With a smile that never falters
A hair bow neatly in place
Here is little Audrey
The skipping girl of …
Vinegar?!
There’s a story about this neon animation. Read it here.
Tim also shot Little Audrey. See it here.
Tag: Photography
Icons of Melbourne #7
Melbourne is known for its laneways, and the artworks that adorn the walls of many of them.
Hosier Lane, just off Flinders St, is one of the better-known laneways, particularly for its art. While I am interested in the works done by very talented artists, I am perhaps more interested in the ways others use the laneway.
That’s what this image represents for me … the use of the laneway as a backdrop for a hiphop video being produced on a quiet Sunday morning.
Tim’s interpretation of Hosier Lane is here.
Icons of Melbourne #6
My interpretation of the Bolte Bridge is much more abstract than most of my images.
My camera just wouldn’t focus, but I thought I’d take the shot anyway. Most images of the Bolte Bridge are in sharp focus, so mine is, in a sense, an aberration.
Tim’s shot is here.
I did manage to get one in focus … I really like the stripes on the water.
Icons of Melbourne #5
The Melbourne Star revolves slowly on its unequal-star axis.
Colours pulse, change, move, are extinguished, then re-ignite the skyline.
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Here is my literal interpretation of a Melbourne icon.
See Tim’s interpretation here.
I attempted a more abstract interpretation.
Icons of Melbourne #4
‘Fed’ Square is a place where people gather – to eat, talk, listen to music/those with something to say.
The buildings that surround the square become topics of conversation too … not just for what they house, but mainly for how they look.
On this particular morning the square was empty, apart from the occasional pigeon and a security guard or two, emphasising, to my mind at least, the gathering-space nature of this place. That’s how I’ve decided to interpret today’s Melbourne icon.
Tim’s interpretation of Fed Square is here.
Icons of Melbourne #3
You can get lost in the laneways.
When you do, remember to look up …
And look in.
Tim’s interpretation of Melbourne’s laneways is here.
Icons of Melbourne #2
We happened to be wandering around the city just after sunrise this morning.
Not that we could tell the sun had risen; it was one of those squidgy kind of sunrises where the day doesn’t get any brighter in a hurry.
There were no sunbeams to bounce off the Eureka Tower, no glints of sunshine to lighten the mood … but there was also no breeze to touch the surface of the river.
All was calm.
This is my interpretation of today’s theme of ‘the river’. Tim’s interpretation is here.
Icons of Melbourne
My husband Tim has been engaged in a 365 (or is it 366 because of the leap year?) photographic project for almost … well, almost 365 days now.
Tim has invited me to end this project with him, and so I will be uploading an iconic image as I see it: two views of the same icon.
Our perspectives are quite different: I tend to be more literal, where Tim often tends towards the abstract. As in many things, we complement each other.
Below is my take on the Royal Exhibition Building; here is Tim’s.
TumbaFest 2016
Tumbarumba is a little town, just off the Hume Highway, half way between Sydney and Melbourne. On the final weekend of February each year, locals and visitors gather on the banks of the creek to chat, soak up the sun, drink local wine, and eat locally produced food.
This is only my second TumbaFest; we came for the first time last year and enjoyed the relaxed nature of the day so much that we decided to come back this year. It helps that my sister and brother-in-law live here and so it’s also a great excuse to catch up with family.
The thing I like most about TumbaFest is the music. What better way to spend a sunny Saturday than sitting on the grass listening to great music? And dancing, should you be so inclined.
Here are some of my pics from TumbaFest. If you’re in the area on the final weekend of February next year, pop in. You’ll be glad you did.
The Go Set lead singer Justin Keenan
The Go Set Drummer Agostino Soldati
The Go Set Bagpiper Lachlan McSwain
Swing Dancers showing the crowd how it’s done
Dad getting ready for some dancing
Dad giving it his best shot
Really getting the hang of it
Adam Thompson – former lead singer of Chocolate Starfish – had the crowd on its feet
Dad and Sarah dancing to rocker Adam Thompson
Playing to the crowd
Lead singer of The Might Yak Mark Atkinson kept the crowd on its feet
Musings from the cold 