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6.48pm
12 May

Meeting new people at Greenmount

I met a nice bloke taking dusk photos at Greenmount beach while shooting these pictures.  He was shooting with a Nikon and we had a good chat – they seem…
May 12, 2013 at 9:11 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
Nerima Gardens Timelapse sequence 1: under the bridge
10 Mar

Timelapse: Nerima Gardens

This timelapse was shot at Nerima Gardens on a couple of weekends recently.  We have had so much wet weather that photography opportunities have been limited, but I overcame this by…
March 10, 2013 at 9:39 am By lightswimming Leave a Reply
Timelapse from the Teahouse-5699
06 Mar

Timelapse from the teahouse: Preview

It won’t stop raining in South East Queensland at the moment.  My photography assistant (Miss Nine) and I needed a wet weather project, and this is part of it. The…
March 6, 2013 at 9:02 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
Nerima Gardens Rain
04 Mar

Nerima Gardens

More photos from yesterday’s wet weather trip to Nerima Gardens. See yesterday’s pictures here: Teeny Tiny Wet Worlds
March 4, 2013 at 8:31 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
Fungi, Nerima Gardens
03 Mar

Teeny Tiny Wet Worlds

When you get up close to these fungi, they seem to exist in tiny little worlds of their own. [click any picture for full size] It has been a very…
March 3, 2013 at 8:17 pm By lightswimming 1 Reply
Norman Beach and Mt Oberon from Pillar Point, Wilsons Promontory National Park
26 Feb

As Is The Sea Marvelous

as is the sea marvelous as is the sea marvelous from god’s hands which sent her forth to sleep upon the world and the earth withers the moon crumbles one…
February 26, 2013 at 9:45 pm By lightswimming 2 Replies
Hanging Rock Reserve-2938
24 Feb

Hanging Rock

Hanging Rock (Mt Diogenes) is a weird volcanic rock formation in country Victoria – near the town of Woodend. We visited quickly on a rainy afternoon in winter – enjoy…
February 24, 2013 at 9:35 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
Wilsons Colour Chart
12 Feb

Wilsons Colour Chart

A sample of some of the colours of Wilsons Promontory National Park, in winter: Most of these are taken around Tidal River, Norman Beach, Squeaky Beach and Pillar Point.
February 12, 2013 at 9:23 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
Garden of St Erth 6 x 8 B
10 Feb

Garden of St Erth

The Garden of St Erth is a historic garden at Blackwood, Victoria maintained by The Diggers Club. We visited on a wet winter day as part of our holiday through…
February 10, 2013 at 6:08 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
Murraya paniculata
07 Feb

Bees on a mission

I love the street trees of south east Queensland and have posted about lillypillies, frangipani, jacaranda, poinciana and ivory curl trees previously here: http://lightswimming.com/category/street-trees/. The mock orange (Murraya paniculata) in…

February 7, 2013 at 8:30 pm By lightswimming 3 Replies
Queenstown Snow Day-4985
25 Sep

Snow Day!

While travelling in New Zealand’s South Island last year, we had a glorious “snow day” in Queenstown.  At approximately 300m above sea level, and with a large glacial lake, Queenstown…
September 25, 2012 at 8:48 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
Bay of Islands-9113
21 Sep

Great Ocean Road – sneak peek

Just starting to get a chance to look through my G.O.R. pictures and choose the decent ones. Here is a sneak peek of a couple of decent ones, from the…
September 21, 2012 at 10:08 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
Beautiful water at the Crags
17 Sep

The Crags

Above: Beautiful coastline at The Crags We stayed in beautiful Port Fairy as part of our Victorian trip – we used it as our ‘western gateway’ to the Great Ocean…
September 17, 2012 at 6:48 pm By lightswimming 1 Reply
Dusk - Tidal River crossing Norman Beach into Bass Strait
11 Sep

Ripples

Above: Ripples, where Tidal River runs across Norman Beach into Bass Strait.  Shot at dusk. ISO 100, 18mm, f/11, 2.5s.  Shot with the assistance of my Induro AT413 tripod (a.k.a.…
September 11, 2012 at 8:45 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
Wattle flower and new leaves up close, Macedon Ranges
08 Sep

Macedon Ranges

Photos from the beautiful Macedon Ranges area, taken on our Victorian trip. [click any photo for full size]
September 8, 2012 at 12:58 pm By lightswimming 2 Replies
Mirror Lakes, Eglinton Valley-3668
27 Aug

Mirror Lakes, Eglinton Valley (NZ South)

This gorgeous spot is on the road to Milford Sound so it is positively infested with buses full of tourists.  You wouldn’t know from these pictures though :) Other posts…
August 27, 2012 at 6:47 pm By lightswimming 1 Reply
Kings Beach Long Exposure
17 Aug

Kings Beach Rocks

I may have become slightly obsessed with low light long exposures.  I blame Jeremy :) I enjoyed the different looks of these two photos so much that I didn’t want…
August 17, 2012 at 7:18 pm By lightswimming 1 Reply
view of Lake Te Anau - from Te Anau Wildlife Park
12 Aug

The “River Anduin” (NZ South)

above: view of Lake Te Anau – from Te Anau Wildlife Park Jetboating on part of the Upper Waiau River, between Lake Te Anau and Lake Manapouri.  This section of…
August 12, 2012 at 7:30 pm By lightswimming 2 Replies
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11 Aug

Macro (NZ South)

Te Anau up close
August 11, 2012 at 7:23 am By lightswimming 2 Replies
looking from our accommodation towards Lake Te Anau (screened by the trees), with the mountains behind
09 Aug

Te Anau (NZ South)

Above:  looking from our accommodation towards Lake Te Anau (screened by the trees), with the mountains behind Surrounded by snow-capped mountains at this great spot:  Glacial Rock at Te Anau…
August 9, 2012 at 9:46 pm By lightswimming Leave a Reply
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