City Fireworks

Man. I don't know if Blogger's been having issues this morning, or if it's just been my internet (which has definitely [also] been having issues). Either way, it's driving me nuts.

Fireworks over Brisbane, from South Bank:

 Erica and I were discussing the power of black & white photography one day, and after making the comment that "all photographs" looked amazing in black and white, she rethought that, then began to ponder whether certain topics would look better that way after all. Turns out, even fireworks have the potential to look awesome in black & white, sometimes.

This was taken in full colour, on the "fireworks" setting, and later converted to black and white.

Flowers In The Dust

Good morning! I've just spent the better part of two hours looking for a photo for you all today. I think it might be time to head out for some photo taking one day soon, somehow. Unfortunately, many of my 'best' shots are of some of the children who have been (or are) in my life.

Pink flowers in a dust storm:

In 2009, Brisbane was hit by a rather impressive dust storm. It was a Wednesday and I was at my therapy group at the time; we took a break and when I stepped outside, the world was dust-coloured! I had my camera, though, so I snapped off a few quick shots. This is a full colour photo, though you can hardly tell with the dust-haze!

Mine!

Another Friday has come along!

Seagull pair at Brisbane's Southbank:

I'm not generally a fan of birds, and seagulls aren't exactly the prettiest ones there are, but I caught this pair of seagulls by chance, using my old Kodak DX6440, zoomed in and presumably on general settings.

Abandoned

Alright, you're all in luck. I'm waiting for someone to get back to me about a word sprint, and I don't want to spoil my perfect count while I wait, so you do get a second photo today!

An old rusted car at DreamWorld (in the dingo enclosure):

On a bright day, trying for some over-exposed bright shots, I got this photo of a rusted car. No idea what setting I was using that day, unfortunately, but I did zoom in.

Simple Pleasures

I'm late, I'm late, for the most important part of my daily routine -- the bit where I post up a photograph for all of you, of course! Sorry I never posted one for yesterday - I went out early, then went to bed early when I got home. Had intended to get up again and do some writing, but it didn't happen.

If I remember, I may post a second picture tonight to make up for it.

A cute little otter enjoying a king prawn:

When I did my ZooVentures tour at Canberra Zoo, one of the things I got to do was to feed the otters. We stood at the edge and threw them fish and prawns. I managed to zoom in and snatch this photo of him delightedly chowing down.

Allerton

Not much to say this morning, so have at it!

Allerton in Southbank:

On a visit to Brisbane's Southbank, sitting down at our favourite area, I snagged this photo of my friend's bear, Allerton. Macro (big surprise, I know!) on general settings, on a lovely clear day and voilà!

Just Grate

Sorry I missed my post this morning; I had to rush out nice and early and didn't have time to post before I left. I'll probably have more luck posting in the morning tomorrow.

A street grate in Loganlea:

Sorry for the bad pun - but not so sorry I'm not going to use it. Part of the Edges series, I don't remember much about taking this photo except that it was on the black and white setting.

Fresh

Another quick one as I've spent my morning tidying up ready to make Christmas cards with my nieces and nephew, and they're on their way now.

A pink rose in bloom:

As usual, I snagged this using general settings on macro, but this time I used a family friend's Canon Powershot. I am pretty sure I took this in our front yard, just experimenting with the camera's capabilities.

Treasure From Trash

Instead of doing this post, or cleaning my room, or writing my novel, I've spent my morning revisiting old poetry favourites. Falling in love all over again with poets like Nikki Giovanni and Marty McConnell, whose words dig down and rip my insides open; that has been my morning.

An abandoned bicycle lends its pedal to a bit of macro-photography:

On a puddle-jumping expedition on a rainy day, my friend and I spotted an abandoned bicycle hanging off a pole. Something about it just called to me, so I snapped a couple of shots of various aspects of the bicycle. This one was taken using general settings and the macro function, and it's a part of my 'Edges' series.

Beauty

The sky is grey, the clouds are heavy, and it's a day for curling up in bed with a movie and your comfort food. Not an option for me, but you should totally go and do it on my behalf!

My beautiful Rhi, at her favourite place in the world:

For a while now, I've wanted to try my hand at more portraiture. I'm not generally that good at telling people what to do, or where to be, so there's a pretty big barrier to that style of photography. However, when Rhi asked me if I would try and get some photos for a project she was doing at the time, it was the perfect opportunity to both help out a friend, and to get some practice. I warned her ahead of time that I could not guarantee I would get anything decent, but with a bit of luck and a lot of photographs taken, there were quite a few she was very happy with. This is one of my favourites of the day, and it is part of several series'.

I took this on general settings but in colour, and when I got home I edited it into black & white with coloured sections.

A Child's Rose

Morning, world! The birds are chirping and the sun is... well, hiding behind a bunch of clouds, but don't let that stop you.

A weed-flower posed on the coffee table:

My niece picked this 'flower' from outside on the grass and brought it in for me. After a few experimental photos of it in hands and the like, I was getting myself sorted to take another of it on the coffee table (increase the chance of me getting at least one that wasn't blurry), and just as I took the photo, my brother dropped a towel. This just goes to show that sometimes accidents make for great photographs. ;) Part of my 'Composure' series, I took this one using the macro setting.

Banner One

I told myself no blogging until I reached 3000 words on my novel (a goal that I was about 500 words away from reaching). That was two hours ago!

Brisbane NaNoWriMo KOP banner:

I snagged this at the Kick Off Party for National Novel Writing Month last weekend. It's another one for the Edges series, taken (I think) on macro setting while I lay down on the grass. And now... back to the novel!

Small Things

Good morning everybody! The sun's out, it's Melbourne Cup day and the horses are getting ready for their run! Meanwhile I am (or rather, I am supposed to be!) getting myself dressed and heading out to a Melbourne Cup function with Giraffe Hat!

A mushroom in the grass at Toowong Cemetery:

Grabbed this one at Toowong Cemetery one day. Sepia on a macro setting. (Sorry for the extremely short blurb, running late!)

Dichotomy

Well, I feel bad, but at least I did give warning that I might not be able to post on time this morning. I've spent my afternoon and evening either writing my novel, or procrastinating the writing of my novel! However I did make my daily word count in the end, so hooray for that at least!

Daisies in a Logan garden:

This is a black & white version of some daisies in a little garden outside a community service building in Logan. I took this photo on the macro setting, with everything else fairly standard. This is part of my Nature series and is one of the ones I entered in a recent exhibition with/for CASV. The print is now up at Karakan.

Turn Up The Heat

Busy busy busy! I've been out most of the day at a NaNoWriMo kick-off party, and I spent this morning frantically getting into costume, hence no post. I'll try to get back on track with morning posts tomorrow, but as I need to be on the 7am bus into the city, that might not happen.

Lighting a barbecue at Daisy Hill:

Mmm, fire's gorgeous. General settings but with the macro setting turned on. This one's a bit of a rough shot, but it still manages to get my attention.