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Received a call from the West Australian early this morning about a trio of men who had been rescued after their boat hit an unidentified object late last night. Some are speculating it was a whale, but that hasn't been confirmed according to those I chatted to. The West wanted me to head to the marina to shoot some images for their news story - I agreed and scooted around the office getting camera gear ready.
Totally forgetting that my car battery was dead and I had no way to get there!
But Dave came round to help me and I ended up jumping in one of our dive shop buses for the morning. Whew!
Here's the West Australian's online story so far and don't forget to grab a paper tomorrow for more!
Update: here's the photo gallery of nine of my images over at the West Australian's site.
Lisa & Rob got married just before I jetted off the US so their sneak peek has been a while coming! They got married poolside at the Novotel Ningaloo and then the wedding party headed to the beach for some fun as the sun set. This was one fun, wacky and fabulous group - the boys were super silly (I think they secretly wished they could have had their very own bouquets)!!
Who would have thunk that it would be over two whole months between blog posts from me? This is not what I intended - I had grand designs of being a good blogger, with many beautiful photographs, tons of interesting tidbits, a few special offers and a myriad of other posts that would keep you coming back for more and telling your friends to visit, too. Clearly, that ship sailed away on a little journey of its own!
My ship has been wandering the high seas during a few busy months of shooting weddings, family portraits, real estate, commercial & advertising projects, classic cars & drag races as well as quite a few changes in my personal life and a fabulous vacation to the U.S. to catch up with friends & family. I'm exhausted - I need another holiday, I think!
Just kidding! Actually, I feel great. Totally refreshed, buoyant and bursting to get on with the good stuff. I am ready to tackle the rest of 2010 and to start hitting the To Do List that grew exponentially while I was away during September.
So, don't be a stranger, coz that promise I made way back on the 1st of August? I'm ready to keep that, too!
This is me doing the tourist thing at Marin Headlands (north of San Francisco; thanks to Mumster for taking such a great shot!) on a stunning September day as my mom and I drove back after I finished doing a fabulous family portrait session at Muir Beach (photos from that shoot are coming later - they are a surprise giftie so the client has asked that I not share them until after the giving of said giftie!)
Hello and welcome to August! I'm not sure how all of July disappeared with no posts from me, but the time just flew past. It was a very busy month with family sessions, a last minute wedding and lots of time helping my 2011 brides with their wedding planning! I'm sure August will be just as busy but I'm making a promise to make sure I am a better blogger so please keep checking in.
No post is complete without a photo so here's a roo from my beach walk to get this month started right. Enjoy!
I have some friends up from Perth and we headed to the beach for some fun in the sun on the weekend. Their daughter loves bubbles and the breezy conditions helped her spread them far and wide!
I popped out to take some photographs the Exmouth Horse & Pony Club's Gymkhana last weekend (remember the sneak peek) and we had it all, weather-wise: dark foreboding clouds, blind you painfully sunshine, dull flat grey skies, brilliant blue skies with bright white floaty clouds, happy fat raindrops, torrential downpours. Luckily the rain held off on day one until all the competitions were done but then it bucketed down all night and part of the next morning. There was doubt about the upcoming jumping events due to the havoc caused by the heavy rain, but the sun came out strong late in the morning and they were able to move the jumping area to more suitable ground.
This was definitely a family event and the kids watched the action intently.
The barrel racing was great fun to watch and there was only one rider who went flying off his mount at barrel three. I loved watching the concentration and joy on each rider's face - these guys were having a great time!
Cowboy
Day two had lots of fun team games followed by jumping events after the lunch break. I never would have thought balancing a tennis ball on a traffic cone from the back of a horse would be so difficult, but it did appear to be a challenge for some! This little girl made it look easy though.
I do so love to watch horses & riders jumping!
This guy patiently waited his turn but kept creeping a little closer and a little closer to us, the spectators! He had a bit of a mischievous grin, but was very well behaved.
And the same rider also rode a gorgeous dark horse
It was an excellent weekend and everyone who was there got involved in one way or another - even the little ones
I liked some of the more rustic bits I found about the place and of course, what would a horse & pony club be without the appropriate loo signs?
If you were there or if you'd just like to see more the whole gallery is up at Kristin Anderson Photography. Images are available for purchase and I am donating 20% of every sale to the Exmouth Horse & Pony Club plus offering a great deal for those who book a new portrait session, so check it out!
