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Dingos in Daylight
The dingo was the only canid in Australia for millennia. This image was shot using the Sony 135 GM lens on the Sony A7RV at f/4 1/2000 ISO 200, and cropped to a square for composition. I haven’t used this combination a lot, but I should. The sharpness of the lens and the sharpness of …
Dragon without depth
Oops, I did it again! Yes, this is another of my “Don’t do as I did” posts. I ventured out to the Melbourne Zoo with the A7RV camera and the 135 f/1.8 GM lens. The temperature was low 20s Celsius, but there weren’t many clouds around, so we got some nice bright light (and the …
A fairy wren out of mating plumage
There are several species of fairy wren in Australia, and I’m not sure which species this one is. It is not in mating plumage – the splendid and superb fairy wren go bright blue for mating, instead of dull brown. No matter their plumage, however, they are rather hard to photograph, because they are forever …
The view from above
There are two female lions at Werribee Open Range Zoo, and they are mother and daughter. They were joined by a new male last year with a view to hearing the pitter patter of little paws – they are trying! This day was heavily overcast, and the male didn’t seem to be interested in joining …
Hippos heading into the water
These hippos at Werribee Open Range Zoo are a mother and two daughters. They had been out for a bit, and decided it was time to get wet. Not a radical decision for a hippo. Click on the images below to see them larger. These images were all shot on the Sony 200-600mm G on …
Gorilla chat
The gorillas at Werribee Open Range Zoo are a bachelor group, consisting of a father and an older and younger brother. When I visited late this morning they were enjoying an early lunch. I got a variety of expressions, and using the latest scientific tools (or an over-active imagination) determined what they were communicating over …
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Series: Vivid 2022
ByVivid Sydney is an annual festival that celebrated its 12th year in 2022, Vivid Sydney fuses art, innovation and technology and features a set of light installations scattered around the city.
Series: Japan 2008-2018 Retrospective
This is a series of articles featuring photographs taken across several trips to Japan spanning 2008-2018.
Series: USA Film Retrospective
This is a series of articles featuring photographs mainly taken in 1990s using a variety of film cameras, ranging from compact cameras such as the Canon Sure Shot to SLRs such as the Pentax PZ-70.
Series: Reflections
This is a series of articles that feature reflections, or sometimes the absence of reflection.
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