A day out to movie country – Winton Wetlands
Yeah, you read that right, it was movie country. While we were there we were surrounded by film crews as they got ready for a film shoot later in the day.
High Tea at the Park Hyatt
I finally got to go out to high tea. It has been a long time and I was so excited to go, shame the excitement didn’t last.
Well, I did it, and so happy I did
Do you remember back in December I was loaned the Tamron 18-300mm lens for the Fujifilm?
Is it safe to go out again?
I have to admit this is a question I’ve been asking myself a lot lately. While the pandemic seems to be over, COVID is still out there.
Trying to make hot cross buns
It is coming up to Easter and here in Australia, that means hot cross buns. As soon as Christmas is done you can find them in the supermarkets.
Looking back at my attempts at food photography
Happy Sunday everyone. I thought today we might take a look back at some of my attempts at food photography.
Trying to get growing tomatoes right
Why oh why are tomatoes so hard to grow? This is a question I’ve been asking myself a lot.
Knit 1, Purl 1, repeat to the end of the row.
Can you guess I’ve been knitting? We will have to blame my mum for this.
Not so many flowers
Hello everyone and welcome back to my blog. It is true I’m struggling with the garden and getting lots of flowers. I know what the problem is and this winter I have a lot of […]
Setting up outdoor spaces
I don’t know if you have noticed, but this blog is veering away from photography a bit. While I will always love photography it has taken a back seat a little.
Going out for the day
Can you believe it, I actually went out for a day trip with my friend Sandra. She wanted to check out Werribee Gorge and I went along for the ride.
Adding to our solar with a battery
Getting solar panels on your house is a great thing to do. Especially if you care about the environment and have a government that seems hellbent on forcing people to continue to use fossil fuel […]
Experimenting with freezing flowers
The other morning when I was taking some photos one of the flowers I was photographing fell off. I thought perhaps this was time to try freezing some flowers to photograph.
Struman Optics macro lens and a discount
Since you all seemed to enjoy the last post I did on the macro lens for your phone, I thought it might be nice to do a follow-up.
Happy Valentine’s Day
This is not a holiday I would normally celebrate or do anything for, but this year I couldn’t resist.
What to do with Raspberries
I can still remember the very first time I ate fresh raspberries. I was 20 and I bought some on a whim to try. OMG I was so surprised at how good they tasted. They […]
Five Tips for Macro Photos Using Lightroom
Macro photography can be done in many ways. You can choose which way you want to go about it, whether that is through focus stacking or just having fun with it. In this article we […]
12 years of blogging
It is hard to believe that last month marked my 12th anniversary of blogging. It has been quite the ride really. It is something that while I have tried other things I have always come […]
Is this the death of Solar in Australia?
They have been talking about it for a while now, but it seems the laws are being put in place that will mean we can be charged a SUN TAX for feeding power into the […]
2022 Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show
Here’s hoping that the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show actually happens this year. It was cancelled last year and the year before.