mini = cute!

So everyone knew (or should have!) that it was Mothers’ Day last Sunday. So with all the fuss that comes with – it was yet another excuse to go eat some delicious food! Upon a recommendation we filled up the car and headed just past Geelong to a winery called Pettavale and had what I considered to be a degustation. I mean it was 6 courses. This place has had a 1 Hat rating for a number of years consecutively so it’s consistently churning out good food! Having skipped breakfast we had a wonderful lunch which started at 1pm and didn’t see us back in Melbourne until past 6pm.

This was one of my fav dishes! Mini Salmon pancakes! Yum yum! Heaving going food on the menu but it was absolutely delicious!

Just Point & Shoot?!

Another shot of St Kilda Pier. It’s got this lovely old building at the end and so many yachts! LOL at the fact that there are always seagulls at the beach! Those these ones were chilled out rather than the ones that can smell your hot chips and squawk at you! Pesky little things! I think this shot isn’t perfectly straight. I really struggle with getting photos lined up nicely even though I have the grid settings on while I’m shooting on my camera. It has helped me improve but still difficult especially when I’m shooting landscape shots and zooming in. I feel like a sniper at times having to really keep steady and watch the rise and fall that comes with breathing in and out – and who says it’s photography is just point and shoot?! Lol I’d like to think there’s a little more than just that to it!

Deceptively Dark!

This photo was taken using the Silhouette Mode on the Leica D-lux 5. Not sure if I love it or hate it but it definitely makes this shot of St Kilda look serious! It was an overcast day but nowhere near this close to a stormy look created by using the silhouette mode.

Something I noted that day was how glossy the water was. You can see how the clouds are reflected in the water. It was a little eerie I must admit!