First Photo Forced to be Feline
This is the first photo shot with a new camera. Of course, that meant it had to be a cat. Chose to shoot with the superb Sony 135mm GM, wide open in bright sunlight.
Sensitive Serval Sneers in Surreptitious Snapshot
This serval has clearly heard the photographer deciding to take a photograph.
Fleet Feline Focussed on Fancied Food
A cheetah gazing at her neighbours as she prowls the edge of her domain.
Ye Olde Photo of Circular Quay
A view of Circular Quay with two ferries and Harbour Bridge in the background, treated to look like an old photo.
The Road Goes Ever On
The Road goes ever on and on
Down from the door where it began.
Now far ahead the Road has gone,
And I must follow, if I can.
Stare Me Down
This bush turkey was intensely curious about me and my camera and wasn’t afraid to venture really close and personal. Taken on a 50mm lens.
The Face in the Stone
If you have a good imagination, you will find a face staring back at you (helps if you enjoy Picasso). Taken at the Mueller Track at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden.
The Middle Finger
This clump of Banksia flowers captured at Castlecrag kind of reminds me of the fingers of a human hand.
Northbridge Baths
This is a secluded netted bathing area complete with a small beach along the Middle Harbour foreshore. I love how the wide angle perspective exaggerates the curves in the perspective view of the bath.
Into the dungeon
Modern day carparks can be quite scary places to navigate. This one seems to promise dangers as well as opportunities.
Near the mouth of Scotts Creek
Scotts Creek starts around Chatswood in Sydney and terminates at Middle Harbour between Castle Cove and Middle Cove. It is part of Willoughby’s stormwater catchment and sewerage flow, but major attempts have been made in recent years to clean it. We walked along the North Arm track, and ventured onto an unofficial track along the mangrove swamp towards the mouth.
Sit Down Men and Wear Armani
The University of Sydney motto “Sidere Mens Eadem Mutato” roughly translates from Latin as “Though the stars may be different, all remain the same”, which is an allusion to the hope that the university is as good as Cambridge or Oxford even though it is located in the Southern Hemisphere. When I was a student, we used to jokingly paraphrase it as “Sit down men and eat potato.” Here the university motto is juxtaposed with an advertisement for Emporio Armani at Martin Place in Sydney.
Look – Self Portrait
A shot of me taking a photo of the Dobell Memorial Sculpture at the intersection of Pitt and Spring streets in Sydney, with a pedestrian crossing with a “Look” sign reflected by the mirror-like finish of the sculpture.