It’s not often I get to see a full moon setting on the ocean. Perhaps that has something to do with my normal daily routine but this morning I had a reason to be up really early. Just like the sun, when the moon is close to the horizon it appears squashed. Refraction starts to […]
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This sweltering heatwave of multiple days over 40 degrees C has made the beach a very special place to cool off. The lapping calm water, and a searing breeze has made immersion in the cool salty brine more appealing than ever, unless you are too cool to get your hair wet or lose your baseball […]
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Head down to the beach in the early hours before the heat cranks up and you will find strange footprints in the sand. As illusive as ‘Big Foot’ they will be gone again come the next high tide and leave us wondering if it they ever existed. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 745, Big Foot’ 1/80s […]
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With the 42 degC onslaught this week I thought I’d capture an image consistent with the ongoing heatwave. Sun-spots are obvious on the blemished surface as magnetic disturbances create cold spots and hence the dark visual blotches. The hardest part about capturing the solar disk is actually getting it in focus. Even using the live-view […]
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It never fails to amaze my how popular Adelaide jetties are with all manner of activities taking place. During the day there are people out strolling, jetty jumpers risking life and limb and the odd casual fisher with a line or two cast to sea. Once the sun has set and the last of twilight […]
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