Max Dupain
Max Dupain. Ring a bell? He’s the photographer who took one of Australia’s best known photographs, The Sunbaker. Anyway, I got to thinking about him today and visited the official Dupain website
Then I took a look at his galleries, nice and slow, absorbing everything in his images that he thought was important and worthwhile. It was well worth the trip.
‘All I want the audience …
HOW'S THE BIG C, MATE?
Difficult question to ask and a difficult one to answer. Cancer’s not like the weather; you can’t easily dismiss it. Mine became apparent to me early last January and was operated on at Royal Prince Albert. The surgery was successful but knocked me around a bit. Then it was decided by the doctors to have me undergo radiation therapy to minimize the risk of any more cancer cells lurkin…
Off to Sydney for two weeks
G’day fellow Bubbleonians. Just to let you know I’ll be out of action for a while. I’ll be at RPA undergoing surgery for a cancerous lesion in my mouth, which has spread to a nearby lymph gland. The surgery is relatively straight forward but the recovery takes a while because of a skin graft and whatever else, which means 10 to 12 days staring at the bloody ceiling. HOW BORING. …
New Year's Eve, Sydney
Just wanted to share this pic of the Sydney NYE fireworks I found on the BBC news web site. How cool is that?
Ben Breedlove
Ben Breedlove died of heart failure on Christmas Day 2011 aged 18. Here’s his own story posted recently on Youtube
I'm Stuck for Words
…but a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year anyway. I still got my fingers to tap on the keyboard. So there! It’ll take more than a sticky pole to shut me up.
Gary
Wouldn't It Be Wonderful...
Why are people so stupid?
I’ve often wondered about that so today I asked Google. And this is what I found
Funniest thing I’ve ever read. And it’s so true!
Peter Holme III
You know Peter? He’s a mean guitarist as well as a brilliant photographer and pixel manipulator. He Bubblemailed me just now to ask me to check out his first picture book. And it’s a rave! That guy is so talented is sickening. Check out the preview
Photography Tips
Ello, ello, ello. I happened upon this video tutorial on Youtube from a Pommy bloke (and I thought the Aussie accent was a worry) who’s quite informative and entertaining. His name is Karl Taylor and he’s a pro. There are other vids on the side panel. So maybe there’s a tip or two you can pick up. Check it out here