As promised here is the second installment of my winter trip to New Zealand. What an amazing country. So much variety in such a small place. I can’t wait to add a North Island photographic trip to the agenda. Maybe in a year or two.
Photography has been my full time profession since 1997. More than 600 weddings and many portrait sessions keep me very busy. Photography is also my passion and winter 2011 saw me enjoying an amazing (and cold) 3 weeks in the stunning South Island of New Zealand. I travelled with my lovely friend Dianne who is as passionate as I am when it comes to landscape photography. When I get the chance I am slowly editing my favourites and I shall share them in my BLOG. This is the first installment. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did taking them.
This has been a busy year for me. After 20 years living in Karrinyup I have now moved to a new home in nearby Gwelup. It has been fun setting up my new studio and work space. When I get the chance it is nice to wander around my new area. Across the road from home is Lake Gwelup reserve. The lake has been dry for months as we have had a very hot and drawn out summer and autumn. But good rains during June has seen the lake gradually become a puddle, then a pond and now a lake again. Regular walks around the lake saw the transformation and it was amazing to watch.
The birds have returned in their hundreds. My favourites are the black swans and it is lovely to watch their interaction with each other. Last Monday I did an early morning walk and took my trusty Nikon D700 along with me. There was a little frost on the ground and a lovely mist over the lake. I am so glad it was a walk with camera. It is something I plan to do on a regular basis as I want to build up a folio of Lake Gwelup images taken through the seasons. I hope you enjoy these images from the first collection.
I hope you enjoy this selection of images from a recent visit to Araluen. The tulips were only just starting but there was plenty of other interest to keep the camera busy. It was a most enjoyable day shared with Noelene who I met on my trip to Karijini earlier in the year.
The following images are the result of a fun day at Perth Zoo. It is nice to just photograph beasties without risking life and limb in the wilds of Africa and the like. The baby Orangutan is just gorgeous. The Meercats are pretty special as well.
Winter is escape time for wedding photographers in Perth. This year I had a fantastic 10 days in beautiful Nusa Dua in Bali with my husband – the man who seldom sees me on weekends throughout the busy wedding season. This holiday was meant to be total relaxation. One day’s visit to crazy Kuta convinced us that Nusa Dua was the place to stay. As usual my camera was always close by and my mission was to capture images of Bali within walking distance of our gorgeous hotel. Often within the hotel grounds itself. This left plenty of time for lazing by and in the pool and eating way too much. I hope you enjoy this small selection of some of my favourite images.
I hope you enjoy viewing this selection of images captured during a mini visit to the beautiful south west region of Western Australia. They were taken in January 2010 but it has taken until now to finally find the time to edit them. My wedding and portrait work takes priority of course. But it is nice to finally have a bit of time to dedicate to my landscape and personal photographic projects. I hope to share a few of them in the coming weeks before the busy wedding season takes hold.
The long skinny images are make by joining 3-4 images together. Precise shooting using a tripod is required to get the desired results.
The virtually black image with the glow in the sky is actually moon rise. We were lucky to be there during the full moon.
The image with the streaky clouds and little dots in the sky was taken well after dark. It was a long exposure and the little dots are actually stars. The scene was lit by the full moon.
Photography isn’t just my occupation. It is also a passion. So when I go on holiday my cameras are there with me. May 2010 saw me travel north for 10 days. The main focus of the trip was the magnificent Karijini National Park in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. Add the varied little towns on the way north, the magic of our unique coast and the star laden skies and you have a stunning variety of locations to choose from. I hope you enjoy these images as much as I did taking them. As I have time to process them I will be adding to this collection.
