Not Just a Girl and Her Camera...

2010-08-31T10:29:00.000+10:00

Few arty shots of me and my eyes...

New Addition - Liana

2010-08-20T16:36:00.001+10:00

This is my new baby girl Liana, she's a Scrub Python aka Amethystine Python

2010-08-20T16:26:00.001+10:00

Here's the series I sent into SOYA, Eve and the Apple

Life in Australia - From a Different Point of View!

2010-08-11T20:41:00.002+10:00

This will actually be my first post without photos attached! But don't worry, keep reading, as this isn't not boring at all...

Last year I was up early one morning, and I stumbled upon this blog post. I cannot for the life of me remember how, but obviously I was meant to read it.

As you would have gathered by now, I'm completely obsessed with reptiles, particularly the legless, usually thought of as venomous, kind. I read through it and whole-heartedly agreed with the composer of the above blog post. I was so glad to find someone who wasn't on the shovel side of snakes. I left a comment, and Bob got in contact with me and we've been emailing since.

He recently asked me to provide 10 of my favourite photographs of Aussie wildlife, and I was all to happy to. Here is the result!

Bob's blog is a refreshing, enjoyable and entertaining read. He writes about the differences between England and Australia. It's definitely eye-opening how lucky we are after reading his posts comparing housing, and the cost of living. It also makes you appreciate our climate and biodiversity of our native flora and fauna!

Please take the time to read through his blog! It's definitely a better way to spend your time than waiting for a new status update from randoms on Facebook hahaha...

Here is the link to his blog
And to read more about him, click here.

Pixel prize Finalist

2010-07-22T12:31:00.000+10:00

Learned last night that I'm one of the finalists for the Pixel prize competition!
Theme was "community spirit"

Here's the image -

Birds - For a Challenge

2010-07-03T17:54:00.002+10:00

Spent this afternoon chasing a flock of Black Cockatoo's this afternoon... the results? Nice photos, a sore neck and a sore head - they can aim their projectiles well! Copped a golf sized fruit to the head whilst taking photos...

Also managed some gorgeous shots of these cheeky creatures - Lorikeets!

Alana Again

2010-07-03T17:51:00.001+10:00

Here's some more shots of my gorgeous friend Alana

Sharp Objects!

2010-06-24T18:32:00.002+10:00

My cousin gave me the idea of a bloody knife, so I made up some fake blood and here's the results!

Waterdrop macro's

2010-06-24T09:48:00.002+10:00

Woke up this morning and it had rained overnight, so took this opportunity to grab some gorgeous macro shots! Really love the way they turned out!

Sugar Lips

2010-06-24T09:42:00.003+10:00

had a go of this, I've been wanting to try it for a while now... think it turned out ok!

Sword and the Girl

2010-06-21T14:04:00.003+10:00

Got given this sword by a friend... just a few interesting shots I grabbed quickly... can't wait to use it more!

Out and About in the Gladstone Region...

2010-06-19T19:17:00.003+10:00

Art Assignment

2010-06-09T19:58:00.004+10:00

Had to choose something of my time to do my art assignment on, so I've chosen whaling...

Apples and Jellybeans...

2010-05-31T23:10:00.002+10:00

Was bored so I thought I'd set up a shot and have some fun - this is how it turned out -

City Lights - Extended Exposure

2010-05-31T17:38:00.003+10:00

Abstract Images

2010-05-31T17:36:00.002+10:00

By chance shots - Sunlight shining on my Zippo lighter

Central Bearded Dragon

2010-05-31T17:34:00.003+10:00

Here's a few more shots of one of my Central's - Wally.

Me, Myself and The Hat

2010-05-17T19:24:00.002+10:00

Bit of Emily Self Portraiture -

Sunsets...

2010-05-17T19:17:00.002+10:00

My first try at sunsets... I'm liking the way they turned out!

More Portraiture...

2010-05-17T18:46:00.003+10:00

Not being used to taking photos of subjects who talk back, this was an interesting experience! Awesome none the less. Having amazing friends who put up with you always having a camera in their face is a blessing!

Alana -

Ruth -

B&W Portrait Series

2010-04-07T16:59:00.003+10:00

Here's a few shots I grabbed of my best friend. I'm surprised he sat still long enough and actually let me take the shots of him! Though I'm glad he did

Again Lighting was an issue, I was using ambient light, and was at the beach in the middle of the day. Should talk him into letting me take some in a studio set up.

Taken with Nikon D40, 55-200mm VR lens.

Focal Length - 60-87mm
F-stop - f/9
Shutter Speed - 1/800 sec.
Max Aperture - 4.2

Surfer Shots

2010-04-07T12:57:00.003+10:00

Here's some shots I grabbed this weekend... wasn't ideal conditions, as it was either overcast or no clouds and I was there in the middle of the day, but I'm quite impressed with how they turned out. My best friend thinks I'm obsessed with this particular surfer, but from a photographers POV, he was an ideal subject!

Shots taken with Nikon D40, 55-200mm VR Nikkor lens.
Focal Length - 200mm
Shutter Speed - 1/800 sec.
F-stop - f/9

Bragging...

2010-03-30T11:36:00.003+10:00

This has got to be my all time favourite shot. This is of a friends Red Belly Black Snake, and it's just one of those shot's you just get by total chance...

Carpet Python Series...

2010-03-30T10:50:00.002+10:00

Here's a series of shots I took of my friend's carpet python

Random Macro's

2010-03-30T10:39:00.004+10:00

My very dusty, very rusty fan...

Ripples from raindrops falling into a puddle from the roof... I bumped the contrast

And I was bored one day and decided I'd take some macro sprinkle shots...

Weekend Trips...

2010-03-29T06:22:00.003+10:00

Few shots at the beach I grew up on, Tannum Sands... I'll add a few more when I get my act together!

Bredli on Black

2010-03-26T17:33:00.004+10:00

Here's my beautiful hypo pair of Bredli...

Laila's up first (female) -

Paradox, (male) -

Floral Shots...

2010-03-26T17:23:00.004+10:00

These first two are taken on my little Olympus Tough, it's a handy camera

Snakedrop Series

2010-03-25T11:35:00.003+10:00

Taking my pythons out on the grass to hose them off... you don't believe how messy they get til they try and paint!

A bit of photoshop play and artistic licence...

Shoe String Series

2010-03-25T11:28:00.002+10:00

Here's me and a few more of my loves - awesome shoes and music

Arty, Abstract Me...

2010-03-25T11:24:00.003+10:00

Underwater World Shots

2010-03-25T11:17:00.004+10:00

Here's a few of my day with my friend Matt to Underwater World, Moolooaba, QLD.

Love this shot of Matt!

Sea Turtle

Close up of the poisonous Lion Fish

Interesting coral...

Leafy Sea Dragon

Introducing Just a Girl...

2010-03-25T11:04:00.005+10:00

Here's the basics -

I'm Emily, I'm 17, finishing year 12 in Gladstone, Qld. I love nature, specifically snakes. I love macro's, and I love bright, textured shots. I've only had my little Nikon D40 for 2 years now, and it's almost never failed me.

Fancy Portrait of me...

My baby boy, Paradox (aka Para) He's a Centralian Python (Morelia Spilota Bredli)

My baby girl, Laila (aka Para's girlfriend) She's also a Centralian Python (Morelia Spilota Bredli)

I love them to death, they're the most fascinating animals to look after. I also look after a Murray Cod (no photos) and my cheeky girl, Oscar the Oscar Fish

More of my photo sets and series coming soon! Keep watching