Last year, I went to a photography event, you know, one of the big shows at the Exhibition Centre here in Melbourne, with a friend, and Canon were selling the Canon IXUS 510 compact cameras for $100. It was really too cheap to pass up. We were told that they were worth over $300 and […]
Yesterday, I went to Kinglake National Park with a friend. It was an interesting trip, and while I had my DSLR to use, she was using her iphone. I have to say it didn’t diminish the trip in the slightest. In fact, when I saw how close she could get to some things, I took […]
Yesterday was another Social Snappers Photography Excursion, and this time we went to Banyule Flats. It was a gorgeous afternoon and the sun was beautiful. We walked around places I haven’t walked through for a few years, and we tried to work out places to take photos. The weather really was perfect. The swamp put […]
Yesterday was another Social Snappers Photography Excursion and we went into the city to photograph the arcades. It was grey and overcast outside, but being in the arcades meant that it didn’t matter what the weather did we would be covered. The arcades in Melbourne can vary from really beautiful ones, to ones that aren’t […]
On Sunday I had a Social Snappers Excursion to the Museum and the Royal Exhibition Building. While we were waiting for the tour to start we had a walk around the building. The museum, next to the old Exhibition, has so much glass on it and it is so great for getting some distorted images. […]
Today was the big day, the first excursion. I have to admit I wasn’t bowled over by people wanting to join the Social Snappers, but I decided I would go ahead anyway. It was a cold windy day, thankfully not a wet day as well. The Docklands put on a great show of cold weather, […]