I’d been looking for a sunset in the western evening sky when a jagged crack of orange appeared. We watched as that blaze of zigzagging orange grew and grew and then shrank away into the grey it first emerged from. Oh well, not tonight I thought and put the camera away. Twenty minutes later after […]
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Tangled
The water was calm, almost mirror like and perfect for capturing the feel of the lake at dawn. Now all I needed was a splash of blue sky and a hint of sun. Despite all my coaxing I could not extract a glimmer of sunshine. Being grateful for the smidgen of colour that did appear […]
Read MoreNorth by North West
With a strong feeling that there just might be an awesome sky this evening I headed down to Henley Beach about 15 minutes before sunset. The moment I arrived I realised I had made a mistake. For some months now Henley Beach Jetty has been a no public access construction site as storm damage is […]
Read MoreThe Longest Twenty Seconds
We watched as the base of the setting sun touched the horizon. In two minutes It will be gone. You can’t measure the diameter of the sun as it appears in the sky but you can measure the angle it makes with your point of view, about one half a degree. So with a little […]
Read MoreRemember To Look Behind You
Another beautiful sunset unfolds casting its soft golden glow over Henley Square. Up and down Henley Beach Jetty, on the beach and up along the foreshore most eyes were set to the west horizon as the sun dipped into sea. As sunsets go it was beautiful but for those who thought to look behind it […]
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