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Unidentified tree (I'm not an aborist) Exposure time 1/1250 sec; f/4.0; ISO 800; focal length 112 mm (35 mm equivalent, 168 mm) Depth of field is crap in this photo, and there's lots of noise from the high ISO sett…
Olympic Park, Sydney Exposure time 1/250 sec; f/8.o; ISO 200; Focal length 56 mm (35 mm equivalent, 84 mm); contrast adjusted slightly in Photoshop We had a blue moon lastnight, the second full moon in a month. I was…
Olympic Park, Sydney Exposure time 1/250 sec; f/8.0; ISO 200; Focal length 34 mm (35 mm equivalent, 55 mm); contrast adjusted slightly in Photoshop I am watching the end of the Olympics closing ceremony as I type. …
Front gate Exposure time 1/160 sec; f/11; ISO 200; Focal length 300 mm (35 mm equivalent, 450 mm) OK, so I'm in the habit of taking photographs almost every day. Yesterday I didn't go anywhere inspiring, so I phot…
What are you lookin' at? Exposure 1/200 sec; f/7.1; ISO 200; focal length 90 mm (35 mm equivalent, 105 mm); lightened slightly in Photoshop Isn't he cute? On Thursday I went out to the diary farm I go to for colle…
Waverley cemetery Exposure time 1/400 sec; f/5.6; ISO 200; focal length 130 mm (35 mm equivalent, 195 mm), circular polariser Oh, I was so excited to receive an email from an old schoolfriend today. Yes, I know, I ge…
Waverley Cemetery Exposure 1/500 sec; f/5.6; ISO 200; focal length 95 mm (35 mm equivalent, 142 mm) Oops...just realised the pic isn't straight. Oh well...see Janis, I still have problems getting a straight photo!…
A victim to vaccination, Waverley Cemetery Exposure time 1/640 sec; f/4.5; ISO 200; focal length 95 mm (35 mm equivalent, 142 mm) Have I mentioned that I'm totally in love with my new camera??? It's just so much m…
Waverley cemetery, ~6:30 am Sunday August 22 Exposure time 1/160 sec; f/11; ISO 200; focal length 48 mm (35 mm equivalent, 72 mm); spot metering Well, the weekend went fast and slow at the same time. Had a bit of …
Waverley cemetery Exposure, 1/640 sec; f/5; ISO 200; focal length 220 mm (35 mm equivalent, 330 mm), shadows lightened in Photoshop Do your Masters!! Hehe....I asked for nagging, and it looks like I got it. Can't…
Kiama lighthouse Exposure time 1/320 sec, f/9, ISO 200, focal length 29 mm (35 mm equivalent: 43 mm) 3 years on. I was looking for a dramatic photo for this occasion, but all I found was another shot of the lighth…
Saddleback Lookout, near Kiama Exposure 1/320 sec, f/9, ISO 200, focal length 18 mm (35 mm equivalent: 27 mm) Well, everything has almost fallen into place regarding the trip to Morocco. The final step of getting …
Kiama lighthouse Exposure 1/250 sec, f/8, ISO 200, focal length 34 mm (35 mm equivalent: 51 mm), lightened in Photoshop Tip of the day (and this would sound completely logical to you all, so it just goes to show ho…
Seagull at Bass Point Exposure 1/640 sec, f/5.6, ISO 200, focal length 300mm (35mm equivalent: 450mm) I went for a drive today....well yesterday since it's now Sunday...I felt the need to get out of Sydney. I deci…
Sydney Opera House I went to the city lastnight to take a few photographs. I really needed to go with a tripod, but I thought I'd go anyway and look for some nice places to take some night shots. Thee the next Pa…
Sampling site near Wingecarribee Reservoir OK, lets talk about Vegemite. It is possible, Miki, that it is the only product on earth that doesn't "taste like chicken". According to the official Vegemite website …
Sampling site near Sutton Forest I was told by Janis to do this quiz, and being the obedient friend I am....well here it is. The coloured text is copied from Janis' blog. VEGEMITE REALITY QUIZ? In fact, you d…
Joadja Creek, Joadja Well, it seems that the information on the internet site was more accurate than the recorded info for the births, deaths and marriages registry of Victoria (the internet site said 5 days if app…
Blue Christmastree Worm, Great Barrier Reef I have flights to Morocco booked. I have accommodation sorted out. I have the conference registration (almost) sorted out. I have funding from 3 different sources whic…
Bird at Healesville Sanctuary What is it that dates a movie? The clothes, hairstyles, and technology used both in the movie and to make the movie. I watched the movie 'Highlander' yesterday....it's one of my favo…
Albino kookaburra, Healesville Sanctuary I have a headache today. It's been a pretty constant headache since I've had this cold, though it was under control while I was taking the cold and flu tablets since they h…
On the walk home, tonight I'm slowly getting better, but I still have a horrible and very annoying cough. So it was interesting giving a 20 minute presentation today at work....a requirement of my Masters is to gi…
Koala at Healesville Sanctuary I got an interesting email today, sent via Xanga.... Hello Cork! I just found your whale shark photos online from your trip to Ningaloo. I am the programmer for a new whale shark re…
Hampton Bridge, Kangaroo Valley Got back today from 5 days in Melbourne. Unfortunately I had a pretty bad cold while I was there, a cold that I am still nursing. Blah. Anyway, I spent 2 nights with my oldest fr…