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… Read More
Astro
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… Read More
Coast, Landscapes, Places, Sunrise
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… Read More
Fauna, Places
Sydney Zoo – May 2022
Sydney Zoo opened a couple of years ago and is only half and hour away from me. So a lovely (rare) sunny day in early May was the perfect chance to pay a visit with the camera. The zoo is… Read More
Astro, Historic, Landscapes, Structures
Astro Shoot – May 2022
Since forever, I’ve been fascinated by astro photography. The ability of even a modest camera to capture detail in the night sky that our naked eye simply cannot perceive unaided means there is a whole new world of photography to… Read More
Landscapes, Macro, Places, Plants
Mt Tomah – April 2022
The Blue Mountains Botanical Gardens at Mt Tomah is a well known and respected place to view a range of cool climate, mainly native gardens.I made a quick trip to cash on on the a rare day of sun (or… Read More
Landscapes, Places, Waterfall
Empress and other Falls – January 2022
There is a popular loop walking track called the ‘Nature Track’ that starts and ends at the Conservation Hut in Wentworth Falls. The main track is around 3.0 kilometres long and would be rated as ‘easy’.It includes a handful of… Read More
Historic, Places, Structures
Hartley Vale – January 2022
This is a location I keep coming back to multiple times as there is such a range of interesting view, places and objects to photograph.I saw this Harman crane and shed first in 2021 when driving past. This time I… Read More
Landscapes, Lookouts
Hassans Walls – January 2022
This was a quick visit as I was meandering around the area while on a short break early in January. It was in part of play around with the idea of ‘long lens’ landscape photography.This is the idea of going… Read More
Landscapes, Lookouts, Places, Sunrise
Govett’s Leap – October 2021
A return to this famous lookout at Blackheath – this time at sunrise.This was prompted by a fabulous photo my youngest son, Sam took c.2003 using our very first digital camera, a 5 megapixel Canon Powershot (from memory). That image… Read More
