Category Archives: Photography

Bundeena – More Whale Watching

Yesterday I went with Chuin Nee and her very young son, Jasper, down to Bundeena. We were hoping to do a bush walk along the coast and also spot a few whales.

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Whale Watching at Kurnell

Yesterday was a nice day to hope on the bike and ride the 40km down to Cape Solander at Kurnell and look for a few whales. The ride down there from my place is pleasant – along the Cooks River … Continue reading

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Vivid – Sydney’s Light Festival 2012

A few photographs from the Vivid Festival from this year. The festival seems to be getting better each year. These pictures are from my first visit and do not cover all the displays and artworks.

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Parramatta Valley Bike Ride

Sunday was great weather for a bike ride. It has been a while (too long!) since I got the road bike out and taken it for a spin. I set off along the Cooks River and rode to Homebush Bay … Continue reading

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Autumn at Mt Tomah Botanic Gardens

I had never been to these gardens before! Despite travelling past the gate many times, and having once worked at the Botanic Gardens at Sydney, I never had the opportunity to visit this more alpine garden until now. My good … Continue reading

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Western Arthurs – Tasmania

One of my favourite walks is a traverse of the Western Arthur Range in South West Tasmania. I first visited this range as part of a long walk back in 1975, and it is one place that I have been … Continue reading

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Wildflowers – Northern Blue Mountains

A few (mainly) flower photos from the Boxing Day canyoning trip.

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Christmas Lights – Bike Ride

A few photos and a video of the nice ride we did last night in the inner west of Sydney to see some Christmas Lights. The first street we went to was Walsh St in Croydon Park.

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New Blue Mountains Wildflower Gallery

Thanks to Col Gibson and some of his friends I have now put online a new set of web pages of (mainly) wildflower photographs taken in the Blue Mountains. Col went through some of my bushwalking and canyoning photo sets … Continue reading

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Brocken Spectres, Glories and Fogbows

Visiting mountain regions a fair bit has allowed me to observe an array of beautiful atmospheric optical phenomena. These can be present when you get sunlight and mist or clouds. You need to be lucky and observant to see them.

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