Bonding between man and animal

My wife and I went to the Collingwood Children's Farm for our 10th wedding anniversary on Saturday. It was a beautiful day. We saw cow milking, pigs, ducks, chickens, sheep, goat, guinea pigs, horses, lots of good natural produce, and many more. There were lots of families and kids also. We had an absolute ball there and vow to come back again soon. This one here is my favorite. It is a beautiful show of bonding between (wo)man and animal. Technical details: 200mm, 1/1000s, f/4, iso800, handheld. I guess I could have done with less speed and lower sensitivity thus less noise. However, the noise was actually quite pleasing given the good light condition.

Naked Cowboy

The Naked Cowboy did a little gig in front of the Myers at the heart of Melbourne CBD. It was an interesting photo experience because it attracted a large crowd, especially girls and they had so much fun! An old lady accused me of forcing my way to the front. I don't think I really forced my way through. Anyway, I apologized to her several times. There was a pro photographer in front of her (I think he was the official event photographer). He was so nice. He saw what happened and asked me to take his front row spot.

BTW, the photo is cropped, not because he is really naked. He did (does) wear a pair of briefs. There is a fair bit of noise in the pic. I had to trade noise for speed. Technical details: 35mm, 1/250 sec, f/4.8, iso800.

Sustainable Living Festival, Fair Trade Market

Shot a couple of events last week. 1st was on Friday, 9th of May during lunch time (a very productive day indeed). It was the Fair Trade Retailer's Market where my friend - Boby, Laos Silk and Craft - had a store there. On top of photographing her store and products, I seized the opportunity and shot the whole market.

The 2nd shoot was at Malvern Town Hall for Stainable Living Expo on the weekend, 10th and 11th of May. Good thing that it was over the whole weekend (in fact, it started on Friday). I missed plenty of shots after reviewing shots I took on Saturday. Thank God that I had the chance to come back on Sunday. A very good learning experience indeed.

I also learnt lots from the expo. Did you know that you can clean the whole house with 150ml of water and no detergent. Of course that does not include laundry and you need some special products - cleaning clothes from Enjo to do that.

PS The 2nd photo is cropped. I love the light from the energy efficient bulb on the faces. Ashamed that I can't give you the full res pic. Focus is tack sharp on the boy's eyes so it is very captivating.

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Taking picture at ballet performance is not allowed. Wink Wink. Don't fool yourself thinking that flashless photography is permitted.

Well, I can't tell you anything about these pictures - who, where, when, what, etc and please don't ask. Just enjoy the pictures if you think they are any good. They were taken about half way down the theatre (or about 8 metres from the stage), couldn't cover the whole stage with 70mm lens and difficult to avoid the back of peoples' heads without standing up with the camera... The first picture is slightly cropped and the second is heavily cropped. Technical details: Manual, Custom (soft), AWB, 1/180, f/3.3, iso200, no flash, handheld.