An amateur photographer loose in the Blue Mountains
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Penrith Weir
Having never tried photographing birds before, I went with a group of people from the Blue Mountains Photography Group to Penrith Weir in June. Not the best spot for nice compositions – too much flood debris still in place, but most of the river walk is lovely and well worth doing. I didn’t expect to…
Sculpture By The Sea – October 2024
Sculpture by the sea happens every year and is a display of around 100 sculptures set into the landscape on the south headland of Bondi Beach and stretching around to Tamarama Beach. This is the first time I’ve visited it and decided to go with a friend for a mid-week sunrise shoot. This was partly…
Govetts Leap – August 2024
Govetts Leap at the top of the Blue Mountains is a favourite spot of mine. This is a dawn shoot and was blessed some interesting cloud, but also mist in the valley below. This was shot from a lower vantage point that the car park area at the top, and I think it gave me…
Floriade – October 2023
A return to Floriade in Canberra (an annual display of over 1 million spring bulbs – mainly tulips – in Commonwealth Park) was long overdue.It didn’t fail to impress, but we did miss the peak of the tulips due to the warm weather in early spring bringing them on earlier than usual. But this year,…
Astro – Wentworth Falls – September 2023
Where and Why? Over a year since the last post – that’s what a busy work schedule will do for you!This was a quick ‘n’ dirty evening of astro photography in September 14th 2023. Wentworth Falls is not really dark enough for serious astro work, but it was a good opportunity to refresh the skills…
Turimetta Beach – June 2022
Where? That’s what I said when this was suggested as a location! Having lived in Sydney for more than 50 years, I had never heard of it. Turns out it is a small beach located between Warriewood and Narrabeen Beaches on the Northern Beaches of Sydney. Its dominant feature is a large rock shelf on…