I was attending a business meeting the other day at a cafe in Beaconsfield and learnt that there were wetlands really close to the shopping strip there. Sure enough, as I walked back to the car park I discovered the wetland was right behind the car park. Naturally I couldn’t resist paying a short visit…
Australian landscapes
My husband and I visited our daughter and her husband in Wangaratta on the weekend. They’re around 3 hours north of us, in countryside that is very different to ours. Where we live there are hills and mountains and rainforests but where they live it’s flat, with floodplains, wide sweeping landscapes, some bushland, lots of…
Baby Brown Thornbill
Heard a Brown Thornbill in the bush outside my office window and when I went to investigate found this cute little bub sleeping in the bush but waking up whenever mum would pop in with some food. What a way to live – the baby has it made! Isn’t it a cutie?
Capturing Life in Art
What is your name? Holly What is your business name? Simply Life Photographs How long have you been doing photography? Oh Gosh, I guess since Santa Claus brought that turquoise polaroid when I was 7 or 8. Still love film and still love polaroids. How did you get started? I have always been fascinated with…
Horse photography
Another in our series of photography jobs. Hope you are enjoying these interviews. What is your name? Judy Wood What is your business name? Judy Wood Art/Photography How long have you been doing photography? Several decades, originally as reference shots (film camera) for my artwork created in other media, then seriously as an end in…
Shooting Birds II
I shared a couple of shots two days ago taken at Lysterfield Lake Park after attending a 2 day photography workshop. Here’s a series of shots I took on the same day of a young wattle bird. It was preoccupied with preening itself so didn’t really notice me as I slowly moved closer. When it…
Shooting birds
I went to a 2 day photography workshop last weekend with Steve Parish, Darran Leal and Mark Galer. Learnt heaps, met other keen photographers and went home to apply my new settings and purchase Lightroom 4. Have a lot of learning and practicing to do. However, I was out Monday morning shooting birds (my favourite…
Christmas shopping?
Australia Post are advising it’s not too late to express post gifts for Christmas. Why not check out what I have available at my Etsy store to pick unique Australian Christmas gifts for loved ones and friends today? Here’s just a small example of what I have in store. Not to mention canvas and framed…
Underwater Photography
I met David via a LinkedIn Photographer’s forum and asked him if he’d mind being interviewed. Below are his answers. What is your name? David Bryant What is your business name? Seapics Photography How long have you been a photographer? 20 years Please tell us how you got started I got started after I finished…
Why people should not walk dogs in conservation parks
Take a look at this poor kangaroo. When I saw it I thought it might have been diseased and took photos to send to park rangers so they could capture it for treatment to ensure that other roos weren’t going to get infected too. What I found out once showing the photo to the Parks…
Flying home…
Or somewhere. I heard their call and looked up in time to see them flying by, too far to get a good close up. These are yellow-tailed cockatoos. I know by their shape and their call. Lovely birds.
Horse Eventing
I’ve often thought I’d love to do horse eventing shots. I had two daughters doing events over 12 years ago but, at that stage, I didn’t have the camera I had now, and although I took a few shots, wasn’t as obsessed with photography then. Wish I was! I could have had some great shots…