Jo O'Brien

Ah, the first click of the keys that reconnect me to the bubble! Am so looking forward to seeing the images of such an enjoyable weekend. Damn that sunburn though…..Mel, how could you let me turn PINK?!

Looking forward to seeing some of the images from Lorne as I have never been. Come to think of it I’ve never been down the Great Ocean rd. BUGGER it!

2nd the sunburn – i have lobster arms (I should should should have remembered to slop)

John, you didn’t slap either as I recall. But seeing as how you are the only person so far to upload anything, I’ve decided that I love you and want to have your babies…. even if the babies come out with lobster arms…

tangent?

John, did you have your big white one out again?

I’ll just pretend the awesome Mel you’re talking about is me.

Oh you are too kind Jo – we’ll call our first born Cray

Yes Darren I whipped it out – to the accompaniment of many gasps.

Good on you Jo for organising the Lorne get away.

Just great stuff, I wish I could have been there.

Jo, you rock. Loved it at Lorne, really enjoyed catching up with bubblers, AND enjoying my daughter’s first ever visit to the beach.

I had no idea it was her first beach visit! That is wonderful Anne. Glad you enjoyed it.

PS Mel is hot
(now she has a gun to my head)

PPS I like wine

PPPS I’m regretting that last post

Welcome back Jo and all the Lorners!
PS. We know all about Mel.

I’m feeling itchy from the burns & can’t wait for the next meet up…...! Certainly, it was great to see the bubblers again. Love the crashing sounds of the waves…....

Hiagh faive!

I heard on the radar-well actually on the antenna it was a great time.

tapping foot still waiting for moooore pics…..

Here are some pics of the beautiful Claudia (Phares). Location, poses and art direction by Alateia. Whoalse (Allen) helped out with holding the lighting.

Love those shots….........
It’s so good to have some different ideas of posing by Alateia….....

Here are some of mine before Hien dropped by with his gear and/or just different lighting (thanks to my ignorant of not bringing spare batteries and flash stand).......

Superwoman calling for her costume or trying to get out of the Matrix:

Environmental-friendly-WIG….........in the Garden of Eden…:

Tranquility by the beach with the sounds of waves crashing…......:

CSI in Lorne for investigations of some untoward circumstances that are still unknown:

Ooops….should be Ignorance in my above posted comment….

more to come after I get back from work (can’t hardly wait)....! it’s killing me here…..

say hi to mel ;)

Hey Jo. Thanks so much for being “the girl with the red bubble balloons” and organising everything.
It was such a great thing being in the same place as all you creative people, sharing ideas, and getting to know you all beyond the 2-dimensional.
Hope to see you again soon. – Darryl. x

You guys looked like you all had way too much fun! Some cool shots starting to appear too. Hurry up and organise another one, so I can drag my sorry ass along, and don’t have to sit here being insanely jealous all day! :)

Tim

Darryl – Truth, Dare or Kiss!!?

Great shots Hien. Particularly love the third one.

And the next lot of shots are wonderful too. Nice work guys!

Here’s a few more… I didn’t take many photos as so many had their camera that I was content to leave mine in my bag most of the time.

Wen taking a photo of me laying down.

Chris taking a photo of something.

The BBQ area

Wen posing for Alateia

White Cockatoos

And one of Michael…

Great shots :)))

Thanks for sharing…..

Wow, great shots!!!

http://www.lumensphotography.com/photos/213868169-L.jpg
This is my favourite!

wooohooo…I’m happy now. Thanks Hien! Love the pic of the cockys! Very cool :)

Fantastic shots everyone! Glad you all enjoyed yourselves.

I hope to be at the next weekend day time Melbourne meet up!

....All present, look to our wise Melbourne Oracle Jo O’Brien…..

WOw everyone these are all such great photos! I really love that I’ve not coem across any photos of me lol! I can continue to be elusive!

Melissa, it’s only one day after the trip…....
Give it a few more days and i’m sure there will be…I know I have a few…..!!!!

I hope you will indulge me

I love the splash

oops, sorry Jo

who, these are fantastic, you didnt need anything else. beautiful light, texture and the tones! beautiful.

thanks for orgnising the weekend Jo, can’t wait til the next one

hien and allen those night time shots are fantastic. i love the first one, the shades are amazing. great work

I’d just like to embarass myself herein and admit that while Hien and Allan were taking those perfect night time shots I was in fact trying to take photo’s of the amazing moon – much to my dismay, they were all turning out black.

Photography 101
Mel, take the lense cap off, and drink less

thank you all for the wonderful weekend! Jo, you’ve done a wonderful job at organizing the event ; )

Lost Property
I have ended up with a bunch of items (nothing flash) from the Lorne Meet Up that were unclaimed before returning to Melbourne. If you have lost something, drop me a line with a description and if I have it, I’ll post it to you or something.

So worth the drive.

Melinda, Melinda – didn’t you read the news reports about those genetically modified gum trees?

lol Melinda you’re crackers! Love it.

wow lochs like a good time nice shots

Melinda – Love your furry coat in the 2nd pic. Is it Prada?

Jo – I lost a number of bottles of wine – in Lodge 1. But I don’t think I’ll ever see those again! – D

Bottles of wine you say? hmmm…. anyone see any unclaimed red wine floating around?...
didn’t think so ;)

I didn’t SEE any unclaimed wine. I closed my eyes whilst we drank it Jo…

Did anyone hear that parts of the Great Ocean Rd have been closed due to landslides? Looks like we chose the right weekend.