Yes...another one!

Blog that is. Just can't help myself! No really...this one is my "I'm not in business yet but I'm starting to get my name out there" blog. The plan is that by the time I'm ready to go pro, I'll have a waiting list of potential clients all ready to go. So far so good! It also gives me somewhere to display my work that doesn't contain any personal info. Clients don't need to know that Wyatt is now fully toilet trained (wooohoooo!) or that Grayson has tie-dyed hair (NOT wooohooo!). But please please PLEASE!!!! check all 3 blogs regularly. Particularly the 365 blog. It's updated daily without fail. Even though I do double up sometimes, I don't like to do it too often, so if you're only reading this one you're going to miss out on quite a few photo's of the kids.

And if you want to leave a comment...well that would be nice too. I spend quite a chunk of time doing all of this, from the actual taking of the photo's through to posting them on whichever blog they're destined for. And yes, I do it for the enjoyment I get out of it, but that doesn't mean I don't like a bit of acknowledgement occasionally. And to those of you who do leave a kind word from time to time...thank you! You make my day. You really do!

Right now, where was I? Oh that's right...new blog.

IPQ Art & Photography

If you look up, right underneath the "Dimmock's Down Under" banner up the top, you'll see the links for my other blogs. Just to make it easy for everyone to follow them :o)

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Some recents...

We've had a busy couple of weeks. The boys birthday's, the big kids going to Cairns, Steff and I went to Hervey Bay for 4 days last weekend, and he's had the last week off work as well. So I haven't been posting as often as I like too. I never miss a day on my 365 though, and really, that's the important one. Hopefully you're all following it as well. If not, you're missing out! I post photo's over there that never make it here. I try not to double up too much.

Anyway...I'll shut up because I know you're really here for the photo's :o)

The sky over the Urangan Pier at Hervey Bay on Sunday night. Amazing. This is straight out of the camera...just resized.




Why yes...I am very easily amused. Childers.


Our little village person...




Wyatt helping Daddy with the beetle...








Lisa and Lilli came to visit today...She'll probably kick me for these :oP There's more of Lilli on my 365 blog. She made it in twice this week.




And one from the other day...


That'll do...it's late. Night! xx

Lisa's Canvas

For awhile now Lis has been wanting something to go on her feature wall in their living room. This was our 365 pic from Friday night...it just screamed BIG! So it's being printed as a 40 x 26 inch gallery wrap canvas to hang above their couch. At the time, I was a bit disappointed in the lack of glorious sunset colours because of the overcast sky, but looking at it now, I don't think it could have been more perfect :o)



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Happy Birthday Wyatt!

Our baby was 4 yesterday *sniff* Sorry I'm a day late, but I haven't been feeling too great.

Just a few recents of the birthday boy...









And a couple of the midget, just so he doesn't feel left out...










Just one of Gaige today...


And my poor camera shy little girl *rolls eyes*










The big kids flew to Cairns this morning to spend the school holidays with their Dad. It's going to be soooo quiet without them! I hope they have a good time. I'm sure they will...they'll be up there trying to sucker their father into spending his life savings on DS games for them :oP

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It's been awhile...

I've been busy...so let's play catch up.

Firstly, there's our little power princess.








And Wyatt on Daddy's new toy. In his Elmo PJ's.


And a rare sighting of the elusive teenager...










Grayson's new venture...Adam pays her $20 a bucket for fish and yabbies from the creek down the road to feed to his oscar. She's made $40 this week!






And last but not least...an outtake from today's 365 shoot.


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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...


And at night it's even prettier...


A bit closer...




The harbour, taken from Auckland Hill...




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!

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Angel wings? What angel wings?

Don't know what you're talking about... *whistles*





And Princess Lilli...


Sitting in a wheelbarrow while wearing a tutu...just a regular day for our girl!