24. December 2013 05:05 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Christmas Family Photos 2013 24. December 2013 05:05 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetchristmas family photos 2013ShareEvery year I do a family photo. This year we decided to use the gingerbread village and the tree as a backdrop. Merry Christmas.
23. December 2013 05:03 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Perfect Moments Photography | A Rene Pallesen Journal Blog Portfolio Packages Contact About Home 26. December 2010 01:59 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments New Calidonia 2010/2011 26. December 2010 01:59 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetnew calidonia 2010 2011Share This Christmas Kim and I decided to take Aiden on his first overseas holiday. Our offices are closed over Christmas and New Years so it is a good time for us to travel. We decided to go to New Calidonia in the Pacific Ocean as it was easy and reasonably priced. It is a small group of islands about 2000km from Sydney (2.5 hours flight) and is part of Frances overseas territories (this may change in the next couple of years when they vote for independence). On the first night we went to a seafood place and had a good night out the three of us. Especially Aiden enjoyed his new surroundings. We stayed at Anse Vata beach in Noumea which was conveniently located in the tourist area (Although it was far from overrun with tourists). It was really hot there, 34-38 degrees every day so it was nice to stay near the coast. The locals living inland would spend the nights on the beach in the water cooling down. Gingerbread Village 23. December 2013 05:03 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetgingerbread villageShareOver the Christmas period Aiden and I have been building a Gingerbread village.It has been good fun for me to put the houses together and for Aiden to help with sticking on the kandy. 16. December 2013 12:56 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments More Christmas Photos 2013 16. December 2013 12:56 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetmore christmas photos 2013ShareTonight I did some more photos...The plan was to get a photo of Lucas and Aiden together wrapped in christmas lights. It turned out to be impossible to get especially Lucas to sit still, so we eventually gave up and tried to do some individual shots...the photos below are the best of the lot...not great but will have to do. To be honest the best shot of the evening is the one above of Aiden which I took after we gave up with the chain. 16. December 2013 05:01 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Boys best mates 16. December 2013 05:01 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetboys best matesShareLucas is growing up really fast and him and Aiden are now best mates doing almost everything together (including fighting). 16. December 2013 04:57 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Garage Lizard 16. December 2013 04:57 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetgarage lizardShareThe other day I found this in our garage.I had to look it up...but it turned up to be a blue tongue lizard but without the stumpy tail we normally see.I asked Kim if the kids could keep it...but she screamed and said no, so I released it into our garden. 16. December 2013 04:55 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Christmas Banana 16. December 2013 04:55 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetchristmas bananaShareYou can tell that Christmas is approaching when Banana's in Pyjamas is wearing a Christmas hat...oh and then there is the cute Santa's helper. 15. December 2013 07:42 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Kims dads birthday 2013 15. December 2013 07:42 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetkims dads birthday 2013ShareYesterday it was Kims dads Birthday and we celebrated with a big lunch party with cake and good food.And Kim was beautiful as ever and Lucas was very handsome... 10. December 2013 12:11 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Christmas Photos 2013 - Candles 10. December 2013 12:11 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetchristmas photos 2013 candlesShareChristmas is approaching fast. The Christmas tree is up and Kim is busy shopping for presents for the various people.The other night I managed to slot in 10 minutes for the first set of Christmas photos of Aiden and Lucas.I was shooting these with a 50mm f1.4 lens to get the nice blurry Christmas tree lights. This also meant that I didn't have much room to play with when it came to focus...almost impossible with two moving kids whily trying to get the right mood with facial expressions, tantrums etc. Aiden couldn't sit still and Lucas refused to wear his hat. What do they say...never photograph wild animals and children! 7. December 2013 07:54 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Christmas Concert 2013 7. December 2013 07:54 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetchristmas concertShareThe other day it was Aiden and Lucas Christmas concert with their daycare centre.This year they were supposed to dress up in some country's national clothes. We borrowed some Chinese clothes from KC and they looked very cute in it.The concert went very well. We were especially impressed how well Aiden was able to follow the instructions and the moves to the various dances.It was especially funny when they were singing this song with Konitchiwa...Namaste....BULA!!!! Lucas was also in the first part of the concert sitting down the front with one of the carers. 6. December 2013 07:18 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Big foot playing soccer 6. December 2013 07:18 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetbig foot playing soccerShareAiden is still playing soccer once a week. Last week he insisted on wearing my shoes instead of his own.Maybe he was hinting that his old shoes are getting too small. << Older posts Newer posts >> Newer posts12...363738394041424344...9394Older posts SearchInclude comments in search Newsletter Get notified when a new post is published. Enter your e-mail Please enter an e-mail address Please enter a valid e-mail Thank you Tags: | Permalink 7. November 2010 02:35 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Aiden 5 Months 7. November 2010 02:35 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetaiden 5 monthsShareToday it is Aidens Birthday....he is now 5 Months old (when you are less than 6 months old you get to have birthday every month).He is a good/easy little boy. He is now able to keep his head up, but still unable to sit or roll around onto his tummy. He sleeps through the night and wakes up around 7.30 to get a feed. On weekends he is happy to go back to sleep so his Mummy and Daddy can sleep in.He is very quiet when in crowded places and likes to just sit and observe (Kims dad is saying that he has got that after me). It has taken me a long time to get this photo done. I had to wait for him to keep his head up and even then it was pretty hard to get hime to look in the right direction. 3. November 2010 11:50 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Water Portrait 3. November 2010 11:50 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetwater portraitShareI have now finished the second portrait in the series of the four elements...just Fire and Air left. This one is "Water". The yellow blob is a Weedy Sea Dragon....Really helping my Photoshop skills. Not sure if anyone else thinks these photos are cool...but they are cool to make and are different from what I'd otherwise be doing. 1. November 2010 09:50 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Fame - the musical 1. November 2010 09:50 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetfame the musicalShare This weekend Kim and I went to see the musical Fame at Capitol theatre with a couple of friends Audrey and John. Most of the cast was made up of dancers from “So you think you can dance” so there was a potential for a really good performance with some excellent dancing. Our friends had organised a babysitter for the night and Aiden was being looked after by Kim’s dad and sister. The performance was good (but not great). I think we were expecting more singing and dancing (It was a musical) and less dialogue. The second half of the play was a lot better than the first half with more dancing. Unfortunately our friends missed this part as she was worried about their kid left alone with the babysitter (that is kinda the point of getting a babysitter) and left during the intermission. At the end they got everyone in the audience up from their chairs for the famous "Fame" song. Kim and I however had a good night out…and she looked smashing! << Older posts Newer posts >> Newer posts12...606162636465666768...9394Older posts SearchInclude comments in search Newsletter Get notified when a new post is published. Enter your e-mail Please enter an e-mail address Please enter a valid e-mail Thank you
26. December 2010 01:59 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments New Calidonia 2010/2011 26. December 2010 01:59 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetnew calidonia 2010 2011Share This Christmas Kim and I decided to take Aiden on his first overseas holiday. Our offices are closed over Christmas and New Years so it is a good time for us to travel. We decided to go to New Calidonia in the Pacific Ocean as it was easy and reasonably priced. It is a small group of islands about 2000km from Sydney (2.5 hours flight) and is part of Frances overseas territories (this may change in the next couple of years when they vote for independence). On the first night we went to a seafood place and had a good night out the three of us. Especially Aiden enjoyed his new surroundings. We stayed at Anse Vata beach in Noumea which was conveniently located in the tourist area (Although it was far from overrun with tourists). It was really hot there, 34-38 degrees every day so it was nice to stay near the coast. The locals living inland would spend the nights on the beach in the water cooling down. Gingerbread Village 23. December 2013 05:03 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetgingerbread villageShareOver the Christmas period Aiden and I have been building a Gingerbread village.It has been good fun for me to put the houses together and for Aiden to help with sticking on the kandy. 16. December 2013 12:56 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments More Christmas Photos 2013 16. December 2013 12:56 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetmore christmas photos 2013ShareTonight I did some more photos...The plan was to get a photo of Lucas and Aiden together wrapped in christmas lights. It turned out to be impossible to get especially Lucas to sit still, so we eventually gave up and tried to do some individual shots...the photos below are the best of the lot...not great but will have to do. To be honest the best shot of the evening is the one above of Aiden which I took after we gave up with the chain. 16. December 2013 05:01 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Boys best mates 16. December 2013 05:01 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetboys best matesShareLucas is growing up really fast and him and Aiden are now best mates doing almost everything together (including fighting). 16. December 2013 04:57 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Garage Lizard 16. December 2013 04:57 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetgarage lizardShareThe other day I found this in our garage.I had to look it up...but it turned up to be a blue tongue lizard but without the stumpy tail we normally see.I asked Kim if the kids could keep it...but she screamed and said no, so I released it into our garden. 16. December 2013 04:55 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Christmas Banana 16. December 2013 04:55 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetchristmas bananaShareYou can tell that Christmas is approaching when Banana's in Pyjamas is wearing a Christmas hat...oh and then there is the cute Santa's helper. 15. December 2013 07:42 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Kims dads birthday 2013 15. December 2013 07:42 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetkims dads birthday 2013ShareYesterday it was Kims dads Birthday and we celebrated with a big lunch party with cake and good food.And Kim was beautiful as ever and Lucas was very handsome... 10. December 2013 12:11 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Christmas Photos 2013 - Candles 10. December 2013 12:11 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetchristmas photos 2013 candlesShareChristmas is approaching fast. The Christmas tree is up and Kim is busy shopping for presents for the various people.The other night I managed to slot in 10 minutes for the first set of Christmas photos of Aiden and Lucas.I was shooting these with a 50mm f1.4 lens to get the nice blurry Christmas tree lights. This also meant that I didn't have much room to play with when it came to focus...almost impossible with two moving kids whily trying to get the right mood with facial expressions, tantrums etc. Aiden couldn't sit still and Lucas refused to wear his hat. What do they say...never photograph wild animals and children! 7. December 2013 07:54 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Christmas Concert 2013 7. December 2013 07:54 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetchristmas concertShareThe other day it was Aiden and Lucas Christmas concert with their daycare centre.This year they were supposed to dress up in some country's national clothes. We borrowed some Chinese clothes from KC and they looked very cute in it.The concert went very well. We were especially impressed how well Aiden was able to follow the instructions and the moves to the various dances.It was especially funny when they were singing this song with Konitchiwa...Namaste....BULA!!!! Lucas was also in the first part of the concert sitting down the front with one of the carers. 6. December 2013 07:18 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Big foot playing soccer 6. December 2013 07:18 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetbig foot playing soccerShareAiden is still playing soccer once a week. Last week he insisted on wearing my shoes instead of his own.Maybe he was hinting that his old shoes are getting too small. << Older posts Newer posts >> Newer posts12...363738394041424344...9394Older posts
16. December 2013 12:56 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments More Christmas Photos 2013 16. December 2013 12:56 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetmore christmas photos 2013ShareTonight I did some more photos...The plan was to get a photo of Lucas and Aiden together wrapped in christmas lights. It turned out to be impossible to get especially Lucas to sit still, so we eventually gave up and tried to do some individual shots...the photos below are the best of the lot...not great but will have to do. To be honest the best shot of the evening is the one above of Aiden which I took after we gave up with the chain.
16. December 2013 05:01 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Boys best mates 16. December 2013 05:01 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetboys best matesShareLucas is growing up really fast and him and Aiden are now best mates doing almost everything together (including fighting).
16. December 2013 04:57 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Garage Lizard 16. December 2013 04:57 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetgarage lizardShareThe other day I found this in our garage.I had to look it up...but it turned up to be a blue tongue lizard but without the stumpy tail we normally see.I asked Kim if the kids could keep it...but she screamed and said no, so I released it into our garden.
16. December 2013 04:55 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Christmas Banana 16. December 2013 04:55 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetchristmas bananaShareYou can tell that Christmas is approaching when Banana's in Pyjamas is wearing a Christmas hat...oh and then there is the cute Santa's helper.
15. December 2013 07:42 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Kims dads birthday 2013 15. December 2013 07:42 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetkims dads birthday 2013ShareYesterday it was Kims dads Birthday and we celebrated with a big lunch party with cake and good food.And Kim was beautiful as ever and Lucas was very handsome...
10. December 2013 12:11 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Christmas Photos 2013 - Candles 10. December 2013 12:11 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetchristmas photos 2013 candlesShareChristmas is approaching fast. The Christmas tree is up and Kim is busy shopping for presents for the various people.The other night I managed to slot in 10 minutes for the first set of Christmas photos of Aiden and Lucas.I was shooting these with a 50mm f1.4 lens to get the nice blurry Christmas tree lights. This also meant that I didn't have much room to play with when it came to focus...almost impossible with two moving kids whily trying to get the right mood with facial expressions, tantrums etc. Aiden couldn't sit still and Lucas refused to wear his hat. What do they say...never photograph wild animals and children!
7. December 2013 07:54 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Christmas Concert 2013 7. December 2013 07:54 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetchristmas concertShareThe other day it was Aiden and Lucas Christmas concert with their daycare centre.This year they were supposed to dress up in some country's national clothes. We borrowed some Chinese clothes from KC and they looked very cute in it.The concert went very well. We were especially impressed how well Aiden was able to follow the instructions and the moves to the various dances.It was especially funny when they were singing this song with Konitchiwa...Namaste....BULA!!!! Lucas was also in the first part of the concert sitting down the front with one of the carers.
6. December 2013 07:18 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Big foot playing soccer 6. December 2013 07:18 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetbig foot playing soccerShareAiden is still playing soccer once a week. Last week he insisted on wearing my shoes instead of his own.Maybe he was hinting that his old shoes are getting too small.
7. November 2010 02:35 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Aiden 5 Months 7. November 2010 02:35 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetaiden 5 monthsShareToday it is Aidens Birthday....he is now 5 Months old (when you are less than 6 months old you get to have birthday every month).He is a good/easy little boy. He is now able to keep his head up, but still unable to sit or roll around onto his tummy. He sleeps through the night and wakes up around 7.30 to get a feed. On weekends he is happy to go back to sleep so his Mummy and Daddy can sleep in.He is very quiet when in crowded places and likes to just sit and observe (Kims dad is saying that he has got that after me). It has taken me a long time to get this photo done. I had to wait for him to keep his head up and even then it was pretty hard to get hime to look in the right direction.
3. November 2010 11:50 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Water Portrait 3. November 2010 11:50 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetwater portraitShareI have now finished the second portrait in the series of the four elements...just Fire and Air left. This one is "Water". The yellow blob is a Weedy Sea Dragon....Really helping my Photoshop skills. Not sure if anyone else thinks these photos are cool...but they are cool to make and are different from what I'd otherwise be doing.
1. November 2010 09:50 by Rene Pallesen 0 Comments Fame - the musical 1. November 2010 09:50 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments Tweetfame the musicalShare This weekend Kim and I went to see the musical Fame at Capitol theatre with a couple of friends Audrey and John. Most of the cast was made up of dancers from “So you think you can dance” so there was a potential for a really good performance with some excellent dancing. Our friends had organised a babysitter for the night and Aiden was being looked after by Kim’s dad and sister. The performance was good (but not great). I think we were expecting more singing and dancing (It was a musical) and less dialogue. The second half of the play was a lot better than the first half with more dancing. Unfortunately our friends missed this part as she was worried about their kid left alone with the babysitter (that is kinda the point of getting a babysitter) and left during the intermission. At the end they got everyone in the audience up from their chairs for the famous "Fame" song. Kim and I however had a good night out…and she looked smashing!
