Tag Archive: 50mm

Harold Parker - Spring Awakening, in the QAG Courtyard
11 Mar

“Spring Awakening” by Harold Parker (mildly NSFW)

This fantastic sculpture is in the Qld Art Gallery Courtyard.  You can eat your lunch sitting in the courtyard – it’s rather salubrious :).
March 11, 2013 at 9:44 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
Quay, The Rocks
15 Feb

The Rocks

Dawn walk, The Rocks, Sydney. [click any picture for full size] Other blog posts from my Sydney trip are here: http://lightswimming.com/tag/sydney/
February 15, 2013 at 8:28 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
Night Lights, Cruise Bar, Circular Quay Sydney
07 Dec

Night Lights, Sydney

Work has been kicking me pretty hard lately, sorry for the lack of blog posts. I think this is the first time that I have gone 3 weeks without posting…
December 7, 2012 at 9:06 pm By lightswimming 2 Replies
Buttons Buttons Buttons-5071
14 Nov

Buttons Buttons Buttons

Stunning shop window display at this shop Buttons Buttons Buttons in Sydney’s Rocks. Beautifully lit, eye-catching and effective – I was passing early in the morning before dawn and simply…
November 14, 2012 at 9:26 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
Spirit light (Min Min light) - Dale Weston
24 Aug

Min Min light, Dale Weston

More from Dale Weston as part of the This Land Our Land exhibition.
August 24, 2012 at 8:06 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
"A wake" by Judith Wright
10 Aug

‘Contemporary Australia: Women’ exhibit

Above: “A wake” by Judith Wright More art from the recent “Contemporary Australia: Women’ exhibit at Gallery of Modern Art. See my many previous posts about GoMA here: http://lightswimming.com/tag/goma/

August 10, 2012 at 7:31 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
Wild Things, Troy Emery-2244
15 Jul

Wild Thing!

Above: Wild Things by Troy Emery Wild Thing is an exhibit in the Children’s Gallery at the Ipswich Art Gallery – part of an interactive art, craft and activity gallery…
July 15, 2012 at 1:20 am By lightswimming Leave a Reply
prisms remember you, Sandra Selig
13 Jul

GoMA: Sandra Selig and Louise Weaver

These artworks are also part of the current “Contemporary Australia: Women’ exhibit at Gallery of Modern Art. ‘prisms remember you’ may do interesting things to your camera if you try…
July 13, 2012 at 9:36 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
Pistil, Hiromi Tango-2073
06 Jul

Pistil, Hiromi Tango

This massive 2 story ‘hands on’ installation is part of the “Contemporary Australia: Women’ exhibit at Gallery of Modern Art.  Very popular with the kids. See my many previous posts…
July 6, 2012 at 6:40 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
"Spirit Man" - Dale Weston
11 Jun

This Land Our Land – Dale Weston

“This Land Our Land” is a new exhibition by Dale Weston, Sally Harrison and Annie Clarke at Ipswich Art Gallery, which I visited today. There is some fantastic work by…
June 11, 2012 at 5:28 pm By lightswimming 3 Replies
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03 Jun

Drops on a leaf (2)

All the way back to the same leaf:
June 3, 2012 at 2:29 pm By lightswimming 2 Replies
Now that's a set of horns
27 May

Brisbane Valley

Sunday drive through Fernvale, Glamorgan Vale and Lowood. [click any picture for full size slideshow]
May 27, 2012 at 6:45 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
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27 May

Drops on a leaf

2 metres from my back door :)
May 27, 2012 at 10:36 am By lightswimming 2 Replies
Old glass door
12 May

Early morning light

Early morning light. 50mm at f/1.4 -2.0. I like old glass just a bit too much:  see more of it here: http://lightswimming.com/tag/old-glass/

May 12, 2012 at 7:01 am By lightswimming 1 Reply
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15 Apr

Bouquet

My niece’s wedding bouquet, from yesterday evening – outside at night, lit only by candlelight – 30s exposure. And the bridesmaids’ bouquet:
April 15, 2012 at 9:40 am By lightswimming Leave a Reply
Bat plant
12 Apr

The Buderim Studio

Above: The freakish looking “bat plant” My parents have an extensive tropical garden on a steeply sloping block, at their house at Buderim.  It is their recreation (seems like a…
April 12, 2012 at 7:44 pm By lightswimming 3 Replies
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04 Apr

Traffic Light Painting

We’re getting away to the coast for Easter.  A bit of light painting made the painful trip in peak hour traffic a bit more bearable.  Apologies for the bumps (cars move…
April 4, 2012 at 10:44 pm By lightswimming 1 Reply
Modern and traditional Headdresses. Headdress, Erub Island by Ken Thaiday Snr on left.
02 Apr

Discovery Centre, Qld Museum

The Queensland Museum is 150 years old and the South Bank site has just been extensively renovated. It has some fantastic features for kids now – all free.  The new…
April 2, 2012 at 9:13 pm By lightswimming 1 Reply
Ah Xian's work Human human - lotus, cloisonné figure 1
30 Mar

Cloisonné – Ah Xian

I was back at GoMA last weekend and had to revisit this work, which I think is just brilliant. I’ve experimented a bit with a combination of B&W and colour…
March 30, 2012 at 7:18 pm By lightswimming 1 Reply
Blue art glass
27 Mar

Art Glass

These glass art works are on display at Queensland Art Gallery.  Quite stunning.
March 27, 2012 at 11:32 pm By lightswimming 1 Reply
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