In The Kitchen

What's in the kitchen, some random images.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/30 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/200 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f5.6, 1/4 sec

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 Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/320 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/320 sec

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Total Fire Ban No, Pizza Oven Yes.

This is the pictorial process of making pizza from scratch with mostly home grown and authentic italian ingredients. Preparing the oven, needing the dough, making home made tomato base, buffalo mozzarella, our own dried tomatoes, basil for a Margherita and purchased pepperoni and pancetta for a carnivores version.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f12.8, 1/30 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f2.8, 1/40 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f2.8, 1/15 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f5.6, 1/50 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f8, 1/50 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/40 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/125 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/125 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/80 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/80 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/80 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/4000 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/4000 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/4000 sec

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And Yet Again

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2D @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/100 sec

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 Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/4000 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/8000 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/200 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f8, 1/250 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f8, 1/100 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 50mm f1.4D @ ISO 200, 50mm f1.4, 1/3200 sec
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New Members Of The Family

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f22, 10 sec

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Redman Coonawarra Shiraz 2007

Grown along the Coonawarra Terra rosa, this well structured wine has fruit flavours, subdued oak and mild tannins. Purple red in the glass its dark, dense and spicey, with bouquets of currant and chocolate, cola, mint and menthol.

Best in 2015 and drink by 2019

Penfolds Koonunga Hill Shiraz 2008

Premium grapes from South Australia’s vineyards. Dark red, spicy, dark fruit aromas of quince and fig, hints of olive and liquorice, and gamey overtones. Aromas of dark chocolate and fruitcake develop against a background of subtle, yet spicy oak.

Best in 2013 and drink by 2015

Houghton's Shiraz 2008

From WA’s premium wine growing regions of Margaret and Frankland Rivers, Swan Valley & Gingin. Great flavours and soft tannins, deep garnet in colour, fresh aromas with pepper spice and hints of cloves balanced out with careful oak handling exhibiting sweet fruit characters with subtle tannins and a long finish.

Best in 2011 and drink by 2014

Wynns Coonawarra Estate Shiraz 2008

Wynns reputation as a producer of essential Coonawarra Shiraz continues with this deep red wine with a purple hue. It has dark fruit aromas, dominated by plums, raspberry and stewed rhubarb, red cherry and wild berries, with hints of cocoa and subtle vanillin oak.

Best in 2018 and drink by 2022

Wirra Wirra Church Block 2008

A well made wine sourced from Mclaren Vale SA. Deep plum with brick red hues. It has aromas of fresh berry fruit, mulberry, plump blackberry and raspberry, with hints of liquorice, cinnamon and juniper and velvety tannins.

Best in 2014 and drink by 2017

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Painting with Light

Light painting, light drawing or light graffiti is a technique in which exposure is made in a darkened setting and moving the camera while its pointed at a light source. The first photographer recognised to use this technique was Man Ray in his series "Space Writing"

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 400, 35mm f16, 5 sec

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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 400, 35mm f20, 10 sec

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28°- Showers

We had heavy rain overnight here on Mt Tamborine in Queensland and more rain is forecast for today. It was a pleasant 24 degrees at 7 am so I walked around the yard and took a few pictures between showers.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 105mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f3.5, 1/30 sec

Nikon D300, Nikkor 105mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f8, 1/15 sec

Nikon D300, Nikkor 105mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f3.2, 1/50 sec

Nikon D300, Nikkor 105mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f8, 1/15 sec

Nikon D300, Nikkor 105mm f2.8 @ ISO 200, f8, 1/15 sec

Christmas Lights

Out looking for this years Christmas lights to photograph I grabbed this shot of an almost full moon over a bay near my house.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 800, f2.5, 1/13 sec (Hand Held)

The lights are a little slow coming out this year or I'm a bit early. Anyway here is an abstract view of some Chrissy lights near home.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 800, f2.0, 1/200 sec

Sunday Morning Walk

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, f2, 1/8000 sec

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, f2, 1/250 sec

Fathers Day

Father's Day is celebrated on the first Sunday of September so the date of Father's Day is never fixed. It complements Mother's Day, the celebration honouring mothers.

People express gratitude for fathers and thank them for all their care and support, most often children gift ties, chocolates or other gifts.Father's Day is a celebration inaugurated in the early twentieth century to complement Mother's Day in celebrating fatherhood and male parenting, and to honor and commemorate fathers and forefathers. Father's Day is celebrated on a variety of dates worldwide and typically involves gift-giving, special dinners to fathers, and family-oriented activities. The first observance of Father's Day is believed to have been held on June 19, 1910 in the U.S.

I got this beautiful card and yummy gift in the post Friday, what a great surprise :-) Thanks Jacqui