Monday, April 20, 2009

Adelaide & Central Australian Trip - April 2009

Jenn and I decided to take 10 days out around the Easter break and catch up with our friends Tim, Sherina and young Joshua. A new addition arrived in the last month, so it was delightful to see Jacob for the first time.

We did an enjoyable family portrait shoot with them which was fun. A few days later we headed to Ayers Rock for 5 days and took in some central Australian scenery and landscapes. I have always wanted to see the Outback and the Northern Territory and this trip is just the tip of the iceberg - watch this space!

In other news, I finally got my mitts on the new Canon EOS 5d Mkii which has an amazing 21.1MB spec - the RAW files come out at around 22MB each which is putting a strain on my laptop (and a huge thank you to Tim for taking the time to use his expertise to rebuild it while we were there).



The youngest member of the Riceman clan - Jacob (aged one month)



Tim about to give Jacob a lesson in foot tickling...



Jacob getting some rest time



The two lads just lying around



Sherina. Joshua and Tim



The Riceman family - some good grins and smiles (Jacob pretends not to notice...)



Joshua and Tim - Josh with trademark Riceman yell

The next shots are of Ayers Rock (Uluru) at sunrise







Below is Ayers Rock at sunset (just before our Sounds of Silence dinner)



Next some Outback shots





Lastly, a selection of panoramics (click on image to enlarge)



Ayers Rock



On top of the rock



At the base of the rock



Lastly, the Olgas