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| Sunset at Brisbane Golf Club - Sky Watch Friday |
| 2008-05-08 17:49:00 |
Sunset at the Brisbane Golf ClubSky Watch FridayI was at a baptism in Brisbane this week, and the service ended with refreshments available at the Indooroopilly Golf Club. It was late afternoon by the time we arrived, and in the "Jacaranda room" I had an excellent view out to the west, where the sun was setting over the golf links. Somewhat surprisingly, the best framing I could find for the sunset was to zoom right in to 300mm, excluding the golf links entirely and silhouetting the mountains in the distance.Mountains in the distance withthe setting sunThe photo above was taken at about 4:30pm, before the sun began to set properly. I was walking through a doorway, and caught a glimpse of the mountains through the leaves of this plant. So, out came the camera for a quick shot! The leaves give an interesting tilt to the image, framing the mountains and drawing your eye along a diagonal path.This photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Watchful Otters - Wordless Wednesday |
| 2008-05-06 14:00:00 |
"Watchful"Two Otters out of the waterWordless WednesdayThis photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Blogger Buzz: Blogger now schedules future-dated posts |
| 2008-05-03 19:44:00 |
I know some of you are have been using Blogger in Draft to schedule your posts recently. This functionality is now available in the standard blogger interface. Simply create a new post, and click "Post Options" to access the date settings for your post. Set a date in the future, click "Publish", and your post will automatically be scheduled for posting on the date you chose.This feature can be very handy when you have "writer's block" and can't manage to write to a deadline, or just want to take a break for a while. I encourage you to give this feature a try - you might find it comes in useful some day.
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| Glowing Orange Sunrise (Silhouette) - Sky Watch Friday |
| 2008-05-01 14:00:00 |
"Don't worry about the future...."Sky glowing orange as the sun risesSky Watch FridayOn Wednesday I got up around 6am, just before the sun rose, and was able to capture this shot. Once again, this sunrise is different from all my previous shots. Watching the sun rise helped me to stop and forget all my worries of the future, just take a moment to relax and enjoy the present. I hope you can also take some time one day soon to watch the sun rise. Each one is different, so you'll be guaranteed of a fresh show every day.This Sky Watch Friday photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Related Posts - New Feature |
| 2008-05-01 05:02:00 |
I'd like to point out a new feature that I've added to this blog recently - related posts. If you click on any post, you'll find a list of related links at the bottom of the page, just below the comments section. You might like to check out some of these - the photos go back to late 2006.
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| Restful Waters - Wordless Wednesday |
| 2008-04-29 14:00:00 |
"Restful Waters..."Stones reflected in waterWordless Wednesday"Beside restful waters he leads me, he refreshes my soul." Ps 23,2This photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Thunder and Lightning! Strike at Night |
| 2008-04-24 14:00:00 |
"Thunder and Lightning!"Lightning striking in a thunder storm at nightSky Watch FridayWow! That's what I thought when I saw this lightning bolt strike last night. We had a thunder storm here (fairly rare, I might add) and so I went out, like I did during our last lightning storm, in the cold and wet, to get some lightning photos. The noise of this particular strike nearly deafened me! It struck less than 1km away, so the thunder came almost instantaneously.I took this picture on "B" shutter mode with about a 20-second exposure at F6.4. The lightning you see in the picture is actually the result of two strikes - one huge lightning strike (the large ball of white lightning on the left), and another smaller one almost dir...
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| ANZAC Day - The Dove of Peace |
| 2008-04-24 13:35:00 |
"The Dove of Peace"Anzac DayAnzac Day, April 25 in Australia and New Zealand commemorates the landing in 1915, during World War I, of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZAC) on the Gallipoli Peninsula. The Allies attempted to take control of the strategic Dardanelles from Turkey, allied with the Central Powers, in the so-called Dardanelles Campaign, which began in February 1915. ANZAC forces landed on April 25 and secured a beachhead at what came to be called ANZAC Cove, on the Aegean side of the peninsula. Despite additional landings by other troops during the succeeding months, the Allies could not capture the strait, and they suffered enormous losses from battle and disease. By December 1915 the Allied troops, including the ANZAC forces, had been withdrawn. Nonetheless, the AN...
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| The Calm Before the Storm - Wordless Wednesday |
| 2008-04-22 17:19:00 |
"The Calm Before the Storm"Wordless WednesdayThis Wordless Wednesday photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Free Access to Encyclopedia Britannica for Bloggers |
| 2008-04-21 00:13:00 |
Encyclopedia Britannica is well-known as a reputable source of information. Over 4,000 editors who are recognized as experts in their field help to maintain well-written and accurate articles in this classic reference. Unfortunately the encylopedia has been somewhat neglected nowdays, with the advent of Wikipedia which offers free access to all articles. For every article viewed on the pay-for Britannica Online, an estimated 187 articles are viewed on the free Wikipedia.This may be set to change though - you can now get access to the online version of Encyclopedia Britannica for free through a new program called Britannica Webshare - provided that you are a “web publisher.” Bloggers are included in this invitation: “This program is intended for...
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| Cumulonimbus Storm Cloud - Thor's Masterpiece |
| 2008-04-17 14:28:00 |
"Thor's Masterpiece"Cumulonimbus Thunder Storm Cloud at SunsetSky Watch FridayI found this storm cloud photo as I was going through my archives searching for images to enter in an upcoming photographic competition. The huge Cumulonimbus cloud is lit up a light pink colour by the setting sun, while the horizon below is silhouetted against the threatening dark blue clouds around the base of the thunder-head.This photo was taken in Goondiwindi, Queensland. When I entered it into the Goondiwindi Photo Competition, I titled it "Thor's Masterpiece".Original post: Cumulonimbus Storm CloudThis Sky Watch Friday photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Pumpkin Flower - Wordless Wednesday |
| 2008-04-15 18:02:00 |
Yellow Pumpkin Flower with Radiating SpinesWordless WednesdayThis Wordless Wednesday photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Palm Trees and Moon - Sky Watch Friday |
| 2008-04-10 14:00:00 |
"Tropical Twilight" - Moon through palm treesSky Watch Friday This is one of my older photos, taken in 2006 with the Kodak camera. I was experimenting with taking moon photos, and tried out this framing technique with the palm trees silhouetted against the twilight sky, and the fronds reaching from the top of the picture downwards to the moon. I think it turned out fairly well, although the moon is quite small due to the minute 3x zoom offered by the Kodak camera.You can just see the colours of the setting sun reflecting off the top of the palm trees.Update: Tom and other readers pointed out that you can actually see a face in this picture - look at the curve of the tree on the left for a nose, and the moon becomes an eye. Thanks Tom!Original URL: http://davids-pics.blogspot.com/2007/05/tropical-twilight.htmlThis Sky Watch Friday photo taken with the Kodak C330 digital camera.
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| A New Day - Wordless Wednesday |
| 2008-04-08 14:00:00 |
"A New Day"Wordless WednesdayThis Wordless Wednesday photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Purple-red Clouds at Sunset - Sky Watch Friday |
| 2008-04-03 17:57:00 |
Deep purple and red Sunset looking over the cityLast Sky Watch Friday, just after I put my post up, I went out to listen to a presentation on the Australian Navy. When I was walking in the door I noticed this brilliant sunset lighting up the sky. I happened to have my camera with me, so I was able to snap a few shots. I didn't have a tripod with me and I used about 250mm lens so I had to bring up the ISO a bit to get a clear picture.Purple clouds at sunsetBy the time I got home from the presentation last Friday it was too late to post these shots, so I'm sharing them today as the Sky Watch for the week.This Sky Watch Friday photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Green Grass - Wordless Wednesday |
| 2008-04-01 22:15:00 |
Green GrassWordless WednesdayThis photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Moon behind a Tree - Sky Watch Friday |
| 2008-03-27 16:12:00 |
Full Moon behind a Tree (Eucalyptus)Sky Watch FridayFor some reason, whenever it came around to Sky Watch Friday, I automatically thought of a day-time sky. It never occurred to me until now that a moon landscape is actually a "Sky Watch" photo as well! So, today I have this photo I took the other night of a full Moon behind my gum tree (see my other moon / tree silhouette). I find the layer of cloud interesting in this picture - it serves to split the picture into two parts horizontally, while the tree splits the picture vertically. Not exactly the rule of thirds - maybe more like the rule of fourths!This photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Dragonfly Insect - Wordless Wednesday |
| 2008-03-26 05:51:00 |
Dragonfly-like Insect clinging to a Eucalyptus leafWordless WednesdayThis Wordless Wednesday photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Easter Sunday |
| 2008-03-22 16:00:00 |
LifeSun shining through green tree leavesEaster SundayHappy Easter!Today is Easter Sunday. Easter, also called Pascha, is the most important religious feast in the Christian liturgical year. It celebrates the resurrection of Jesus.. Many non-religious cultural elements have become part of the holiday, and those aspects are often celebrated by many Christians and non-Christians alike. Easter Eggs are a popular traditional food eaten on Easter Sunday. The egg is a symbol of the Resurrection: while being dormant it contains a new life sealed within it.Easter is termed a moveable feast because it is not fixed in relation to the civil calendar. Easter falls at some point between late March and late April each year, following the cycle of the moon. After severa...
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| The Cross - Good Friday (Sky Watch) |
| 2008-03-20 21:00:00 |
The CrossGood FridaySky Watch FridayToday is Good Friday. Good Friday, also called Holy Friday or Great Friday, is the Friday before Easter (Easter always falls on a Sunday). It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus at Calvary. In many English speaking countries, hot cross buns are eaten on Good Friday, with the cross standing as a symbol of the crucifixion. This is the first day of the Easter Triduum, which begins on Holy Thursday night and ends on the evening of Easter Sunday.Information from WikipediaThis photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Three Leaf Clover - St. Patrick's Day |
| 2008-03-16 19:20:00 |
Three-leafed CloverSt. Patrick's DayMarch 17th - St. Patrick's Day. Today I thought I'd share with you a short history of St. Patrick. Some of you might know this already, but a lot of people haven't actually heard the reason we remember him on this day.Patrick was born in Roman Britain. When he was about sixteen he was captured by Irish raiders and taken as a slave to Ireland, where he lived for six years before escaping and returning to his family. He entered the church, as his father and grandfather had before him, becoming a deacon and a bishop. He later returned to Ireland as a missionary, working in the north and west of the island. Legend credits Patrick with teaching the Irish about the concept of the Trinity by showing people the shamrock, a 3-lea...
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| Weird Clouds Hiding the Sun - Sky Watch Friday |
| 2008-03-13 10:00:00 |
Sun shining through a gap in the strange cloudsSky Watch FridayThis sky actually looked quite bland when seen in real life, but I somehow felt the urge to take a photo of it. Maybe it was the framing with the tops of the houses at the bottom and the tree silhouette, but regardless of the reason I took the photo. This is what it turned out like. By focusing on the sun and adjusting the white balance for it, the clouds are made to look ominous and threatening, when they are far from it in reality!This was shot with a 28mm (equivalent) lens, making it appear slightly "fish-eyed".This Sky Watch Friday photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Reaching out - Pumpkin vine feeler |
| 2008-03-12 01:00:00 |
"Reaching Out"Pumpkin vine feeler climbing along an Apricot twigWordless WednesdayThis photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Reaching out - Balloon vine feeler |
| 2008-03-12 00:30:00 |
"Reaching Out"Balloon vine feeler climbing along an Apricot twigWordless WednesdayThis photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Sunset in the Australian Bush - Sky Watch Friday |
| 2008-03-07 15:22:00 |
Sunset in the Australian BushSky Watch FridayI've got another Aussie Bush Sunset for you today. This photo is actually quite interesting, as it converges from a wide spanning vista to a single point - the Sun. But the way in which this happens in what really makes this photo unique. Most sunset photos will place the sun in or near the centre of the picture. In this image, however, the sun is thrown to the far right of the landscape, leaving room for the clouds and sky to fill most of the frame.How do you like it?This photo taken with the Kodak C330 digital camera.
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| Sea Shell on the Beach Sand |
| 2008-02-26 01:21:00 |
Sea shell in sandShell in Sand at the Beach I was browsing through some of my old photos the other day, and found this beautiful shot of a Sea Shell. I took this at Moonee Beach, near Coffs Harbour, NSW some years ago. This photo really reminds me of the "early morning at the beach" experience, with the seaweed and waves just visible in the background. I can almost feel the gentle grit of the cool sand underfoot (or actually under-nose, as I was lying down on the sand when I took this photo!)Do you have any memories of the beach that you would like to share? Post a comment with your memories of your favourite beach holiday.Original Post: She Sells Sea Shells.... [Sea Shell in the Sand at the Beach]
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| Dramatic Sunset in Australian Bush - Sky Watch Friday |
| 2008-02-21 14:00:00 |
Dramatic Sunset in the Australian Bush (Outback)Sky Watch FridayYou probably haven't noticed, but there's something different about today's Sky Watch Friday Sunset. This post has been published automatically by blogger. Last week blogger got a new feature enabling you to schedule posts to be published automatically at a later date, and so I am taking advantage of this new functionality today. This Friday, I haven't actually got on the computer at all. I prepared the sunset photo and post on Thursday, and it has been automatically published for you today. Now, I know this is old stuff for you Wordpress users, but for anyone using Blogger, this is a very handy new tool. Has anyone else used it yet?This sunset is very "dramati...
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| E for Excellent Blog Award |
| 2008-02-17 23:16:00 |
Angie from photosforthefunofit.blogspot.com just awarded me the "E for Excellent" blog award. This is a new award to me, and I am very honoured to receive it. Angie, although humbly classifying herself as an amateur, posts some really excellent photos over on her blog, and I suggest that you check it out whenever you have time. Thanks, Angie!Update: I am passing on this award to Anna, from My Only Photo. Anna maintains a top quality photo blog with lot's of great nature photos.
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| Brilliant Red Sunrise - Sky Watch Friday |
| 2008-02-15 01:53:00 |
Brilliant Red Sunrise - Sky Watch FridayFor my second Sky Watch Friday, I'm posting a sunrise. This is one of the most popular landscapes for photographers and painters alike, but this does not seem to detract from the impressiveness of the scene in every new photo I see. Somehow each sunrise has a unique "flavour" to it which gives it a renewed meaning each time it is interpreted by a different artist.One of the unique aspects of this sunrise is the silhouette formed by the gum trees in the foreground. This is a typical Australian scene, and anyone who's lived in the country for long gets to know and love this early morning symbol.This photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Bearded Dragon Lizard from Australia |
| 2008-02-14 00:48:00 |
Australian Bearded Dragon LizardBearded Dragons have broad triangular heads and flattened bodies, with adults reaching approximately 18 to 24 inches head-to-tail. When threatened, the lizards will expand a spiny pouch under their jaw and turn it black, as well as inhale air and puff up to make them appear larger. The pouch resembles a beard, lending the animal their name.Bearded Dragons have a distinctive series of spines radiating horizontally from the head to the tail. Their color ranges from light tan to dark brown, depending on their native soil, often with highlights of black, brilliant red, or gold, and can change somewhat depending upon their in...
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| The Glory of the Heavens - Clouds and Tree - Sky Watch Friday |
| 2008-02-07 04:13:00 |
Clouds and a Tree in Shadow - Sky Watch FridayI got this shot purely by chance one day. I was outside with the camera getting some nature photos, when I happened to glance up and see this stunning cloud formation aligned perfectly with the top of a gum tree. Had I gone a few steps further in any direction, this scene wouldn't have been as exceptional, as the tree needed to be in just the right position relative to the clouds for this shot to work. As it turned out, I was able to quickly snap this picture.The composition of this shot is almost the inverse of Rembrandt's famous style, where he uses small areas of bright light to draw attention to important areas of the painting. In this photo, ...
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| Queen Mary Falls Waterfall - Wordless Wednesday |
| 2008-02-06 17:01:00 |
Wordless WednesdayAt the foot of a Waterfall - Queen Mary Falls, AustraliaThis photo taken with the Kodak C330 digital camera.
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| How to live without batteries |
| 2008-01-27 17:50:00 |
David McMahon posts another interesting question on his blog this weekend:How efficiently (or inefficiently) would your household function without batteries?For me, the first thing which came to mind was that my camera wouldn't work without batteries. So if I had no batteries in the house, I'd have to go back to the "old-fashioned" film method (some film cameras don't need batteries). But this is more inconvenient than it would seem. If I wanted to change to film, here are some of the costs that would be involved:I'd have to buy a new SLR. Cost: AUD$700+Since September (four months ago), I've taken approximately 9,000 photos. If I were to take these on film, I would need about 375 rolls of film. These would cost over AUD$1,800.To develop the 375 rolls o...
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| Australia Day - What is Australia Day? |
| 2008-01-25 05:40:00 |
Australia Day - What is Australia Day?Australia Day is the official national day of Australia, which commemorates the establishment of a settlement and penal colony at Port Jackson by Captain Arthur Phillip, who later became the first Governor. Australia Day is celebrated on 26 January annually, and has been declared as an official public holiday in all states and territories of Australia. Known also as Anniversary Day or Foundation Day, Australia Day is widely considered to be an important day in the history of Australia. On Australia Day, the winner of the Australian of the Year award is announced by the Prime Minister; the award is given to any Australian citizen who has shown a "significant contribution to the Australian community and nation", and i...
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| Ladybug (Ladybird) on Grass Stem |
| 2008-01-21 05:06:00 |
Ladybug (Ladybird) on Grass StemFinding a name for this creature was difficult. According to my searches, it is called a Ladybug in the US, but predominantly a Ladybird in the UK and Australia. So I've chosen a compromise here, and called it both! :)Here is an old nursery rhyme we have here in Australia about the Ladybird - can anyone tell me if this is popular in the US too?Ladybird ladybird fly away home,Your house in on fire and your children are gone,All except one and that's little Ann,For she crept under the frying pan.This photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.Shutter speed: 1/124, F4.0, ISO 100
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| Fishing Boat and Pelican at Dawn |
| 2008-01-13 16:55:00 |
Fishing Boat and Pelican on the Water at DawnI took this photo on a recent holiday to Lake Cootharaba, near Noosa. The shade of a nearby tree gives the photo a blueish tone. You can clearly see the ropes on the deck of the small fishing boat, and the pelican in the background looking out over the water for breakfast.This photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.Shutter speed: 1/350, F4.9, ISO 100Submit Photos to Shutterstock and make $$$!
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| Happy Birthday, dear "Bloggy".... |
| 2008-01-09 20:24:00 |
This January marks an important milestone for this blog: it is exactly One Year since the first visitor came to davids-pics.blogspot.com! Since then, the site has received 10,600 visits, and over 400 comments from all over the world. In the past few weeks, the average has been about 75 visits per day, so traffic is increasing quickly as well.Here are some facts and figures from the history of this blog so far:Total visits: 10,681Total pageviews: 16,651Total posts: 171Total comments: 455Avg. Time on Site: 1:05Avg. Pages per Visit: 1.56Most Popular page overall: /2007/04/drought.html - 4.74% of total trafficMost Popular search term: images of nature - 2.76% of total trafficMost Popular referring site: google.com - 44.27% of total trafficI'm certainly happy with the progress made with this blog, and I'd like to specially thank all of you who visit and contribute your comments and advice - without you, this blog wouldn't exist today! I hope you are all enjoying the photography posted here, and as always I am open to suggestions for improvement. Here's looking forward to another successful and enjoyable year of blogging in 2008!Some of the best nature pictures from 2007: Submit Photos to Shutterstock and make $$$!
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