Maree-another image from the "Tule" shoot

Maree with $20 worth of tule.

Tech info: On boom above camera gridded snoot on SB600 1/4 CTO@1/4 zoomed 85.Camera right lower snooted-SB24 magentax2.Camera right top of frame snooted SB26 red gelx2,top of frame snooted SB26 CTOx2.D300 24-70 2.8.Triggered by PW.

I "see" it...click....gold.

I do many,many portraits and every now and then through my view finder I get a glimpse of gold. ...and that is the primary reason I make images...tech info 24-70 2.8, D300, gridded beauty dish high camera left,60x60 softbox right & rear of subject for separation. Fired by pocket wizards. This will be in my web portfolio www.ricwoods.com.

Little Swallows -Hamilton nsw -australia

Angelo commissioned me to photograph his last official night as owner of the Little Swallows Restaurant in Hamilton NSW AUSTRALIA. Ive been going there for 20 years. I believe it was been running over near the Junction prior to that for another 15 years with Angelo's dad ( now deceased) being to big boss.

Angelo below

I have many memeories of Angelo sitting there with the older Italian customers barking at him to get them another coffee...he was the boy then ,it was good to see.





They (mostly) have very friendly and attractive staff and the food was always good value.

I always enjoyed to food.The squid with garlic, spaghetti marinara and veal lusco....fantastic

Its still running I believe the guys from the "COLD ROCK" purchased it.

These images were shot on a D300 with a 17-50 2.8 lens. ISO 400 with bounced SB600 flash on camera.

They look really good converted to BW but BW shots for the food....just don't work here.I can still smell the garlic.Thanks to Ange and his fantastic staff for all the fine meals and GREAT COFFEE!!!