Some flowers from my garden. Hopefully, they look as good here as they do in reality. ...

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This water dragon has been foraging around our backyard for the past few days so I decided to get the camera out and take a few snaps. Surprisingly, he wasn't afraid of the camera and let me get right up close which allowed me to focus on the detail of his scales. ...

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Here are some more pics from the pet archive. These two were brother and sister rottweilers, Ralphie and Daisy. We gave them back to the RSPCA a couple of months ago. I wonder if they're still together, and how big they are?...

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Hello! I didn't do anything special for Australia Day so because i felt so un-Australian i decided to make lamingtons. Here are a few pictures i took of the end product. Enjoy! Rosie :) ...

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Apologies for not posting anything for five days, but I have been busy shifting furniture and painting and I haven't had the chance to get the camera out. Here's a shot I took last year while walking through Buderim Rainforest in the Sunshine Coast hinterland. It was a great walk and there are pl...

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Hello everyone! To start off my picmad postings I thought i would take a couple of snaps of a mural that one of my friend's mum painted for me. I have a love for frangipani flowers so this is what she painted (and did a fabulous job). I am looking forward to discussing photo's and getting tips from ...

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Here is the second edition of my Pets portfolio. Let me know what you think... ...

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As I've been sifting through my photos I've realised how many animal shots I've taken. The RSPCA in Brisbane has a programme where families can temporarily foster young puppies and kittens to take care of them during their first developing weeks. It takes a load off the carers at the RSPCA as ba...

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Last September I went to Hobart and we drove up through to Launceston and then back down the east coast. It was great to see the unspoilt landscapes on offer throughout the regions -- Tasmania has done well to preserve its natural surroundings. Lucky for us there was still snow on Mt Wellington (...

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The weather here in Brisbane has been overcast and rainy for at least the last month, bringing with it some much needed rain to our dry soil and empty dams. I set my SLR's white balance to overcast and found it produced some really rich colours, especially greens and browns. Because shooting ...

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A few pictures of flowers from around the place, including roses and a few plastic ones. I had some trouble trying to get the lighting levels correct. As you can see from the results, I need a litlte bit more practice. The quality of some of these flower pictures is ...

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PicMad is a photo sharing website which invites anyone to post images of just about anything. If you have registered with Orble and AdSense you will be credited with 50% of the revenue your photos produce, just like any Orble blog. A couple of rules: Photos must be original, which means tha...

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Hello to my fellow budding photographer! Hello to the beginner who is just learning to use their point-and-shoot; hello to the amateur who's starting to want something more creative from their photography; hello to the enthusiastic novice who is developing their creative eye and starting to build...

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