I went to a 2 day photography workshop last weekend with Steve Parish, Darran Leal and Mark Galer. Learnt heaps, met other keen photographers and went home to apply my new settings and purchase Lightroom 4. Have a lot of learning and practicing to do. However, I was out Monday morning shooting birds (my favourite…
Category: Australian landscapes
Australian gum trees
I love the look of the Australian gum trees. They’re often very tall and straight, and other times they seem to twist and turn and develop a character all their own. There’s something very special about the way the look and I love it. I took these shots yesterday, trying out my ‘new’ D60 camera…
A visit to the Rhododendron Gardens
I went to the gardens with a friend and some photographers and these are just some of the many rhododendrons we saw while visiting. It’s a great time of the year to see the gardens.
Superb Lyrebird
Went to the Rhododendron Gardens on Tuesday with a friend and a group of photographers from the club I belong to. We split up and went in different directions. My friend and I headed down towards the lake and then found the Lyrebird Walk. We had heard one calling so was hoping we would see…
Wilson Botanical Park
I went to a ‘new’ park late last week with a friend from the Bird Forum that I belonged to. I had no idea this park existed. Unlike Lysterfield, the park is very much a designer park with lawns and man made lakes and paths. It also has a bird hide. It is really lovely…