It was shaping up to be another beautiful Adelaide sunset. I was on track to being down on the beach with the sun still shining above the horizon. I didn’t plan for my tripod falling to pieces and I didn’t plan for the roadworks. When I finally arrived the sun had long gone but I […]
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North 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 MoreDreaming of a Golden Christmas
Nothing could be further from the traditional ‘White Christmas’ than basking in golden twilight on an Australian beach in 35 degrees C. Well yes I could get creative and go further however the contrast between these two worlds literally poles apart yet sharing the same festive season is profound. All through my childhood Christmas time […]
Read MoreGazing Out To Sea
With another extraordinary year racing towards the finishing line there is nothing more calming to me than looking out across the ocean to the distant horizon. Gazing out to sea washes away cares and worry and brings back to mind things that really matter. The next few days will be fun and crazy and a […]
Read MoreBeached Sargassum
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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