Daylight, Camera, Action!
Welcome to the end of daylight saving time. Say hello to visibly brighter mornings and goodbye to romantic 7am sunrises as we swim past the point. At least for a while.
Important Announcement:
An increasing number of bloggers are letting their ‘lives’ get in the way of their journalistic duties. With the swim blog talent pool shirnking by the day, veteran blogger and beach-bully Lesley has instructed all bloggers to adhere to a strict new ‘express blog’ code:
- No more than 5 photos per blog
- Photos to be of low res and/or blurry quality
- No more than 200 words per blog
- Blog to be written within 10 minutes of completing the swim
Here’s a photo of Lesley in happier days.. (the one in the middle)
As all bloggers (and most simmers), I am scared of Lesley. So I decided to meet her half way. Figuratively speaking, not literally, as she wasn’t swimming today.
Our younger readers will be familiar with an internet thingy called ‘Twitter’. I realized that most of our blogs could be summarized within a small number of #hashtags:
#howluckyarewe?
#walkingdowntheramp
#waitingatthepoint
#happybirthdayatshelly
#letsgo
#checkoutthefish
#apresswimcoffee
So without further ado, here’s my Gen-Y friendly, Lesley-appeasing, #express#blog for today..
#managementfamilyshot:
#sarahlikesamanwithalongboard:
#fifitryingtostrikeapose:
#secondattempt:
#nailedit:
#beachfrontparking
#familyportrait
#originals
#surpriseshot
#classicsarah
#greatdentalplan
#sophieflickingherhair
#hangingbythebins
#classicjane
#blogtartheaven
#sarahandjaneonfiretoday
#budgyparade
#downtheramp
#intothebrine
#thatmomentwhenitfeelscold
#thepointofblogtarting
#helensarahclassic
#newboatontheblock
#stinkysterling?
#onfiretoday!
#socialsceneatshelly
#happypeople
#gloomysky
#gorgeousros
#charityeventphotobombing
#Apsstpushit-ppushitrealgood
#familyshot
#bff
#justaddblogtarts
#letsgo!
#beautyandthebeast
#watersafety
#yay!
#imaginaryfriends
#showerqueue
#spottedtheblogger
#familysupport
#photobomboftheday
#familyshotruined
#cappuccinosquad
#robnevermakestheblog
#theycallhimpinkflamingo
#pinkflamingodoinghisthing
#grandparentsday@manlywine
#thatsitfolks
#signingoff
#lips
The Stats..
Regulars: 231
Newbie: yes
Temp: 22 degrees
Sunrise: 6.10 am
Sunset: 5.43 pm
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http://www.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/ilog.html
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http://www.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/bb-bluewater-monthly-dinner.html
Water Safety – swim safely with Bold and Beautiful
http://www.boldandbeautifulmanly.com.au/safety-in-the-surf.html
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24 comments
Jane
06/04/2014 at 11:50 am
Bernard – your lovely children look so thrilled to be at Shelly with us all!
Jane
06/04/2014 at 11:51 am
Here’s something from the OzMus of real interest to all our fab photographers:
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?shva=1#inbox/14520f082b4cb611
LSA aka HKTQ
06/04/2014 at 12:13 pm
Actually, Bernhard, your daughter looks a little happier than she did when she left the surf club. Congratulations to her for making it to Shelly!
LSA aka HKTQ
06/04/2014 at 12:15 pm
Hilarious, fantastic blog and glad you ignored the new rules for no of pics! Love the captions too:-)) xxxxx
LSA aka HKTQ
06/04/2014 at 12:18 pm
Lyndall, all your hard work paid off! The life of a blog tart is not easy:-))
Elaine de Jager
06/04/2014 at 12:35 pm
How can Jane write such serious comments after such a hilarious blog!!! #you’venaileditlips That was bloody brilliant. Ted is giggling away next to me!
You are so right with the hash tags. I repeat the same phrases over and over again in my blogs. You forgot #ourfavouritecorneroftheworld #gettingourvitaminsea #youneverregretaswim
Love #familyshotruined and #grandparentsdaymanlywine the best!
DWSS
06/04/2014 at 12:43 pm
Thank you Rainer for a informative and accurate blog.
I so enjoy your blog days as I can stand in a photo with the knowledge that a creepy man with lady legs is not lurking behind me with maniac eyes and wide open mouth. 🙂
Very much looking forward to your lecture on swimming etiquette with professor Nick.
Thank you to all the bloggers for taking the time.
Bernhard
06/04/2014 at 12:45 pm
Yes, that’s because she realised how nice the swim to Shelly actually is. However I could not convince her to join for a double, only my son Marco, he in front of the double pack, me at the very end. It’s actually more relaxing to swim a double with you :))
Tayls
06/04/2014 at 1:59 pm
wow Bernhard … Lesley’s “5 photos per blog” thing makes a big difference. Excellent blog & so good to see the kids in the water. Well done.
Sylvia
06/04/2014 at 2:58 pm
Soo funny! Excellent blog!
John.s
06/04/2014 at 3:44 pm
Nice funny blog but way too long,
Lost focus and consciousness half way through.
When I woke up I had sand in my mouth.
Jane
06/04/2014 at 3:54 pm
Sorry guys – that link got deleted – and it wasn’t a bit rude! Does this work?
Australian Society for Fish Biology News
Get ready for the 1st ever ASFB Photography Competition 2014
Contest Dates: 1 April – 1 June 2014
Prizes = GoPro HERO3+ Silver Edition Camera (1 each -> Grand Prize & People’s Choice Award)
This competition is to celebrate the wonderful diversity of aquatic invertebrates (fisheries species) and fishes within our Australasian region, and the outstanding photographic talent within the ASFB. We hope it will be the first of many!
How To Enter:
1. Photographer must be a current ASFB member (feel free to join!)
2. Choose a favourite photograph you have taken & pick a category from below
3. Give it a title, tell us the category number, tell us about the subject and how the photo was taken in 75 words or less.
4. Submit your files for judging as a JPEG of 2400 pixels along the longest side
5. Maximum file size 5MB
6. Send each photo in an email to: admin@asfb.org.au
7. You may enter several photographs, but only one per category
Categories:
1. Freshwater fish/invertebrates in their environment,
2. Marine fish/invertebrate in their environment,
3. Landscapes/Riverscapes/Seascapes (spectacular scenes captured when working in the field or of a fish’s habitat)
4. People & Fish (people interacting with fish or fisheries species)
5. Macro Photography (any fish/invertebrate species)
6. Digitally-Enhanced Art House – a chance to be as creative & abstract as you want!
Conditions of entry:
1. As a condition of submitting a photo to the ASFB Photographic Competition, the photographer agrees that the ASFB may use their image for ASFB publications, on the ASFB website, and the ASFB Facebook Page. Copyright and intellectual property of the images remains the property of the photographer, and the photographer will be credited when their photograph is used by the ASFB.
2. Photograph to be supplied online, maximum file size 5MB
3. A title and up to 75 word description
4. Must be taken by person whose name is on the entry form
5. Competition open to everyone who has is a current member of the Australian Society for Fish Biology (ASFB)
6. Entries must be received by midnight of 1 June 2014
7. Photographs that have been digitally manipulated will not be accepted other than into the “Digitally-Enhanced Art House” Category. Minor alterations to contrast or brightness are the only exceptions to this rule that may be submitted to the other 5 categories.
8. The photographs will be judged prior to the ASFB-ASL Congress in Darwin, NT (30 June – 4 July 2014) and the top 5 photographs submitted in each category will be on display during the conference for the People’s Choice Award to be voted upon.
9. Winners will be announced at the Conference Dinner of the ASFB-ASL Congress in Darwin (30 June – 4 July 2014). The photographer does not have to be present at the conference to win an award.
10. There will be one winner for each category, one overall Grand Prize winner, and one People’s Choice award. The winner of each category will receive a Certificate of Merit and the Grand Prize winner and People’s Choice winner will each receive an additional pr ize of a GoPro Camera.
Judging will be based on:
1. interest
2. aesthetics
3. composition
4. creativity
5. high technical standards such as sharpness and correct exposure
6. adherence to the photography competition criteria
Questions? Contact:
Gretchen Grammer: gretchen.grammer@adelaide.edu.au
or The ASFB: admin@asfb.org.au
ros
06/04/2014 at 4:18 pm
#crazygermanblogtartseeksfurtheravenuestofamebywritingownblog
Jane
06/04/2014 at 5:34 pm
😂
Lesbubbles
06/04/2014 at 5:59 pm
#absoluterubbish
Elaine de Jager
06/04/2014 at 6:23 pm
Hahah Tayls is that a joke? Rainer is the German blogger. Bernhard is the German bag stealer 😉
Elaine de Jager
06/04/2014 at 6:25 pm
What do you mean Lesbubbs? You are going to be swarmed by men after they’ve seen that gorgeous photo of you up the top. You should be grateful to Lips 😉
Lips
06/04/2014 at 7:58 pm
#agree #bestbubblesphotoicouldfind!
Lips
06/04/2014 at 8:01 pm
@pinkflamingo #toolong? #nosuchthing!
Lips
06/04/2014 at 8:04 pm
Photography competition? Interesting.
Would be good to know how to enter, what categories, and conditions..
Snorkles
06/04/2014 at 9:01 pm
I am not understanding this new blogging malarkey? Where are da feesh!
Simon
06/04/2014 at 10:14 pm
“#Like” (from Manly)
Renae Fowler
07/04/2014 at 8:00 am
Great blog Rainer. Very creative with the hashtags. Never would have thought of that. Wonder how many people are looking up the sayings now.
Jones
07/04/2014 at 9:53 am
#absolutelyawesome #lovethisblog #lipsyourule