South Perth on a calm summers evening.

After a stinking hot day last Sunday in down town Northam and an air conditioner not playing the game and tossing in the sponge I decided it was time to get out of the house and head for cooler surroundings. This is where we ended up and what difference in temprature it was, about 10 degrees cooler and just plain pleasant. While we sat on our rusty old camp chairs savouring some  tasty kebabs for tea I wandered over about ten steps and snapped a couple of pic’s of the view that was before us and this is the result.

Greenough sites

Driving back from Kalbarri after a great wedding and just had to stop and get a shot of one of the well known bent trees in Greenough just north of Dongara. Middle of the day with bright contrasting light meant a black and white conversion was the best choice for editing.

Living Rocks.

My visit to see the rocks was a bit disappointing at first as I thought they would be above the water surface but they were about half a metre under, I used my 10 stop filter to smooth out the water and make the rocks stand out a bit more and create a bit of calm. Lake Clifton is one of only a few places these thrombolites grow.

Lake Clifton on fire.

Was at Lake Clifton south of Dawesville last evening checking out the amazing thrombolites and hoping for a photo opportunity with the promising sunset coming along. Managed to get quite a few keepers but this one was the only portrait framed shot and is probably my instant fave.  Must be clicked on and viewed large.

Avon Valley farms in summer.

I have been out a few times lately to different farms in the local Northam area to see what I might find that was interesting for this time of year. I love summer up our way especially in the evening with some beautiful twilight skies and wide open spaces. These are a sample of what I have been able to get.

 

Melbourne

I just got back from a weeks break in Melbourne visiting family and had limited opportunity to get out and take photos, however I was able to head into the city one evening to see what I could capture. This shot was just after sunset near the Princess bridge looking down the Yarra river towards the Langham hotel and Crown casino. Plenty to photograph in this part of the world if you have the time.

The morning after.

Last night I attended one of Nick Rains’s Printing workshops which was a nice refresher and a chance to hear about the latest Canon printers. I was up early this morning and even though it looked a bit flat light wise I decided to head into the city and try my luck. This is about my best effort from the trip and I actually don’t mind this type of processing and I think it suited the conditions.

Lonely Bale.

While out last weekend with Merv shooting the ” hay happenings ” around the area this is what the view to east behind us presented when the red sunset was about to light up in the west.

Hay in the Avon valley – part two

This a shot from this afternoon of a local farmer baling his fresh hay crop. It’s been a good growing season so there are thousands of these littered through the paddocks around here at the moment.

“In the press.”

My recent photos of the sustainable house near Toodyay were used today in a write up of the project in the Perth Sunday Times. To read more about this place it is on page 24 of the Home lift out.