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Another version of “End Of An Era” from a different angle… / / / / Visit my website On The Rock Photography / /
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I love these old train cars… imagine the stories they could tell from their days of rolling across this great land of ours! / / Visit my website On The Rock Photography / /
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I have been looking for an old farm tractor to photograph so I drove a few of the backroads this afternoon and although I didn’t come across a tractor I did come across this old machine. I love these old antiques… imagine the stories they would be able to tell. / / / / / Visit my website On The Rock Photography / /
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These old box cars really fascinate me… they are such an ominous sight on the landscape. / / Visit my website On The Rock Photography / /
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I finally found the tractor I have been looking for. I saw this old antique from the road and thankfully had my camera in tow. I braved the 3 feet of snow and frigid Newfoundland winds but I finally got my shot I’d been waiting to get. / / Visit my website On The Rock Photography / /
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Cement Creek is about 10 minutes outside of Warburton in the Yarra Valley, Victoria on the way to Mt Donna Buang. Beautiful little spot with many little hidden cascades like this magnificent specimen. To check out other shots from this area see my Yarra Ranges gallery. For more waterfall shots check out my Waterfalls gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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As is the case with many of my shots there is a considerable time gap between finding a good location for an image and shooting it. I found this spot in March 2007 on an overcast day completely unsuitable for photography. I finally returned in November 2007 to capture the shot I had envisaged all those months before. On this occasion the light surpassed my expectations with the results being worth the wait. With the number of visitors and photographers that visit not only Wilsons Promontory but Pillar Point and Squeaky Beach in particular it amazes me that I have never seen this composition before. Shot on Velvia with a Canon EOS30. My most popular rb shot with 8703 views to date (11/11/09). For more shots from this area check out my Wilsons Promontory gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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This photo achieved a highly commended status in the 2007 ANZANG: Nature and Landscape Photographer of the Year Award. Ironically the key factors in this photograph were all negative ones, bad weather, poor light, a pitiful ski season, and a less than ideal time to go. As a teacher I only have the opportunity to go ski touring in the school holidays which is either side of the best part of the ski season. Usually this means that I have to travel to the Main Range in NSW which is a fair hike from my home in Melbourne to get to any snow. I had spent the previous day skiing out from Thredbo to the ice covered Lake Albina and as this season had not been overly good the cover was quite patchy. The day I took this shot I had planned to ski up Australia’s second and eighth highest summits, Mt Townsend and Alice Rawson Peak but the weather had produced white out conditions on the heights so by default I ended up skiing below the cloud cover in Lady Northcote’s Canyon. Not too far from my camp I saw these icicles high up a cliff on the Gorge wall. Being alone and so far from assistance should anything go wrong I was in two minds as to whether I should attempt to get to them or not. On three occasions in the most difficult spots I reassessed this decision but the closer I got the better they looked so imprudence won out the day and fortunately nothing went wrong. I don’t know whether it was my presence or the icicles time had come, but after getting two frames off the whole structure collapsed, fortunately the shots came out well. The other element of serendipity was the poor light, in better conditions the icicles would have been dazzlingly bright mitigating any chance of capturing detail in their delicate structure. I have been back to this same spot on two occasions since then to try and recapture this scene with a tripod and better gear but the trips occurred in better conditions resulting in the entire slope having a good cover of snow and therefore no icicles. The fleeting nature of these sorts of scenes is one of the things I love about photography; you can literally eternalise unrepeatable scenes, be it icicles, a sunset or patterns in the sand, what a gift. Sold two framed 12”x18” of this a little beauty. For other shots from this area check out my Kosciuszko gallery. To check out other mountain photographs see my Mountains gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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This shot recieved a runner up award in the Black and White division of the ANZANG Nature and Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2006. The day before the shot was taken we had hiked 25 sandy km along the Howe Wilderness Zone coastline near the NSW / Victorian border. After a lengthy struggle through the dunes and undergrowth to get to Lake Wau Wauka we filled up with water and retraced our steps to camp on the edge of the dune field. The next morning I got up an hour before sunrise and witnessed the white dunes absorb all the predawn colours before a spectacular ocean sunrise had me chewing through my film in awe. I wandered around the huge dune fields taking advantage of the morning light that emphasised the ripples in the sand. The truly special element was the effect some rain had had on the dunes from a few days earlier. The sand in some areas had not dried out completely and as the wind had blown the lighter dry sand away amazing patterns had been left in the remaining wet sand. For more pictures of this area check out my Croajingolong gallery. For more shots like this check out my Textures gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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A perfect winters morning, great light and a rare perfect reflection. I took many shots that morning but had to wait a few weeks to get my film back to see if any had come out. This was the one where everything came together, composition, light and technique. To balance the amazing disparity in light between the shadowed foreground and the bright background I used an ND4 Graduated filter. This filter balances the exposure by only letting one quarter of the light through the top part of the lens as compared to the bottom. The eye is so sophisticated that it automatically compensates for these differences so judging the effects of the filter is basically an educated guess and because I shoot on film I have no on location way of assessing the results and re-shooting if I mess it up. This shot is one of my all time personal favourites. It was also the group avitar for ‘All water and seascapes’ a little while back and was my first laminated print sale on the bub. For more shots from this area check out my Wilsons Promontory gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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In July 2007 I did my first ever snow shoe walk from Falls Creek out past Pretty Valley to Tawonga Huts and the Jaithmathang’s then over Mt Fainter and down to Bogong Village. The downhills aren’t as fun as my crossies but the uphill and flats are a dream much easier manoeuvrability for photography too. Great trip had some good weather (the following day was a whiteout). Love the way f22 on my fisheye lens creates this sunburst effect, doesn’t work very well with a dark foreground but with this highly reflective snow it’s a winner. Just after I completed this trip I got a phone call from someone who had heard about an exhibition I did earlier in the year and who had specifically wanted a picture of the Victorian Alps, they ended up buying a 12”x30” framed print of this one. To check out other mountain photographs see my Mountains gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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In 2003 I experienced a life changing event when I traveled to Tanna in Vanuatu in the Melanesian Islands of the Pacific Ocean with two friends. Tanna is populated by about 10,000 Ni Vans who mostly live in subsistence farming communities. Tourism infrastructure and foreign investment have been limited to less than 50% which has largely preserved their way of life from too much foreign influence. The last time foreigners descended on mass was in WWII when the American soldiers practically took over a few of the islands. This overwhelming influx of the modern world on a traditional culture permanently altered it when a number of cargo cults started up fashioning themselves on American military camps. Many Ni-Vans so overcome with the amazing technology and physical power of these soldiers decided being American must be pretty good so henceforth considered themselves adopted Americans. To show how American they were they rebuilt their villages in the style of the military camps, saluted the stars and strips and even made planes and jeeps out of bamboo. Mixed into this infatuation was aspects of ‘Kustom’ (native) religion and Christianity into a cult called the John Frum cult (short for ‘John from America’). Ever since WWII the John Frum followers have been waiting for the second coming of John Frum with his ship full of cargo for the faithful. Just before my trip the cult had become so troublesome that the army had been called in to disperse them. They did this by simply burning the village down so people would be forced to go home to their native villages (the village happened to be constructed on the side of an active volcano as well which didn’t impress the authorities much either). On their previous trip my two companions were invited to go and speak in the John Frum Village and meet their leader the prophet Fred a rare privilege for an outsider. I spent two weeks in Tanna climbed an active volcano and spent time getting to know the locals who kindly put us up in their village while we ministered to the local church. Two of the people I got to know the best were Jeremy a boy who took me under his wing and Willie an inspirationally spiritual man who was a church leader down there. I took this shot of my friends on the second last day I was there in the local river just below the village of Lonimilo. Having never been out of a western culture before experiencing village life, food, water (yuck), music (with no radio or TV the sound of acoustic guitars and singing were almost constantly in the background, yum) and living with such beautiful family oriented people profoundly effected my whole way of seeing the world. Jeremy and Willie’s smiles kind of sum the whole thing up. P.S. I don’t really see myself as a portrait/ people photographer but the bubble is such a great place to try out new things I thought I’d post it and see what people think. The shot was taken with my first ever SLR camera (a Canon EOS30 with Ilford Delta 100 b&w film) that I bought duty free on this trip. To get this shot I got into the river with Jeremy and Willie paranoid I would slip on the sloping bottom with my new baby, fortunately I kept my feet and got the shot, a precious memory. I’ve also been really inspired by Melinda Kerrs work too. To my great surprise this shot won the ‘B&W – Character – People Shots’ groups Indigenous People Competition in August 2008. It was also a finalist in the Black and White groups Emotion competition back in May 2008 and has somehow ended up on the home page three times.
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Took this one last Saturday night after doing a percussion session down in Geelong for the new Sons of Korah album. Usually I stick to the natural landscape but this is purty nice all the same. For other shots in this genre check out my Urban Landscapes gallery.
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This shot was taken in the immense dune field between Lake Wau Wauka and Iron Prince Reef in the Howe Wilderness Zone, Croajingolong National Park. It is just near Cape Howe on the Victorian, New South Wales border where the coast line takes a dramatic turn north resulting in the sand building up on this rock flanked headland. On this particular day I had arisen an hour before dawn and witnessed the white dunes absorb all the predawn colours before a spectacular ocean sunrise had me chewing through my film in awe. I wandered around the huge dune field taking advantage of the morning light that emphasised the ripples in the sand. After some inclement weather this part of the dune field had dried out unevenly resulting in sand bands of differing moisture content being blown in alternate directions. The result was this remarkable, and logic defying pattern. For more pictures of this area check out my Croajingolong gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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- Featured in “History” Group – August 25, 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / - Top Ten placement in the “PostCard Style ‘Super Ultimate’ Challenge!!!” (July 14, 2009) launched by the “PostCard Style” Group – MANY THANKS TO ALL THE MEMBERS WHO VOTED MY IMAGE! / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / - Featured in “PostCard Style” Group – Mai 18, 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / - Second place in the “Italia!!” Challenge by “à Europa” Group (Mai 2009) – MANY THANKS TO THE MEMBERS FOR YOUR VOTES! / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Featured in “Italy and All Things Italian” – March 23, 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- / 234 views – Dec. 16, 2009 AS IS – from camera Olympus SP700 / In a foggy november’s morning, the San Giulio Isle (Orta Lake, Piedmont, northern Italy) was appearing as to be hanging in mid-air San Giulio Island / According to the legend, the Island of St. Giulio was dominated by a big serpent that destroyed everything. But when St. Giulio, that had the power to command over the waves, the storms, the wild animals and the human beings, arrived near the lake , waving his hand he chased away the dangerous menacing animal. / He reached the Island journeying over the water on his cloack guided by his staff. The big reptile disappeared and St. Giulio, tired and near to his death, thought that the island was the right place to build his hundredth and last church dedicated to the Holy Apostles. The Island of San Giulio is today a place of great misticism. Here was born on 962 William of Volpiano, during the siege to Queen Willa by Emperor Otto, King Berengario II’s wife, who had taken the Island from the Bishop of Novara. The big central building was a Castle. The island was the governor ’s seat that represented the bishop. On 1842 it was destroyed to build on it a seminary. Now there is a Benedictin monastery that helps giving more mistic power to a place that is by nature immersed in the silence. / Between 1593 and 1615, a decisive role in the continuation of the project was played by the Bishop of Novara, Carlo Bescapè; he was concerned that the complex should be a strictly organised centre of devotion, in line with the ideas which had inspired the Council of Trento, and more particulary with the interpretation of the Counter-Reformation given by Carlo Borromeo in the diocese of Milan. / The Basilica of San Giulio was originally founded by St. Giulio in 390. During the siege of Otto 1st (956 – 962) the church was seriously damaged and only the central apse was saved. After year 962 the canons had the privilege on the territory of the Island signed by Otto the Great , so they dedicated themselves to the reconstruction of the church. The tower was added during the 11th – 12th century. / In the Basilica the frescoes were certainly begun very early, and re-done at various times. Of the datables the oldest frescoe is aged 1421. But the greatest work of art in the Basilica is the ambo. The pulpit is carved out of grey-green serpentine from the Oira quarry. The sculptures represent the Evangelists. The figure sculpted among the eagle and the lion is probably Guglielmo of Volpiano. / The elegant houses on the lake were the canon’s residences: In 1763 each of them was called after a Saint to recognise them easily
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- Featured as Top Ten placement in the “Palaces & Castles in Austria” Challenge, launched by “Austria” Group – Mai 25, 2009 – MANY THANKS FOR ALL YOUR VOTES / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / - Featured in “à EUROPA” Group – May 9, 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / - Featured as Top Ten on “The Royal Challenge : about Kings & Queens” by the “Historic Landmarks of Europe” Group / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / - Featured in “Historic Landmarks of Europe” Group – February 19, 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- / 828 views as Dec. 29, 2009 The Imperial Palace at Innsbruck – the Capital of the Alps – once was seat of the Tyrolean sovereigns… / The Imperial Palace was erected by Archduke Siegmund the Rich in late Gothic style around 1460. It was rebuilt in the Baroque style (but with rococo detailing) between 1754 and 1773 on orders of Empress Maria Theresa. The Palace, flanked by a set of domed towers, is a fine example of Baroque secular architecture. The structure has four wings and a splendid two-story Riesensaal (Giant´s Hall), painted in white and gold and filled with portraits of the Habsburgs. / The Imperial Apartments consist of 25 state apartments dating from the 18th and 19th century and the Giants´ Hall (the Alps most lavish banqueting hall). / At the end of the 15th century, as Emperor Maximilian I. held court at Innsbruck, the Imperial Palace had already today’s dimensions. Empress Maria Theresa renovated the existing palace in the monumental baroque style. One of the many showrooms is the great Festival hall, that once was the most lavish hall in the whole alpine region. Lots of precious antiques furniture the various rooms. Though most of the furniture is not the one originally used, but date from the 19th century, e.g. the wooden furniture in Biedermeier style by Johann Nepomuk Geyer or Rococo furniture from La Vigne, the rooms are a stylish entity. 2008/09 the royal rooms are being renovated, but are still open to the public (inside the Palace, no flash no tripod allowed).
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Placed in Top Ten of “The Heavens” Challenge by Mood & Ambience Group – MANY THANKS TO ALL OF MEMBERS FOR YOUR VOTES! / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—- /
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I usually try to avoid mass uploads on the one location at the one time but this little shoot was so amazing that I can’t help but upload another one. The Pinnacles, Phillip Island. Camera: Canon EOS 5D mkII / Lens: EF 16-35mm f/2.8 II @ 16mm / Filter: Circular Polariser / ISO: 100 / Shutter Speed: 15 sec / Aperture: f/22 / WB: Auto For other shots from this area check out my Bass Coast gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
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- Top Ten placement in the “Colour Swap” Challenge, launched by the “Out of the Blue” Group (June 3, 2009) – SO MANY THANKS FOR YOUR VOTES ON MY IMAGES! / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-— / Featured on “Out of the Blue (75%+ Blue artwork)” Group – March 7th, 2009 / —-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-—-- /
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Outright Isle of Man TT lap record holder John McGuinness at Braddan Bridge on Monday evening’s practice session. With a total of 14 wins under his belt, John has equalled the great Mike Hailwood’s tally of wins on the Snaefell Mountain Course.
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2009 Superstock TT race Winner Ian Hutchinson (4) passing flying scotsman Keith Amor (3) as they crest the rise of Crosby Hill
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Joshua Hook taking a tumble in the Dutch TT 2009 in Assen. / A very talented and motivated Rookie Cup contestant! / He got very frustrated, because it had happened to him in the previous three races as well, and it looked like he was going to get a good position this time. I believe he was second or third at this last chicane before Start/Finish when almost entering the last round…
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