NOTHING TOO SPECIAL

I was sitting at the kitchen bench not doing much other than taking in the aroma of a hot cup of coffee which was in front of me, when I had the urge to take some photos. I decided to take a few photos of things not too exciting around my house.

The colours of life

A necessity, yes my diary which I keep close at hand.

 OLD BUILDINGS

I was going though all the photos I had taken and I though why not put these on here. I suppose I must say these images would have been better with my previous blog but for some reason I didn't add them.
What beautiful old buildings we have in Melbourne, the sense of history and what wonderful stories they must hold. This building The Melbourne Safe Deposit was so old and when I walked up to the big wooden doors it almost reminded me of a church.

When I looked at this old building, I wondered what type of person had built this and how long ago, the curves the pointy roof top with it's old dirty musty curtains which hung at the windows which need a good paint and some tender loving care.

Old amongst the new.

Did this hold all the money I so longed for?

THE PARIS END OF THE CITY

After spending sometime taking photos of graffitied laneways we ventured up to what is called the Paris end of the city.
I must admit before we left the city center I had to grab just a few of those last minute shots, I just couldn't resist this one


As I stood and looked at this sign, the image of Dame Edna flashed through my mind. it almost had as much bling around it as did the elusive glasses she wore.

Tell me why would there be shoes hanging from a pole in an laneway and how would they get  there? Someone told me why they thought they were there, but I'm not going to say a word I will let you think about that one

 Wow how often can you stand in the city and look around and say hey where have all the people gone.
It actually felt nice to be able to go for a walk and not feel the hustle and bustle of the city shoppers pushing and shoving you and then not bothering to even use that short word sorry.

 As I stood with the cool breese blowing on me and as I brushed the hair away from my face so I could take this photo, I felt quite proud to be watching our great flag fly to and frow in the cool afternoon breeze





 What a gloreous day to take in the Melbourne skyline, the sun was shinning brightly there were people scattered here and there. even a few couples rushing to get that good spot for their wedding photos. It was such a gorgeous day to take photos and I seized the chance after a night of rain.


As I walked up toward Government House the feeling I had of that end of town felt quite different to the centre of town. Did you know they call it the Paris end of the city. Oh yes, when you see the building and the shops you quite understand why it is called that, my throat was dry from the hot sun but I didn't dare buy a coffee for fear of seeing the price.

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As I stood and looked at this old fence which was to the side of Government House, I could see where it had weathered a few storms the brick work was chipped and appeared not to have been restored.

This end of town had the most beautiful buildings and the most exquisite garden and to be able to take it all in without a care in the world really did feel nice.

ON A SUNNY SUNDAY

Today I wanted to take pictures of different thing not just the  normal run of the mill things. So we ventured into town walking up some of the cutest little laneways, only to see the best graffiti done by no one in particular or so I assumed. For some unknown reason it just caught my eye and there once again I began to snap away with my camera.

I've been wondering about this parrot image was it done on it's own or were the images around it done by the same graffiti artist. I suppose that is just a question in my mind and something I will never ever know.

You know I had no idea how great some of these little laneways were, they seemed to have their own feel and charm about them.
The smell of urine wafted up my nose as the sun beat down after a night of rain.













There was no place immune to this but it made for the charm of the laneway. As I stood there and looked at the graffiti I wondered what type of person had done this and what talent it beheld






Standing in the laneway I felt like I was in a different world, far, far away from where I was standing. It felt quite different to standing in the hustle and bustle of the cramped, crowded city streets, it was quiet with very few people around, I didn't quite understand why people don't venture to these parts of town, maybe the fear of the unknown knowing it is a deserted laneway.




Was this the door to your office? hmm I wonder. No I think not. I didn't have a clue what was on the other side of the laneway and even when I walked past it as the sun beat down upon me, I didn't seem to take all that much notice, I was in awe of what I'd just seen and the surroundings around me just fadded to nothing.

WATER, WATER AND MORE WATER

Today's subject took me out of my comfort zone as it was something new to me. When I saw this tap dripping I was inspired to rush and get my camera before it stopped. I didn't realise how hard it was to take a picture on this subject. I'd always seen photos on this subject and thought maybe one day I could get one as good, although this was the first time I'd taken a shot like this, I felt quite pleased with myself when I saw the final photos,  not all the shots worked the way I wanted them to and I had to delete a few which isn't really that unusual for me. Maybe the next time I try and get a water droplet photo I might get something which will send those sparks flying.

 Drip, drip

IS THERE ANY OTHER PLACE I GO

I had to venture out again to brave the heat for another day, I was so please it was a few degrees cooler than the last few days, I don't think I would have survived another car ride in the heat. Yes it was back to the same place Williamstown although I didn't mind, as it is such a pretty place, with pretty parks which run along the water and quaint little shops and old period style homes which have been meticulously maintained. If you stand at the edge of the water you can see the boats bobbing up and down in the water with the view in the distance of the city as a lone seagull flies by waiting for someone to come along with something to eat.

I had to return back to work after the Christmas break, not that I minded too much as work  is something I enjoy, and my camera once again came with me just in case something caught my eye.

I delivered my designs to the cafe and was quite pleased with the reaction I got from my client. I always look at the expression on the clients face and I find that sometimes gives you the true story of what they think.

I felt quite pleased with myself when the final menu went up on the wall, another job completed successfully.


 I always feel a sense of achievement when I have completed another job, and now it's time to move onto another one..

ON A HOT DAY

Today was one of those days you don't really want to go out, but you have to when it's your work, it was a mere 40 something degrees, any man and his dog must be mad to go out in this heat. I had to go back to Williamstown for my job I'm doing, oh well what can one do.

I tried to take some more photos today, hmmm standing in the heat with my camera on a hot day isn't good, I had sweat running down my face, but never the less I did manage to get a few shots for my job.

Wow I was shocked there were no kids on the cannon today, oh yes that's right it was 40 degrees so who would want to even get close to this, so I was quite happy to get a few shots of it without anyone sitting on the top. Pretty sad though I didn't have a tree to stand under as the nearest tree was a bit far away from where I wanted to take the photo. Oh well can't help bad luck.

I had to get this shot, it was one of those ones where you have to wait again for the people to leave so you don't get them in your shot. Today was the perfect day to capture this shot, like I said earlier no man and his  dog would be out in this heat taking photos, let alone going for a walk.

Whilst driving through Altona, with the air conditioner going full pelt in the car, even though it did very little to cool us down, I was still inspired to get out of the car to take these shots in what one would call a day like you were sitting in a hot oven.   As I stood in front of the pub above and only dreamed of it being open to get a nice cool drink to quench the thirst of such a horrid hot day, I managed to take a few pretty good shots.

WILLIAMSTOWN

I have been working on a range of images at a place called Williamstown situated about at 20min drive from the city of Melbourne. My subject was to take as many photos as possible that portrayed the oldness of the little seaside town as well as the seaside atmosphere. I had been working on the images from this town for a few weeks, and had a series of shots which would catch the eye. It was quite hard as the first day it had been raining and I had to wait for it to clear if it was going to, I didn't know how long that would take an hour maybe two or maybe I had to sit and wait all day but I didn't get discouraged, as I sat and waited I studied my surroundings and took in the beauty of it all.

 

The Ferguson Street Pier. This image took me some hours to capture, I knew what I wanted it to look like but I had to wait for the rain to stop before getting the right moment to take this photo.
This photo captures the perspective of the pier, which made me very happy. When this image is blown up you can really see the detail in this especially with the boats to the right.


 I Had the same problem with this image of the Strand looking towards the city, when I first tried to take this image the sky was quit hazy and I had to wait for it to clear, that took a few hours so I went for a bit of a walk and came back to the same spot where I was able to capture this shot, as well as a couple of others in between getting a few which I deleted due to the light not being quite right.

This image really appealed to me an old Tug Boat with it's chipped paint made for an old classy boat.

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About Me

pictures thru my lens.......

I'm not anyone special. I am not a writer. You will never see my name embossed anywhere, sometimes I'm too harsh on myself but this is me and what you see is the real me. I'm just a mere person who likes to take photos, not of anything special but if the subject catches my eye you will hear the faint click, click of my camera.

I love taking photos of children capturing their innocents and spontaneity. I am a lover of the beach, taking long walks along the sand with my camera, taking in the peace and tranquility.

Photography has brought many challenges for me, sometimes put me in positions I have never been before, sometimes feeling quite out of my comfort zone, but that's what it's all about, stretching the limits of what you do and enjoying what you do.

I have a few websites where I sell my photographs, I hope one day to say my photo is hanging up there.

I have always been into art and design and always had a love for photography although for many years I could not afford to buy myself a camera, then back in the early 80's I was given as a gift an old pocket camera with a great long flash.  Then some years later I was able to buy myself a more updated camera, which I used often and have some great photos for the time.

About 3 years ago I was able to buy my current camera which is so much more sophisticated than any other camera I have owned.what would come to be my most trusted and faithful friend, a Canon EOS 600D.

Two years on and a few new lenses a tripod and a new backpack I took a step into the steepest learning curve I have ever given myself.  My camera in the beginning felt like a stranger to me like learning a new language, with countless videos and tutorials and a course which I am doing has taken, me to place I never ever thought I could go.

Life is like a camera

focus on what is important

and you will capture it perfectly...

 

"Photography is a way of feeling.
of touching, of loving, what you
 have caught on film is
captured forever....
it remembers little things,
long after 
you have forgotten 
everything" 
 

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