Today is Mia’s 2nd birthday – how time flies when you’re having fun!!
I think she enjoyed the rainbow cake that Mummy made for her judging by how quickly she stuffed it into her little mouth – so much so that I think the sponge sucked every last drop of saliva out of her mouth and she had to spit some back out. Aren’t children great?!
As a scientist you are always searching for the holy grail that is a permanent position! However, given the way the economy has been over the last 4-5 years finding a job has been most people’s concern, never mind if it is one that you actually want to do. My wife, also a scientist, has been fortunate to have been a part of an international consortium that provided a research position for 5 years. In March 2012 the 1st phase of this program came to an end and to celebrate they held a closing conference and party.
The party was held in the Hard Days Night hotel in Liverpool and I was asked to go along and take some pictures to record the event for posterity. This provided me with a great opportunity to put into practice lots of techniques I have been researching over the last few months – mainly the use of on-camera flash!
Below are a sample of images from the night but more can be found by clicking this link to my Flickr site.
Fireworks are guaranteed to bring out the child in most people- cooing at large bangs and bright lights! This particular shot was taken during a firework display to celebrate the 800th anniversary of Liverpool – only a year before Liverpool was to celebrate being voted European Capital of Culture.
If you haven’t visited Liverpool or the North West of England I would highly recommend you take trip to see us soon!
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