Sunday 25 May 2014

Monday 19 May 2014

Day 139 - What You See


Today I received a lovely notebook from my friend Nadine, scattered with some fantastic photography-related quotes like this one from Henry David Thoreau -

"It's not what you look at the matters, it's what you see". 

Thursday 15 May 2014

Day 135 - One Hundred And Five In Dog Years


Ripper turned fifteen today.

Quite amazing for a Labrador, although unofficial records say that others have lived to anywhere between twenty-four to twenty-nine years of age.

He was a pet shop special, probably from a puppy mill, bought in the days before I even realised they existed, much less knew how awful they were.

Sold as a pure-bred, we received a phone call a few days later informing us 'the vet' thought there was 'something else' in him, and would we like to return him?

There was no way that was going to happen.

Ripper barely set a foot wrong, even as a puppy, apart from the odd escapade with Whoopi (who died in 2011) where they ended up in the pound.

There have been times over the last couple of years when I thought he wouldn't last the week, but he keeps on keeping on, albeit really slowly these days.

He is the most gentle, smart and intuitive dog. I don't think there'll ever be another one like him.

Happy birthday, old mate.
 

Wednesday 7 May 2014

Day 127 - Coolbardie



I've lived in this house for over seven years and, although magpies are common in Kalgoorlie, I had never seen or heard a magpie in the neighbourhood. Until today. 


'Coolbardie' is the Noongar word for Magpie, and in Wongai it is 'Coolgardie'.

Monday 5 May 2014

Day 125 - Enough


Carys is always happy to sit for me when I want to try something out, or test some gear.
Tonight she helped me while I tried to work out a new speedlight, an el cheapo Yongnuo YN560-III.
It got a bit much for her after a while.
This was the last frame - the flash was bounced off the ceiling, in a dark room. 

Saturday 3 May 2014

Day 123 - Outside


Tomorrow is the Australian Conservation Foundation's Play Outside Day.
Get some sticks and go nuts.

You can find a list of events here.

Thursday 1 May 2014

Day 121 - May Day (Winter Is Coming)



How ironic that on International Workers' Day the 'Commission of Audit' was released in Australia, served up by a group of big business, capitalist cronies hand-picked by Tony Abbott.

Winter is coming.

Of course, this photo has nothing to do with any of that *shrugs*.