A solitary gull drifts back and forth in the late afternoon, its gaze intent on the breaking surf beneath it. If it were human it might be searching for unusual shells discarded by their deceased owners to add to a growing collection. If it were a flying fish it might be searching for a safe […]
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Only Once
The wonderful thing about sunsets is we get a brand new and completely unique one every single day. The sad thing about sunsets is you will never see another one just like the one you saw tonight. So many times I find myself watching an amazing sunset unfold and not being able to photograph it. […]
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Some parts of the world see only a cloudy sky and rarely see the sun set. Some parts of the work never see cloud, every sunset the same as the last. Here in South Australia we are lucky to see every sunset imaginable. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘South Australian Sunset’, 1/400s f/13 ISO320 50mm
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Number six on the hopscotch grid has one foot in the square but she’s going the wrong way not aware that’s there. A portent of summer has hit us with a fiery vengeance and with that people have come out to play in the sunshine here on Brighton Jetty. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Hopscotch’, 1/2000s f/11 […]
Read MoreSubmerged Sunset
For those back on shore a brilliant yellow sun hovers precariously above a flat expansive western horizon. Like a dry swimmer testing the water it first dips a little into the water and then more and more as it’s seeming water confidence grows. Eventually it is gone beneath the distant waves. Here under the water […]
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