Canberra Balloon Festival - 2013

Every year there is a Balloon Festival and until this year I stayed in bed… what the hell was I thinking. Well this year I go up early and went to launch sites and hills over looking landing sites, took Catie out to see them, generally got really involved.

Perhaps it was because we went up in a balloon on the Gold Coast for Libby’s 40th, maybe because I’ve turned into one of those “camera people” I won’t say Photographer because I’ve got a LONG WAY to go before I’m willing to say anything other than “Happy Snapper” but I’m having fun with it and I get out and about which is cool too.

Oi get off, we just built that

Wow that’s close

More on my Flickr

Canberra Balloon Festival - 2013, a set on Flickr.

Photo Walk Canberra March 2013

When Hillary says Photo Walk I tend to think hells yes I'm in.

Even better this time it coincided with the opening weekend of the Enlighten Festival which made it extra high on my priority list for the weekend.

Got to meet some lovely people and take some nice photos. Even better I got to pick Alan Kerln's brain about Astro Photography.

When I find time on a dark night I'll share the results.

Photo Walk Canberra March 2013, a set on Flickr.

Enlighten 2013

I spent several nights at the Canberra Enlighten Festival and possibly could have spent many more.

The night I took many of these images was the night of the Photo Walk Canberra event and I had the pleasure of a shooting partner who I had only just met an hour or so before.

I learned some tricks and continued to pick his brain about Astro Photography too which was great. Thanks Alan

 

Not my favourite photo but so important because I fell over a few minutes earlier and it proved my camera survived scratch free and working so pretty happy

Enlighten 2013, a set on Flickr.