Category Archives: Landscape Photography

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Lovin my new baby (5D MKII).

December 1, 2008 – 10:54 am

I can’t tell you how excited I am at the moment!
On Friday (the one just gone), after much waiting and antipation, I finally got the call to tell me my new baby camera was waiting for me. I’d been wanting (and needing) to updgrade my camera for a long time now and had heard rumours of the 5D replacement due out ‘any time’.  That ‘any time’ was a very long time in my books (and with my level of patience) but it’s finally here.  YAY!!!   :)
It’s been a busy weekend so I haven’t had a whole lot of time to play with it, but what I’ve seen so far I absolutely LOVE!!!  It’s so sharp, and clear, and yummy. Did I mention I love it?
How did I ever live without it?  :)

Anyway, we managed to get the kids into bed in record time last night (think production line) so I could run up the road and try and catch the sun going down.   Here’s a few shots from that effort.

For those interested in the technical stuff, the first two shots were both taken at 640 ISO at 160th of a second (the first at f9, the second at f5.6, and the last shot was taken at 200th of a second at f22, using 4000 ISO!  Check out that noise (or lack of)!  LOVE LOVE LOVE!!!

And here’s just a couple of shots taken Saturday while we were back playing on our bit of land.

Next on the list now is to figure out how to use the video function - that should be a bit of fun.  :)
{child photographer Melbourne}

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This is Australia

November 6, 2008 – 8:37 am

I love Australia. I love the sights, the sounds, the smells. I love getting in the car and going for a drive into the middle of nowhere, and feeling like I’m the only person around for miles. Which could very well be true, but probably not on this occasion.  :)
On Tuesday, when everyone else in Melbourne was at the Melbourne Cup, or at home watching it, I grabbed my camera and took a bit of time out.  I didn’t venture too far from home - only 40 minutes drive or so - but far enough to be able to smell the Eucalyptus again.
I don’t know how many photographs I took, but I do know I went mad.  And as much as I love photographing little people (even big ones) there’s something about being able to take my time, breathe in, and savour the moment before I press the shutter.  And I don’t have to make silly jokes and jump around like a lunatic to keep the cows smiling. :)

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A boy’s day out.

September 19, 2008 – 9:43 pm

Our little boy has spent a lot of time cooped up inside lately with everyone being sick.  That’s not what little boys are made for. So yesterday Jaedon and I decided to have a day out together (well, I decided for him - but that’s my job as his mum. I’m sure he didn’t mind though.  :) ).
We left Alicia-Rae at home with Nanna and caught a train into the city. Gosh, does my boy love trains! He sat in his own seat by the window, keeping an eye out in both directions for passing trains, making sure to excitedly point them out to anyone game enough to show interest.
Here he is waiting for one that he heard long before it arrived


We got off the train and headed for the nearest park, where we spent an hour or so before heading off to KFC for some ‘chits’ (more commonly known as ‘chips’) for lunch, followed by some chocolate from Haighs (if you’ve not tried Haighs before, you’ve not tried chocolate. Seriously. Mmmmmmm).�
Then we decided to catch another train (which was really a tram) down to the beach. And what a glorious afternoon for it.  Jaedon of course headed straight for the sand, followed more tentatively by his mother, who’s forgotten what it’s like not to worry about getting sand in her shoes…

And being the true explorer (and boy) that he is, while I was busy with the pointless task of emptying my shoes, he was off - heading for the pier at the end (which he just nicely fit under by the way. Me not so much).

It’s a gorgeous old pier, and if I had have been there by myself, instead of with a 2 year old with no fear of water, I would have hung around a bit longer and taken a few more shots. 

Fortunately we picked a good time to leave. The clouds had started rolling in, the sky was getting dark and, sure enough, by the time our current train (tram) had reached it’s connecting one it was pelting down with rain.  But the oncoming stormclouds made for a beautiful view during our slightly hurried departure.

All in all it was a great day.  I do miss being able to devote my time to my little guy sometimes (and I’m sure he does too).  He’s such a sweet little treasure, and he makes me feel so glad to be a mum. His mum.

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Spring is in the air, and in our back yard…

September 3, 2008 – 11:16 pm

Yea, I know. I’m 2 days late welcoming in my favourite season of the year. But i’ve been sick, and it’s been raining. But, woohoo, the sun was out today and I was all inspired to go down into our yard and get some springtime photographs to celebrate (you’ve gotta love Melbourne - winter one day, summer the next).
And I picked the perfect time of day to go down, just as the sun was all glow-y and warm (is glow-y even a word?) - perfect for backlighting, which I just love.  I would have dragged the children down for a mini photo session but they’ve got what I have (they probably gave it to me) so they stayed rugged up indoors in front of the telly. Sounds like the life.

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The things we do to keep our children happy

August 20, 2008 – 10:39 pm

So, after posting recently how we’d been to stay with the inlaws, and how much Jaedon loved all the wide open space there, we’ve really decided we want to buy some land of our own.  So we’ve been off hunting for the last week for that perfect piece of grass we can build a home, an airstrip, a football field, a cricket pitch, a tennis court, a paintball arena, a go-kart track, and whatever else takes the fancy of our little boy (and his dad’s) imagination.  :)
We’ve had a few let-downs, thinking we’d found THE place, only to find the ‘old farmhouse’ on the block is actually a few delapidated, worm-eaten, weathered planks of board loosely held together with a handful of rusty nails. Typical real-estate talk.  :)
But today we found IT.  A beautiful block of land about 30 minutes drive from where we are, so we’d still be within easy travelling distance to Melbourne (can’t go to far from the city - I need my fix every now and then…).  And what better time of day to have seen it. The sun was just setting, so it was all aglow with colour and beckoning us with a breathtaking view. Imagine looking at this every afternoon (which is what we hope to be doing in the not too distant future…):

I turned around from taking this photograph and was presented with this view (fortunately I already get to see this most afternoons :) ) I just love how dark the sky was, and how golden the ground. And of course I love seeing daddy all protective of his little girl, trying to shelter her from the wind.
So now all we have to do is submit an offer and sit back and wait. And dream of planes and footballs, go-karts and buggies, and sunsets to photograph. And wide open space. mmmmmmmm

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He was in his element

August 17, 2008 – 2:42 pm

I figure as I have already featured Alicia-Rae twice on here, and Jaedon is yet to make an appearance, it must be his turn now.
We went up to Nanna and Grandpa’s place for four days last weekend. They live on the Victoria/New South Wales border, out in the ‘country’ with barely another house in sight. We were looking forward to seeing what Jaedon thought of it. He was only about 10 weeks old last time we were out there, so he probably didn’t appreciate all the wide open space as he does now.
He had a ball. It was cold. It was wet. It was muddy. Ideal conditions for a little boy who wants to run around outside.  :)
Tigger, mummy, and daddy all took turns being dragged around the property, exploring the unchartered territories. It was a very grand andventure indeed. Of course mummy’s camera got dragged around with them too, and she was glad of that.  The lighting for most of the time we were there (when it wasn’t raining) was spectacular, especially late afternoon when the sun was going down.  I definately made a mental note to book more outdoor sessions around this time. When it warms up a bit, of course.
I’m probably crossing the line of overloading you with pics here, but I can help myself.  I just love the size of the pics on this blog, and I love being able to show off my handsome little fella (and my handsome big fella also makes an appearance, with the little one running around in the background:) ).  So please indulge me on this one. x

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