Kids do grow up and don't depend on their screens!

They might start with one or two but not all focus on their screens when there is something else to attract them. Politics 101? Or I've got my eye on you!

 I wish!! What's a broken ankle? Or keeping really still for face painting!

And then they grow up! Waiting ... waiting!

Why won't he call?


We're the winners! She's taking our picture!

Mum'l get us in a minute!  No worries!!

Spring Fever! Its good to sometimes let the child run free!!

And with camera in hand and a photographic enthusiast to stir me on I tried out her suggestion.  It's all abstract ... it doesn't matter if its blurred ... it doesn't? Mme! Let's see! Focus and run the camera down the tree ... see what you get?  Yes I see what I get ... great BIG blurred image! BUT ... practice (you win  ... I always thought practise was the verb but...) this is American English ... makes perfect!

 Wow! This really hurts my eyes! I can't focus
even with my glasses!


And this ... well its getting easier. BUT I'm not supposed to include the sky ... oh!
I know I'll include this in the Tuesday Photographers in Perth shot ...  my
attempt at trying something new.

Now that my eyes are back to normal
I do like these two normal images ... both taken on Crazy Tuesday in Kings Park, Perth, WA, Australia.

What the black markings represented on the tree trunk I don't know but they caught my eye.

Another Spring Day ... wanna play?

How could we stay inside? The blue sky was irresistible not to mention the uninterrupted sunshine. Vitamin D here we come! Hang the tabs bought at the chemist!
Time to take the fish-eye lens on an outing in fact taking the camera out of the camera bag was almost a new experience. Let's try these things says my photographic friend. Let's have fun!
Alright we are at the children's playground but does that mean we have to ...? Yes it does.
So off we went. Not new territory for me but a much improved site ... fantastic in fact! Oh I wish ... I wish ... yes, what? ... never mind ... just point the camera.  And yes Spring has Sprung!! At last!! And all at our doorstep in Kings Park. Aren't we spoiled?

 And don't forget to leave time for a cup of coffee.  These photos will enlarge if you click on them.

To all big eaters...from Galapagos, Equador or not.

An article of only 8 lines caught my eye this morning in the West Australian. No it wasn't about the budget nor was it about the refugees. 'Galapagos' was the word of attraction. But the news made me sad.
Pepe the Missionary, a symbol of Equador's Galapagos Islands, a Giant Turtle of massive proportions and of at least 100 years has finally died of old age...no not so...apparently from being overweight. I immediately reached for my photographs taken during our visit to Galapagos. perhaps I could show how Pepe looked at almost 100 years.

 Was this Pepe having breakfast? It is possible. He does look old enough and seems to like his food.

What about this fellow? Then again, they all love to eat and who doesn't?
If they didn't how would Turtle Kindy keep going?

Advertising! How it is done in the Apple Isle!

Seeing I wrote about the 'Outdoor Art Gallery' in Tasmania I can't resist giving you a look at advertising and how it is done in Tasmania. Anything that makes me laugh or raise a smile appears interesting to me and why can't more advertisements be done with a sense of humour. Wouldn't the technique be more effective if it raised a laugh in us? I think so. These examples focus on the history of the area but at the end of the street a shop keeper  attracts the buyer with his sense of humour and philosophy on life.

 Don't forget to click on the image to enlarge!!

The Outdoor Art Gallery!!

And why not! In Tasmania what challenges the artist the most is the seasons and the weather. However some residents even like their house decorated with scenes which remind them of their community-living.

Others steeped in history display scenes from the past. Even Nature with its amazing landscapes true to Tasmania is displayed encouraging the visitor to explore.

The most appropriate however displays
the contribution pets or animals may leave...graphically displayed...for pet lovers only!

A journey through the thousands of....yes! Photographs!!

No, my journey has really been one I should have undertaken years ago. I almost followed the advice a friendly pilot and photographer mentioned once on our flight through Africa...yes he actually deleted all photographs he had ever taken so that he could begin again. We couldn't believe him! And he'd been a pilot for years operating his own company for years and years in a mixed political environment never taking off unless his Cessna 210  propeller had clicked a certain number of times in the right direction on turning. There was no reason to disbelieve him then and we shared his reasoning at the time...there would be many more opportunities to take more photos. But how were we to know that he would die before us, 12 months ago to be exact. A brain tumour claimed his life...he had always refuelled his own plane...standing beside the killer fumes.
So, I reluctantly deleted those photographs I thought I would never want. My choice in photographs for competitions had to improve...somehow! A non-acceptance in the National Show said it all. And it wasn't a soft landing. I was used to having 7 or so acceptances. But should I let this disappointment...this subjective assessment of my photography be the be all and end all?

At first...YES! But then...a few weeks later...a definite NO! And these images I found hidden away...I wondered how Graffity

had changed over the years or is it simply that some communities prefer outdoor art galleries. These I discovered in Tasmania. And guess where? In Launceston in a skate board park. The outdoor Art gallery I discovered elsewhere...see my next Blog.