New Year’s 2016

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The photos.

The book that started it all

Wilting in the heat.

View from the mirror

When you need them….

Back to work

The pruned fingers salute

Colour

My summer sleep saviour

Not just a bit of random graffiti anymore.

Queen’s Park cenotaph on a colder, overcast, wet, summer’s day.

The sign of christianity with the number of the beast

One of my favourite instruments in the world. Gosh I wish I knew how to play.

Riley and I chillin’ on the lawn.

Cool green grass under the toes feels magical on a hot afternoon.

There’s no place like home is there Dorothy?

The time had come to push herself WAY out of her comfort zone.

Lens and reflector for all to see.

It is so pretty. I can’t wait to try it out.

Brand new and still in the box.

First photo with the new 50mm lens. Oh, the clarity. Oh, the crispness. Oh, the love!!

Two of my favourite boys being all grown up on the library computers.

Even the mundane can become exciting.

The brilliant and unstoppable Debbie Harman in the middle, flanked by her willing assistants.

Three loads of washing….done!!

Everyone always takes photos of the front. I wanted to see things from a different perspective.

This cat has a bit of the “Alice in Wonderland” feel about him.

This is all that remains of a beautiful twisted willow.

11am in Melbourne and already 29 degrees celcius.

Parachutes and songs are a great combination.

My little bit of Australia to begin the celebrations for the long weekend.

A little bit of colour brightening up Lygon Street.

Such precious cargo must arrive safe and well. One can only do this by making sure that it is buckled up.

She was just to beautiful not to photograph.

What could be more Australian than our flag sorrounded by gum trees.

I love my bed.

Bears in funny places. 34mm 1/125s F/5 ISO6400

Close up of the face 50mm ISO1000 1/1000s F/2

Letters please

Ribbon Dress

I finally asked to take a stranger’s photo. The light was amazing, she was gorgeous…….Waht more could I have asked for?

Scotch Thistle take 2. :-)

The set, the lights and a black top hat.

Taken Sept 20, 2013 ISO 100 F/5.3 1/800’s

One of my fans. :-)

Melbourne Central.

Another view of my secret obsession…The Arts Centre spire

Super cool stick insect.

I need a macro lens now!! Lol

Nothing can compare to the magnificence of Cirque du Soleil

Riley dog making a mess of his dinner.

Snapping at the Happy Apple in Union Road, Ascot Vale

Great burger, crap service.

These are the roses I didn’t get. :-)

Just one of the corner hotels.

The truly gorgeous Sun Theatre.

You can’t have a suburb of the people who love the old stuff without one of them owning a retro Kombi. :-)

Bocce in the park

This is serious business when the tape measure comes out.

Thank you for the chance to have pancakes

My beautiful Almond.

The new me. 50mm ISO200 1/6s F/4.5 Timer mode. Edited with Lightroom preset Red Hi-contrast filter.

Good morning from the roses. 50mm ISO100 1/250s F/1.8

50mm ISO100 1/2500s F/1.8 Edited with Lightroom Yesteryear preset.

White Night Melbourne and the lotus on the Yarra River viewed from Birrarung Marr.

Flinders Street/Swanston Street intersection.

LED light installation outside the NGV.

Australian native flowers in resin, lit by a tiny LED globe. Possible my favourite thing of the night.

Rain through the flyscreen. 50mm ISO 200 1/20s F/3.2

If you live in Melbourne’s west, you have probably done this at least once. 20mm ISO800 1/320s F/8

The weapons of dirt destruction. 50mm ISO100 1/20s F/2

Just another dog I simply had to say hello to yesterday. (She was one of three over the course of my day)

The fluoro was all important warden equipment for the all important evacuation practice.

The great Teddy Whitten immortalised in bronze at the entrance to the Whitten Oval which was renamed in his honour after his sad passing from prostate cancer.

The old and the new. I know which one I prefer.

These were pristine this morning.

Just look at those eyes.

This photo was a lucky fluke.

Ballroom shoes on and we’re ready to dance.

The ‘bad’ trees. Photo taken with my phone today.

Restoring grass to lawn. 50mm ISO800 1/1600s F/1.8

The power of light and shade.

Can I just say “Wow!!” ?

Even in a half empty carpark we follow the directional arrow. 50mm ISO250 1/25s F/4

OMG!! day 69. (one of my favourite numbers) I adore the light in this photo.

Pixelating petrol pricing.

Show us your guns, I mean your tools, my son. :-)

The breakfast ritual. 50mm ISO500 1/4000s F/2.8

Kangaroos in the streets.

Celebration or rememberance?

Dogs and surf.

With the wind in their sails…..

So awesome when they are skilled enough to do something you ask them.

Torquay beach at low tide.

The human skeleton is a fascinating thing.

Some of the enthusiasm is permanent ink.

Maybe I’ll feel better after a cup of tea and a piece of toast.

Trouble ahead.

Note to self….remember to check your ISO. 50mm ISO2000 1/4000s F/1.8

The colours of my toes.

Freckles.

Under the bridge.

Who’s got the marshmallows?

Plastic people with plastic bags.

Not even the babies were safe.

A walk in the park.

Puss Puss

I think I prefer this one in sepia

The view from above

A different angle

Another prespective

Alternative background

It looks like a peg……

Road kill rabbit

Keeping my eyes open to the world.

Life fades away…..

Suddenly my photograph became a painting

Another bloody cat!! Be gone felines.

Perhaps not his best angle…….

Cut and ready to roast.

Nearly cooked. Just a few minutes longer in the hot oven.

OMG!! It tastes as good as it looks.

Soaking up the warm rays.

Relaxed and enjoying the sun.

Yes….even my sleep mask is a pug.

Crepe Myrtle.

Dusk and rain

Cup of tea, love??

One of the women on the walls

Feeling the love

Hi puppy

The Cheshire Cat….He’s not a real cat.

She’s all woman.

Warming his tackle.

Check out the tongue

They were so close.

They’re practically laughing!

Much more elegant. Warming his face in the autumn sun.

Mother and child

She lay in front of the window, just contemplating the world.

Hi dog.

One classy gal

Clown shoes or the result of Crocs and tights mating??

Good on ya nanna. Great outfit.

The Wattle flower. The floral emblem of Australia.

Don’t tell Matthew.

My shopping haul.

One cat eating dog food.

Hot Wheels cat food.

White on pink

Just before it got too dark

“Madam, your trolley awaits.”

Morning light through the Autumn leaves

Afternoon light perspective

I think this is my favourite piece.

Pane di Casa

Bloody clown. :-P

One of the many thousands of poppies made for the 5000 poppies project.

“The ‘force’ is strong in this one”

Wet washing waiting.

We all get our chance to balance the scales of justice.

Built to last.

Vinyl and metal.

Retro quirks.

Bricks and glass

I’m guessing that in it’s youth this tree was tied to a stick

Recycling at its finest

The cat on the mat

I love Mother Nature

Uniformity

The magnificent Windsor Hotel

The windows of The Windsor Hotel

Miss Almond showing no sign of pain or nerves at the vet.

The dark red door

A little bit of motion in an otherwise static photo

Three hours has passed. Must be time to feed the baby again.

We do it out of love.

My mum

Grey, grey, grey.

Mr Riley relaxing

Mem Fox…our greatest advocate for reading to our children

The Polish boys *sigh*

Looking great at 70

Mr Riley behind the glass

Miss Almond before she put a hole in the glass.

There is almost nothing better than the smell of freshly baked bread.

City apartments.

Meet Buddy. He knows how to make himself right at home at Camp Suzanne.

The May mystery photo

All I have adjusted in this one is the highlights and contrast.

As opposed to a complete bitch/nutcase???

Una rallies the troops this afternoon.

A beautiful bear.

He is such a lovely bear

Yes. I photograph leaves.

Just a bit of glue on paper.

My name in Black & White

She just needs a little work

Happy 19th birthday Matthew

Late afternoon light on my bare apricot tree

Colour is BACK!!

Colour. Bold and brash.

Nothing says colour better than a sunflower in bloom.

I like this one.

The light through my work window

The decals on the window made wonderful patterns

Being watched over by Nurse Riley

Tonic da Cat

I think he hates me. Lol

Welcome to Australia young man. :-)

The surprise package of the Festival

All intended to make a good impression.

A keyhole for no key.

Music and art combine.

At least the gel was warm. :-)

Lots of impressive buttons.

One intriguing piece of fruit.

Beautiful brunch

It’s all a blur

Stunning……….not.

Boring photos = poop

Not a rose, but still beautiful

Converted to black and white.

Where did the green come from?

Riley the rock star.

Miss Almond the gorgeous.

Winter light can be beautiful

At 4pm the shadows are long

A view from Crown rooftop

My marvellous Melbourne’s Arts Centre spire

The dark streets of Moonee Ponds

Tram lines towards Melbourne

First attempt

Second try

Third attempt.

Shot #4. Trying to be a bit more creative.

Not my brightest idea

The cow in a tree

No swimming today

Outbound on the Tulla

Heading into my marvellous Melbourne on the Tulla.

The books that get printed…..

Feet….hands……everything in

Next step…..bath

Flinders Street Station, Yarra River and Melbourne. Taken from Southbank.

The original edit done yesterday.

Can you spot the difference?

Freckles. The cat you have when you don’t have a cat.

Pretty weeds, but they have to go.

Flowers of thanks. :-)

Simple and pretty. A week later and those same flowers are still brightening up my day.

An oldie but a goodie

The Bolte bridge from the Melbourne Star and tweaked with the new tricks I have learned

Clockwise and anti-clockwise but still one left to do.

Practice-1: The original photo just converted to a jpg

Practice-2: Fully tweaked via a new workflow plan.

Winter is truly upon us.

Even the boats were huddled up for warmth

Join me underneath my umbrella

Wet seats

Home-made fish and chips. :-)

My #1 man

I love my marvellous Melbourne at night.

Day 200 and I’m surrounded by sequins, feathers and a HUGE disco ball.

And last week it was men in heels, corsets and fishnet stockings.

Nice mo, bro.

Hi Spud

Black and Tan Cavalier….smooth as Whiskey

Not as threatening as they look

Me …….wrinkles and all.

Not so confronting when it’s only a section.

Fading away.

Goodbye old stuff.

The time has come

Winners are grinners

The future of football.

Going up! (Say it with a posh English accent)

Going down. (Use that posh accent and make sure the plum is in your mouth for the word ‘down’)

Little houses in Moonee Ponds

Little moments of brightness

A miniaturised view from the Melbourne Star

A different perspective of the Melbourne Star

The Blue Moon

The blue Blue Moon. :-)

I found a heart on the beach.

Paw-print in the sand

Run doggie….run!

Got it! Good catch. :-)

Just a baby.

Maribyrnong Rive foot bridge

A touch of colour in a drab, wintery Melbourne

The corner of Queensberry and Bouverie Streets Melbourne

They compliment each other beautifully

The houses behind are a prediction of the fate to befall this piece of land and these beautiful flowers

Satisfying my need for vegetables delightfully.

The first of the year.

Beautiful and elegant no matter which way you look at it.

The Bolte Bridge in black and white

Docklands apartments in black and white

It’s never repetitive at Docklands

Kooky and awesome

I want to go inside and see if it’s as colourful within

The sky really was this strange beige/grey

The old amongst the new.

Cake and flowers. I’m feeling the love.

Toto

So not perfect.

Frustration reigns supreme

So bad, but still pretty cool.

Docklands as seen from a boat at night

Magnolia time. :-)

Boats on the water surrounded by light.

The Bolte

The Bolte Bridge from the boat.

Sailing into Docklands

The most liveable city in the world. :-)

Enjoying the view from in front of the camera

Moon shot. I need a longer zoom.

A view of Docklands

Bike stand or bike art????

The Golden Bolte Bridge

The beach. My Zen place.

All smiles

Fish kiss

Happy surfer dude #1.

Happy surfer dude #2. He loved Almond.

Rock towers on the beach

Just a drop of water, but…………….wow.

So pretty when seen up close

Killin’ in it every way

Brains at no extra cost.

Old sheds. Edited with Lightroom 5 ‘Aged photo’ preset.

From solid ground.

Happy birthday Melbourne

Melbourne from up high.

Melbourne at night from up high on the Melbourne Star

A seagull

The busy bee never stops

The body in the library

I hope someone cleans up the blood soon

The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. A more beautifully natured breed would be hard to find.

Pretty natives in the nursery

Sexy beast

My dad

Ruins in the crop

The detail.

Nice whiskers man. :-)

Queens Park

Queens Park at night.

Blue skies can only mean Willie Nelson.

Part of an iconic Melbourne structure that is a bit of a favourite of mine.

Turning to seed never looked so pretty.

An empty MCG

Pug nose, because I had to rummage through the vault.

A flower ‘acquired’ on my walk on Sunday

Natural light

Nature’s perfection and pattern

Daisy chain memories

The start of deliciousness.

The Bolte Bridge in daylight.

My mentor hard at work

The Melbourne Star from the Bolte Bridge while stopped in heavy traffic

The things you find on a walk.

One of the locals

Not bad for my first go on a strange camera

A precious boy

Yes, a cat. But not a real cat. :-)

Open wide.

“Hey!! Check it out! Over to the left. “

An impressive Leghorn

I wonder if he’ll be dinner in a month?

Student artwork

Christmas cake made? Tick. :-)

Anyone for a pot of tea?

Yes, it’s a red hat. It was also heart themed.

Stunning quilt

The Ferris wheel

Wood-chopping still draws a crowd

You can spend $20 on games to win a 50 cent toy

The families were out in force

The regal and dopey Great Dane

It’s a Merino ram

Your car awaits………

A pie in the sky. Not a dream after all.

An overview of the show.

Show jumping

You will never, ever see me on a thing like this.

Beautiful flowers and blue skies. :-)

A ladybug on a yellow tulip.

Impressive

Now, them’s a set of doors

Juice cubes

Dogs on the beach

The nose knows

Job done

The same…..but different

I’ve never actually walked over it

A walk bridge over the railway line.

Grass fires in October???

Water on the Azalea

Unique. Confused but unique

Same parent plant as the flower from yesterday.

The ruins through the fence

A room of floating jellyfish

Can you see me??

Just an old working-man’s cottage with a basketball ring on the pole out the front.

Look closely. What do you see?

Keep your fingers crossed for my girl.

Almond looking miserable in her orange bandage.

“Hello pretty bird”

Awesome!!! Looking east.

Looking west, between my home and the neighbour’s.

I took this of our Nikon instructor after he taught us a few things.

Taken with the Nikon D750. JPG file barely touched in Lightroom 5

Beautiful staircase in the old Railways building on Swanston Street.

Not mothball time yet for the workhorse.

Breaking a rule

The lock

Travelling the fading road of good memories

Limbo

More washing.

A camel.

Feathered baby

7 day old human baby

Flowers to celebrate

Docklands

The first photo taken yesterday.

Halloween celebrations beckon

Creating Xmas spirit.

Song lyrics jumped into my brain.

The city looked beautiful tonight from Park Crescent in Essendon.

Friends, old and new.

Ageing never looked so good.

The streets became rivers.

Water water everywhere

Members only.

A portion of one of my favourites. Abbe May

The first child of our ‘village’ to reach 21.

The focus is not perfect but it suits.

From a distance

This mural was enhanced by the dilapidation of the adjoining building.

A bird on the water

The light is telling me to use caution.

7:30pm

10pm and long exposure

Kites. :-)

A magic rope.

Isn’t he beautiful. :-)

Melbourne leading lines

A cat with sass.

Lights and leading lines

Looking through the bridge

Webb Bridge

Mistakes aplenty tonight

Pre-wedding photos. Best wishes for Dec 7.

The Royal Exhibition building

A lone, unsmiling jogger.

Lovely beard. :-)

The girls as much as the boys

Nala 6 months

Maribyrnong River by night.

Peace……one can only hope.

Being watched by a bat

Professional Xmas

The memories came flooding back

Street Latin on the streets of Melbourne.

Evil personified

How long till they are gone?

Two batches completed.

Geelong waterfront

I’ve done it.

Summer sunset