An Eventful Week...

Hi Everyone,

This week certainly was a eventful one with both Australia Day (26th January) and the Bankstown Lunar New Year Festival of 2011 being the highlights.

On Wednesday was Australia Day (26th January) I headed down to Garrison Point, Georges Hall and attended the Bankstown Australia Day Awards and Citizenship Ceremony which started at 8am. Bankstown Council ran the event and it was done very well as it was fully catered, great for all the hungry new Australians that attended.
 I of course photographed the event all while the local media (Canterbury-Bankstown Express and The Torch Newspapers) were also photographing it. I used my new Canon 70-200mm f2.8 L Lens to stand back and get some images while the media was up close and personal with their wide angle lenses and flash units.
I loved it I went armed with my 10-22mm Canon Wide Angle as well as a notepad, a pen and business cards.
My reason for the notepad and business cards????  Well I had rang the local papers earlier in the week and asked what their requirements were for me to submit images....  I was told 1MB image, high resolution, Name, Suburb of person I photograph.
Well while I stood back photographing from a distance after a while I was approached with the question from a lady asking me where am I from???  I of course answered with the name of my suburb....... as you would....
"I am just a local photographer just getting some shots" which I didnt think much of it until she introduced herself as a contact from the local council!!!!  OMG!!!   was what I was thinking! I gave her one of my business cards as well.......  Well I spoke to her for a while and it eventuated in me being nearly onstage! I was able to get nice and close right next to the people from the local papers.
I have now sent 5 images from the day to the local paper with the hope of at least one being published.......


Just Yesterday (Saturday 29th Jan) I headed to the Bankstown Lunar New Year Festival and that was yet another great morning this time I photographed the festival as much as I could......
Again I was approached while I was shooting images this time by a local giving me their email address on the back of a scap piece of paper..... Saying to me "If you get some good images send them to me" amongst the noise of firecrackers going of I couldnt quite hear her but again she worked for a society I think but I dont know which one.....  I have sent images to her (copyrighted of course).
Then just as I was walking back to my car I saw a lady I wanted to photograph her name was Thi from
Bankstown I approached her as she looked through some books at a local bookstall and asked her "Excuse me would I be able to get a photo of you?"  which she was ok with so I asked her her name, suburb and her email address so I could send her the photo which she was more than happy to give me.   I have now sent the image on which can be seen below.  
Anyway thats it for this week!!!  Tomorrow is enrol in TAFE day!!! 

See Ya!! 

Thi From Bankstown