4th July
Happy 4th July to any Americans out there. I have not photographed America so I dug out these fireworks which were taken last year at the Brisbane Festival in Queensland. To its credit, Australia...
View ArticlePurple Skyline
This evening skyline was taken in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. To process this image I wanted to bring out the orange lights and purple sky. I started by using HSL in Camera RAW to boost...
View ArticleSolar Controller
I have been building a Steam Punk Solar Controller for our van since we moved to our house in Queensland two months ago. It is built from three blue elm wood chopping boards held together with antique...
View ArticleVision Gallery
This is The Dillon James Band playing at The Vision Gallery in Brisbane yesterday. They play smooth bluesy reggae which is worth checking out. As well as live music this gallery also had a bar which is...
View ArticleMurray Princess
This is the Murray Princess in South Australia. It is the largest paddlewheeler in Australia. Unlike river boats with imitation paddles, The Princess is authentic paddle power.
View ArticleCrocodile Chews
This is crocodile feeding time at the David Fleay Wildlife Park on the Gold Coast. The animal park is local to us, but fortunately crocodiles in the wild do not come this far south in Queensland,...
View ArticleWadi Rum
This red desert landscape is Wadi Rum in Jordan. It was taken 7 years ago with my old Olympus E-330. Developed with Camera RAW, no Photoshop. Karen is in Sydney this week to see Don Giovanni at the...
View ArticleSuper Moon
This weekend I photographed the supermoon from Australia with a Canon 5D Mark II and a 300mm lens The last time I shot the moon was in the UK with my old Olympus E-510 and a 300mm equivalent lens. In...
View ArticleFort Denison
This wood ship is approaching Fort Denison in Sydney Harbour, New South Wales, Australia. The island was originally home to a 15 metre sandstone rock. It was later quarried by prisoners to build...
View ArticleLocal Outback
Living on the Gold Coast in Australia makes this our local wilderness. This is the Springbrook National Park. It lies on the edge of an ancient volcanic ridge which marks some of the border between...
View ArticleBluetongued Lizard
This is a Blue-tongued Lizard. It ambled through our garden yesterday and took up temporary residence in the shed. Australia has an abundance of reptiles and Queensland is particularly full of wildlife.
View ArticleSingle Balloon
This photograph was taken before sunrise in Luxor, Egypt using my old Olympus E-330. To process this image I used Photoshop masks to independently adjust the exposure of the sky and balloon. Today I...
View ArticleCasino Monorail
On Friday night I visited the Jupiter casino next to the Nerang river on the Gold Coast in Queensland, Australia. This monorail connects the casino, hotel and shopping centre. Another light rail...
View ArticleMitchell Creek
This weekend we went to the Mitchell Creek Rock ‘N’ Blues Festival in Queensland, Australia. We had been invited by the YouTube channel Music Live 4U to help film Lani and Lecia. This image is of Hat...
View ArticleNoriko Tadano
This is Noriko Tadano who was performing with George Kamikawa at the Mitchell Creek Rock N Blues Festival in Queensland, Australia. One of the great things about small festivals is the music you...
View ArticleAustralian Cranes
These are Australian Cranes or Brolgas. They are the official bird emblem of Queensland. There are two separate populations in Australia. The Northern Australian Crane is found in Western Australia,...
View ArticleMonarch Butterfly
This is a Monarch Butterfly also known as a Wanderer Butterfly in Australia. This insect was in the ancient rainforests of Queensland. Unlike its American cousin which undertakes an epic...
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Surfer Silhouette
This beautiful sunset appeared through a misty cloud at Goolwa Beach in South Australia. I had positioned myself so this surfer would walk in front of me to produce a silhouette and make the shot....
View ArticleVictorian Parliament
This building is Melbourne Parliament House in Victoria, Australia. From 1901 to 1927 it was used by the National Government before it moved to Canberra. In that time the Victorian Parliament met at...
View ArticleBlack Swans
Black Swans are the state and bird emblem of Western Australia. Their white eyes turn red during breeding season. This image puts the herbivores and carnivores neck and neck on this blog at 22 each.
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