Category Archives: Photography

Sculpture By The Sea – 25 October 2023

Posted on October 25, 2023 by Dave Noble

I decided to visit Sculpture By The Sea in the morning, and thought the best time to get interesting photos would be close to dawn. So, I got up early, at 4:15 am and caught a train at 4:41 am, … Continue reading →

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Sculpture By The Sea – 27 October 2022

Posted on October 31, 2022 by Dave Noble

Sculpture by the Sea was back on again after a break of a few years due to Covid and other factors. I spent a pleasant morning with Valerie looking at the exhibits. We met at the bus stop at Bondi … Continue reading →

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Taronga Zoo – 12 September 2022

Posted on September 27, 2022 by Dave Noble

It is always nice to spend a day at Taronga Zoo. This visit was with Brian, Gary and Sue. We met at the Ferry Wharf at Circular Quay and travelled by ferry and gondola to the top entrance. Brian was … Continue reading →

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Blue Mountains Waterfalls – Update

Posted on July 3, 2022 by Dave Noble

In 2016, I used Google Sites to create a website of photos of the Waterfalls of the Blue Mountains. Later Google changed the format of their websites and I found I had two versions of the webpages and it was … Continue reading →

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More Tiny Bugs on Leaves 25 – 26 September 2021

Posted on September 29, 2021 by Dave Noble

Here are my latest photos of bugs living on the backs of leaves. The leaves were collected from Peace Park and also Johnson Park on the Greenway. First some lerps. These are the coverings excreted by the nymphs of small … Continue reading →

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Latest Leaf Bugs – 13 September 2021

Posted on September 14, 2021 by Dave Noble

Here are my latest photos of tiny bugs and the structures they make on the back on leaves. One leaf I looked at had these very tiny bugs. Probably nymph stages.

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More Tiny Leaf Bugs 9 – 10 September 2021

Posted on September 12, 2021 by Dave Noble

On my recent excursions, as well as photographing birds, I had been looking at leaves of trees and collecting interesting ones for a closer look at home. If the leaf has interesting bugs then I take series of photos with … Continue reading →

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More Leaf Explorations – 6 September 2021

Posted on September 8, 2021 by Dave Noble

More macro-photos taken of insects or other small creatures on the back of leaves. On my previous posts, I had seen these moulted shells on the back of Fig Leaves –

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More Little Bugs on Leaves – 2 September 2021

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Dave Noble

My investigation of the ecosystems on the back of various leaves is continuing. With the current lockdown, the zone I can visit tis restricted to my local area or 5 km from my home. But there is a whole world … Continue reading →

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Looking for Bugs on Leaves 27 – 29 August 2021

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Dave Noble

I thought it was about time I did some macro-photography. I had recently seen some of Steven Axeford’s recent photos of small spiders infected with a cordyceps type of fungus that he had found on the back of leaves. These … Continue reading →

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