Tacking Point LightHouse,Port Macquarie,NSW,Australia
Taken with camera attached to the tripod, the tripod standing on a moving walkway – long exposure, Sydney. Canon EOS 400D / Lens 18-55mm ISO100 / Aperture F/29 / Shutter speed 8 sec 6 September 2009 Featured in The Ashes – Australia vs England 13 September 2009 Featured in Tunnel Vision 22 September 2009 Featured in The Male Photographer 27 October 2009 Featured in UK to Australia and Back 2249 views as at 10 Nov 2009
Tiny curled up flower petal / Canon 400D / Canon 100mm macro lens
This is Coral Bays new boat marina. It was built to alleviate the damage the launching of the boats to the main public beach had caused. You can tell as the coral is not as abundant as it once was in that area. Although it was being shared with the swimmers as there is a large sandbar they used to drive on to launch their boats. It is a much safer and more pleasant place to swim not having to worry about the traffic of both cars and boats.
One of the many tropical fish found on the Great barrier reef , Far North Queensland. / They can change sex from male to female and mainly live on the bottom or mid water. Thats is what makes this shot a little unusual. / I was standing in the cockpit on Cool Runnings and the Maori Wrasse came up to about 1 metre below the surface and had a small sucker fish beside him. / www.coolrunningscharters.net Canon 5D / 70-200 f2.8 Is USM / Polarizer Filter / and the beautiful blue waters of the Barrier Reef.
Another much brighter day, same holiday, but this time a rocky place around Hat Head National Park, NSW. Low tide bared bottom part of this rocky island, the waves going through the channel were absolutely huge. Unfortunately even at low tide it was still too deep and dangerous to cross and to get to the little paradise on the other side of this tiny rocky island. Didn’t get there! Canon 5D, / Canon EF 24-105 IS Lens / Apperture: F 8, / Speed: 25 seconds, / FL: 24, Filters (You name it, it’s here!! Way too many, have done a lot of experimenting) / Hoya NDX400 filter, / Lee ND Grad 0.9×2 / Hoya Polariser Please view large
BEST VIEWED LARGER Ok I get home after a long day at the office, I get in the door and think daylight saving might allow me a sunset shot. / I think oh no , wont go out, well maybe i will , maybe i wont. Well guess which won ? And it gave me so many shots of this apricot coloured sunset, plus hardly any wind so that big photographer in the sky was helping me . And all i could say was THANK YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU Newport is located on Sydney’s Northern beaches on the shore of of Pittwater and Broken Bay about 30 kilometres fom Sydney CBD. Equipment: Nikon D300 , Sigma 10-20mm lens, handheld / Technique: HDR 5 bracketted images, Photomatix 3.2 See Also / Reflections Of Day:
... here I know the proper saying is “two’s company, three’s a crowd” , but those three looked cozy together / :-)) Coastal shot near Forster, NSW on stop-over on the way back from Crescent Head. The weather turned nasty – we were driving towards some massive clouds which looked mighty fine on the horizon. Unfortunately by the time we stopped, the low clouds were upon us, and a little drizzle started for a couple of minutes, to give way to some sunshine.That didn’t last long though. So that great location is very much on a list for the next time I am at Forster, hopefully in a month or so. Thank you for looking, please view large. Featured in Live, Love, Dream October 2009 Featured in New South Wales Photography Featured in Dimentions Featured in Top Shelf Wildlife & Nature Art October 2009 Canon 5D, / Canon EF 24-105 IS Lens / Apperture: F 13 / Speed: 20seconds, / FL: 24, / Hoya NDX400 filter, / Lee ND Grad 0.9
Taken from Arthurs Seat in Vic, Australia. Pentax K200D, 55mm Lens, F/L 55mm, F/11, ISO 100.
Sculpture at a national park on the north side of Sydney Harbour. I think it’s near Mosman/Taronga Park Zoo. I took this a few months back, played around with it in PS, then promptly forgot all about it and only found it again today. It’s a hassle having over 30GB of photos sometimes. You remember a photo, go looking for it, find something else and forget about the photo you went looking for! 27 October 2009 Featured in UK to Australia and Back
Dicky Beach Caloundra,Queensland,Australia canon 400D
2 ibis and 2 seagulls at Redcliffe, near Brisbane. This is a shot of a stream going over an embankment and flowing into a creek below.
I have presented a number of images shot at North Narrabeen Rockpool over the past year, and this one probably isn’t too special. But it’s different. This was the first time one of my kids came with me, my youngest on this occasion had a good swim. Being hot hot hot as it was, approaching sunset, we whizzed over for a cool dip. This was the first time I actually had a swim there myself. It was too hard to resist. Whilst in the water I figured the low angle and the light presented an opportunity. So my able assistant passed me the tripod, which I rammed into the sand, then my camera, the Canon 5D Mark II, with a Carl Zeiss Distagon 21mm f2.8 lens and a Singh-Ray Vari-ND Filter. This shot was taken with the camera about 4 inches above the water. As I was about to engage the mirror lock-up, I felt something on my foot. Something moving and alive. I looked down and there it was – a big mother of an octopus with an unhealthy interest in me and my tripod. Foot extricated from its tentacles, the only thing left was the tripod leg, which said octopus proceeded to make out with. Though I uttered not a word, my sudden movement attracted a woman who had been watching me set up, and then a small crowd, including squealing kids and pointing adults. Well, I got the bloody shot didn’t I? Then resumed my swim. Gee it was nice. I figure the octopus had been unsettled by the vibration of me ramming the tripod into the sand, and came over to check out the intruder. God, he was big.
An Australian native plant, growing at Redcliffe, near Brisbane.
Image taken at the White Hills Botanical Gardens, located in central Victoria Australia, using an Olympus E520 DSLR with a 35mm Macro lens. /
Please View Large Richard was an absolute joy to be with yesterday as his local knowledge of York and showing me where all these old doors were was second to none. Thanks Richard. Nikon D300 / Sigma 24-70mm
Please View Large On a Redbubble meet with Jason & Donna Connolly and Richard in York, this was an absolute first for me, I plucked up the courage to ask this chap if he would mind if I took his photograph – he kindly obliged as he continued to sketch on his notebook York Minster. Nikon D300 / Sigma 24-70mm
Please View Large On a Redbubble meet with Jason & Donna Connolly and Richard in York, Lesley and I left them to wander inside of York Minster while we shot of few off in the nearby streets. Nikon D300 / Sigma 24-70mm
Well I know this is a lily but have no idea of the name … which happens often when I am lucky enough to visit a garden so beautifully tended & loved as this one is :) Best viewed on large can you see the ant! Canon EOS 50D / Canon 100mm Macro lens / F stop f/10, Exp 1/16 sec, ISO – 1250, F/L 100mm. Thank you for looking
As most of you know by now, we live in the quiet (at present) and delightful Indian ocean side township of Yanchep, some 55 kms north of Perth in Western Australia. The beaches are less than 5 minutes away in the car and I took this photo yesterday afternoon, (Friday 20 Nov) / The nearest red roof building you can see is a beachside cafe/kiosk (their fish and chips are great by the way!) / On the left – and out of shot – a large housing development is taking place and the eventual plans show that we can expect to see promenades, cafes, small hotels etc. It wont be our sleepy little Yanchep for much longer. / Camera Sony DSC R1. / 24-120 Carl Zeiss Vario Zonnar lens with cp filter / f11 at 1/250th second / hand held
Featured in the Out of the Blue group 21st November 09 Taken at Collaroy beach on my recent visit 16th November 2009. I’ve always had a thing about blue! Canon EOS 50D / Canon 28-135 mm lens / f/5.6, Exp 1/160 sec, ISO – 100, F/L 28mm / Layered in CS3 Thank you for taking time to look.
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