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Recent Work

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  Winter Sunset by GailD

  Took this last week coming home. I don’t normally HDR my sunsets, Thought I’d give it a go. I’m quite pleased with the results. What do you think?

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  Yan's Chimney by Raquel Bourne

  Kiandra is literally one old house, a Court House which is used to store equipment, some ruins and enough memories to bring the whole cold and lonely valley alive. In its heyday it was a true gold rush town which rose and fell in less than a year. At its height it attracted over 10 000 men, women and children and saw the construction of banks, hotels and the usual services required by such a large population. In less than a year most of the gold was gone and the population was reduced to a 200-300. A hundred years later it was a ghost town. Kiandra’s moment of glory occurred in a few months from 1859-1860. The rush broke out after payable gold was discovered by David and James Pollock (two men who had been bringing their cattle to graze on the summer pastures in the area for some years) in what became known as Pollock’s Gully in November 1859. People came from all over Australia and what had once been isolated grazing country suddenly became a boom town. What is left of Kiandra is located on the Snowy Mountains Highway. It is an indictment of the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service that many of the old buildings were burnt or bulldozed by the service in an act of extraordinary historical vandalism. Not surprisingly it is hard to find anyone in the Snowy Mountains area who has a kind word to say about Parks and Wildlife. All that is now left of the old township is the courthouse, Matthew’s Cottage and some ruins, inlcuding this chimney which was once Yan’s Store.

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  Winter Branches by Raquel Bourne

  A group of trees seemed huddled together to keep out the cold in Kiandra NSW

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  The Carillion by Gordon Stenhouse

  Long Exposure across Lake Burley Griffin in Canberra showing the Carillion framed by trees.

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  Colours of the Australian National Museum by Gordon Stenhouse

  Long Exposure of the Australian National Museum in Canberra at night with lights reflecting off Lake Burley Griffin.

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  Reflection by reflexio

  Sunset at Telstra Tower, Canberra ACT, June 2007.

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  Beauty... by GailD

  is in the eye of the beholder. / A humble weed, but no less beautiful than any other flower. / I think I must be on a B&W bender at the moment.

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  Symmetry In Canberra by Stephanie Ohnesorge

  I took this photo at lake burley griffin, Canberra. you can see the tip of the parliament house in the background.

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  Ladybug by Stephanie Ohnesorge

  Macro Photo I took of a Little lady bug found on a branch at tidbinbilla park, Canberra.

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  Bracket Fungi by Stephanie Ohnesorge

  unusual Fungi I found at the end of a tree stump