FACE OFF

I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph a Gallery opening of a fantastic exhibition called FACE OFF. Which brought together some of the best portrait artists in Australia to exhibit and show their work. I am in awe of these artworks and artists. I did not put my name on the pictures but i did take them, and I did not have a lot of space to take the images, as there were so many people which was great. One of the things that really touched me at the opening was an address by Artist, Instructor and Author Paul Delprat, whose wit and wisdom spoke across a whole range of creative disciplines. He quoted a wonderful piece of prose from the amazing Kipling which I will quote here.

When Earth's Last Picture Is Painted
1892 - L'Envoi To "The Seven Seas"

When Earth's last picture is painted and the tubes are twisted and dried,
When the oldest colours have faded, and the youngest critic has died,
We shall rest, and, faith, we shall need it -- lie down for an aeon or two,
Till the Master of All Good Workmen shall put us to work anew.
And those that were good shall be happy; they shall sit in a golden chair;
They shall splash at a ten-league canvas with brushes of comets' hair.
They shall find real saints to draw from -- Magdalene, Peter, and Paul;
They shall work for an age at a sitting and never be tired at all!

And only The Master shall praise us, and only The Master shall blame;
And no one shall work for money, and no one shall work for fame,
But each for the joy of the working, and each, in his separate star,
Shall draw the Thing as he sees It for the God of Things as They are!

~Kipling

So for those who are in Sydney, please feel free to go along and see the exhibition, and be amazed at the depth and quality of the paintings that these photographs dont truly convey.

MLC GALLERY • 449 Harris Street Ultimo, NSW 2007 • T (+61 2) 9692 9222.

Kahla

I was asked to create a collage for a young lady by some friends and they wanted to duplicate an image of their son. So i sort of did and then added several of my own touches. I was quite pleased.

Nindigully Pub!

pronounced: nin-dee-gull (as in sea gull)-lee

The tiny township of Nindigully is located on the edge of the Queensland outback - 160km west of Goondiwindi, about 530km west of Brisbane, and approximately 70 km north of the Queensland/New South Wales border. Nindigully Pub is Queensland?s oldest hotel, located in its original condition and position on the banks of the Moonie River. The licence was issued in 1864 after operating as shearer's accommodation for the Nindigully Station. The boom town has now been reduced to just two houses, the pub, the old general store and the town hall, with a population of six!
Nevertheless, it was voted the Best Country Pub in Australia in 2006 by 44 Australia magazine, and you can see why . It has become famous for its truckie`s feed of the Nindigully Road Train Burger . This giant hamburger is served with French fries, onion rings and a selection of sauces, says it will feed 1- 4 people, and costs $36 - the meat patty alone is 1.2kg!
How do you reckon you`d go?

This post was sent to me as an email and I found it amazing and had to place this up on the blog for the visitors from outside Australia. I don't know the origin of the story or the pictures and would have given appropriate credit here if I did, but it is worth sharing. Whilst there was a time previous where I would have eaten this meal I could not do it anymore. I have lost nearly 15kg by cutting out lots of food, drinking ONLY water and an occasional hot chocolate with Soy, and walking.









On another note I went to a fast food restaurant here called Nando's in North Rocks the other day and it was really the first time, and I loved the corn that was charcoal grilled and the chicken...delightful. I took a couple of pictures, much to the peoples delight. I am never without a camera!

Sarah & Scott

I will only place two pictures on the blog of Sarah and Scott. I was asked by the Mother of the Bride, a dear friend to cover her daughters wedding and I was honoured to. It was a great service and day, realising that only hours before the wedding it was bucketing down with rain, and then it became hot and humid. I am sun burned! But this was a great day, and there are hundreds of pictures yet to go through and that will take a few weeks, but I saw these two and could not resist putting these two up.

Thanks so much for allowing me and Timeline to be a small part of your special day. You are both amazing people who as Lynn said, are destined for a bright future. I loved the colour and style of the wedding dress and the colour of the bridesmaids dresses, how unique and how fitting for this couple.

Durani & Simon

A week a go I had the wonderful chance with a great photographic assistant and person, Loren, to take the pictures of Durani and Simon. We went up to Leura in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney. Loren and I worked our way through some different settings and I think the pictures really work. it gave us a chance to see the couple interact one with another without the pressure of the day and build a greater rapport with them. Loren will be covering Durani and Simon's wedding and I will be mastering the images afterwards, as I have another wedding the same day with Amy & Matt's big day. How co-incidental that they both live around the corner from each other and don't know each other!

Anyway Durani and Simon, thanks for choosing Timeline to cover your wedding and thanks for being the wonderful people you are!

Amy & Matt

Amy & Matt are a great couple who have wanted to take some pictures down near the water of Sydney's Northern Beaches prior to their wedding soon. It was a fun time as these pictures will show.

A 1 hour photo session anywhere you want starts at $250 and is available upon request!