Rocking Horse Evolution

Posted on October 27, 2014 by gerry

Rocking Hporse Evolution – (c) 2014 Gerard Blacklock
frames, all edited in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (which is now forming a crucial part of my workflow with the D750)
Exif/setup data:
D7000 coupled with Nikkor 85 f1.4 @85mm Aperture: f/2.5 and Shutter Speed: 1/500s
ISO 400
out front – mayhem on a rocking horse

i am riding a white mare across a green plain with the hooves thundering on the ground as the wind catches my cape and sweeps back my hair
well.. that’s what she probably reckons it looks like 😉
far from being satisfied with walking and climbing, the ability of being able to mount, ride and dismount the trusty steed (worn in and dutifully demonstrated by her sister chaos) was high on the priority list. After several close calls, i think we can safely say, tickles, you have nailed the rocking horse. nicely done 🙂

check out those grandpa pants too 😉

4 frames, all edited in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom (which is now forming a crucial part of my workflow with the D750)
Exif/setup data:
D7000 coupled with Nikkor 85 f1.4 @85mm Aperture: f/2.5 and Shutter Speed: 1/500s
ISO 400
out front – mayhem on a rocking horse

Tickles @ 1

Posted on October 6, 2014 by gerry

Tickles @ 1 – (c) 2014 Gerard Blacklock
D7000 with Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8 @ 55mm – Aperture: f/3.3 and Shutter Speed: 1/1500 seconds
ISO 400
out front – mum and bubs, cake in the process of being destroyed.

proud mum and a happy baby with a fist full of cake

5th October 2014, little old tickles has clocked up a whole year, 12 months ago (and 20 hours) the sound of her cry as she came into the world (yeah i know that sounds corny) is still something that is as fresh in my ears as if it was yesterday. The feeling of relief and joy that followed that moment still washes over me whenever I think about it. Anyway, enough of that 😉 fast forward 12 months and we have gotten onto two legs, climbed ladders, climbed onto stools like a little elephant and sat there, successfully eye gouged dad several times, nearly booted dad’s teeth out with some serious ninja kicks and most importantly of all, given us lots of giggles, laughs, smiles and happy memories with many more to come.

Happy birthday tickles. enjoy your cake.

Techie data:
D7000 with Nikkor 17-55mm f2.8 @ 55mm – Aperture: f/3.3 and Shutter Speed: 1/1500 seconds
ISO 400
out front – mum and bubs, cake in the process of being destroyed.

Legs

Posted on September 30, 2014 by gerry

and a serious license to use them

Whilst we have not quick cracked the running around the backyard yet and we seem to think crawling on all fours is a much superior and fast (apparently 🙂 ) means to get around, its quite a treat to witness the transition of a children from crawling to be able to walk – the marvels of the human body and development eh!

Although, i could do without the ear piercing squeals at random moments when driving.. thats kinda dangerous tickles! and while i am here, the eye gouging and kicking could also be improved upon 😉

btw, check out that belly…baby fat to the max!

Single frame
Exif/setup data:
D7000 coupled with Nikkor 85 f1.4 @85mm Aperture: f/2 and Shutter Speed: 1/750s
ISO 800 (could have dropped that down gerry:) )
out front – mayhem on operational legs.

Studio

Posted on September 14, 2014 by gerry

Welcome to the tickle studio
I just found the best studio for doing portraits in, well kids portraits anyway 😉 now coined “The Tickle Studio”

Its a background, diffuser, child barrier and child entertainer all in one and for less that 20 bucks 🙂 My little tickles dutifully adorned with head band, testing it out for me, this is her corporate look – nicely done and I reckon your pretty darn cute 🙂

Evolution

Posted on September 12, 2014 by gerry

We are getting there, we have tried all the options and alternatives and I think that we have mastered the art of getting the yummy stuff that gets put in a bowl ( which is suctioned to the table for safety:) ) to the place that satisfies… the face 🙂
ya doing great tickles.

Bunny Suit

Posted on August 28, 2014 by gerry

Tickles looking very mischievous 🙂

I found your keys dad

Posted on August 10, 2014 by gerry

Not much stops Mayhem, even with being hit with her second bout of Bronchiolitis (which is pretty rare apparently) she is still motoring around, albeit wheezy-ing around :), this child has got one very fast crawl happening and is becoming very helpful when I misplace my car keys 🙂

Techie data:
D7000 with Nikkor 85mm f1.4 @ 85mm – Aperture: f/2 and Shutter Speed: 1/90 seconds ISO 400
out front – one of my beautiful girls! (the othe one is not far away 🙂

Chaos and Mayhem

Posted on August 5, 2014 by gerry

Happy 5th Birthday Chaos, you have brought happiness, joy and an insightful perspective into our lives and its a privilege 🙂

Mayhem (aka tickles), is yet to have a birthday, but is well and truly living up to expectation and terrorising everyone around – but we still love ya 🙂

Techie data:
D7000 with Nikkor 85mm f1.4 @ 85mm – Aperture: f/2 and Shutter Speed: 1/500 seconds
out front – beautiful girls!

Where did that baby go?

Posted on June 12, 2014 by gerry

We now have crawling and the ability to pull one self up onto just about anything, plenty of bumps along the way a but when Tickles (aka Mayhem) gets put down she will be gone within a flash, the nearest chair, table, leg anything she's on it 🙂

I swear I had a good couple more months of being able to plonk her down and not having to chase after her every minute 😉 well at least she is now also terrorising her big sister 🙂

# chaos # mayhem

You name it, we chew it

Posted on May 4, 2014 by gerry

Dutifully equipped with two very sharp front teeth means everything cops a chew and a good covering in slobber..including my phone, which will never be the same. :-/

Somedays are just Mondays

Posted on March 24, 2014 by gerry

and nothing will make us happy, especially a bow in our hair 🙂

Tickles – its not all goos and ohhhs.. this is the face about 5 seconds before I lose another level of hearing… 🙁

check out those bags under those eyes..pretty well match mine and mums 🙂

Nothing quite like a Mother's love

Posted on February 17, 2014 by gerry

I could add a whole spiel of words, however (and for me in most cases) a image can often speak alot better than I can type 😉
There is something magical about the tiny grip of a child, whether it be the difference in physical size or the dependency connontations surrounding the concept, it always seems to pull at the heart strings.

Tickles.

Its all fun and games until

Posted on February 15, 2014 by gerry

somebody spews on ya face! actually for the one doing the spewing its all a bit funny.
Nice one tickles, got me right in the face. FYI, if you ever wanted to know..baby spew does have quite a bit of acidic material in it…my lips were burning afterwards..don't worry..i had my mouth closed..just.

All that said, you can't stay cranky at a smile like this.