Managed to slip in a flying three day wheatbelt heat escaping trip down to the south coast this weekend and got the opportunity last night to head out to try for a few seascapes which are pretty rare for me. This is one from Waterfall beach Denmark.

I also got to check out the ANZANG flora & fauna photography exhibition at the Albany museum and was once again inspired by the quality of the entries. It was really well presented and is must see if your in the area.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.