watching me, watching you...

watching me, watching you...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

killing time in Brisbane airport....

Darling Harbour

Darling Harbour
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

View from beside the bridge at Darling Harbour

Kingsleys Steakhouse...

Kingsleys Steakhouse...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

I saw this across the table at dinner the other night.. caught my eye...

The Lad finds Dory...

The Lad finds Dory...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

At the Sydney Aquarium where the lad found... well Dory...

Kent st. Sydney...

Kent st. Sydney...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

A neat looking building on Kent st. in Sydney

Town Hall Locals...

Town Hall Locals...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

saw this fella at town hall in Sydney

Darling Harbour Sydney

Darling Harbour Sydney
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

Darling Harbour Sydney

Don't stay here....

Don't stay here....
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

Hotel I saw across from the one I was in. Incidentally, I left the place I *was* in as they really could not get their rooms clean...

Romance...

Romance...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

A lovely bath for my wife...

KPOT!

KPOT!
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

wandered past an open air new stand in Brisbane

Soup & Chips

Soup & Chips
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

A chance catch as I walked past a restaurant - Soup and Chips under the warm lights waiting for a waiter to pick them up.

Detour

Detour
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

A slight detour for pedestrians

Sydney Harbour at Twilight...

Sydney Harbour at Twilight...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

Taken without a tripod by pushing the camera down on a railing to hold it dead still.

Need to leave more room in the framing for rotation, the bridge is too close to the RHS of the frame for my liking...

Reflections...

Reflections...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

Bridge in Brisbane after a little rain...

Simple Moments...

Simple Moments...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

The Lad, with a lollypop... taken with my new SB800

Busted...

Busted...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

Same window as the "Master of all he Surveys" the next night.. I got busted.. I was a little closer than the last time...

Young guns...

Young guns...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

A younger Chef at a different restaurant...

Ambiance...

Ambiance...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

Venice Restaurant, on the riverside in Brisbane..

Lanterns in Venice...

Lanterns in Venice...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

The lanterns hanging from the ceiling in Venice restaurant in Brisbane...

King of all he surveys...

King of all he surveys...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

A Chef, staring out over the open air restaurant on teh waterfront in Brisbane. The advantages of 200mm: getting intimate with a subject without getting in their face...

Swim for the stars!!!

Swim for the stars!!!
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

The lad at his swimming lesson with his swimming coach...

Pulling faces...

Pulling faces...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

Just woken up...

Paris

Paris
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

The hotel in Las Vegas that is...

Love!

Love!
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

Mirrored domes on the roof in the entryway to Love! (Cirque du Soleil show in Las Legas)

Chandelier...

Chandelier...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

just a cool looking chandelier...

The view, from Woolomoloo...

The view, from Woolomoloo...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

The view from a good friends balcony...

Miracle Mile...

Miracle Mile...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

Miracle mile mall in Las Vegas, has a funky texture on the outside of the building...

Sydney Waterfront at Night

Sydney Waterfront at Night
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

Sydney Waterfront at Night

The land of dreams...

The land of dreams...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

Watching planes at the airport, one of my sons favorite pastimes...

Little Jailbird Pt 3

Little Jailbird Pt 3
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

Watching planes at the airport, one of my sons favorite pastimes...

Little Jailbird Pt2

Little Jailbird Pt2
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

Watching planes at the airport, one of my sons favorite pastimes...

Little Jailbird Pt1

Little Jailbird Pt1
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision

Watching planes at the airport, one of my sons favorite pastimes...

Atten-Tion!

Atten-Tion!
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

A Bearded Dragon that came to our yard to catch grasshoppers... Oce he came back out again, he was fairly keen to assert some dominance...

Peek-a-Boo!

Peek-a-Boo!
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

A Bearded Dragon that came to our yard to catch grasshoppers... After I accidentally scared him, it took a while for him to come out again!

Laying Low...

Laying Low...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

A Bearded Dragon that came to our yard to catch grasshoppers... Had to creep up veeeery sloooowly...

Fun at Gymbaroo!!!

Fun at Gymbaroo!!!
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The lad, having fun at his Gymbaroo class with Mum!

Dropped his dummy...

Dropped his dummy...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Dummy down! I repeat, we have a Dummy Down!!

Stunned silence...

Stunned silence...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Turned the "Camera Sound" on, and managed to grab his attention briefly...

Kissable face...

Kissable face...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The face that his mother can't stop kissing... (alright.. me to!!)

Watching the Wiggles...

Watching the Wiggles...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

No chance of interaction... the wiggles are on...

Teething Part II

Teething Part II
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Pause for a bit, to lick the teething ring for a while...

Teething...

Teething...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

And working damn hard on destroying everything he puts in his mouht...

No rich anonymous benefactor found...

Well, 1 year after I posted looking for an anonymous benefactor I ended up doing it myself:

MacBook Pro, 15-inch, Intel Core Duo (AU)
Part Number: MA464X/A
1GB 667 DDR2 - 1 SO-DIMM
SuperDrive (DVD+RW/CD-RW)
2.0GHZ Intel Core Duo
Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS
AirPort Extreme Card & Bluetooth
100GB Serial ATA drive @ 5400 rpm

Never a philanthropist around when you need one! Oh Well!!
So I have made the switch (back) and so far, I hope to never have to return to the dark side again... I guess I will have to wait for a fink stable intel distribution though...

Mum & Lad Pt 2

Mum & Lad Pt 2
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Again, taken the day before our first mothers day... There is that peircing gaze again...

Mum & Lad

Mum & Lad
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Taken the day before Mum's first Mothers Day...

The Colours in Our House

The Colours in Our House
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

A mosaic of just some of the colours in our house, to brighten the mood on such a stinking hot day...

An Idea is born...

An Idea is born...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision. DPChallenge submission for this weeks "Backlight II" challenge. I am a little unhappy about the distracting banding in the background, but the DPChalenge is under the basic editing ruleset, so no selective or spot editing allowed... Probably should have used a pearl globe instead... Oh well.. I will insist on shooting at the last minute... ;^)

Stepping Stones

Stepping Stones
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Playing with PS CS2 workflow for Black & White... Double Hue desaturate, levels, Neatimage, highpass sharpen and a slight vignette.. all automated... Oh, and a manual crop... I Quite like this type of digital printing style!!

Galileo's Legacy - Outakes 3 of 3

Galileo's Legacy - Outakes 3 of 3
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Out takes from this weeks DP Challenge. I think I probably should have submitted this one.. oh well..

Galileo's Legacy - Outakes 1 of 3

Galileo's Legacy - Outakes 1 of 3
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Out takes from this weeks DP Challenge

Galileo's Legacy - Outakes 2 of 3

Galileo's Legacy - Outakes 2 of 3
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Out takes from this weeks DP Challenge

Galileo's Legacy

Galileo's Legacy
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

DPChallenge submission for this week - ShapesII

Centre of our Universe

Centre of our Universe
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Christmas day portraits... Would you believe I took this with the remote control? We were so lucky that the little man decided that the clicking of the camera was absolutely interesting for the whole 5 minutes we had to shoot our christmas family portrait before he got cranky?!?! This shot would never have worked if he weren't staring right down the barrel of the camera...

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Merry Christmas from all the elves...

Naturally Framed

Naturally Framed
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The little man, naturally framed in his cot...

In the Jungle - the Mighty Jungle...

In the Jungle - the Mighty Jungle...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The little man under his "Jungle Gym"

Pop Blows Rasberries...

Pop Blows Rasberries...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The little man getting one of his favourite things from pop!!

Readie and the Little Man Pt 1...

Readie and the Little Man Pt 1...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Readie holding the little man for a bit of a cuddle...

Readie and the Little Man Pt2

Readie and the Little Man Pt2
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

More cuddles with Readie

"Bakino Sunse" Pt 1

"Bakino Sunse" Pt 1
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Baki's little sunshine

"Bakino Sunse" Pt 2

"Bakino Sunse" Pt 2
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Baki's little sunshine again!!

I match Pop

I match Pop
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Pop and the little man with matching shirts...

Lunch Time

Lunch Time
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

A slug that was doing his best to rid our garden form the (oh so populous) mushrooms that have cropped up recently...

Lean on me...

Lean on me...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Little mushrooms that cropped out of our mulch in the last rain shower...

Angel Eyes...

Angel Eyes...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

How could you resist this freshly woken sleepy face??

Grandma loves it!!!

Grandma loves it!!!
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Can't you just feel the love?!?!

Grandparents Joy...

Grandparents Joy...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Grandparents love it when we come to visit...

Little Man's First public smile

Little Man's First public smile
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The first simle we are putting on the Internet!!!

Slingshot

Slingshot
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The original "sick machine"

The Kids do Monster Trucks

The Kids do Monster Trucks
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Neices and Nepheews at the Monster Truck Extravaganza (not at the Carsen City Fairgound however...)

Profile of a Nephew

Profile of a Nephew
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The illicit nephew that is hard to get a photograph of... Caught!

What was THAT?!?!

What was THAT?!?!
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Not sure what made him give this look, but it looks like something has frightened the pants off him...

Cupid's Bow String

Cupid's Bow String
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

He DEFINATELY has his mothers lips.. Beautiful!!

Angelic

Angelic
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The little man is so angelic when he is sleeping. I can;t help but take his photo...

Relax man...

Relax man...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Relaxed shot taken just after a bath...

Peircing gaze...

Peircing gaze...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The little man has such a piercing gaze... when he looks into your eyes, he really does lock on...

Sky High!

Sky High!
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Love this blanket...

First bath at home...

First bath at home...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Little man relaxing in his first bath at home...

One week old...

One week old...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Our son blowing out the candle on the cake to celebrate his first week on this earth...

With a baby, come products...

With a baby, come products...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Wow, So many things that I never even realised existed, let alone that we needed them... ;^)

My most beautiful family...

My most beautiful family...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Found the photo I want on my desk at work.. not hard to see why...

Boring!!

Boring!!
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Obviously we are not quite as interesting as being in sac of amneotic fluid!!!

Awww...

Awww...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

How can you not just want to kiss a little face like that!

Waiting for Mum to come home...

Waiting for Mum to come home...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

I am sure he has NO idea what he is in for... oh well, what can you do!!

Textured toes...

Textured toes...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

And he has his fathers feet!!!

Sleeping like a.... (pt 2)

Sleeping like a.... (pt 2)
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

What is it about newborns that makes them so damn cute when they are asleep?

Sleeping like a... (pt 1)

Sleeping like a... (pt 1)
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Something about this type of photos that just calls out "soft focus!!"

As happy as can be

As happy as can be
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Hapy as can be after he and mum finished his first feed...

Up close and personal...

Up close and personal...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Close up of open eyes while waiting for mum to return from surgery...

Sucking Fist...

Sucking Fist...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Waiting patiently for mum to return for his first feed...

Open eyes...

Open eyes...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

He opened his eyes for the first time while he and I were waiting for mum to come back from surgery...

Wrapped and ready...

Wrapped and ready...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Dads first cuddle (captured by the midwife whose name elludes me right now)

Weigh in...

Weigh in...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

In the nursery, weighed and measured (3560 grammes or 7 pounds 13 ounces) and 51 centimetres

First checks...

First checks...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The paediatrician was on hand to do his quick check before he was bundled up and sent off to the nursery

Introducing...

Introducing...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

This is our son, being brought into the world via caesarian section.. The OB-GYN was nice enough to let me in to record the event...

My Soulmate pt II

My Soulmate pt II
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

My beautiful wife. This shot was taken just after Christmas, after we found out we were pregnant...

Portrait of a Modern Day Princess

Portrait of a Modern Day Princess
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

One of the girls from work at a work function. Phone in one hand, wine in the other. I was drawn by the busyness of it all: Wine, phone, fun, friends...

Little Fiery One

Little Fiery One
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Little Fiery One is the meaning of my name. This shot kinda shows it..

Urban Scavenger Birds

Urban Scavenger Birds
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Urban scavengers... These magpies outside O'Malleys are almost famous. They would have to be the gutsiest birds out. As you can see, this one was none to pleased with me approaching him while he was trying to find something to eat...

Reflections

Reflections
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The alley next to Starbucks again... I love the reflection in the puddle. I took me a while to get the framing of this shot right...

Streetscape

Streetscape
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The street outside my office. I am starting to get in to black and white.

When it rains, I feel blue

When it rains, I feel blue
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

I like the contrast in the reflection on the water's surface.

Motorcycle

Motorcycle
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Red motorcycle parked in an alley. I liked te contrast with the graffiti on the wall.

Red Benched

Red Benched
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Like the Blue benches from last week, except this time they are red.

Alley

Alley
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The Alley next to Starbucks in the city... I like the Black & White with the wet shiny pavement.

Blue Collar - DPChallenge

Blue Collar - DPChallenge
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Place: 22 out of 299
Avg (all users): 6.017
Avg (commenters): 7.250
Avg (camera): 6.024
Avg (no camera): 5.500
Views since voting: 59
Views during voting: 422
Votes: 301
Comments: 18
Favorites: 3 (view)

Challenge: Construction
Camera: Canon PowerShot G6
Location: Canberra City
Date: Jun 5, 2005
Aperture: f/4.0
ISO: 50
Shutter: 1/160 sec
Galleries: Portraiture, Candid
Date Uploaded: Jun 7, 2005

Mosaic of Best Tiles

Mosaic of Best Tiles
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Mosaic of my 36 "most favourited" shots on Flickr. Submitted to the Flickr Mosaic of the best group.

Tamarilloable

Tamarilloable
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Closeup Macro of fruit all laid out...

Tamarillos in a row

Tamarillos in a row
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Typical fruit laid out in a fruit shop shot...

Tamarillo Whispers

Tamarillo Whispers
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

More Tamarillo shots.. I like the closeness of this one. The macro makes me feel like they are trying to whisper something to you...

Tamarillo seeds

Tamarillo seeds
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

My mother in law popped over with a bag of Tamarillos from her mother's garden. Could not resist the temptation to do a food shoot.

Red Curb

Red Curb
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Definately not blue!!

Blue Collar

Blue Collar
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

I like the world war 2 propaganda poster feeling of this shot. It was resurected form the a horribly underexposed shot that managed to auto expose for the sky in the background...

Benched

Benched
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Blue seems to be a theme this week...

Blue Collar II

Blue Collar II
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

I was shooting the crane, and he just started watching me, so I started taking photos.. he didn't seem to mind... so I kept on clicking...

Glass sky

Glass sky
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Saw this on the way back to the car, and just had to shoot it...

Hazy Day

Hazy Day
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

It was a hazy sSunday morning, that pretty much looked like this...

Nature and Man Competing

Nature and Man Competing
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Photo of the new building at work... (nextdoor to the old one...)

Hard Yakka

Hard Yakka
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Tried a sillhouette shot.. kinda missing the 100 metre high sky scraper... the treeline makes the shot look too grounded in my oppinion...

Atlas Shrugs

Atlas Shrugs
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The Captain James cook memorial at dusk...

One Tree Hill again...

One Tree Hill again...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Another gorgeous sunset in our suburb...

31 weeks...

31 weeks...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

My most BEAUTIFUL wife at 31 weeks... She is the most beautiful gal on the face of the planet. I am going to miss her not being pregnant any more... Only 8 weeks to go before we will probably be as busy as anything!! I can hardly wait!!!

Crystal cascade

Crystal cascade
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

I like this as the water looks like a single arc of crystal clear ice...

Water Cannons

Water Cannons
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Water Cannons at the Treasury building courtyard fountain...

Treasurey Fountain at Night

Treasurey Fountain at Night
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The fountain at the Treasury building in Barton..

Playhouse Theatre

Playhouse Theatre
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The neon lights surrounding the roof of the playhouse theatre...

Ruben the Viper...

Ruben the Viper...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Ruben, in his hutch, about to viciously strike at the little dangly lens cap... Hard to get a good hand held macro shot of the cat under low tungsten light... Appologies for the camer shake...

5 more favourites to go...

5 more favourites to go...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

5 more favourites to go until I can submit my 36 of the best mosaic...

Hot & Cold

Hot & Cold
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Again, contrast between the hot and cool colours... I love Autumn...

Warm & Cool

Warm & Cool
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

LIked the contrast between the hot warm leaves and the cool sky... Taken on my walk from the carpark to the office...

Apple of My Eye

Apple of My Eye
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Unused entry for DPChallenge "apples" Decided for competition entry, it lacked a compositiional element fo rinterest (like an ant crawling on it or something...) anyway, decided it looked kinda "stocky"

Shopping Cart seeks a rich (and possibly anonymous) benefactor

Well, here it is. The "If you feel generous" shopping cart:



PowerBook G4 15.2" 1.67GHz (AP)
Part Number: Z0B6
AirPort Extreme Card
1.67GHz PowerPC G4 w/ 128MB VRAM dual
100GB Ultra ATA drive @ 5400rpm
Backlit Keyboard/Mac OS
8x SuperDrive (DVD±RW/CD-RW)
1GB DDR333 SDRAM - 2x512 SO-DIMMs
A$ 3,808.18

AirPort Extreme Base Station (with modem and antenna port)
Part Number: M8799X/A
A$ 271.82

Extra Battery - PowerBook G4 15.2"
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STM 15" Medium Curve (Charcoal/Alantic Blue) Laptop Bag
Part Number: T9667Z/A
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LaCie d2 Hard Drive Extreme - 250GB
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Kensington Wireless Optical Desktop for Mac
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So if you are feeling generous, just sing out!!!

It's a hard life looking this good...

It's a hard life looking this good...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Ruben, as usual, hard at work looking cute a cuddly. This, by the way, is his chair, and he gets very cranky when anyone sits in it...

Tea for Two

Tea for Two
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

A bowl full of Tea infusers at the Tea Centre.

Light, Shadow, Texture, Pattern

Light, Shadow, Texture, Pattern
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

As the title suggests, this shot captured the lot..

Master of all he surveys

Master of all he surveys
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Ruben, awake early, sits and watches the world like a king surveying his land.

Tread Softly

Tread Softly
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Small leaves that have spilled atractively onto a wooden bench in the Australian Botanical Gardens. They were casting such a wonderful blue shadow on the wooden slats that I just had to capture it...

Fire Sticks

Fire Sticks
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Fire Stick flower seed pods (Fire Stick flowers are commonly mistaken for a waratah from a distance) after the flower has dissapeared. These pods sit atop a stem that rises 2-3 meteres in the air.

Corn on the cob...

Corn on the cob...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Macro of a Banksia flower. Loved the colur that the afternoon sun brings it...

Modern Day Nature Reserve

Modern Day Nature Reserve
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Taken at the Australian National Botanical Gardens. Area 175 is a grassland section of the botanical gardens that happens to be in a traffic island in the car park. This image struck me as both visually striking with the freshly painted red curbs and zebra crossing, aswell as topically striking, as it looks like a little traffic island nature reserve.

Even bird couples argue...

Even bird couples argue...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Also taken from a moving car. These two magpies looked like a bickering couple. The one on the left looks like it is talking, but being ignored...

Sky Walk

Sky Walk
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Taken from the window of a moving car. Belconnen Bus Interchange in Canberra. As I drove past this, the juxtaposition between the newness of the roof, and the oldness of the stained concrete struck me.

Thanks to ryanirelan!

I Logged in this evening only to find that ryanirelan has gifted me a Flickr Pro account.

Looks like I will have LOTS MORE SPACE for photos for the next 12 months. Cheers ryanirelan

Sunday Afternoon

Sunday Afternoon
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

A candid shot of my wife watering the garden on Sunday afternoon. I was playing with mattb's polariser when I nabbed her with this great shot.

Pharaoh Ruben

Pharaoh Ruben
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Ruben in the garden looking like such a Pharaoh...

Where do you hail from?

Have been looking at the site stats for this week, and I have realised that I have no idea who half the visitors to this site are, and where they come from, so If you would like to satisfy my curiosity, Add a comment telling what country you are in, and where you found my site...

Moke'em if you got'em

Moke'em if you got'em
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

My Kingdom to get rid of that coke can!!!

Evening Sky in Autumn

Evening Sky in Autumn
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Evening sky shot from my Sister in Law's driveway...

Ruben in Storage

Ruben in Storage
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Ruben in his newest hiding place... The cupboard

Ruben & My Wife

Ruben & My Wife
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

DP Challenge photo for "Best Friends"

Place: 39 out of 238
Avg (all users): 5.807
Avg (commenters): 8.273
Avg (camera): 5.804
Avg (no camera): 6.000
Views since voting: 25
Views during voting: 460
Votes: 331
Comments: 13
Favorites: 2 (view)

Dawn Reflection

Dawn Reflection
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

The other shot I was going to enter in the baloon fiesta reflections competition. That was until I read the entry form, and realised that I had missed the deadline by 4 hours. Oh Well...

Best Friends

Best Friends
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

My wife and one of my best friends who was down for the weekend.

Quiet Morn

Quiet Morn
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

There were so many people out this morning, that I was quietly going crazy! So I exposed them out of the shot, and made them into a quiet silhouette. Adjust the levels if you want to see how busy it really was!

The Baloon Pilot pt 1

The Baloon Pilot pt 1
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

This shot still captivates me.... It just has more depth than any of the other hundres of photos I got this week of baloons overhead. I think it is the clouds in the sky that add texture and depth.

The Baloon Pilot pt 2

The Baloon Pilot pt 2
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Something about this particular baloon, and the sky that it was in that caught my eye...

Dawn Drifter

Dawn Drifter
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Taken at the International Baloon Fiesta this morning. This made trip number 4 for the fiesta.

Reflections Pool

Reflections Pool
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

This is the view from Old Parliament house, of the Reflections pool, with the War Memorial in the distance under Mt Ainsle. This is designed to make sure that our polititians always reflect on the cost of war, and remember the sacrifices of those that defend our freedom.

Ballon Fiesta Reflections

Ballon Fiesta Reflections
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

My favourite contender thus far to be entered in the 'Baloon Fiesta' Reflections photo competition. We will have to see what the rest of the week brings...

Baloon Fiesta Lake Panorama

Baloon Fiesta Lake Panorama
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Ever so slightly cliched 'shot of hot air baloons over the water' panorama...

Old Parliament House

Old Parliament House
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Early morning shot taken at Old Parliament House this morning while I was out to capture the 'Ballon Fiesta' hot air baloon launch...

Crystal Method... (Light on White)

Light on White
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Well it seems this weeks DPChallenge entry is tanking, so here it is early.

Light On White
Votes: 269
Views: 309
Avg Vote: 4.2900

Experiments with Water

Experiments with Water
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Borrowed a pair of 650 Watt lights from a work friend, and decided to try this out. I am happy with the focus on the tip of the drop, but not with the bottom... Comments anyone? Anyone got any pointers at making these types of shots crisper?

Light on White - Also unused

Light on White - Also unused
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Another unused "Light on White" entry for DPChallenge

Light on White - Unused

Light on White - Unused
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Unused Entry for "Light on White" DPChallenge entry. I will post the one I submitted after voting is complete.

My Soul Mate

My Soul Mate
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

A photo of the most important person in my life. This photo does not need an explanation.

Good Omens?

Good Omens?
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

A candid shot of my wife's grandmother doing what she does best... Reading your future in your coffee grounds...

Path of Light

Path of Light
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

DPChallenge entry for Bridges II:
Place: 21 out of 418
Avg (all users): 6.628
Avg (commenters): 8.083
Avg (camera): 6.635
Avg (no camera): 6.200
Views since voting: 36
Views during voting: 490
Votes: 347
Comments: 27
Favorites: 2 (view)

Commonwealth Avenue Bridge

Commonwealth Avenue Bridge
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Night shot taken when for the DP Challenge "Bridges II". I ended up using a diffrent photo, which will be posted as soon as voting finishes. ISO 50, 15 Sec,f8 with the ND filter on.

The Boatshed

The Boatshed
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Taken down by the lake at the National Museam of Australia. This is a strange one as the far shoreline is actually curved slightly. The photo looks crooked when the tower is straight because of the curved shoreline tricking the eye that it is a horizon. If you ignore the vertical refrence points, and balance the photo on the shore line, it looks straight but is actually crooked!!

I Love a Sunburnt Country

I Love a Sunburnt Country
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

My Best ever rating on a DPC challenge...

Place: 19 out of 288
Avg (all users): 6.222
Avg (commenters): 7.579
Avg (camera): 6.222
Avg (no camera): 6.000
Views since voting: 20
Views during voting: 417
Votes: 289
Comments: 21
Favorites: 0

Complimentry Contrast - Orange

Complimentry Contrast - Orange
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Trying to capture the vividness of the colour contrast. These oranges were REALLY orange..

Bird on a Wire.

Bird on a Wire.
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Reshot 'Monday Wash Day' for DPChallenge Movie Title submission, and ended up not using it.. Not as vivid as wash day, as the basic editing rules for the photo contest are much more severe... Still, technically I like this shot more, as it has better focus.

I Love a sunburnt Country - MK I

I Love a sunburnt Country
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Unused DPChallenge entry for Roadsigns IV. Stay tuned for the real submission once voting finishes.

Psssst.... Over here...

Psssst.... Over here...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

A rather fearless grasshopper on the lawn. Summer has seen a massive influx of these little fellas... This one was sort of sitting up like he was trying to get my attention. Well, he got it...

Nieces resting

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Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Another great shot of one of my nieces. She was curled up on the cool tiles under the coffee table on another oppressively hot 35 degree day...

RGB

RGB
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

My wife was on the phone to her sister, so I decided to take some shots. As you can see, we are fans of bold primary colours in our living room. This is our famous 'Kermit the Frog' green wall. When I tell people about it, no one really believes that it is this green... It is... p.s.: Doesn't my wife just have the cutest damn feet?!

Chrome Sunset Part 2

Chrome Sunset Part 2
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Same evening. Sunset at our place during the bushfires in Perth. Included some horizon to give more scale to the shot.

Chrome Sunset

Chrome Sunset
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Sunset at our place during the bushfires in Perth.

Niece at the Zoo part 2...

Niece at the Zoo part 2...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Photo of my niece at the zoo.

Ruben the proud

Ruben the proud
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Nothing more needs to be said! I liked the fact that he looks a little 'Lionish'

Niece at the Zoo part 1...

Niece at the Zoo part 1...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

My neice caught me trying to take a candid shot of her... The shot needed a fill flash, but as I was trying to be covert, did not set it. There was a little bit of work in Photoshop to selectively correct the darkened face. I ended up using restricted gradient selection set on her face, and adjusted the levels to brighten it a little on the Right Hand Side.

The 'eye's have it.

The 'eye's have it.
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Emu taken at the national Zoo and Aquarium. Doesn't this make you feel even a little homesick Marie?

JubJub

JubJub
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Taken at the Canberra National Zoo and Aquarium. Shame the lighting was so intense. Modified curves in photoshop to bring out the colours in the iguana and blurred the background to reduce the apparent depth of field.

Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Submission for the DPChallenge "Movie II" challenge. I decided not to submit it. It was moddeled agaist one of my better pencil sketches that I did before the house burned down.

Gemma

Gemma
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Was sitting outside, drinking a Coffee while my wife had a Felafel Roll, when Gemma (the dog) and her owner came up. Thought it was such a nice dog, that I would snap off a few shots of her.

A room with a view

A room with a view
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Another amazing sunset in our suburb...

Monday wash day...

Monday wash day...
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Thanks to Coffee break for the inspiration...

Self Portrait

Self Portrait
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Had to create a profile photo for DPChallenge and decided to do something wierd. I was originally planning on making this a green skinned freak 'a la' Incredible Hulk, but decided that black and white worked better. I have adjusted the levels to darken the photo considerably, which has drawn out all the imperfections and details on my skin, giving it a more severe look.

My Beautiful Wife, Hard at Work

My Beautiful Wife, Hard at Work
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

A candid shot of my beautiful wife, having fun with her new art supplies that she got for christmas. Duotoned for effect.

Nieces with Attitude

Nieces with Attitude
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

One of my favourite photos photos of my nieces, this is the only posed photo that I have ever taken that has so much character.

National Library

National Library
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

A day trip around the lake. I was expermenting with Exposure Bracketing this day.

Even weeds can look good

Even weeds can look good
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

An early attempt at macro photography. I was originally trying to play with the setting sun coming through the fence pailings, but it just would not work, so I took this instead.

Clouds into the Distance

Clouds into the Distance
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Walked outside to see this, and ran back inside to get the camera. 1/1000th Sec at F/4. I really like the composition of this photo with the dissapearing point.

Ruben the Graceful

Ruben the Graceful
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

An low light photo of the cat, that has had it's levels and colour adjusted in photoshop. I used manual focus, with focus bracketing just to make sure I got the shot before he woke up. Shot was taken without a tripod, so it is hand held on a 1/8th second at f/2.2

Nieces with Chocolate Part 2

Nieces with Chocolate Part 2
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Like I said: There is something so cute about my nieces and chocolate cake...

Nieces with Chocolate Part 1

Nieces with Chocolate Part 1
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

There is something so cute about my nieces when the get chocolate cake...

Dad

Dad
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

A nice candid shot of Dad. I am working on capturing people when are not looking... Trying hard to get the shot that really shows personality. I like this one as Dad is focusing on talking to my wife, who was sitting next to me.

Reach for the sky!!

Reach for the sky!!
Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Another one of the Flodriade set. Every once and a while, I look back on them, and find another one that I like...

Rubber Duckie, you're the one

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Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

I often look at this very scene when I walk past the guest bathroom in our place. I have always loved the lighting through the timber venetion blinds, and decided to get in there today and capture it. I like the three simple elements of interest in this photo that I find gives it a really nice balance: The blind, the taps, and the rubber duck.

My Most Beautiful Wife

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Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

A Christmas day portrait of my beautiful wife. After all, it was her that bought me the digital camera that started all of this. Merrry Christmas baby!

One Tree Hill

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Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Walked outside to water the lawn, and was presented with this view from the front porch. I love clouds like this, they always have such amazing contrast.

Ruben the Lazy

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Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Ruben loves lying in the sun. I was trying as hard as I could to silhouette him completely in this picture. I think I needed to wait for more sunlight make him more silhouetted.

Electric Blue

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Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Something intrigues me about the colour of a gas flame at night. This was taken with SuperMacro, as close as I could get to the flame without exposing the camera to danger.

Ruben the Alert

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Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

This photo was taken just before the sun went down. The even and whiteish light even's out the cat's features. This shot was taken in Macro mode. The cat was that occupied with whatever was making noise behind the fence, tha the did not mind that I stuck the camera within 10 centimetres of his face.

Remnants of the 2003 Duffy Bushfires

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Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

My wife and I kept this kettle, and the cutlery in it from our old house at Duffy. Now it has something living in it. Snapped this one in the late afternoon just before the sun dissapeared behind the fence. I like the balance between the rough rusted metal, the rough wood, and the lush green mondo grass.

Bought a good book on digital photography

Bought a great book "Digital Photography" by Michael Wright (Publisher: Hylas Publishing (June 25, 2004), ISBN: 1592580645.)

I bought it with a gift voucher I got for my birthday (Thanks Pete, Mary , Gabbi and Emilie!) from Dymocks. It doesn't treat the reader like a newbie (how to plug your camera into the computer, load software etc...) but also does not assume you have been taking photos with an SLR for the last 15 years.

Sunset Desktop Background

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Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Having dual 17" Monitors, I wanted a dual screen desktop background photo. Grabbed the camera, went outside, and voila: Instant cool photo. Original is 2048x768.

Ruben the Modest

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Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Just before the 'Ruben the Wise' shot was taken, here he was looking down at something that took his interest. The combination of the downturned head and the backlighting seems to give the cat a gentle an modest appearance.

Orange Poppie

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Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

I really like the framing of this shot. I don't like the way that all my other poppie photos have come out as they seem to be 'detailess' and washed out This one just worked.

Red Riding Hood Tulip - Macro shot

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Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

I am very happy with this macro shot of the inside of the Red Riding Hood tulip. It has amazing colour and texture with the purple pollen granules clearly visible.

Red Riding Hood Tulips

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Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

Taken at Floriade.

Introduction to Macro photography

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Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

This is my first real macro shot. Taken a few days before floriade as a practice shot. Lighting was good as the light overcast day outside gave a very cool flat white light that is (apparently) ideal for macro photography.

Ruben the Wise

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Originally uploaded by Blurred Vision.

I have found that the cat is one of my most patient photography subjects. Just as I was preparing for work and packing my camera, he sat up straight looked at me like this and just sat there. I like this photo as it has really captured the cat's personality.

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