Night Photography

Bren and I went out on our monthly date night last Friday. We went for dinner to a cool little bar/lounge/restaurant in Broadbeach and enjoyed the peace and quiet that comes when the children are tucked up in bed!!!

We then went and braved the cool night air and elements (rain) and tried to take a few shots of Broadbeach by night. Unfortunately the weather was against us and just as we were setting up a storm decided to grace us with its presence. The rain just kept getting heavier and heavier and we eventually (well within 10 minutes) decided to give up.

I got a few interesting shots though.

The colours that come out from lights at slow shutter speeds are really interesting and eery.

We will have to try our luck again another night!! This time when there isn't a nasty low pressure system menacing the coastline.

Festival of Light - Coomera

Seth's Lantern

Bonfire by the Lake

Pyramid Lanterns made by Local School Kids

Parade Preparations - love the light!!!

Last night Bren, the boys and I went to a local event called the Festival of Light. It is an annual event where local community groups make lanterns with schools in the area and then have a light parade at dusk around a lake. Seth made a star lantern this year at Kindy and so we decided to check the event out. It far exceeded our expectations! The atmosphere was beautiful with lots of free events for the kids (face painting, jumping castle, pony rides, petting zoo, bubbles, dancing displays) and a really awesome live band. The lanterns the older children made were simply elegant and looked stunning when lit.

The lake was decorated with huge (and I mean huge) lanterns of different objects (lions, fish, flying pigs, flowers, etc) which glowed softly.

I took my camera (of course) but forgot to take the tripod (duh!!). I did however manage to get some shots which I think represent the atmosphere of the event really well. They may not be technically perfect but I like the artistic perspective they portray.

We are going to head down to Lismore in a few weeks time to another lantern parade which is apparently on a much grander scale than the one we went to last night. This time I WILL be taking my tripod!!!