While out looking at the Geminids I thought I would have a little play with long exposures to the South. During the middle of this exposure heavy cloud started rolling in from the South and the combination of stars and the reflected light from the towns of Mannum and Murray Bridge produced an effect I […]
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I once heard another photographer claim that ‘pets’ were the low hanging fruit of photography. In some sense it’s no wonder as unlike people, animals are not capable of being anything other than their genuine self. If the animal happens to be a dearly love pet expressing their personality then of course it is very […]
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A gentle wave breaks the sun’s reflection bringing the base of the stroke to an abrupt end. Just like the ninth letter of the alphabet, I see ‘i’. Photo: Robert Rath, ‘Day 977, i’, 1/6400s f/22 ISO100 200mm
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Well at least I think it’s Simosyrphus grandicornis, but then it could be Ischiodon scutellaris. Not being an entomologist the above are my best guesses but I can confidently say it’s a Common Hover Fly. I noticed this little guy hovering motionless in mid air above one of my chilli plants and thought how cool […]
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Orion is definitely my favourite constellation and when I saw it hanging in the sky above our beautiful Henley Beach shore-scape I instantly had the title for this image. Low tides at night are a fantastic opportunity to walk out onto the wet sand and look back towards the foreshore and the lights reflected in […]
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