the apprentice checking the camera setup

Canon EOS 50D, 24-105mm f/4L IS @32mm, 1/640 sec, f/5.6, ISO320

While shooting some photos of our family yesterday, one of our grandsons walked off, so my son-in-law held him in front of the camera to show him what to look at. I kept clicking away with my Plato remote, and captured this great shot!

enjoying the back yard

back yard at home, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art @35mm, 1/400 sec, f/3.2, ISO200

We have been looking after this little man for a couple of weeks, and have really been enjoying his happy face. Here he is enjoying a crawl on the back lawn.
Shot with the awesome Sigma 35mm f/1.4 DG HSM Art Series lens.

young girl in the classroom

Canon EOS 50D, 24-105mm f/4L IS @73mm, 1/50 sec, f/4, ISO1250

When we were in West Timor in April, we spent several days in the classrooms at Elpida School, running some lessons in English. Even my children had an opportunity to teach, and they loved it! Here are a few photos of the students that I photographed during our time at Elpida.

Canon EOS 50D, 24-105mm f/4L IS @85mm, 1/320 sec, f/4, ISO200

The children in this collection of portraits are from local families near the Elpida School in Noelbaki, in West Timor. One afternoon we spent some time playing soccer with children from the New Hope Home on the concrete soccer pitch at Elpida School, and many of the local children came to watch.
Most of the children were happy to smile at my camera, but some were a bit too shy and hid their faces.

Bento

Canon EOS 50D, 24-105mm f/4L IS @105mm, 1/100 sec, f/4, ISO200

Bento is one of the children living in the New Hope Home. He seems to have a knack of getting in front of the camera, he somehow managed to get into the background of quite a few of my photos at Elpida School and around the New Hope Home.
Here are a couple of photos where Bento was the subject, rather than just sneaking into the background of a photo.

Bento sneaking a peek backwards in church

Canon EOS 50D, 24-105mm f/4L IS @105mm, 1/100 sec, f/4, ISO800

Yanto

Elpida School, Noelbaki, East Nusa Tenggara (West Timor), Indonesia
Canon EOS 50D, 24-105mm f/4L IS @80mm, 1/100 sec, f/4, ISO200

One of the many friendly faces from our time in West Timor in April this year. This is Yanto, who graduated from STAKRI two years ago. In 2014, when I visited West Timor for the first time, I was privileged to be able to visit Yanto's remote village and share a meal with the locals. In April 2016, when I returned to West Timor with my family, we came across Yanto's smiling face at Elipda School, where he now works.

Elpida School students, teachers and the Wings To Work team at the beach

Canon EOS 50D, 10-22mm @12mm, 1/250 sec, f/6.3, ISO100

During our time in West Timor last month, we visited the local beach in Noelbaki several times with the children from the New Hope home, as well as with the children from Elpida School, swimming and playing soccer on the beach.
The photo above is of the students of Elpida School, teachers, and the Wings To Work team at the beach, after a walkathon from the school, through the nearby rice paddies.

Zoe at golden hour

Pemberton, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 70-200mm f/4L @200mm, 1/160 sec, f/4, ISO200

The evening sun during golden hour provides great lighting for portrait photography, due to the lower angle of sunlight, as well as the golden colour of the light. On this particular day, while recently holidaying in Pemberton with friends, the cloud cover in the west during golden hour diffused the sunlight, providing fantastic lighting for some portraits.
Facing Zoe (friends' daughter) towards the setting sun provided some great lighting on her face, and she was happy to pose for the camera, hugging one of the veranda posts.

Warren National Park, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 24-105mm f/4L IS @35mm, 1/60 sec, f/4, ISO500

While recently holidaying in Pemberton, we took the opportunity to take some updated family photos, as well as some photos of our children, as I wanted an updated photo for in my wallet and to share with the extended family.
These photos were taken when we visited the Dave Evans Bicentennial Tree near Pemberton (some claim this tree is Australia's scariest tourist attraction).

With some cloud cover in the sky, and the tall trees providing some shade, the lighting here was great for photography, with the diffuse light providing a good opportunity for some group photos and portraits, including these photos of my four children.

Warren National Park, Western Australia
Canon EOS 50D, 24-105mm f/4L IS @65mm, 1/60 sec, f/4, ISO500