The famous Eucalyptus macrocarpa, meaning 'big fruit' in Latin.
Its been a while since my last blog post. Almost a month, in fact. I think I've been waiting for a theme or an idea to explore, but in the meantime I've been accumulating plenty of images that I want to share. So, a blog post with odds and ends from here (mostly Perth) and there (one from Canberra), all taken over the last month or so. Ming Thein calls these kinds of posts 'singles' on his thought-provoking blog.
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Nesting Red-tailed Tropicbird on the northern end of Lord Howe Island.
I've been thinking lately about that time I spent two weeks on Lord Howe Island. I don't know why the reminiscing is happening now, but it is. Perhaps I just really want to go back there.
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Spiders dew home, shot at Polblue Swamp in Barrington Tops National Park
Finally, after years of trying, I have tasted success at the hands of the Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year!
My image, "Spiders dew home" is a finalist in the Animal Habitat category. Being a finalist means that mine is one of 100 other images which together will make up the exhibition and subsequent book. Winners will be announced on the 10th of August, at an event at the South Australian Museum.
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Some time in the impenetrable mists of last year I dusted off my EOS 3 film SLR and invested $35 in a role of Fuji Velvia 50 slide film. Although I consider myself a digital native, my first 'proper' camera was actually a Pentax MZ50 film SLR. Those were still the days (only just) when film was readily available and at the end of the roll I would walk down to the corner shop and get it sent off to be developed.
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On Tuesday I took my new-to-Canberra housemate Zak up in to the Brindabellas to experience the real Canberra bush. Ostensibly I was going to check on the flowering of the Critically Endangered Brindabella midge orchid, but it was mostly an excuse to get outdoors and enjoy the fleetingly cool weather. It was the first day below 30° C in several weeks and I was keen to be walking.
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