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| Mysterious Waterfall |
| 2008-09-11 06:12:00 |
"An Aura of Mystery"Deep Blue Mountain Waterfall
This blog's had so many WYD photos recently that you could be forgiven for thinking it's no longer a "nature photography" blog! But never fear, today I re-introduce the old theme again.
This photo was taken on my not-so-recent holiday to Goomburra. I was quite surprised at the way the water turned out - there is a very distinct blue-ish tinge to the whole image, and the fall itself seems to be falling through a veil of dark blue. There is a certain atmosphere to this picture which I can't quite define, but the word "Mystery" seemed relevant to me.
What does this picture make you think of?
This photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Pillars of Faith - WYD Banners |
| 2008-09-01 05:21:00 |
"Pillars of Faith"Banners at WYDDuring World Youth Day, the streets of Sydney were lined with these banners. I got this photo at Darling Harbour - right along the side of the water these flags were flying high in the air. They made a great subject for a photo - the foremost banners are receding into the picture, and you can even see a few more standing straight in the distance.Now that the WYD activities are starting to finish up, it's time to look at "Where to from here?" The experience of the week is one to treasure, but also one to move forward from. So far we've had meetings where young people shared their experiences from WYD, and joined together again in song and worship. Some people have also started organising youth groups and ongoing plans, so that we can keep the spirit alive. Al...
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| New Comment Policy |
| 2008-08-22 01:51:00 |
Some of you might have noticed that I haven't been replying to comments lately. I'm getting a lot more comments than I did a year ago on this blog, and I thank you all for giving your feedback. Unfortunately they are getting too numerous for me to reply to each one individually as I had a custom of doing. From now on I will only reply to any comments that require a direct response. This means if you ask a question, or request a picture for example, I will try to reply as soon as possible. If you've simply got a compliment or suggestion, please do tell me, but I won't be able to guarantee a personal response.
I can guarantee that I read each and every comment though. Your thoughts are very much appreciated, and please keep them coming!
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| Orb Web Spider - Eriophora transmarina |
| 2008-07-10 17:04:00 |
Orb Web Spider (Eriophora transmarina)
This photo really has to be seen full-screen to be fully appreciated. Click on the picture above to view the orb web spider full-size.
I caught this big Orb Web Spider under a tree one day. He was alive, but being quickly overrun by ants. So I flicked the ants off, and snapped a few pictures of him. He wan't very eager to move (all the better for me!), maybe the ant's had bitten him too much.
The Garden Orb Web Spiders are also called Araneus Spiders, Garden Orb-weaver, Wheelweaving Spiders or Orbweaving Spiders. The Latin or Scientific name is Eriophora transmarina.
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| World Youth Day |
| 2008-07-08 15:55:00 |
Image via Wikipedia
July 15th 2008 marks the beginning of the biggest gathering in Australian history. World Youth Day, an international Youth Festival organised by the Catholic Church will be held in Sydney, Australia this year. From July 15-20 nearly 150,000 international visitors will converge on Sydney for this event. The final Mass is expected to attract crowds of up to 500,000 making this easily the biggest gathering of people ever in Australia.
As you can guess, I'm pretty excited about this event. I will be attending along with most of my friends. The Pope will be coming to Australia for World Youth Day, so hopefully I'll catch a glimpse of him too. :) Others who can't visit the events live will watch on TV.
Over the 5 days international visitors are expected to bring over $120 million in revenue to Australia, so it's going to be a big economic boost for Sydney as well. Some Sydney residents are concerned though, due to the transport difficulties with the huge numbers of peop...
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| Snake's Eye View - Sky Watch Friday |
| 2008-07-03 21:03:00 |
"Snake's Eye View"View from ground level in the Australian rainforestSky Watch FridayHere's a relatively unique photo for my first Sky Watch Friday back again. Looking at this I just imagine the snake slithering along the path, looking up into the early morning sun....This photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Mountain Waterfall |
| 2008-07-02 18:49:00 |
"Fountain of Beauty"Mountain WaterfallFor those of you who commented on my last post, your guesses were all very close, but none of you managed to get it exactly right. The "Guess What" picture (right) was actually a close up of moss growing on a wet rock. What some of you thought was sky is actually the water flowing in the background of the picture. The photo shown above is a zoomed out picture of that moss, with water flowing from a waterfall between the rocks.This photo was taken with a fairly long exposure, in order to create the smooth "flowing" of the water. Anyone who has visited Goomburra National Park will probably recognise this waterfall - it's at the bottom of the Cascades, one of Australia's most well-known waterfalls. Although it's quite small (only about 5m high), the Cascades are a great place for a photo, and the water in the stream below makes a very fresh drink after a long walk.This photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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| Water, a Break, and The Interlude |
| 2008-06-29 21:49:00 |
Something WetGuess What!It's been quite a long time since I last posted here, and a lot's happened in that time. For those loyal readers that have kept watch here in my absence, I'll try to summarize what's been going on.Firstly - Water! I went on a holiday to Goomburra National Park over the Queen's Birthday weekend, and there was lots and lots of water there! As anyone who's been following my blog will know, there isn't much water where I live so this was a special event. I took about 1,200 shots in the 36 hours, and got quite a few good photos out of the trip. Over the next few weeks I'll try to post some of those shots here. Update: The photo above was taken at Goomburra - can you guess what it is?I've also had exams in the past week, so I've been focusing entirely on study and didn't ...
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| No Wordless Wednesday |
| 2008-06-10 16:17:00 |
I'm not going to be able to post a Wordless Wednesday photo today, due to intensive study schedules and job timings. If you have any time though, I'd appreciate a comment on some older posts. So far there are over 200 posts to choose from, dating back to late 2006.Thanks!Update: No Sky Watch Friday either.
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| Soft "Peach" Sunset - SWF |
| 2008-06-05 11:39:00 |
Soft "Peach" SunsetOrange Glow over the hillsSky Watch FridayHere's another sunset taken at the Indooroopilly golf club. I particularly like the "peach" colour of the sky here - this picture is the type which I like for a desktop background. How do you like the colours in this picture? Too soft for your taste, or just right?If you would like to request the full-size image for any of the pictures on my site, just email me and I'll try to arrange it for you. Most of my pictures taken with the Fujifilm camera are available at 9MP resolution (3500x2600 approx.)This photo taken with the Fujifilm S9600 digital camera.
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