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    2. May 2013 07:16
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    Vanuatu food

    2. May 2013 07:16 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    vanuatu food


    You would think that a country with access to some of the best seafood and freshest produce would have fantastic food.

    Although the food was Ok, we didn't find it fantastic and generally very over prised.



    There was plenty of restaurant in and around Port Vila and some of them serving specialties such as coconut crabs and flying foxes.

    We tried the coconut crab...but it was overcooked and dry and had surprising little meat on it (no meat in the body itself).




    So we stuck to more traditional seafood which most often was battered and deep fried.



    And as usual Aiden got into the free kids menu desserts



    2. May 2013 05:26
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    Lake Macquarie 2013

    2. May 2013 05:26 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    lake macquarie 2013


    This weekend we went up to Lake Macquarie with the family to stay for a couple of night at a resort. I didn't take a lot of photos because we either didn't do much or were too busy with the family.

    I did however take this one photo one evening at Katherine Hill Bay.


    1. May 2013 12:38
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    Vanuatu - Star fish

    1. May 2013 12:38 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    vanuatu star fish


    The beach at the hotel was full of really big and colourful star fish....couldn't help but take a few snapshots.





    26. April 2013 10:46
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    Lucas 7 Months

    26. April 2013 10:46 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    lucas 7 months


    Lucas is now 7 Months and for this month we decided to take his Monthly photos while he was on his first overseas trip to Vanuatu.

    This series of photos was taken at Eton Beach on the east side of the island of Efate in Vanuatu...he loved the water and had a hard time to understand that it is unpleasant to eat the sand and drink the salt water.

    He is now almost able to crawl...he just needs to figure out that it is not enough to just move the legs...you also have to move your hands.



    3. April 2013 07:20
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    Another old Lucas 4 months photo

    3. April 2013 07:20 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    another old lucas 4 months photo


    I know it was a couple of months ago, but I only now got around to processing it.

    Here is another photo that I took of Lucas when he was 4 Months.

    27. March 2013 11:15
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    Axolotls

    27. March 2013 11:15 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    axolotls


    The other night we went for dinner at Marks place. He asked us if we could help him take some photos of the kids Axolotls...our response was 'Their WHAT??'.

    Anyway, it turns out to be some sort of Mexican Salamander and he'd attempted to get some photos using his point and shoot camera, but wanted something better that he could print and hang on the kids wall.

    Here are some of my efforts:



    27. March 2013 11:12
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    Sucking feet

    27. March 2013 11:12 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    sucking feet


    When Lucas doesn't have any toys to play with then his favourit pass time is to suck his feet. Here is a quick snapshot from the other day when he was at it again.




    He's now got two teeth, so hopefully he wont chomp off his toes.

    12. March 2013 09:27
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    Lucas 6 Months - Pictured and Framed

    12. March 2013 09:27 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    lucas 6 months


    Lucas is now 6 months and is enjoying the easy life...

    On the weekend we went down to La Perouse to do these creative shots of him at sunset.

    I always said that I would take a photo of him and put it in a frame...but not sure if this is what everyone had in mind.




    It was pretty good fun trying to set it all up. A lot of other walkers on the beach were wondering what we were doing.

    I have been planning this photo for a while.


    The frame I had picked up from a garbage collection day last month outside a block of units with this particular photo in mind.

    The chair and table are bath aids and foot stools from home.







    It was really cool to see everything come together in the end. Unfortunately we missed just the end of the sunset as there were a few clouds on the horizon.


    A lot of lessons learnt came out of it. Even though the photos came out almost as I had envisioned...I still had a few things that I could have done better....just small things such as two flashes to light frame and Lucas independently, CTO gelling the flash to match the ambient, using an umbrella to avoid hard shadows, bringing a mid range zoom to have more composition options and be able to get a bit closer, use black string to hold up the frame instead of white, bring a pillow to keep his head up and then stripping his clothes and then bring my light meter to check the setting to start with instead of chimping.

    It was the first time I've used the D800 for this (in the past I've been using my D50 with a different shutter system) and I was worried that I wouldn't be able to balance out the ambient with the flash and still stay below the sync speed...but it worked out like a charm...or maybe I was just lucky!

    12. March 2013 09:16
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    Kims Kitchen - Raspberries Creme Brulee

    12. March 2013 09:16 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    kims kitchen raspberries creme brulee


    Last night Kim made a very nice Creme Brulee...Yummiiiii!!!!

    She asked me to take a couple of photos which I think turned out quite nicely.

    12. March 2013 09:15
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    Sydney Wildlife Park 2013

    12. March 2013 09:15 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    sydney wildlife park 2013


    On the weekend we went to the Sydney Wildlife Park at Darling Harbour.

    It was good fun to show Aiden all the different animals (Although he was pretty tired by the end).

    The highlight of the exhibition is the 4.5 meter long Saltie (Saltwater Crocodile). He is such a darling and he loved his girlfriends so much that he had them over for dinner (Ha Ha).





    Aiden wasn't sure about the crocodiles and definitely wasn't happy with the big mouth and all the sharp teeth...



    ...Daddy came to the rescue and threw himself at the monster.



    He was a bit more happy with the smaller cuddlier animals...



    Such as the wombats...



    ...the Yellow Footed Rock Wallabies...



    ...or even the Tasmanian Devil.



    The start of the exhibition is pretty amazing as you wank through a large enclosure with lots of butterflies flying around.



    And besides from that there is of cause a lot of lizards, frogs and snakes on display.


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    14. October 2013 02:53
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    Lucas 1 year portrait

    14. October 2013 02:53 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    lucas 1 year portrait


    I finally managed to take the 1 year portrait of Lucas that I had planned and it turned out really well I think.



    He is a big boy now and he is able to walk by himself (took his first unassisted steps just before his birthday).

    13. October 2013 03:05
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    Lucas 1yo Centennial park photos

    13. October 2013 03:05 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    lucas 1yo centennial park photos


    The other day we went to Centennial park to take some 1yo photos of Lucas using a balloon.




    What we had in mind was to take the photo down a row of trees.



    ...but it was impossible to get both the balloon and Lucas to behave in the same photo and the light wasn't great anyway with patches of sun and shade in the middle of the day.

    We instead tried to be creative with other photos.







    13. October 2013 02:57
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    Aiden on the bridge at Centennial Park

    13. October 2013 02:57 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    aiden on the bridge at centennial park


    A couple of weeks ago we went to centennial park to take some photos of Lucas for his birthday (see separate post).

    I also took this photo of Aiden running across the bridge at Centennial park.

    12. October 2013 06:01
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    Test portraits of Lucas

    12. October 2013 06:01 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    test portraits of lucas


    Here is some more test shots of Lucas...his facial expressions are priceless.





    12. October 2013 03:01
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    Self test portrait

    12. October 2013 03:01 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    self test portrait


    The other day I was setting up for a portrait using my new beauty dish strobe.

    I was using myself as a subject and this one turned out rather well.

    12. October 2013 02:49
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    Sculptures by the sea 2013

    12. October 2013 02:49 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    sculptures by the sea 2013


    Sculptures by the sea is on again and Kim and I managed to find a couple of hours to go and have a look.

    I was carrying Lucas in my backpack and didn't bring my camera, so these photos are all shot with my phone...I seriously regret that I didn't bring my larger camera.




















    11. October 2013 05:24
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    Working in the Sydney

    11. October 2013 05:24 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    working in the sydney


    Recently I have been doing a lot of work with a client in the Governor Macquarie Tower in Sydney CBD.

    It has been great working in the city as the commute is a lot easier and more interesting in general.

    This is the building I have been working in.

    11. October 2013 05:20
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    Coastal walk

    11. October 2013 05:20 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    coastal walk


    One day Kim and I managed to go for a romantic (and long) walk from Coogee to Bondi and back along the coast.



    It was a beautiful day and this area have some of the worlds best beaches and coastal views.






    11. October 2013 05:18
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    Bath time

    11. October 2013 05:18 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    bath time


    We have started giving Aiden and Lucas a bath together when we are not too rushed. They are playing very nicely together in the bathtub.

    11. October 2013 05:16
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    Lucas Walking

    11. October 2013 05:16 by Rene Pallesen | 0 Comments

    lucas walking


    Lucas is starting to be able to walk by himself and stand for long periods of time without holding onto furniture. The longest we have seen him walk so far was around 2 metres.