I find the animal kingdom an amazing thing.  At a Christmas party recently, a wildlife display was organised (for the kids).  Being a big kid myself, I enjoyed this more than the sit down 3 course lunch

All the animals that were brought were native to Australia, and all a little ‘rough’ around the edges.  These animals are made to complement their environment, and blend in to camouflage themselves.

They say never to photograph children and babies.  Well, tame animals are a little easier than in the wild.  Still, getting a decent photograph was a little challenging.

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Christmas is a fun time of year.  Lots of decorations, parties, presents and Christmas Carols.  I was recently in Sydney’s Rocks area and they were decorating with a difference - using recycled soft drink bottles…

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