Once upon a time...


In a land far far away, there lived a king and a queen and their four beautiful children... Unfortunately they were way too boring to write about, so you're all stuck with the Dimmock's instead!

We're a bit of a fractured fairytale.I can't promise to update every day...I'm a bit slack like that (shhh), but I'll do my best to keep it up.

And they all lived happily ever after...well that's the plan at least :oP

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Let's go on a little tour...

Around Gladstone.

Since I've been doing my 365, I look at things a little differently than I used too. And I noticed yesterday that I have several photo's taken from almost the same place at night and during the day. Gladstone is an industrial town. It's a very clean, pretty town to counteract the grotty industry, but it can't hide it completely.

But when the sun goes down, Gladstone becomes a little fairyland of lights. I've never noticed before, but looking through a lens has really made me open my eyes to the place I've lived almost all my life.

Oh, and if you don't hear from me for awhile you'll know that Lisa and I have been carted off to jail on suspicion of terrorist activities, what with all the sneaking around in the dark taking photo's of potential "places of interest" :oP

QAL - Queensland Aluminia. Disgustingly grotty aluminia plant that cause no end of damage to paint work all over town with its caustic fallout. Yet from a distance...
QAL,Barney Point,Gladstone

And at night it's even prettier...
365,Reflections

A bit closer...
365,Hometown

QAL,Gladstone,Night,Long Exposure

The harbour, taken from Auckland Hill...
365,Hometown

Auckland Hill,Gladstone,Night,Long Exposure

I'm getting a bit obsessive about night time photography and long exposures (which you would know if you've been following my 365!), so you can definitely expect more!

xx

Posted by Nikki at 7:41 PM  

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A little about us...ok, mostly me...

Hey there! I'm guessing that most people who drop by to visit us here already know who we are, but just in case...

My name's Nikki. I'm mum to 4 (yeah, 4...can you believe it? No, me either *shudder*) kids, aged from 16 down to 4. My husband, Steff, is originally from the UK - I stole him away from the cold and the damp to live in Central Queensland, where he must endure almost endless sunshine and blue skies. Somehow he manages ;o)

I started this blog as a way to keep family in England up to date with our comings and goings. And it lets me show off how cute the kids are getting!

A little about me...I'm a professional photographer, I'm obsessive about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, love Harry Potter, Sookie Stackhouse (only book Sookie, not True Blood Sookie. It's an important distinction!), (the 10th) Doctor Who, cupcakes, and Spuffy fanfic (although not necessarily in that order). I'm also an extreme perfectionist with a love of the creative and original, who has a very low tolerance for stupidity. If you ask my husband, he'll tell you I'm a huge snob - I'm really not. I just think I'm better than everyone else :oP (That's a joke, ok? Pretty much).

Oh, and please leave a comment to tell me how fabulous you think I am...it makes me write faster and more often ;o) No really...that part wasn't a joke...

xox