Out there, to the west, silhouette by a shrouded sunset, four ships make their way south. I have no idea what cargo they carry, the souls on board or the nations they herald from. Life at sea is not as hard as it once was and a little part of me anchored to dry land […]
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Semaphore Palais in Gold
When it comes to creating a moody image you just can’t beat that time of the evening known as the ‘Golden Hour’. I should add that there’s Golden Hour in the morning as well that most often goes unnoticed. As those last rays of sunlight are bent through out atmosphere they are stripped of violet, […]
Read MoreCool Critters
Crabs might not be the most exciting of critters unless you are a foody, a marine biologist or a scuba diver. Most crabs are really quite cool and collected critters that just go about their business picking their way through aquatic carrion oblivious to everything going on around them. This makes them ideal subjects to […]
Read MoreJewelled Eye Flat Head
It’s 8 kilometres off-shore and 60 feet below waves reflecting a midnight sky. Sleepy critters hang in the watery darkness tolerant to the terrestrial visitor in their midst. I am on my own down here and my strobes have just failed, … again. It is a recurring problem I’ve not gotten to the bottom of […]
Read MoreBlack is the Colour
The Adelaide Fringe is over but the songs from Celtic Sounds still linger in my head. Angela and Casey’s ‘Black is the Colour’ remains a daily ear-worm that often finds me softly humming to myself in my day job. And that’s absolutely fine by me.
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