• Red and White

    Posted on January 12, 2019

    Another tulip, this one from the Floriade festival in Canberra.

    (Sony a200, ISO 100, f/5.6, 55mm [82mm equiv], 1/400s)

    This photo is from October of 2008.

  • Autumn Leaves

    Posted on January 5, 2019

    Some areas of Australia do see autumn leaves that look like their northern-hemisphere cousins.

    (Sony a65, ISO 100, f/8.0, 50mm [75mm equiv], 1/640s)

    This photo was taken in the Blue Mountains region west of Sydney in April of 2015.

  • Scottish Highlands

    Posted on December 22, 2018

    The distant mountains seen from the trail that leads to Camasunary Beach, in the Isle of Skye, northern Scotland.

    (Canon 6D, ISO 125, f/8.0, 200mm, 1/200s)

    Photo taken in November of 2017.

  • Droplets on Tulip

    Posted on December 15, 2018

    A drizzly morning at the Tesselaar Tulip Festival, just outside Melbourne.

    (Sony A200, ISO 100, f/7.1, 70mm [105mm eq], 1/125s)

    Photo taken in October of 2009.

  • Comet McNaught

    Posted on December 8, 2018

    In early 2007, comet C/2006 P1 (or comet McNaught after its discoverer, British-Australian astronomer Robert H. McNaught) was visible from the southern hemisphere for several weeks. It was the brightest comet in several decades and made quite a show in our skies.

    (scanned from film)

    This photo was taken from the beach in Port Melbourne, looking west soon after sunset, in January of 2007.

  • Harbour Bridge

    Posted on December 1, 2018

    The Sydney Harbour Bridge at sunset, seen from Observatory Hill.

    (Sony A200, ISO 100, f/5.6, 50mm [75mm eq], 1/125)

    This photo is from October of 2011.

  • Sun behind the clouds

    Posted on November 24, 2018

    The sun tries to come out from behind the clouds to warm up this autumn morning at Neist Point, in the Isle of Skye, Scotland.

    (Sony A65, ISO 100, f/5, 30mm [45mm eq], HDR composite 1/100s+1/160s+1/250s)

    This photo was taken in November of 2017, a bit over a year ago today.

  • Walking the dog

    Posted on November 18, 2018

    A nice walk on the beach near the cliffs in Newcastle, Australia.

    (Sony A65, ISO 400, f/9, 35mm [52mm eq], 1/1250s)

    Photo taken in July of 2017.

  • Clear waters

    Posted on November 11, 2018

    Blue skies, green seas and very clean waters make this beach on the southwest coast of Fiji, near the village of Sanasana, a great place to relax.

    (Sony A65, ISO 100, f/8, 17mm [25mm eq], 1/800s)

    This photo was taken in September of 2015.

  • Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens

    Posted on November 3, 2018

    The Lily Pond at the Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens in Hobart has existed since 1840, before the Gardens themselves were created. It started simply as a reservoir for rain water.

    (Sony A65, ISO 100, f/4.5, 17mm [25mm eq], 1/100s)

    This photo was taken in May of 2016.