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… Read More
Landscapes, Lookouts, Places, Sunrise
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… Read More
Landscapes, Places, Plants
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… 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
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
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
Landscapes, Macro, Plants, Waterfall
Mermaids Cave – October 2021
This is a unique glen and half cave most famous for being used as a set in Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (the bit where he visits the kids in the underground dwelling with stilt houses etc). It is accessed by… Read More
