19. July 2020 13:07
by Rene Pallesen
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These photo are from a workshop I did with Kateriina as a model.
It was mainly studio with fixed (hot) lights instead of strobes which I am more used to.
Advantage of the fixed lights in a workshop setting is that it is easier to see what the light is like before taking the photo as well as having multiple photographers shooting at the same time.
21. June 2020 17:03
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Aidens birthday was during the covid lock down.
Fortunately we were still allowed to have a couple of his school friends over for a little celebration (his school was still open anyhow).
We decided to have it in the garden with a fire pit with roasted marshmellows, sparklers followed by cake.
5. March 2020 20:03
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Recently I had the chance to visit the shooting range at Malabar headland with a group of friends.
I used to do a lot of shooting in my younger days, so I was curious to see if I still had it in me.
On this day we were shooting on the 800 meter range (which is a very long distance) with 7.62 NATO rounds.
The distance means that you cannot see where you hit, so they have an electronic readout next to the shooter. The two circles in the middle are about 25cm in diameter at the far end.
Below is the group of shots from my round.
This photo gives a better idea of the distance we were shooting at (It was also a very windy day)
Apparently I shot the best round of the day including the regulars...
Conclusion is that, yes, still got it and I may pick it up as a regular activity some time in the future.
20. October 2019 19:10
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A couple of months ago Chong and KC had a new addition to their family.
Last week they asked me if I'd take some photos for them. It was a good chance for me to have a play with the new camera as well as some light setups.
Emma was very good and only had one 'accident'.
It was also a good practice session for when our next addition arrives in a couple of months.
I love the new camera, the details are absolutely amazing in the studio and the autofocus is accurate now after I had it fixed by Nikon.
31. July 2012 10:06
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Yesterday I went to a work conference where at the end of the day they offered us to do some site visits.
I was fortunate enough to visit the satellite tracking facility in the Northern part of Sydney. The company I work for owns a number of satellites (at a cost of around $400 million each) and they will be launching their 10th satellite later this year...the 'O10'.
This photo is from the control room where they look after all the locations, transponders and media broadcasts from the satellites.
It was interesting to be able to see the raw/unedited broadcasts from areas such as the London Olympics, the conflict in Syria etc.
The actual electronics was equally impressive.
I even found the box that currently is receiving all the media broadcasts from the 2012 London Olympics.
This is the Satelite Dish controller...On the display you can see the current position of the dish (and from that you could probably calculate the location of the actual satellite).
Outside was the array of dishes.
Most of the satellites are being launched from French Guyana by the European space agency.
30. July 2012 07:34
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A couple of days ago it was my birthday...I wish it was my 27th...but it wasn't!
Kim took me out for dinner on the day itself to a nice place at Circular Quay...very nice, but absolutely freezing and windy in there.
Day after we went out for dinner with the family to a Japanese restaurant and they ordered a shameful amount of food!
After the dinner we went back to our place for cake.
15. July 2012 12:26
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Aiden is a big fan of the Thomas Trains, so a few weeks ago when Kim saw some vouchers for the Train Shed she bought some tickets.
This morning we went out there with the whole family to go riding on the trains. Aiden was very excited...to the point where he didn't want to get off the train.
The kids had 5 rides each and they also had lunch and scones provided for us.
Aiden had to check out anything that remotely looked like a train (looks like he is taking a wee here).
It was also a good day to try out the new camera (just came back after 5 weeks in the repair shop for recalibration). Kim was using it most of the day and said she loves it compared to my old camera.
On the way in I had seen a signpost towards the Warragamba Dam. This is where 80-90 percent of Sydneys drinking water supply comes from.
8. July 2012 10:57
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This morning it was a beautiful winter day here in Sydney and we decided therefore to go duck feeding in Centenial Park with Aiden and Dylan (I was supposed to have been doing a course, but it was cancelled).
Aiden eventually figured out that it was fun to tear off small pieces of bread and throw it in the water for the ducks and swans to eat.
I showed him how to hand feed the big swans with a flat hand, but he still didn't like them much...and even less so when one of them stole his bread after sneaking in from behind.
Stupid Swan!!!!
But eventually the swan apologised and he was happy to feed the smaller birds.
Also the pond is full of fat eels (and on one occation I have seen turtles there). Some of them would surface to try and steal the bread from the ducks.
10. June 2012 09:37
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Yesterday we went to Emily's birthday party in Centennial park. We were there on time at 10.30 on a very cold morning (it had been 7 degrees overnight) but there was no-one else there...the host and the birthday child turned up two hours later (I cannot stand people who consistently have no respect for other people time).
We had brought Aiden tri-cycle that he got as a birthday present from his grandma last year.
We also spend some time exploring the forest next to the playground.
10. June 2012 08:18
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Today we celebrated Aidens birthday with the family.
In the morning we all had Yum Cha and afterwards we took all the kids to Little Dynamos to play.
In the evening we had the family over for steamboat and cake. Great opportunity to take a new family photo with the latest member of the family...Emma.
8. June 2012 11:00
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Today it was one year ago that my my Mum and Aidens Grandma passed away.
I am still sad that Aiden never met her but I am hoping that he will get to know Bedstefar better as he is growing up.
I am also glad that Aiden will have a brother to keep each other company and I hope the two of them will be close and grow old together.
I still have a suitcase sitting here full of photos that I one day will get the courage tp go through...but not anytime soon.
7. June 2012 04:26
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Today was Aidens second birthday...time flies!
We had a Birthday cake for him with the family and sang Happy Birthday and let him blow out the candle.