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A few quick pictures from today's jaunt around and about the hotel. Not much adventuring done as I was wiped from three plane rides and getting tossed through a few time zones to boot and slept a lot this afternoon.... Continue reading

Posted yesterday at Lost Aussie on the loose

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21 Years Ago

... My how time flies.... This is a pic snapped of me almost 21 years ago to the day, close to 9 months pregnant and waiting for the arrival of #1 son. Pertinent since I am about to hop on... Continue reading

Posted 4 days ago at Lost Aussie on the loose

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Winning Gold With Black and White

I'm rather thrilled to say that this image recently won a Royal Photographic Society (of GB) Gold Medal at the Cheltenham International Salon of Photography for 2013, for Best Monochrome Creative. I'm even more thrilled to receive a note from... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at Lost Aussie on the loose

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A Little Creative Fun

I've been playing with some of my "less than nude" pix today combining images from the model shoot with backgrounds shot in Brooklyn, textures of my own and a whole parcel of other Photoshop fun. It's always nice to meander... Continue reading

Posted May 15, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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Lightbulb Moments ...

I've some 50GB of images that I shot whilst away over the last few weeks. Landscapy stuff in Germany and then a whole slew of art nudes from the workshop in the UK. As each day goes by I fall... Continue reading

Posted May 11, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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High and Low Key

The last few days I have been persuing my (somewhat oddly percieved) passion and have been attending a fine art nude photography workshop in the UK. Lots of learning to be done as we were working in a professional photography... Continue reading

Posted May 9, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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Never Say Never

I posted not so long ago about the fact that I thought that taking portrait pictures was not really my bag..... Well here in jolly Germany, I got nabbed by my mother and coaxed into taking pictures of two lovely... Continue reading

Posted May 5, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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Cruising The Mosel River

DH has joined me for a few days here in Germany prior to heading off on a business trip. To make the most of them we hopped on a tour boat that cruised the Mosel River today, giving us ample... Continue reading

Posted May 4, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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Evening Delight

Getting accustomed to going out and about with wheelchairs, walkers and sundry other balance items today proved to be somewhat of a challenge. However my Mother's husband rose gallantly to the ocassion and coped really well. Getting these various items... Continue reading

Posted May 2, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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Little Birds on the Mosel

Yesterday I took Mum out and about and we visited several villages up and down the Mosel River, including Bernkastel Kues where we stopped for lunch and did a bit of shopping. There were dozens of these little birds hopping... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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Spring In Germany

I've hopped across to spend a few days with my Mother in Germany. Her husband has been unwell and various members of Family have been tripping from here there and everywhere to check in and help. One of the tasks... Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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What "Eye" Spied Today

Sipping a cuppa on the deck this afternoon I spied this lovely creature alight at the bottom of the garden. In a flash I was back inside for the camera but by the time I'd returned my magestic birdie had... Continue reading

Posted Apr 24, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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Passing Through

Twiddling with things for "Passing Through" ..... and now that I see it, there are changes that I want to make already... Tomorrow will suffice as this is the first edit... Tonight I have talked to lots of friends in... Continue reading

Posted Apr 23, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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Faces of Interest

Today DH and I ventured off to the Loch Norman Highland Games and Scottish Festival. There was lots to see there and plenty of good camera fodder. There were kilts of every tartan imagineable from every clan I've ever heard... Continue reading

Posted Apr 21, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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Water Falling

Today we headed out from Cornelius to the Blue Ridge Mountains to join a Meetup Group to take photos of the waterfalls at DuPont State Forrest. The 2.5hr drive did not leave me dissapointed and this shot of Hooker Falls... Continue reading

Posted Apr 21, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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Life Lakely V3

It's been a while since I bored you with a Lake picture but this one was not to be missed. A day of rolling storms, wind, thunder and lightening left the loveliest of sunsets yet. Pretty much Straight Out Of... Continue reading

Posted Apr 19, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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Simply Black and White

There's something irresistable about Black and White images, where the distraction of color is removed and you are visually drawn by little more than shape, form and detail and often times the resulting image has way more impact than the... Continue reading

Posted Apr 18, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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A Maiden Voyage

As the sun was setting this evening I spied some new arrivals to our lake ... 6 lovely chicks on what appeared to be, perhaps, their first outing from the nest, with Mum and Dad. The Family wasn't to keen... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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A Face of Character

I need to preface my post today by saying that I am appalled at the events that transpired in Boston today and my heart goes out to all who have been affected. Not nice, not good and you have to... Continue reading

Posted Apr 16, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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When Nature Does It (..and Photoshop does not)

Panos aren't the greatest of images to feature on the blog but there's not really any better way to show eight pelicans captured in full flight as they cross the oyster beds of the Intracoastal Waterways down in Florida. Initially... Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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Playing With Flowers

I hauled out my Macro lens today to take some pix of some of the pretty flowers in the vases around the house. Gerberas are just about my all time fave blooms. I love their delicacy as well the complex... Continue reading

Posted Apr 12, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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Parrot Perfect ...Hello!

There were loads of birds to photograph in the wild while I was in Florida, but I'd be remiss if I did not include a portrait of the Ritzy Parrot. Perched, seemingly without restraint, adjacent to the pool and spa,... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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Floridan Feathers

DH had a conference to attend the past few days so I took the opportunity to forget about house sorting and joined him at Amelia Island down in Florida. Glorious weather, fab hotel, steps away from the beach and lots... Continue reading

Posted Apr 9, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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Congratulations! Beautiful pages indeed.!!!

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Portraits or Pontiacs?

I joined in my first Charlotte Meetup today. It was in a quaint town just north of me called Mooresville where I met about 20 other photographers and we had the opportunity to take some pictures of various "live" models... Continue reading

Posted Apr 6, 2013 at Lost Aussie on the loose

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