Butterflies & Roses ....... My Photographic Journey

Winter Photo Shoot at the Briars

2009-07-31T18:53:00.000-07:00

Living on the Mornington Peninsula I'm so lucky to

have an abundance of beautiful places for taking

photos.

The Briars Homestead, Mt Martha formed the backdrop

for these portraits of my two girls, taken in July.

Boat Sheds at Mornington

2009-06-26T03:09:00.000-07:00

I was always fascinated with the black and white photos that

my mum used to spend hours colouring by hand.

How technology has changed. Now with a bit of creative

manipulation in photoshop we can create as much as our

imagination will let us.

I took this photo at Mills Beach, Mornington on the most

magnificant winters afternoon this week.

With not a breath of wind and water like glass

I was almost tempted to dive in - almost!!!

A Cold Winter's Afternoon in Mornington!!!!!

2009-06-13T22:39:00.000-07:00

Some times I wonder why I didn't take up knitting as a

hobby - standing on top of a cliff in 8 degree temperatures

in the middle of winter waiting for the sun to set is not my

idea of fun - but then when I look at the end results I guess

the frozen fingers are worth it!!!!

4.41pm F/5.6 1/160 sec ISO - 100

4.42pm F/5.6 1/1000 sec ISO - 100

4.58pm F/5.6 1/160 sec ISO - 100

5.11pm F/5.6 1/4000 sec ISO - 100

5.13pm F/34 1/2 sec ISO - 100

5.18pm F/36 1 sec ISO - 100

Flying Solo

2009-06-01T01:29:00.000-07:00

Even a common seagull flying solo at the beach

can make an interesting subject.

This lone gull was hovering around my head at

Mornington beach last week while I was

photographing waves crashing against the pier.

F/10 Exposure Time 1/400 sec ISO - 100 Time

Moorooduc Quarry

2009-05-31T18:00:00.000-07:00

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To many this is 'just' the local quarry -
to me it represents endless photographic opportunities.
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These photos were taken with my Panasonic DMC-FSC

digital camera. I know I would have gotten much better

results had I used my Nikon and worried about the sunlight,

however for a Point and Shoot camera I was

quite pleased with the results.
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Sunset at Mornington

2009-05-31T00:02:00.000-07:00

I'm so lucky living in Mornington and having

the beach, with all it has to offer, right on my doorstep.

Last week, after studying all my notes on photographying

sunsets I headed down to the beach.

I'm sure I did a million things wrong, and I'll be

back again during the week to try again, but for

the moment I was pleased with my first attempt

at using the Aperature and Shutter Speed controls.

F/4.5 Exposure Time 1/25 sec ISO - 100 Time 5.18pm

F/5.6 Exposure Time 1/25 sec ISO - 100 Time 5.18pm

F/5.6 Exposure Time 1/20 sec ISO - 100 Time 5.19pm

F5.6 Exposure Time 1/40 sec ISO - 100 Time 5.19pm

F/10 Exposure Time 1/4 sec ISO - 100 Time 5.20pm

F/11 Exposure Time 13 sec ISO - 100 Time 5.48pm

Tulip Farm

2009-05-30T22:04:00.000-07:00

Tesserlar's Tulip Farm, in Olinda, is definately worth a visit.

Every October you can see an amazing display of

acres and acres of tulips in every colour of the rainbow.

I took the time to get down to ground level and

what I saw was truly beautiful.

The inside of these flowers was almost like the

human fingerprint - - - - everyone has them,

but that are all different.

F /3.6 Exposure Time 1/100 sec ISO-80

F/4 Exposure Time 1/125 ISO - 80

F/2.8 Exposure Time 1/40 sec ISO - 80

F/2.8 Exposure Time 1/60 sec ISO - 80

Never Short of Subjects to Photograph

2009-05-30T20:59:00.000-07:00

Every parent thinks their children are beautiful,

but mine really are!!!! And they make wonderful

subjects to photograph.

It drives them crazy, but I never tire of

photographing them.

These photos were taken at

The Briars Historial Homestead at Mt. Martha.

The old farming equipment makes fantastic

props for portraits.