My experiences and some advice on staying safe. I’ve discovered as a photographer I must stay safe and reasonably fit. I regularly clamber over rocks, walk up high hills and mountains, climb sandy dunes, wade through tall grasses, fossic through low trees and...
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Photography, Real life adventures,
Local travel, Overcoming everyday trials,
The journey of faith, Life lessons
Immigrating to Australia, why I now photograph the ocean!??
The view out of my bedroom window back in New Zealand on a winters day, mountains covered in snow. . When we first immigrated from New Zealand to Adelaide, Australia, I found the landscape boring, mundane and lacking height. Lowlands everywhere and not a drop of water...
How to handle negativity and criticism of your photography.
So just how do you understand and deal with comments made about your photography, either to your face or on social media accounts you post on. The good the bad and the ugly..... The big question here is....Do you change your style to suit others? Here are a...
Update on the beach house
The beach house has been more than lived in now! My very first initial blog post on this web site was simple, short and about a dream that we had to build a BEACH HOUSE at Marion Bay, Yorke Peninsula. It has taken approx one year to complete this project. My...
A winter holiday in New Zealand’s mountains
Blizzards, below zero temperatures, snow, slippery surfaces, running nose, frost bitten fingers, hiking up steep mountains, aching legs.... honestly what more could a person want on a holiday?? This is exactly the reasons we take a holiday in the winter, not...
Facing fear: How to overcome when anxiety strikes
And when the night descends the birds huddle down and face the winds. When you face the storm you can see what’s coming, you can lean in to it and keep your balance and consequently you are better able to equip yourself and conquer life’s challenges. It’s time...
Looking back….A huge winters storm
Winter is here in South Australia and I am waiting once again for the stormy conditions that reguarly hit our coastline in and around Yorke Peninsula. Whilst I wait, I look back at some of the times that proved worthwhile as a photographer and spectator of lifes grand...
Is pink a good colour in photography?
Pink Pink is rich in symbolism and can portray many concepts. Pink is timeless and over the years has been used for love, romance, babies and a general feeling of warmth. Pink is a combination of red and white, and sometimes soft hues of orange. Red is one of the...
5 ways to photograph fog.
Fog…a moment in time when one cannot see what’s right in front of you. Fog adds a dimension of ethereal beauty to our world. What was so obvious the day before is now enshrouded in mystery. For a photographer it is a wonderful opportunity to gaze upon a landscape that...