Day 108 - Peta's Birthday Portrait

Happy Birthday Peta!

Peta and I went and had coffee this morning at Art Oven in Manuka and followed up the coffee with a little trip to the portrait gallery. Having not really been for a good look there before (even though I have been there a couple of times) we were looking forward to enjoying the collection. Additionally we were very happy to find that the National Photographic Portrait Prize 2012 was currently on exhibit. You can see the photos that were on display here. I had a few favourites, including Mum by Christopher Pearce, Romela by Regan Kennedy, Frog Hunter by Mathew Abbott and Nikki and Nick by Emma Phillips. The one I liked most though was Caravan Kids by Jennifer Stocks.

Outside the exhibit, Peta and I enjoyed playing with the photo corner which had been set up for taking our own portraits! Here is Peta in her birthday portrait. I look forward to seeing what she has come up with for my portrait!

Day 70 - On Tour in Canberra!

Some days it is hard to think about what to blog about and what on earth to take a photo of, but today was the complete opposite. With a day out to see the hot air balloons, followed by a walk to Questacon, the Portrait Gallery for coffee, the sculpture gardens at the National Gallery, a stop by the lake and a walk through the above spot (please someone remind me of what this is called?!) we also followed up later in the night with a first visit to Enlighten, where they light up all the buildings with projected art. If you haven't seen this I really recommend the visit. It is well worth it, particularly if you like photography! With about 300 shots to choose from today, I chose this one, because I just love how Henry is marching along in it. Without a stroller he kept up with us all morning and had a great day out!