eye on brisbane
as all the major city’s of the world have now, so does brisvegas.. brisvegas has its own version of the London Eye, to tower over South Bank during the state’s 150th birthday celebrations. this 60m-high Big Wheel will give brisbanites amazing view of the brisbane city skyline, southbank, and the brisbane river, from one if [...]
melanoma awareness day balloons
sunday, march 1st 2009 was melanoma awareness day (MAD).. MAD was started by the the Melanoma Awareness Foundation (MAF). MAF is dedicated to the increased protection and preservation of you and your family’s skin. The Melanoma Awareness Foundation is committed to raising awareness and education to the public about Melanoma Skin Cancer. The Foundation’s aim [...]
city beach southbank
ok what town do you know has a beach right down town? brisbane town does… brisvegas.. it’s so cool.. you want the sand between your toes, you want the taste of urinated water, why head to the coast when you can come downtown, brisvegas.. southbank . . . . . . title . city beach [...]
southbank reflections
i love morning happy hour… wake up 5am, act like a zombie for 20mins… have a hot cup of coffee.. 6am arrive southbank beach.. 6:15am photo taken, no-one about, absolutely quiet.. 7:05 back home for that well deserved sleep in.. actually there was no go home early for that sleep in, today i volunteered with [...]
2nd birthday
here i am, inspecting my 2nd birthday cake.. my mum always made a theme cake, they were sensational.. obviously humpty dumpty was very big back then, wiggles kinda big.. right? as you can see, i was obviously flush with friends wanting to celebrate.. i still have that red tractor, and trailer, 36 years later.. oh [...]
brisbane river by dusk
happy hour is one of the best times of the day to take photo’s.. happy hour by the brisbane river is amazing.. the shadows, the tones, the lighting, the sporting activities.. today i walked along the brisbane river with a wonderful, amazing person… it was a truly an heart tingling time.. long walks in the [...]
sketches – igor stravinski
this is a 1920 pablo picasso charcoal and graphite of Igor Stravinksi, and a 2009 2B dale lawson replica of 1920 pablo picasso charcoal and graphite of Igor Stravinksi.. can you tell which one… ahahahah of course you can.. this is week 2 of my drawing class… clearly the one on the left is the [...]
purple sunset
after two days of rain we had an amazing sunset, with the suns rays beaming over the remnants of the passing rain clouds.. . . . . . . title . purple sunset location . home on the range date . 15/02/2009 flickr ref . http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalelawson/3280482635/
tiger the zombie turtle
this is my pet turtle, well actually it be a zombie turtle, tiger.. it all started with tigers’ mum lilly… lilly came ashore on the grassy banks of the great lake at the university of queensland.. she came ashore to lay her eggs, which she did under great pain and great suffering.. she had hope, [...]
happy valentines day
i want to wish everyone a happy happy valentines day, and may all your wishes and loves come true.. sm . . . . . . title . valentines day location . world date . 14/02/2009 flickr ref . http://www.flickr.com/photos/dalelawson/3278077133
eye 4 photography
i was taking some photos around the house today with my little assistant… sam he has an eye 4 photography.. he was so cute… sam was telling me where he wanted to stand, as i was taking the photos.. ahahah . . . . . title . eye 4 photography location . home on the [...]
as free as a bird
in the face of a strong on-shore breeze, the seagull forges every closer to its definite chief aim, claiming the stale chip on the near by park bench…
- unknown once said, if you love some thing, set is free, if it’s come back, it’s yours, if it doesn’t it never was…
title . as free as a bird
location . basin reserve, bundaberg
date . 11/01/2009
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jiminy cricket
this is little j j jiminy cricket… he stoped by to say hello, and to give Garden Du Halyard a green thumb rating.. he was very thorough, wanting to know what sort of pesticides i use, did i have a worm farm, was i mulching… the worst (roundup), yes, yes.. and we have a water [...]
one tree hill
today we cover the ups and downs of on road photography whilst perched near 90km/h rise.. we also look at listening for fast approaching lorries, how to duck and roll with out damaging your gear, and many other evasive techniques to hone your from road level photographic techniques i was on the way back from [...]