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2013-05-22 11:43:55 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

A walk in the hills.....2.2

Just added 3 more photos to an album dedicated to a refreshing walk in the hills with friends. A great day.....even Mr Wooty came out to sit and meditate on a mossy log.

Thanks to everyone that took the time to view, plus & comment at the first share.
Cheers.

#chasingthesun   #forestphotography   #rainforest

2013-05-21 21:53:40 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

To +Google +Brian Matiash +Google+ Help and everybody. I've noticed that when starting the latest version of the G+ app it defaults to show "All Circles" rather than previous versions that opened with circle that was viewed when closed. and I cannot find ways to change that.
Is there something I have missed or is it an issue others have found too?

2013-05-21 21:25:20 (3 comments, 1 reshares, 11 +1s)

The Other B&W's

On a visit to the State Library one evening, the joy of row upon row of books. All that knowledge sitting there waiting to be picked up by someone.

2013-05-21 07:26:25 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

POSTCARD TIME!
I love getting postcards from around the world. Here's one I received today. All the way from the United Arab Emirates.

And yes +Paul Pavlinovich I'm pointing at the toe of the camel. ;-)

2013-05-20 08:54:22 (8 comments, 1 reshares, 29 +1s)

A walk in the hills.......2

How do you judge a good day? If it involves joining dear friends, walking through Sherbrooke Forest in the Dandenongs photographing nature...then having a beer and fish & chips. Then that is a winner.

2013-05-18 21:29:22 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

A lazy Sunday morning read to get you motivated.
I can only speak for myself, but I have fallen into one or two of these categories at times.

Lol. Hope you enjoy.

http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/05/16/this-is-why-your-pictures-suck/

2013-05-18 00:03:42 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 17 +1s)

The other B&W's

"Is there anybody out there...?"

The beauty of living close to the Dandenong Ranges is the ever changing scenery. And thanks to the oncoming winter, low cloud certainly adds to it's charm.

2013-05-16 19:24:31 (44 comments, 0 reshares, 62 +1s)

Project 52 B&W

WEEK 20:FRAMED
#p52bw13  +Project 52 B&W 
Curated by +Tisha Craw +Lauri Novak +Susan Porter 

Well, I think this fits within the theme........

I Googled the idea of "framed" and had a few ideas...but they were too hard, stupid or really didn't convey it in the Trace McLean way.

So instead I set up a backdrop or two and controlled what I don't like....having my photo taken.

Cheers.

2013-05-15 11:35:19 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

Nice to see that +Paul Pavlinovich has his painting up at the State library.

Hey Paul, you gonna wear that on the next photowalk?

2013-05-14 19:31:42 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 12 +1s)

Goooood morning everyone.

I just thought I'd pass on this link to a small, but interesting article.
It does open a whole can of worms about photo manipulation and techniques.

We all have different views on what is, isn't, can, shouldn't be "allowed" or done. Especially in the area of photo journalism. 

Faked? Or is it merely enhanced?

2013-05-14 07:10:30 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

The front page of the local paper that arrived today.

School funding must be at an all time low...
look at the Apple the kids have to use!

2013-05-14 01:15:16 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

A Daily Tuesday Woot

On the weekend, Mr Wooty went for a bike ride with Little Miss Boo.

2013-05-12 13:52:09 (20 comments, 0 reshares, 22 +1s)

A day away from it all

Today I took a drive to get away from it all.

I headed up the highway and passed through the small town of Marysville. I ended up travelling along a dirt road that followed a river. Myself and several of the Melbourne Photography group had visited there weeks before.

This time it was just me, a camera and a tripod.......
I really could've stayed there longer and just sat amongst the fern trees and listened to the gentle flow of the river.

2013-05-12 04:19:52 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 23 +1s)

Do you like 1 kilometre walks from your car? Do you enjoy madly wiping your face like one of the crazed Three Stooges every time you walk through a spider web? Love to limbo dance under fallen trees on the path?

Then this place is for you!
The waterfalls make it all worth it.
And no one else is around
Not a single modern day sound.

Keppel Falls. Marysville.

2013-05-09 18:46:02 (20 comments, 0 reshares, 51 +1s)

Project 52 B&W

WEEK 19:FOOD
#p52bw13  +Project 52 B&W 
Curated by +Tisha Craw +Lauri Novak +Susan Porter 

Pizza? ...check!
Beer? ...check!
Vodka shot? ...check!
Camera in oven? ...check!

Wait! That's not right..... I have the vodka shot THEN the beer.


erm.... why do I smell gas? Ah, oops!

BOOOOOM!


(And big thanks to Q for help with equipment on this week's shot)

2013-05-09 03:17:58 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Your Daily Woot

Mmmmm chocolate!!!

2013-05-08 01:09:03 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Your Daily Woot

Woohooo! Hump day!!

2013-05-06 21:40:32 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

A Daily Woot

2013-05-05 09:34:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 20 +1s)

The Other B&W's

Ok, technically not 100% B&W.......

Some night Time reading ......

2013-05-04 22:55:58 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

The Other B&W's

Gooooood morning

A few weeks ago I joined several of the +Melbourne Photowalk group for a day at Mentone beach. A nice little feature there were the groynes leading in to the water.

2013-05-04 01:14:32 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

The Other B&W's

Sad to see that the Jive Bunny has hit hard times since the 90's.

2013-05-03 22:15:59 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

A Daily Woot

Mr Wooty certainly isn't afraid of heights.

2013-05-02 20:08:16 (25 comments, 0 reshares, 54 +1s)

Project 52 B&W

WEEK 18:SPEED
#p52bw13  +Project 52 B&W 
Curated by +Tisha Craw +Susan Porter +Lauri Novak 

Erm, it seems noooo one slows down for me???

2013-05-01 21:19:25 (7 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

Wooty~a~Day

2013-05-04 01:11:50 (5 comments, 0 reshares, 37 +1s)

The Other B&W's

I've been having fun working within the rules of Project 52 and B&W's.
To the point I'll create a new folder just for my efforts not for the Project..

2013-05-01 10:58:38 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

It's sundae night.... If you know what I mean :-P

2013-05-01 05:08:32 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Wooty~a~Day

Mr Wooty appears to be having a wheelie good day!

2013-04-30 11:54:04 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

I was just browsing through a folder of photos and finding random photographs to process. This is the Easter moon, taken while strolling along a beach down at Phillip Island.

2013-04-30 07:40:34 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Wooty~a~day

Coffee and chocolate mice..... grrrrrrrrr!

2013-04-29 21:26:15 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 18 +1s)

A long walk on a short pier.

Last week I joined several members of the +Melbourne Photowalk group and did something I have been told to do often.... 

Take a long walk on a short pier.

Hope I didn't let anyone down? hehehehehe

2013-04-28 20:45:10 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 13 +1s)

A coastal trip..... Part 2

Of course every coastal trip needs a panorama shot.

Of course!
(No, you're not having a seizure. I did post this 10 minutes ago. Had to redo.)

2013-04-28 12:06:52 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 19 +1s)

A coastal trip

Yesterday I had fun heading down the coast to the 12 Apostles.
A pleasant trip.....even though the sunset was not what was dreamt of, it was still a day to remember.

2013-04-28 08:29:52 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 11 +1s)

50mm Prime & Boo

Today, when Boo wasn't using my bed as a tramampoline (yes, we call it a trampampoline!) I decided to have a play with the 50mm Prime lens.

In between jumping around, Cat in the Hat book (tablet version) and eating a bowl of Honey Smacks cereal, I managed to take a few shots.

Processed using Nik Colour Efex 4.
Soooo many possibilities!
Soooo many options!

2013-04-27 10:10:34 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

somewhere, nowhere

I'm a passenger in a car going somewhere. But right now we're in the middle of nowhere.

Window down, camera phone in hand.
This one is for +David Pond
Cheers.

2013-04-27 04:52:03 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 10 +1s)

Yum lunch of bacon & egg on Turkish bread washed down with a chocolate milkshake. Then to continue on the great ocean road.

2013-04-26 21:20:11 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Whilst walking around the city the other day, I found this. There was no plaque or description to be found. But I'm sure, I'm positive, it is a memorial dedicated to the input by the Government to the early days of the Australian car industry.

2013-04-26 10:25:50 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 29 +1s)

Project 52 B&W

WEEK 17:NIGHT LIGHTS
#p52bw13  +Project 52 B&W 
Curated by +Tisha Craw +Susan Porter +Lauri Novak 

Late night processing...  we've all been there.

'nuff said!

2013-04-25 21:46:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Wooty~a~Day

It's Friday..... come on... get going!!

2013-04-24 22:01:16 (2 comments, 1 reshares, 22 +1s)

After joining the dawn service at the Shrine. A few of us headed down to Port Melbourne.

Next to a small memorial were dozens of tiny crosses to remember locals that have fallen in wartime.

Lest we forget.

2013-04-23 08:17:13 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Wooty~a~Day

Yes Mr Wooty, that pen is made for cursive writing.

hehehehe <sucker!>

2013-04-22 11:10:20 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Well, that was an interesting Friday... Part 2

A few days ago I posted a small album with photo's of some firetwirling. Inspired by +Shari Mattox and her B&W processing of a few of her shots, I decided to "give it a go".

This would be my favourite. By taking the colour/heat out of the event, it seems to highlight just the actual spinning rather than the flying embers. And of course the greatest city in the world.. Melbourne!

2013-04-21 21:43:51 (8 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Wooty~a~Day

Mr Wooty gets browned off by yet ANOTHER Java update... hehehehe!

2013-04-21 02:06:50 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Wooty~a~Day

Boo & Mr Wooty share a frozen coke and waffle cone!

2013-04-20 05:28:57 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 24 +1s)

Well, that was an interesting evening.

Friday evening was spent joining a few of the Melbourne Photowalk Group regulars for a cold beverage or two at Young & Jackson pub in the heart of Melbourne. (Little known fact:opening the second floor windows so you can lean out, point and laugh/yell at people IS frowned upon by staff!) We then walked towards the Chinatown district for a dumplings dinner. (Little know fact:council workers pushing those sidewalk sweepers like stopping to chat and WILL let you go mad and toot the machine's horn at people) We then went back across town to a park that looks back on parts of the skyline and did some more firetwirling. (Little know fact:big blobs of those sparks landing on the back of your neck do NOT tickle)

2013-04-18 19:47:02 (9 comments, 0 reshares, 27 +1s)

Project 52 B&W

WEEK 16:FADE
#p52bw13  +Project 52 B&W 
Curated by +Tisha Craw +Susan Porter +Lauri Novak 

".....the hopes for my football team this year."

Three games in to the season... THREE! Massive loses on the scoreboard, resignations, media scrutiny and player performance. It's going to be a long and painful year. 

Fade brought so many ideas to mind. Time, effort and ability were slightly against me this week. So I do hope you like my take on the theme.

Even having said all that.... Go Demons!!!

2013-04-18 07:23:12 (10 comments, 0 reshares, 15 +1s)

Wooty wooooooo!

I received a book in the mail today.
Monty Python Live (well, except for that dead one)

Thanks +Al Christensen 

2013-04-16 12:47:42 (28 comments, 0 reshares, 14 +1s)

Stereo up loud.....music blaring....the joint was jumpin'


My house....my rules....my fun.

2013-04-11 19:31:09 (14 comments, 0 reshares, 35 +1s)

Project 52 B&W

Week 15:FLOWERS
#p52bw13  +Project 52 B&W 
Curated by +Tisha Craw +Susan Porter 

"Flower Power....now the world has hayfever"

In my lifetime I have seen the world go from Flower Power to Tea Party power. From Peace, Love & Acceptance to Anger because of a President's skin colour or a Prime Minister's red hair colour. From Woodstock to Wood-$-tock. I've seen the the World sit huddled around a flickering TV to watch a man walk on the Moon and now we watch Famewhores and Douchebags with their own shows.

Flower Power may be a distant memory...now it would be a welcomed change.

2013-04-07 21:11:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 8 +1s)

Another very helpful and informative article from +Paul Pavlinovich 

His focus on his blog and explaining, helping, imparting of his extensive knowledge is much appreciated. I'm just a guy guessing and clicking away....but new found knowledge and explanations are very much welcomed by me.

Thanks Paul.

http://photographersstudy.blogspot.com.au/2013/04/too-much-light-neutral-density-may-be.html

2013-04-06 23:34:27 (11 comments, 1 reshares, 27 +1s)

Fire spinning fun

A busy morning/day ahead....but I do have time to post one photo from yesterday's get together.

A little bit of fire twirling goodness ended a great day.
I even had a turn or two getting sparks to fly.

Here is +Paul Pavlinovich opening a portal to hell!