Far away from the legendary Sargasso Sea this solitary clump of sargassum weed washes back and forth in the gentle surf of Henley Beach. Unlike the huge floating rafts of the Atlantic Ocean, this form of sargassum lives a benthic life attached to the rocky reef off our local coast. On any dive here ‘bubble […]
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His last move was the first as he lept off the platform and into Galway Bay. The rest soon followed with each exploring their very own last move between sky and water. Finally the sun made its last move as yellow light rushed up the stairs and onto the platform before leaping into the clouds. […]
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I partly decided on this title because it’s the first thing (yes I know, how unkind) that came to mind and I’m curious about why people love dogs so much. Especially the ugly ones. Perhaps there’s a clue in a song written by Cat Stevens over 51 years ago, ‘I Love My Dog’. A quick […]
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In the village of Drumcliffe, County Sligo, lies the final resting place of one of the worlds most beloved modern poets, William Butler Yeats. Not far from his grave this memorial to his work celebrates the poet, his work and my favorite poem ‘He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven’. This sculpture created by artist […]
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The other night I captured this image of the waxing moon and published a single (out of the camera) image taken at 1/160s, f/9 iso100. On that same night I took a short sequence of 30 images at 1/160s, f/11 to try and avoid the highlight blowouts. From these I picked the best 20, stacked […]
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