tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-202492252024-03-08T08:25:14.384+11:00authorblogSimply celebrating lifedavid mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comBlogger4394125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-34273814278567036772011-09-06T07:37:00.000+11:002011-09-06T07:37:40.822+11:00When you wish upon a star<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOfigaqYXmkOQMAcKiKUtFNGOTsTEspZohbxx2-Nfh0EJKhhHXUaVkVjMJSsKZxbU4z8rM1p_4b0dIT1dR26dIOJggOwyKRw5N7kq3GDdnm_2eEa2_PiKZ6E1n5EljhvdQFJLTQ/s1600/blog8714.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYOfigaqYXmkOQMAcKiKUtFNGOTsTEspZohbxx2-Nfh0EJKhhHXUaVkVjMJSsKZxbU4z8rM1p_4b0dIT1dR26dIOJggOwyKRw5N7kq3GDdnm_2eEa2_PiKZ6E1n5EljhvdQFJLTQ/s320/blog8714.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo copyright: DAVID McMAHON. Image ID: 142-8714</span></b></div><br />
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It’s really fitting that the base of this Kylie Minogue statue is a star, because the ex-“Neighbours” actress has been one of this country’s biggest stars since the Eighties.<br />
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Notice something strange? If you look really carefully at this image, you’ll see that the singer’s right foot is on the left and her left foot is on the right. But that’s because her legs are crossed in this famous pose, as her arms are raised heavenwards in triumph.<br />
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Interestingly enough, the model for the Docklands statue, unveiled in 2007, was not Kylie herself but a body double, Sophia James.<br />
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If you take a look at the image below, you'll realise why the feet are so unusually positioned. And as you can see, I wasn't the only person shooting the statue at the time! <br />
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Time to put your thinking caps on. Can you work out what on earth I've shot here? Are they Lego-like building blocks? Are they extras on the set of a Toy Story film? Are they colourful cogs in some futuristic mechanism?<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal">No, they're actually a row of little "floral people". Each of them is about a metre high. Each was a different shape and painted in a different colour. They were simply meant for toddlers to put their head and shoulders through, and were in display at the Moomba fairground here in Melbourne.</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">I shot this in March 2010. Because I had my long lens on, I was able to find an angle lining up each object and shooting them in a tight frame creating a visual puzzle. It's all about angles of perception, really ...</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal">But this is what the brightly painted figures looked like when viewed normally!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-90485076822592396452011-08-16T21:56:00.000+11:002011-08-16T21:56:30.710+11:00Wedding Presence<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2k3upV_ma0YbK8TJaDkM6g6VdGRM4sJJOo7-rBLU19CQBUYt2s_fYjZFYZ9Y9xtO4nSZKjBAEAXQDFOzQR6fi46Sv_UE2KdJSillxGApowxcbhHk5mNTyT8nB4Sx2pxyeHTm7hQ/s1600/blogwedding2148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2k3upV_ma0YbK8TJaDkM6g6VdGRM4sJJOo7-rBLU19CQBUYt2s_fYjZFYZ9Y9xtO4nSZKjBAEAXQDFOzQR6fi46Sv_UE2KdJSillxGApowxcbhHk5mNTyT8nB4Sx2pxyeHTm7hQ/s320/blogwedding2148.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo copyright: DAVID McMAHON. Image ID:135-2148</span></b></div><br />
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My new wedding photography site has been launched. It is <a href="http://davidmcmahonweddings.com/">here</a> and if you have the time, I'd like to know what you think of it. Feel free to critique the design, the content and the display.<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-50382937036285675132011-08-06T23:25:00.001+11:002011-08-06T23:26:21.390+11:00Cue the theme music from Jaws<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRznF0M8gvrB9vzIt9dEJahe2gqidvAGnzQAybizvadHBIFVcdzakDQdIacT8IDEqbp9p4RCssklSeoyRpK5xvpo_9yO1pxz3a9wu3OhYb4K2k6D8MeNrERxZo6CxgNmKKhfMXmQ/s1600/blogjaws7997.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRznF0M8gvrB9vzIt9dEJahe2gqidvAGnzQAybizvadHBIFVcdzakDQdIacT8IDEqbp9p4RCssklSeoyRpK5xvpo_9yO1pxz3a9wu3OhYb4K2k6D8MeNrERxZo6CxgNmKKhfMXmQ/s320/blogjaws7997.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo copyright: DAVID McMAHON. Image ID: CanberraJuly2011-7997</span></b></div><br />
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It might look like a fearsome carnivore, but it’s completely harmless – and it’s inanimate as well!<br />
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It’s simply a potted indoor plant outside the restaurant at the Hyatt Hotel in Canberra. The shape of the leaves caught my eye and when I found the correct angle, enabling me to shoot it in silhouette against one of many lamps, I knew I had an unusual result!<div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-1433687295596095272011-07-20T00:18:00.001+11:002011-07-20T00:21:31.202+11:00Let There Be Light<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHu5TiPssCQCCr6jvfLEe-2l3BqvgN8gJwNh8f4jpqAD2s0CKOZtpmGvUtJ7ZZ319EeGjutzV95D8eSjDmTMDfqxleV2ZNKLBM4_114m3mGdHH5eBlJniVpQiwNB8Jj2zO7zbkMA/s1600/bloglights139-7018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHu5TiPssCQCCr6jvfLEe-2l3BqvgN8gJwNh8f4jpqAD2s0CKOZtpmGvUtJ7ZZ319EeGjutzV95D8eSjDmTMDfqxleV2ZNKLBM4_114m3mGdHH5eBlJniVpQiwNB8Jj2zO7zbkMA/s320/bloglights139-7018.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">P</span><span style="font-size: x-small;">hoto copyright: DAVID McMAHON. Image ID: 139-7018</span></div><br />
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These stage lights had me mesmerised at a recent function. They went through various colour sequences, with several swift permutations and combinations that utilised every colour of the rainbow - and then some!<br />
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There was swirling fog all across the stage, being blown by fans in every direction. I studied the lights. Then I studied the fog. Then I studied the lights again. Then I studied the fog again. Of all the light sequences and colour combinations that continued to flash, I knew which one would look the most striking.<br />
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But the real challenge was not just to wait several minutes until I had the red main light and the three blue lights. The real challenge was to wait until that particular combination of lights appeared when the fog had just the right density.<br />
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(Bear in mind this is just a low-resolution image. If you want to see it full size, you can view it <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/davidmcmahon/art/7375406-just-a-stage-theyre-going-through">here</a> on my Red Bubble site.)<br />
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I needed just enough fog across the stage to give me the density that would work best with the blue and right lights. Too much fog and the lights would have been blurred. Too little fog and the lights would not have had the right effect.<br />
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I'll leave it to you to judge ...<div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-83485702506720277262011-07-04T00:21:00.000+11:002011-07-04T00:21:09.386+11:00The King And I<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fHK7MNX9_Lwb9gmODtzskWN1WsQL9FDxIndCs0fCk_HH-g35cwHzrGQKDWX2e-xLgGXITsdFWTb2IidpdDnS-SN4fH6_9DDU4Ih7Nia87A2vKq3ZbQ1duBRpkCWhc6daOgE0yg/s1600/blogelvis6914.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2fHK7MNX9_Lwb9gmODtzskWN1WsQL9FDxIndCs0fCk_HH-g35cwHzrGQKDWX2e-xLgGXITsdFWTb2IidpdDnS-SN4fH6_9DDU4Ih7Nia87A2vKq3ZbQ1duBRpkCWhc6daOgE0yg/s320/blogelvis6914.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Image copyright: DAVID McMAHON. Image ID: 139-6914</b></span></div><br />
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One day Elvis was in the shop window - then he was gone. There's this beautiful white building in South Melbourne that is more than a century old. It has huge old-fashioned windows, a door that opens on the street corner, and a high turret at the apex of the V-shaped building.<br />
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It always catches my attention when I drive past this area, because it harks back to a different era and also because it is such a contrast to the other, more modern architecture that has sprung up around it. The building is now home to a place called <a href="http://www.costumeshop.com.au/index.htm">The Costume Shop</a> and about a week ago I noticed that one of the mannequins in the window was dressed like Elvis Presley.<br />
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I was determined to return to the area and take some shots of the figure. A couple of days later I made sure I had a few minutes up my sleeve. I parked down a side street, and walked over to the shop. To my disappointment, it hadn't opened for the day, but I decided to shoot some images from outside. Interestingly, this was not as easy as it might sound, because of the reflections in the window.<br />
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Eventually I managed to find an angle where I wasn't getting too many reflections- and trudged slowly back to my car, disappointed that I hadn't been able to get into the shop. But the next time I was in the area, a day or two later, Elvis was gone.<br />
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As a good friend of mine quipped, Elvis had well and truly left the building. <br />
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There were no clues as to his whereabouts. Not even a pair of scuffed blue suede shoes.<div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-45346654077082717112011-06-11T22:18:00.000+11:002011-06-11T22:18:32.744+11:00Pail imitation of his former self<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJq2COOTrD3RGlcgLWghOKlKgYGMuHOKGf77mnX47xjuGrTwZ2WUnmrYnfGKCH2nlY6fHn3FJX1GmBTHCRklTfRKOnCxRDkbL5BwZD5m2PEMk2O4eUBd5I4kLdJHbvxWAdt9now/s1600/blogbucket.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjJq2COOTrD3RGlcgLWghOKlKgYGMuHOKGf77mnX47xjuGrTwZ2WUnmrYnfGKCH2nlY6fHn3FJX1GmBTHCRklTfRKOnCxRDkbL5BwZD5m2PEMk2O4eUBd5I4kLdJHbvxWAdt9now/s320/blogbucket.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Photo copyright: DAVID McMAHON. Image ID: 137-5090</b></span></div><br />
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A couple of months ago, the Authorbloglets and I were in the bayside suburb of St Kilda and I was ambling along the Esplanade (the "Espy" to the locals) when I spotted this sight at the Sunday market. Naturally, I had my camera with me, so I was able to take the shot of this mannequin with the unusual headgear.<br />
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When I got back home, I posted the image on my Red Bubble site, which is home to more than 1000 of my images from around the world. I threw open the image in a worldwide title-writing contest and I received so many great entries that the result was a three-way tie! You can view the high-resolution version of this image, along with all the winning entries <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/davidmcmahon/art/6984560-contest-write-your-own-title-for-this-quirky-image">here</a>.<br />
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And yes, one of the joint winners was Leslie, the popular Vancouver-based blogger who took the trouble to come all the way to Vancouver International Airport to have breakfast with me in August 2008.<div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-91907643129866504312011-06-01T15:19:00.000+11:002011-06-01T15:19:35.269+11:00The bride wore orange<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bak3BbyJK3F5vYEq9_uLFD3AyzBRrEhoxKoFeaLxkgG4HqPQ45hLbJPUrmv2oAhI-eN9LfCtpVdN0qyGEKCdgvNNTN7C9jGL2FJzokwjfji2zpKkH_-FxKFbX8HNYlvAAUzFpA/s1600/Blog6628.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9bak3BbyJK3F5vYEq9_uLFD3AyzBRrEhoxKoFeaLxkgG4HqPQ45hLbJPUrmv2oAhI-eN9LfCtpVdN0qyGEKCdgvNNTN7C9jGL2FJzokwjfji2zpKkH_-FxKFbX8HNYlvAAUzFpA/s320/Blog6628.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON. Image ID: 139-6680</b></span></div> <br />
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She was only three when the Steve Martin version of the film 'Father of the Bride' was released. But after the movie was over, she asked her father if he - like the Steve Martin character in the script - would play basketball with her the night before he walked her down the aisle.<br />
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Instantly, the father said yes. He never forgot his promise.<br />
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A few months later, the little girl - four years old by this time - refused to let her father throw out a pair of her orange socks. They were her all-time favourite socks, she declared. The father pointed to the fact that the socks had a couple of holes in them. "That doesn't matter," said the little girl, "they're so comfortable."<br />
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Several times, the father threatened to throw out those orange socks. They sprouted (as socks do, especially favourite socks) more holes, to the point where the father, mathematical by nature, actually pointed out to the little girl that there was a greater percentage of holes than there was orange fabric. But his daughter would not let him throw out the socks.<br />
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They were her "all-time favourite" socks, remember?<br />
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Before they knew it, the little girl was 22 years old. She was about to be married. Relatives and friends flew in from far and wide. The house was even more full of laughter and joy than it was normally, because so many loved ones had travelled nigh-biblical distances to be present at her wedding.<br />
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The evening before the wedding, they didn't have the time to play basketball. They had to be at the beautiful Gothic church with the sweeping bluestone steeple for the rehearsal. Afterwards, when evening had given way to a humid night, torrential rain lashed the city. It meant they were unable to play the game of basketball they had promised each other, just a few short years earlier.<br />
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The next day, the bride's makeup was complete. The hairdresser had finished. The flower girls were ready. The bridesmaids, her closest friends in the world, were waiting for the official photographer. The house radiated happiness.<br />
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The bride was about to step into her jewellery and her wedding dress.<br />
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The proud father, his heart bursting with joy and pride and oh so much love, put something into his beloved daughter's hands. It was a brand-new pair of orange socks. "Just perfect for a basketball game," he suggested with a big grin on his face.<br />
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The bride paused. She donned her Adidas shoes. And they played the game of basketball each had promised the other. <br />
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And the bride's mother? She dropped everything to videotape the special moment on the little girl's most special day.<div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com67tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-86241986177450691172011-05-15T09:05:00.000+11:002011-05-15T09:05:24.751+11:00Try picking my most popular shot<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoo98b0Mj-0LCdS3E8LjQ8CEtRBFtA6bA0CcEs2ewDjahZ4dKITELTvDSzxClrvEoDLAEbx0Rs6RZ4yjPdMxrMnRmTi58Wk_-WrGaz5hV40VtnoBwpuesjs1bf5CjhQs8nx6BCtA/s1600/blog8630.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="214" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoo98b0Mj-0LCdS3E8LjQ8CEtRBFtA6bA0CcEs2ewDjahZ4dKITELTvDSzxClrvEoDLAEbx0Rs6RZ4yjPdMxrMnRmTi58Wk_-WrGaz5hV40VtnoBwpuesjs1bf5CjhQs8nx6BCtA/s320/blog8630.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Close-up of a building facade, Whitehorse, Yukon. IMAGE COPYRIGHT: DAVID McMAHON</span></b></div><br />
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Some of my blog friends would remember this unusual image, shot while I stood mid-stride (yep - the things we do for art!) across a pedestrian crossing on a September afternoon in 2008 in Whitehorse, capital of Canada's gold rush Yukon region.<br />
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So I guess it would come as no surprise that this is among my most popular images. But if you wanted to skim quickly over my top dozen and a half photographs, all you have to do is click this link on my <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/davidmcmahon/collections/61787-500-views">Red Bubble</a> site. You'll see square thumbnails of my most-visited images, all on a single screen.<br />
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I'd be delighted if you could leave a comment on this blog post, saying which ones you think have attracted the most views on Red Bubble - which is an online art and photography gallery that is free to join.<br />
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When you've had a look, let me know what you think. But if you're wondering about the answer, <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/davidmcmahon/art/3004690-didgeridoo-dots">this</a> image has attracted by far the most views, with <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/davidmcmahon/art/4412712-green-hornet">this</a> image about 700 views behind, and <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/davidmcmahon/art/3004577-youve-grown-a-foot-since-we-last-met">this</a> one a couple of hundred clicks behind in third place.<br />
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PS: Yes, I've been away a long time. But it's always great to push the door open and see who's here!<div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com63tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-12493389155151883892010-12-07T00:01:00.003+11:002010-12-07T00:01:00.926+11:00Off to the Michael B(a)uble concert<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJswVB4hLa9kAzoe3T48IntNeicDVOVPVkgtGE4TP9yI9C2THKYnRgEEqfZ_wLZpxvGDEjBt68cJ4hMD0FXoAwvc-bnZDkZWMPQ3bpjutppjIwtn1evEWcDAx8xWeLoxrj1qMgw/s1600/blog120-1234.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRJswVB4hLa9kAzoe3T48IntNeicDVOVPVkgtGE4TP9yI9C2THKYnRgEEqfZ_wLZpxvGDEjBt68cJ4hMD0FXoAwvc-bnZDkZWMPQ3bpjutppjIwtn1evEWcDAx8xWeLoxrj1qMgw/s320/blog120-1234.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON (Image ID: 120-1234)</b></span></div><br />
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No, I wasn't using a fisheye lens - but by concentrating on this bauble, high up on a five-metre Christmas tree, I have managed to acquire a fisheye effect of everything above and behind me. What you see here is a very low-res image, so if you want to see the original full-size file, just click <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/davidmcmahon/art/4192365-2-welcome-to-the-michael-b-a-uble-concert">here</a> to view it on my Red Bubble site.<br />
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This unusual Yuletide image was shot in Melbourne last November. These giant Christmas trees are on display in a public area and in order to shoot this bauble placed so high on the tree, I had to use my 300mm lens at full stretch!<div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com57tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-43369134810822733662010-12-06T12:01:00.001+11:002010-12-06T12:01:00.187+11:00Verse and worse<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Mrs McClusky had a pet husky</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>That could play the piano while using a bus key</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>But as we discovered, on grand concert night</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Its Bach was definitely worse than its bite</b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-66425207197070235442010-12-06T00:01:00.002+11:002010-12-06T06:29:46.761+11:00You can't drive THIS Chrysler<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoGUgJGlt2afwZ7NZOHjb4yL1MJU3W2dVQbfwNb-YKPgIZx4cBCahC0kcaQ6mm8ms57rDaCnfJPr6dMObew0yWBbiBoKzw4Xprxb4mmRFPTH3Ec9J2KuLvOPwr8CX0ND-1COiNg/s1600/blog9305.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoGUgJGlt2afwZ7NZOHjb4yL1MJU3W2dVQbfwNb-YKPgIZx4cBCahC0kcaQ6mm8ms57rDaCnfJPr6dMObew0yWBbiBoKzw4Xprxb4mmRFPTH3Ec9J2KuLvOPwr8CX0ND-1COiNg/s320/blog9305.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON (Image ID: USA2010-30June-9305)</b></span></div><br />
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As most of you would know, my continual quest is to find fresh, unusual angles of familiar landmarks. Along with Mrs Authorblog and the Authorbloglets, we were walking towards Grand Central Station in New York City in June this year - and of course, I was lagging because I was taking quick shots of the skyline while we walked.<br />
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Then we stopped for the lights at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street and, as I always do, I did a quick scan on all four points of the compass, then I looked directly up. There, above me, was the shot I wanted. I shot the Chrysler Building's distinctive Art Deco shape through the street lights above me.<br />
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This is simply a low-resolution image, but if you want to see the original in full resolution on my Red Bubble site, just click <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/davidmcmahon/art/5470203-1-high-and-mighty">here</a> and I hope you enjoy what you see.<div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-25925482016166012762010-12-05T12:01:00.002+11:002010-12-05T12:01:00.626+11:00Verse and worse<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>I have this friend called Malcolm</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Who has blind faith in talcum</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Instead of tucking in to chowder</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">He's out buyin' stocks in powder</b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-31517435300278827192010-12-05T00:01:00.001+11:002010-12-05T07:49:53.942+11:00How does your garden grow?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLO7DW5A4M2k_z2O0CcBaMyDT0ATAQj8wEtxr2qsAYJ3bMibJiypTTwA1V0_P85rmKvv3IDoynaisXCSJturnzPW0pbBBHC0R15H949Z8BfvNfMCDb86VYxE4LYm4KdxJIKY7iQ/s1600/blog131-6568.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRLO7DW5A4M2k_z2O0CcBaMyDT0ATAQj8wEtxr2qsAYJ3bMibJiypTTwA1V0_P85rmKvv3IDoynaisXCSJturnzPW0pbBBHC0R15H949Z8BfvNfMCDb86VYxE4LYm4KdxJIKY7iQ/s320/blog131-6568.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON (Image ID: 131-6568)</b></span></div><br />
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Judging by the state of these window boxes in the bright sunlight, the first-floor garden is thriving, thanks very much. This was shot on Lygon Street, the place that is home to Melbourne's unique cafe culture. It doesn't matter what sort of cuisine you're looking for, this is where you'll find it, day or night.<br />
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It was a warm afternoon, and the summery colours of this restaurant's facade really dictated that I had to stop to take a shot or two. The orange trellis work was central to what I wanted to depict, and if you look carefully, you'll see that the angle I chose actually meant I had to include the awning in the frame - but that I had to ensure it did not dominate any aspect of the shot!<div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-11488437801697759202010-12-04T12:01:00.002+11:002010-12-04T12:01:00.360+11:00Verse and worse<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>If all your cables</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Have "Top Secret" labels</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Just wait for the geeks</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>To read WikiLeaks</b></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-43976101482450244092010-12-04T00:01:00.021+11:002010-12-04T00:01:00.209+11:00Welcome to the new millennium<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtIWYAPOtIZb44RtI55uq0RkTRzXBpnmazgzUCiepfNaphp_NV-E2iJxZFR55bzGQCMt61gHlGolEJHOV3m6byUjDg4VVnUtkZr9uC6Y6SCv_dv9l0I3ePLVeNbpiTQzEMZKV2Q/s1600/blog4249.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdtIWYAPOtIZb44RtI55uq0RkTRzXBpnmazgzUCiepfNaphp_NV-E2iJxZFR55bzGQCMt61gHlGolEJHOV3m6byUjDg4VVnUtkZr9uC6Y6SCv_dv9l0I3ePLVeNbpiTQzEMZKV2Q/s320/blog4249.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON (Image ID: Malaysia2010-4249)</b></span></div><br />
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Sometimes the most minor factors can lead you to an unusual composition. In Kuala Lumpur in January this year, we had walked past the Grand Millennium Hotel three or four times, but suddenly the hotel facade took on a whole new look late one afternoon.<br />
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The reflection on the glass exterior took on a golden hue in some parts, but the presence of a small cloud directly above the hotel drew me to shoot a tight frame, emphasising the triangle created by the blue sky above the hotel. I guess it all depends on what you "see" ...<br />
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It was the last day of spring, and the post-sunset sky show was brief but memorable. A range of colours rolled across the landscape as the last light of November began to fade away in spectacular fashion.<br />
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It's been a wet spring and we're being told the showers will continue pretty much through December. But for a country that's been in drought for eight years, that is the best news ever. Bring on those showers!<div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-66939989044320425922010-12-02T12:01:00.002+11:002010-12-02T12:01:00.714+11:00Verse and worse<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>A would-be accountant named Jonathan Ryan</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Failed every exam (but he had fun tryin’)</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>He told us all he was useless at addition</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>But next thing we knew, he’d been charged with sedition</b></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-77206940109039490952010-12-02T00:01:00.002+11:002010-12-02T06:11:46.385+11:00We're so glassy-eyed this morning<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUnNB9FtaGhMXjld_eozeFrRXHnCHsbhLL2cJicYHDRP5x4YFBOT01St_lkNhijIljeB5nbQ7zpA4tuQDj-Gnv3oNzaA_rOLGM7j0tmIH-QHdCj6ukwugL0Djn5zieDBBnWfBiA/s1600/blog3527.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKUnNB9FtaGhMXjld_eozeFrRXHnCHsbhLL2cJicYHDRP5x4YFBOT01St_lkNhijIljeB5nbQ7zpA4tuQDj-Gnv3oNzaA_rOLGM7j0tmIH-QHdCj6ukwugL0Djn5zieDBBnWfBiA/s320/blog3527.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON (Image ID: Malaysia2010-3527)</b></span></div><br />
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This was a tough shot to take, despite the fact that it looks easy when presented this way. It was taken indoors in a Kuala Lumpur shopping mall in January this year. I spotted these unusual mannequins and while the lighting wasn't great, I wondered if it would be sufficient to present all four mannequins in a row.<br />
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You have to remember, too, that I never use a tripod! With people streaming past constantly in both directions, I had to consider my options before deciding how best to use the unique "heads". I also figured that the dark dresses and the black-themed interior of the shop would be the best contrast for the glassy droids.<div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-41736397453623807102010-12-01T12:01:00.002+11:002010-12-01T12:01:00.232+11:00Verse and worse<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>Jack fell down and broke his crown</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>And Jill came tumbling after</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>The lawyer’s face revealed a frown</b></span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b>As he sued for a broken rafter</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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It's not your normal view of a retired naval cruiser, but who wants a normal view for any photographic image? I stopped to admire the symmetry of the vessel's graceful bow, accentuated by the curvature of the number 11 on either side.<br />
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Really the only thing that was not symmetrical was the jetty rope - but that didn't worry me. This was shot at the Australian Maritime Museum in Sydney.<div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-22615976730022408802010-11-30T12:01:00.000+11:002010-11-30T12:01:00.188+11:00Verse and worse<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>The master builder taught his daughter</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>How to lay bricks and prepare the mortar</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b> Her skills and talents could not be finer</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now she's cloning the Great Wall of China</b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-84569839776250739142010-11-30T00:01:00.000+11:002010-11-30T00:01:00.406+11:00Identify this mystery object<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX46KcqrZqfkHOz4dwLVrpplb6E216Rrmr7n2cOqnbLScAkLa346FmXwSP5ssPHb9ZjyRZSqkPJyi8r6oN1hSYaj3sn3spZWQ6zj_CnJ-W-sO7R7ixnaHaXuU8KLFgETVBeELI7w/s1600/blog-7323.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX46KcqrZqfkHOz4dwLVrpplb6E216Rrmr7n2cOqnbLScAkLa346FmXwSP5ssPHb9ZjyRZSqkPJyi8r6oN1hSYaj3sn3spZWQ6zj_CnJ-W-sO7R7ixnaHaXuU8KLFgETVBeELI7w/s320/blog-7323.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON (Image ID: 7323)</b></span></div><br />
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OK, so it's not the most common viewpoint. That's because I stood with my back to the object, bent over as far as I could, and shot it upwards to get the most unconventional angle. Yes, I must have looked like the Hunchback of Notre Dame in reverse!<br />
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But can you guess what I've shot? Feel free to post your guesses as comments - and yes, you can guess as many times as you want. I'll reveal the answer in 24 hours, but if you just cannot wait that long, you can check the high-resolution image <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/davidmcmahon/art/5262379-2-solve-this-puzzle-what-is-this-mystery-object">here</a> on my Red Bubble site to see what the answer is.<div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20249225.post-67152937183164252562010-11-29T12:01:00.000+11:002010-11-29T12:01:00.171+11:00Verse and worse<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>The new lighthouse keeper</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>Is such a heavy sleeper</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><b>That he sets eight alarms to rise every morning</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">And take on his duties even while he's still yawning</b></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">David McMahon is a Melbourne journalist, photographer and bestselling novelist.</div>david mcmahonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.com7