While the weather forecast predicted doom and gloom, greater forces seemed to be at work, and kept all the rain away, replacing it with sunshine and blue skies.

Everyone was in a great mood, although the nerves were starting to show as the big moment crept closer. But in the end, everything went to plan and the day was a huge success. Congratulations Ange & Chris! You couldn’t have asked for a better day.

The Dress

Getting ready

The table decorations

Nearly ready

The Ceremony

The Kiss

We took a quick trip down to the old train station for a bit of fun, with the old buildings, tracks and a few very happy people.

Waiting for the train

On the dancefloor

The Entertainment

Another perfect Autumn day, and a delight to be outside in the Adelaide Botanic Gardens. Patrick and the girls had a great time wandering around the gardens, looking at the plants, smelling the flowers and watching the ducks.

Taking a little break on the bench.

Look at all those wonderful leaves

Even though the wisteria’s not in flower yet, it still makes for a perfect photo setting.

Picking flowers

Having a bit of fun on the Moreton Bay fig tree.

The South Australian Maritime Museum is home to the largest collection of ship’s figureheads in the Southern Hemisphere. Many of the figureheads are on display to the public and provide a beautiful look back at the history of maritime design.

Some are in near-perfect condition, while a few are a little worse for wear after spending a number of years gracing private gardens. Below are some of my favourites.

Figurehead from the Hannah Nicholson, 3-masted wooden barque built in Whitehaven, 1858

Some of the figureheads on display at the Maritime Museum

Figurehead from the Star of Greece, 3-masted iron ship built in Belfast, 1868

Headless figurehead from the Norma, 4-masted steel barque built in Glasgow, 1893

Figurehead from the the Post Boy, 2-masted wooden schooner built in Port Adelaide, 1874

Figurehead from the General Blanco, 3-masted wooden ship built in Quebec, 1844

Figurehead from the Ville De Bordeaux, 3-masted wooden ship built in Bordeaux, 1836

The weather was perfect, the setting was beautiful and the smiles were everywhere. Congratulations to both Emily and Chad on their engagement — if you need any photos while you’re in Thailand, let me know!

Emily and Chad

The ring

The happy couple

A very happy day

The boys

HMAS PARRAMATTA visited Adelaide during the fourth week of August, and I was fortunate enough to get an offer to come onboard and take some photos of the ship and its equipment. My first time on an ANZAC-class — it looks big on the outside, but its pretty tight on the inside.

The day turned out perfectly weatherwise, so it was a great opportunity to try out some HDR imaging.

Looking up towards the bridge on HMAS PARRAMATTA

The Mk45 5-inch Gun

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For more military hardware, see the M1A1 Abrams in Saab Barracuda camoflauge.

Some kids might be a handful, but they do put on a good show.

I had the pleasure today of a photo session with Sandy and her two boys at a park in Tea Tree Gully. It was great fun with the kids running around, although the creek proved to be a bit more of a hit than we’d really hoped for. We couldn’t have asked for better weather, and the location provided beautiful colours and backdrops.

Here they come

Mum and the boys

The angel and the devil

Happy family

Sometimes you need to widen the view to take in the beauty of a scene.