Given PODcast only launched in January last year, it’s hard to explain how thrilled I am to be a MAD Blog Awards Finalist. Especially in the Best Blog Photography category. But thrilled I am – over the moon in fact.
THANK YOU, thank you, thank you to everyone that nominated.
As parents it’s not difficult to find excuses to take photographs of our children. We want to remember all occasions like they happened yesterday.
We want to capture the special moments so they stay with us forever. Whether it’s a feeling, an emotion or something that happened for the first time.
Like testing a new swing,
blowing a dandelion clock,
or licking a lolly.
We might just want to remember that impromptu lie down because she didn’t know you were there.
As well as the moments, we enjoy storytelling. We like to share our adventures so you can picture yourself there too.
Whether a boathouse and the wooded valley at Winkworth Arboretum,
the Devils Punch Bowl with its incredible views, fascinating history and wild horses.
or spotting exotic butterflies in a state-of-the art Glasshouse.
As well as keeping a record of our adventures, I love to photograph the detail in the every day. Capturing the magic? I don’t know but it’s very exciting, a bit like butterflies in your tummy.
It’s what makes me lie in the mud waiting for a ladybird to scale a blade of grass.
It’s what makes me to walk to nursery when it’s cold and foggy.
It’s what makes me capture water droplets when it’s pouring with rain.
It’s what makes me photograph a leaf to show you how delicate it is.
It’s what makes me kneel on the gravel so I can get under a flower.
And it’s what makes me lie under a tree even though I know I’m being watched. But I love every single minute.
Please vote for PODcast in the MAD Blog Awards. Thank you 🙂
Linking up with #PoCoLo over at Verily Victoria Vocalises and What’s The Story? here on PODcast.
What a glorious image – you lying under that beautiful tree, to take such a magnificent photo! I’m not surprised you made it to the finals. You are a very talented photographer. All the best of luck!
This is why you’re a finalist, you take such amazingly beautiful and clear photographs! Congratulations.
Your photographs are always stunning, well deserved.
Awesome clicks. You know what, I always love to look at your pictures. You do take brilliant shots. Love all of them. 🙂
#Po.Co.Lo
I already have! So pleased to see you in the finals as I nominated you, because as you know I absolutely love your photography. Every time I take a photo I’m proud of and think it’s nearly as good as yours, I look at yours and realise I’ve still got a long way to go!
So well deserved! Can’t wait to see you in Septmeber! xx
whoops September!
Fantastic post. I love it and all your amazing photos. Best of luck so proud of you!
Congrats on making finalists, I never doubted you would 🙂 Good luck x
You know that I am one of your biggest supporters lovely. So pleased I was one of the ones who voted the first time around – and will do so again. Your photos are stunning, every time. A thoroughly deserving finalist. Can’t wait to celebrate properly with you this time – and not whilst you are working! Thanks for linking to PoCoLo lovely x
So thoroughly deserved…. you are very very talented behind that lens. The bestest luck in the world (and I am in love with that spiders web). X
Just beautiful, Charly, you certainly deserve a place in the finals!
HUGE Well done!!! I love gazing at your photos and always imagine you crawling around everywhere to get good angles and up really really close. You must actually hold your breath I bet. Best of luck in the finals, its really deserved!
Fabulous collection – where’s the LIKE button?
Stunning photography! So well deserved 🙂 looking forward to saying hi on the night x
So incredibly well deserved Charly, you absolutely have my vote x
congratulations and good luck on the night!
Oh I really do hope you win! 🙂 And of course, I voted for you again 🙂 x
Your photography has come on so fast since you began blogging you thoroughly deserve your finalist place and what a stunning post to support your nomination. Your blog and your photography are flying high, enjoy!
Charly – you inspired me to take up photography and I only hope to be half as good as you are. Your photos amaze me every week and I will soooooo be voting for you. You’re my photographic Obi-Wan Kenobi!!!! lol xxx #pocolo
Just stunningly beautiful photos Charly!
Drooling overr how pretty your photos are and you deserve that nomination =)
Happy Mums Day #pocolo
Your photography is a winner in my book. I can only aspire. X
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You so deserve to be a finalist, Charly. Your photos are stunning, and I love this post, seeing so many of my favourites of yours all in one place 🙂
Captivating stills, full of emotion-so well deserved x
I know I have already commented but these are so stunning. Your photography is amazing. I wish you lived closer so you could teach me! I am such a beginner. 🙂 Congrats again on the Finalist.
Amazing! I look at one photo and think it’s my favourite then scroll to the next one and they are all my favourite! Such brilliant skill hun xx
And you deserve every single vote lady! I just find your photography mesmerising. Good luck x x
Such fantastic photographs, you absolutely deserve your place in the final. I love the way you get down and dirty to get the perfect shot for us to enjoy and for you to look back on to remember those precious times on your parenting and photography journey. Best of luck! x
Congrats on the nomination and best of luck with the finals, well deserved! you photos are always so beautiful 🙂
Congratulations! You really deserve, because your photos are stunning. All the best!
Such gorgeous photos. Well-deserved as a MADS finalist!
Congratulations on the MADS! Your photos are stunning!
Your photos are always so striking and so beautiful. Wishing you the best of luck. I have to say, the photography category is a toughie but that just shows how talented you are!
Amazing pictures as always x Congrats on the MADs well deserved x
Congratulations! I love your photography so much xxx
Congratulations on making the short list…still getting my head around the MADS etc Thoroughly deserved…I love the way you capture Pod, landscapes (all those lovely NT properties) and flowers and flora….variety and depth!
Already did babe. Lovely photos… Hoping I may persuade you to take a few of my baby one day 🙂
This is so well written, and well deserved. Good Luck!
Gorgeous! I love your #Whatsthestory for the ladybird 🙂 Love that you lay in the mud to catch it!
Congratulations and so very deserved! I am so pleased to see so many of my faves as finalists in the MADs. Your photos are simply stunning and always make me stop and look.
Hayley x
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It is totally deserved. Well done you! 🙂 xx
So well deserved, good luck Charley!
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