A pretty moon

The moon is beautifully clear here.  Love watching it peek through the clouds.

Our first Independence Day

I have been scarce for the last few months.  We had a big move.  My husband got an offer from Amazon that we decided to take, leading a move to the other side of the world, to Seattle, WA, USA.  Slowly getting everything sorted, so hopefully I will be sharing more about that soon. 

 

Friday we got to celebrate with the locals our first Independence Day.  It was so much fun!  We went to the family day in Bellevue and saw the most awesome fireworks.  Everything was quite well organised.  The bands were fantastic and the everyone seemed to be having a great time.

 

The band had everyone dancing.  This guy sure could sing!

The atmosphere was so relaxed, even with all the people there.  The food was good too, though we didn’t have the patience to join the long queue for dessert.

  

  

The fireworks were really spectacular.  The kids had a ball!

For a slideshow with more image, click here

Working with a tripod

Things are finally calming down and getting back into routine.  One of my recent assignments has been to take a photo at night (with a tripod) that had more than one light source, take a photo in studio and then merge them.  Tricker than it sounds!  I am still playing around, but this is one of the attempts so far.

These are the two original images.  My boys have become very handy assistants!

Happy New Year!

Wishing everyone a wonderful, peaceful and joy-filled new year!

Our night at the Family Festival in Melbourne

 

We spent the evening in Melbourne, watching the family fireworks.  The kids had a ball and so did we!  (The photos were all hand-held – carrying a tripod when chaperoning three kids is not an option in the crowds!)

 

 

 

What is better on New Year’s Eve than a picnic in the park with live music (Guy Sebastian was playing), fireworks and kids laughing?

 

The city in the morning

For the first time in quite a while, hubby and I went out without the kids (Christmas function!).  By the time we went home, it was 1am in the morning in Melbourne, definitely past my bedtime.  Walking the streets to the station, it didn’t feel like 1am, there was just so much energy and life!  These are just some images I captured on our walk.

  

   

 

PS Don’t try to hail a cab that time of night.  The queues are really long and all the cabs are full!