First paragliding Pics

A couple of pics of Mike Annear and Eric Tromes (red glider) at Serpentine Perth WA, The Eagle is renouned for attacking the pilots wings at this location and the last photo shows him claws out a 1/2 a second before making contact with the glider.

Eric tried using a loud compressed air horn but the eagle just let out a war cry and had another go?

First Pics with the D300

Everlasting in my 3yr olds hand at 200mm. I believe the VR must be pretty good as we were both a little shaky!!

Monarch Butterfly

Anigozanthos Manglesii

Calothamnus Quadrifidus

Isopogen Dubious

Hibertia Cuneiformis

All the pics were taken handholding the camera on an overcast windy day. Some of the pics have been cropped but thats all.

New camera

Well I finally took the plunge and bought myself a digital SLR,
I got myself a Nikon D300 with a Nikkor 18-200 VR lense which should be ideal for the trip around Oz. I can't believe it took me so long,as these things are awesome.
It's going to be great to get back into photography again and cheaper now as i can just deleat the crap shots.
I have so much to learn and not just the digital photography side and all the tricks of the camera but also the editing and publishing side as well.
I have taken some shots in my garden and I am impressed at how close I can get with this zoom tele lens, I should be able to get some great macro shots as well as landscape shots with this lens.
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Galvo

Australia Here We Come!!!

Well our house has been sold and our adventure is about to start in Oct 08.

I have bought a Landcruiser GXV in QLD and our new home on wheels is being built in Gosford sydney.

We have decided to all fly over to Sydney and start our trip there as it was cheaper than freighting the trailer back here then driving across.

So we have traded our beautiful house for a TENT??

The New Beast

has a console fridge,leather seats with custom fitted sheepskins,woodgrain trim and a sunroof.

Back view of our camper trailer

Front view of trailer

Close up of our camper

What our kitchen will look like

Please note pics are not our trailer but the same model.

21st Century Seminar In Perth

Emily's Talent Show

Emily had a talent show at school and anyone who wanted a shot could have a go. Her back up was Meg her buddy.

She was shaking before the event and I'm so proud that she got up and sang the song that she had been practicing at home.

The fact she got up and performed is fantastic and there's a bit of a lesson for us all.

As it's not the fact that you win or lose but that you had the courage to go for it.

Well done Emily

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