First Contact.

The Instant a drop of water hits.

The Moon going down after a hard days night...

the setting over in the west.

About to get really wet!

Jet Boats at griffith

Went to the v8 jet boat races last night. really inpressive power and handling, they can turn on a dime.

Just a little to close.

Sitting a little to the TV.

Sorry havent been around

Hi, ill try and catch up with all your photos "followers" over the next couple of days. i enjoy the unque and individual styles that everyone has and to be honest, i get some of my insperation for my own shots from you photos, i like to try and work out how you did it and then try myself.

Anyway to cut a long story down to size,,,,,, i stuffed my computer (TOTALLY) and had to reload it from scratch, "what a pain in the backside".

anyway it all up and running again........and thankfully i didnt loss all my photos, no i didnt back them up, it was shear good luck. there backed up now,,,,,

anyway ill catch up with you blogs, seeyas

The Men at Work Early One Morning

A water main burst about 4am one morning, the fellas desided to get me up too. the buggars......

I took this photo as a raw image and had a play with the raw software that came with my camera. the original is very yellow due to the street lighting. theres some neat little gadgets and fixes you can do with a raw image,,,, big files but....

YES, its the dog again!!!

Piper in the park waiting for the ball to come back down, so she can bring it back to me and we do it all again.

Shes not a big dog, but she loves the ball......

A Stormy horizon

Stromy Horizon, It looks ok, but i trigged it a bit with picasa..... thats the great thing with digital photography. you can alter it later

Each Drop Counts, Maybe!

Playing around with the camera, trying to capture a drip.

Notice the blurry bit at the bottom of the droplet. i worked out what it was in the end. i was using the flash the main droplet is where the flash went off and the blurry bit at the bottom is after the flash, but with the shutter still open.

I tryed doing it after without the flash and ive learnt that you need a lot of light as you speed up the shutter, its all a learning experiance,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

The Moon over Australia

Spotted the moon

Trying out the 55 to 250mm zone lens. i was surprised to see that i could take this shot without the tripod.......

See anything unusual ?

Have a look at the tip of the horn on the right. ts grown into the skull underthe eye socket.

Wellington From The Chopper

A view of Wellington. looking south down the main street

My First Helicopter Ride

As i approch the helicopter to get in, i snap this shot of the rotor above my head..... it was awsome the ride.....

The Gateway Project, where the donner once was !

Looking up into the pipes. there use to be a donner here in the middle, but it fell off years ago. this is a fancy looking monument at the entrance to the Wellington Caves.

The Dry Side of a Dam

Burrendong Dam Wall

Wellington, Nsw South Wales.
AGAIN, two photos stitched together, you can see the seem very early in this one, not having a lot of success with the stitching. anyway i just wanted to show the whole wall without having to backup into the next state,,,,,.....

A Open Irrigation Channel

A disused irrigation channel with the syphons still in there.

Griffith, Nsw

What Storys They Could Tell !

Pioneer Park, Griffith.

While the family and i where touring around the park. i spotted these two old hats hanging on the wall and i wondered what things they had seem and if they could talk, what storys they could tell ........

Grape Vines (an altered prespective)

I took two shots, 1 looking down each row, then stitched them together.

Look at the mountain range in the background and it gives it all away. the mountains dont line up........

The Outback Dry

A typical Farmland picture, no wind to drive the windmill and the tanks rusted full of holes (buggared)..

We have had rain now and the land is looking better.

Its true, Austraila is "a Sun Burnt Country"

Zoomed In

I noticed the jet stream in the sky. when i got home and downloaded the image i was amazed that i could zoom in and see the plane, Digital camera for ya...

Below the full image.....

A Day In The Park

New year Day 2009

We desided to have a picnic in the park and then have a play.

a great day out 

A Good Grip

While visiting Cockington Green Gardens in Canberra i noticed this vine and how it had wrapped itself around the post.

The Eternal Flame

Canberra War Memorial, Canberra.

lest we forget.

An Attempt at Macro Photography

My Faverite Pen

Its  a rainy saturday here with not a lot to do, so i decided to try my hand at some macro photography.

Its the very tip of my faverite pen. 

Outback Campfire

Smeggles the Cat

Her Majesty, Smeggles the Cat,  this my owner the cat (you know how it is with cats) you dont own them they own you. 

Travelling with Grand kids

All you perants will understand this one,...

Im 3 hours into a 6 hour road trip, the grandauther isnt happy, the dog isnt happy, and about now POPPY isnt very happy ether

luv the grandaughter, but sometimes,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

An Austrailian Sunset

An Aussie Outback Sunset, The same sun shines on the whole world,

but when it shines on your own patch of earth, then it always looks special....

the location is somewhere in the middle of new south wales, austraila.

One of My All Time Classics

MUD, MMMM, and the hand helping her out is grandma's, Not that she needed a hand, she found the mud on her own........

Not one of my best photos, but one of my Faverites. This ones going to haunt her as she gets older,,,, serious its a grandpoppys right to show them, ant it,,,,,,,,,,

Grandkids arn't they great !

Gota Luv'em, another hot day so the grandaughter decides to cool down in the dogs water bowl,,,,,,

Just gota luv'em

The simple things

When you really look at the simple thing then you get a feeling that there not that simple.

Even the top of an old weathered iron star post has a story to tell.

Me being artistic,,

Its the top of a cactus. Ive twigged the colour and sharpness, just a little......

came out ok, , , 

used the macro setting on the camera and a small a f-stop to increase the depth of focus.

PS, My cameras my new pride and joy, its a Canon 450D, My first Digital SLR....... still workin out how to use it,,,,,,,

Ball Mad

My Ball, The Bloody Dogs Ball Mad. just think about getting the ball and the dogs there panting and ready to play.

This Shot was  fluke, id like to say i planned it and used my skill as a camera man, but it would be a lie, a bloody down rite lie. Still its a great action shot of the dog

Griffith, NSW.

I notices this sunset as i was driving along the Darlington Point Rd, South of Griffith. It was a very Hot 44 plus Degress and the air was heavy with dust and smoke from the Victorian BUSHFIRES.

Still, Nature can put on a show for us mortals

The DOG

My Dog Piper,,,,, Shes a little mongral, but cute.

Shes not very lady like sitting with her legs spread like that, but i cant blame her, cause its bloody hot at the moment.

Wosscoe

The Beginning

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