When I was presented with the wine list I knew we were somewhere special. I grew up in the picturesque German heritage town of Tanunda in the Barossa Valley, a region of vineyards, wineries and winemakers. As a child the idea of an Asian restaurant anywhere in the Barossa would have skirted the realm of […]
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Guten Tag
I have been actively avoiding black and white street photography because I feel the genre is somewhat overdone and images I see are often clichéd. Street images are often full of colour and the idea of giving up all that beautiful colour for the sake of a style or an expectation of style seems a […]
Read MoreThe Spread
The spread could apply to the scene before me or the the affect afterwards. I think for Christmas both apply Photo: Robert Rath, ‘The Spread’, 1/8s f/9 ISO160 50mm
Read MoreCoriole Pizza & Poetry
A wonderful gathering of people at Coriole Winery enjoying the wine, the pizza, the fire, the ambiance, the food, the company and of course the poetry. Poets Amy Bodossian, Jennifer Liston, David Mortimer, Jan Owen and Jude Aquilina entertained us with verse, song, prose, rhyme and whit while the Coriole team kept the pizzas and […]
Read MoreIt’s all about the Ice
They could just keep the glassware in the freezer. That would be more efficient, more practical and save time but … It’s all about the ice, about the ice, about the ice. It looks cool (pun intended) in the glass and is part of the ritual of authentic cocktail making. I just wish they did […]
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