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Brisbane at Dusk

// January 15th, 2012 // No Comments » // Photography

I took these on the day of the winter solstice, it was a cool evening and there was a warm orange sunset.

Anthurium

// January 26th, 2011 // No Comments » // Home, Photography

I was born in South Africa, and was born in a surfie small coastal town called Ballito. My parents lived in farmhouse on a sugarcane farm, and my grandparents Granny Jean and Grandpa Geoffrey lived on the neighbouring farm. I was young and have very few memories of living there, but one thing I distinctly remember was my grandmothers Anthurium sheds. She commercially grew these flowers that were so trendy with florists in the 80′s in these huge sheds, and I remember the smell of potting mix and pyrethrum, and rows of tables with pots filled with these flowers.

I took this pic of one of my own Anthurium’s, a modern hybrid very different to the plastic-looking red ones that my gran grew.

Brisbane Wheel

// November 22nd, 2009 // No Comments » // Brisbane, Home, Photography

I love taking pics of Ferris Wheels, and took this photo on a very clear sunny day at Southbank in Brisbane with my Lensbaby lens. Did you know the original Ferris wheel was designed by George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr., as a landmark for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Also check out my night pics of the Perth Wheel here.

Spring In Kings Park

// September 13th, 2009 // 1 Comment » // Home, Photography

The weather put on a lovely sunny spring day, and Mark and I cycled to Kings Park in the city. We have not been on our bikes since last summer; and tomorrow will be very stiff and have saddle-sore bums. Spring is a great time in WA, with millions of wildflowers carpeting parts of the State. Kings Park Botanical Gardens has a selection of these neatly arranged into beds based on their classification and regions. I took quite a few photos, and created a set on Flickr, and a selection us below.

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Fastest One Eyed Dog in the West

// September 13th, 2009 // 2 Comments » // Home, misha, Photography

A few weeks ago we arrived home and in the excitement of us being home Mishca ran out into the garden, and out there she has either run past a thorny rosebush or cornered one of our cats. The result was a nasty scratch on her eye, and it has had to be removed. She has now fully recovered from the surgery and is back to her lazy self.

I snapped these photos of her this morning of her being cute with my lensbaby lens.

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Perth Fashion Festival 2009 – Wheels & Dollbaby

// September 7th, 2009 // No Comments » // Perth, Photography

Some photos from tonight’s show.

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Perth Fashion Festival 2009 – West End Haute

// September 5th, 2009 // No Comments » // Perth, Photography

The 2009 Perth Fashion Festival kicked off last night with West End Haute. Held in the old gasworks, the runway had a great industrial and edgy feel. But sadly the MTV Fashion Bar next door was not as interpid- it was the ground level of a carpark, with a sloping floor and was very cold. The runway shows were fantastic, and I got some great shots.

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Pewter Teapots

// August 17th, 2009 // No Comments » // Photography, Travel

Last year on a trip to China I picked these up from an antique market that was on next to my hotel in Qinhuangdao. I am sure are fakes and not antiques, but they still very cute. I bartered for them form this tiny old man with no teeth,  not speaking the language, when bartering you enter your price into your cell phone, and show him the screen, he then clears your price and responds with his counter-offer). The little toothless man was very hard on the price. In fact at first I thought they were so over-priced that I left, and later when I got back to the hotel was kicking myself for not getting them. I ended up going back and ended up paying about $30 each for three of them. I am still convinced I was totally ripped off, this was the week before the Olympics, and he showed a great toothy grin when I opened my walled and handed over my yuan.

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StyleAID 2009

// August 9th, 2009 // No Comments » // Partying, Photography

StyleAID is Perth’s opportunity to join the worldwide force of fashion fundraisers fighting HIV and AIDS.

StyleAID is a global fashion event originating on the west coast of the US eighteen years ago and making its Australian debut fifteen years ago in Melbourne.

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Lillies

// July 26th, 2009 // No Comments » // Photography, Travel

These were sent to my Grandmother on my Grandpas passing by Tara, my little brothers girlfriend. Gran had them sitting on this sideboard in the lounge which has this yellow tinted glass window next to it. In the morning the light from the window looked great on the flowers.