a quick snapshot

Posted on November 29, 2009

My Canon 5D MkII arrived yesterday.  KUDOS to Canon for getting it to me so super dooper quick!  It is a lovely beast – I am looking forward to putting it through its paces.  I haven’t any more shoots booked between now and the New Year – which is a good thing, considering I am going to pop out my babe soon.

Speaking of my babe – any guesses on pink or blue?  I have absolutely no idea at all.  We finally have settled on a name (sort of we think) if it is a girl.  A boy name was settled on – umm – three babies ago!!!!  I can’t wait to meet ‘it’.

Anyway – a short post is a good post- the images above were all snapped super quickly last night whilst I was fiddling with my new toy.  I spent the better part of today trying to sort out how to best read the RAW files from the MkII using LR1 and PSCS3.  Not gonna work!  Had to download a trial of LR2.  Also downloaded the Adobe DNG converter.  Will see what happens.  Either way – these massive files are going to put a strain on my MBP! (sorry for all the geek speak!).

We are in the middle of preparing for the Mackenzinator and Murph’s big birthday bash to be held next Sunday.  Lots to be done – including painting, cooking, BBQ’ing, salad-making, pavlova making etc etc.  Looking forward to catching up with friends and family (although a few more RSVP’s wouldn’t go astray!).

a quick shout out to VOL25

Posted on November 25, 2009

VOL25 is a super new blog I have discovered recently and I am loving her stuff! She has an awesome store on Etsy!  One day – I am going to purchase some of her super dooper gorgeous prints. She has a sale going on this Friday - check it out!

Here’s a few of my favourite VOL25 things:

just sharing…..

Posted on November 25, 2009

a little peek into our ordinary but fabulous everyday.

I’m a winner…. I’m a grinner…..

Posted on November 24, 2009

Isn’t that how the song goes!!!

WOOHOOO!!!

I won the Canon Photo5 Competition in the portraiture brief.  I am beyond excited.  It is totally beyond my wildest dreams that I would/could win.  Fabulous!  I am a little short on time this morning – but just HAD to whip in here and share my news!  Thank-you to everyone who voted for me!  now to wait for my fantabulous new Canon 5D MkII and 24-105mm f/4L – oh, and did I mention the 3 day trip to tropical Nth Queensland and 40 minute helicopter ride over Great Barrier Reef!  WOW!!

two in two

Posted on November 19, 2009

I must say – at the moment – two posts in two days is awfully impressive.

Enjoy my happy watermelony little baby girl….

just keep swimming….

Posted on November 18, 2009

It is just under 5 weeks until I can get this babe out! Not that I am counting of course.  We have nowhere to put it.  Wilbur assures me that all will be fine.  WHAT!  Is he thinking that a magic fairy will appear and suddenly make our tiny teeny ‘just three bedroom’ home shack (and that is being generous!)  big enough.  Oh well – surely it can go in a box somewhere.  Note to self: remember not to put said box out for recycle collection with baby in it.

Seriously though – we don’t have alot of room in this house.  There are no cupboards, and stuff is just sort of piled up. We are going to have a big throw out in the next week or two (in all my spare time).  We are also going to do a spot of painting and redecorating – just so the house feels a little more loved.  We are having Mackenzie and Murphy’s combined birthday party in a few weeks, so it would be nice if the house was looking spit spot by then.  Before and after pictures to come (once again – in my spare time!).

As for this pregnancy – I am now at 34 weeks.  Time flies when you are having fun.  Not feeling too bad really.  My main gripe is a ‘puffy vein’ that appears ‘right where you don’t want it’ (read between the lines people….).  The solution – take it easy and stay off my feet.  Yep.  Sure thing.  Will do – when someone invents a clone of me.  Oh – and did I mention the word ‘anaemia’?  I have been feeling quite second-rate – dizzy, light-headed, exhausted…… I just put it down to being super pregnant with a little tribe to run around after.  Yesterday – I woke up feeling a little worse than usual, and after a couple of dizzy spells, took myself off to my wonderful Dr H.  He poked and prodded, and looked at my blood test records and announced – anaemic.  THAT would explain a whole lot.  SO – I went ome and by golly – if I didn’t triple my iron levels yesterday in one hit – there is no hope!  Iron supplement, spinach and fetta risotto ball, green smoothie PACKED with spinach, chilli con carne for dinner……all followed down with a chaser of Vitamin C (coz we all know how much iron LOVES Vitamin C).  Will do the same thing today – and hope I start to feel a little more perky.

I have a million things to say, do and catch up on – but it is 5:51am, and I can hear the Murphster singing to herself.  Apparently sleep is not a priority for her (she’ll learn!)

PS – if you haven’t already – and you really want to help out – whip on over to HERE and VOTE for me in the Canon5 photography competition!  Thank-you oh so much!

WOOHOO – I am a Canon photo5 finalist for 2009!

Posted on November 12, 2009

I missed out on entering the Canon photo5 competition last year, and I was determined to give it a go this year!  There were 5 briefs, and I entered three of them.  The above image is my entry for the portrait brief.  The box we were sent that contained the ‘props’ for the briefs held a pair of black paper glasses.  The glasses needed to be used in a portrait-type photo.  I went for a totally different approach, and decided to do a ‘reverse-portrait’.  The judges must have liked it, as out of around 1500 entries for the brief, I am one of 10 finalists!

Now voting begins.  The winner for each brief is determined via a public vote – so this is where I beg and plead for you all to vote vote vote!

Here is the link to vote for my entry: VOTE FOR ME HERE.  Please. Please. Please.  The prize is  a brand-spanking new camera and a fabulous 3-day photo safari!  AWESOME!  I thank-you all a thousand times in advance!