Flamboyant pom-poms

Sometimes, not being able to go sailing on a weekend has its rewards.  Even after living in Australia for 34 years, I have a special fascination for eucalyptus blossoms.  May be it is because they are so different to the flowering trees of my native France.  There are so flamboyant, so beautiful and interesting with the…

Adventure with a big ‘A’

Recently my cousin Michel, who knows our passion for adventure, introduced us to the amazing work of photographer and film maker Richard Sidey  during expeditions which took him to the polar regions. Richard Sidey is based in Wanaka, New Zealand.  Part of his assignments include being the official photographer on expedition vessels.  When I think of ‘the dream job’,…

Spring sail on Take It Easy

The challenges of photography afloat!

Leanne Cole, a Melbourne based professional photographer whom I have been following since starting our website, asked me to write a guest post on her blog about the challenges of photography while sailing! Initially I thought there would not be much to write about and it might be of limited interest to her 33000 followers!  If many…