Blurb Photo Books

Have you made a photo book before?
We’ve made a few through Target’s Photobook service.  But we just heard that Blurb currently has a special that is free shipping!
So Wifey and I have embarked on making some photo books through Blurb’s BookSmart software.  We have a huge list to get through:
* Italy trip book
* Separate books [...]

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Golden light

On Sunday afternoon, we had a relaxing picnic in Parkerville across the road from the tavern.  There was a brook there where the kids (and some adults) got their feet wet!  With sounds of a tight funk band drifting over to us, it was one glorious afternoon.
Unfortunately I didn’t bring a tripod along, but managed [...]

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Effect of Australian Exchange Rate on Nikon D90 prices

Driving to work this morning, I heard on the news about how the Australian dollar has hit another high – it’s now 92.6c!
The last time it got really high, I took the opportunity to buy my 17-55 2.8 lens from the US.  With the Aussie dollar really high again, it’s the best time to buy [...]

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New digital SLRs that can take photos in the dark!

In the last couple of weeks, both Nikon and Canon have announced new  top of the line Digital SLR models to their range.    Obviously way out of my price range, but I’d love to get have one of these in my camera bag!
So what’s new?  It seems that the battle of the pixel count has [...]

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Nikon 18-200 VR vs 17-55 2.8

We spent the weekend with a family holidaying in Guilderton.   It is a great getaway, away from Perth but not too far to drive.
My friend had a Nikon 18-200 VR lens, whereas I brought my 17-55 2.8.   The 18-200 VR was the “other” lens I was considering when buying the 17-55 so I [...]

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Jazz and Lindyhop at Hale photos

A few weeks ago, I attended a jazz evening at a Perth school.  It was a really fun night, showcasing many of the school’s own talented jazz ensembles.   To help get the parents on the floor, Shane and Ruth from Swing It came to give a short introductory class of lindyhop. I was surprised and [...]

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Panorama of Le Consulat, Montmartre

I had forgotten all about a series of panoramic photos I took on a holiday back in January 2008.
I wanted to travel light On the holiday, so all I brought (and had in terms of a mid-range zoom) was the kit Nikon 18-70mm.  No tripod either, but I felt that I needed to take some [...]

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Mundaring Dam panorama

A few months ago, we camped up in Mundaring and took a bush walk down to the dam.
It was such a beautiful day, blue skies, and the dam was so expansive.  I had my camera on me, but no tripod, but wanted to somehow capture the grandeur of it all.   I snapped a few series [...]

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Photos at The Ellington

 
 A few months ago, we went to see Victoria Newton at The Ellington, Perth’s new Jazz club.   It was yet another great night there! 
I decided to bring along my camera as I love taking concert photography, even though it means having withdrawing myself from just relaxing and enjoying the music for a while.
I snapped a [...]

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Christian Fletcher workshop

I had been down on Christian Fletcher’s workshop list for a few months.  He doesn’t hold them very often, and I missed the last one down in Dunsborough.  But luckily, he held one up in Perth last week, so it wasn’t too far to drive.
Although he basically just talked for 4 hours, it was satisfying [...]

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