Alpha Photography Blog

Panning can be a challenge at the best of times, but trying to follow a miniature car zipping around a mini racetrack with a camera lens was a new experience for me.

I’d never been to a model car race track until recently and I was amazed at what a big enterprise it is!  This is an activity that attracts young and not-so-young, men, women, kids, teenagers, you name it!

Here are my attempts to capture some of the smaller speed demons on the track…

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There’s nothing I love more than spending time with my dog, Mirabell.  She is such a happy, loving, bundle of energy.  Even when she does something annoying she’s cute!

Because she’s so energetic, getting a photo of her that’s in focus can sometimes be a challenge.  When she’s lying down it’s OK, but on the go, she puts all her energies into what she’s doing.

Here is a somewhat unique photo where she’s actually looking at the camera and her eyes are in focus!

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One of the beautiful things about spring are the colours of the flowers, not to mention the smells!  I love flowers, and the colours of Australian flora is even more stunning after rain.

Recently, I went for a day trip up into the mountains, about a week after we had received some much needed rain.  Now the colours of these particular plants are my favourites…

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