highly commended photo in a local contest...yay!

i entered a few photos from the boab festival in a photo contest recently. i was surprised when someone came up to me and congratulated me on one of my photos getting "highly commended" and being printed in the broome paper.  that was news to me.  though i didn't win, and it wasn't one of my favorite photos, it is still really exciting.  gives me hope for my new found hobby!  and what better place to learn than up here with so many wonderful things to capture.

marsharts in derby

another awesome local event happened just two days later on sat the 16th of july.  the 4th derby marsharts!  a few of us got together and went early, got a great spot in front of the screen, and had some snacks and cold drinks.  we saw the interesting art installations around the event and got sausages and drinks from the scouts stand once the event got going. we watched interesting short films and photos from the kimberley.  some were really amazing!  there was an incredible sunset and an equally incredible moon rise that night.  it was a lovely evening, and the best part was it was right across the street from my house. talk about convenient. 

sarah's visit (her pics)

sarah's visit was great, as mentioned in an earlier post.  she took some seriously amazing photos while here, using her new SLR digital camera! since i have been whining about wanting one i was very excited to see her pics!  and now i am sold...can't wait to get one!  more photos under the Derby 2011 Album.