Nov 27 2008
Circus is in Town!
On a recent trip, I arrived and found a beautiful view from my hotel room - overlooking a large park and a lake. Arriving back to my room after a day out wandering, I saw the circus had arrived!
Archive for the 'Travel Photography' Category
Nov 13 2008
Searching for Great Beach Sunset Photographs
A sunset is a thing of beauty. Not always that easy to photograph - for me anyway. In Australia, especially on the East Coast, sunsets are fleeting. There’s a window of about 5 seconds where the colours are just right. Even then, the colours aren’t all that vibrant. Here is a recent attempt - taken on the beach at Seacliff in Adelaide:
Oct 02 2008
Duck in the Pool and Gorilla in the Rolls
Now this is an odd combination - a duck and a gorilla, but they were the two odd sights on a recent weekend away.
It’s always a good idea to have your camera handy. This picture was taken at a luxury resort compound - someone with a sense of humour, and just a little eccentric!
Sep 04 2008
Trip to Williamstown
In a previous post I wrote about a recent visit to Melbourne. On that same trip I visited a place called Williamstown – about 30 minutes by train from the city, and a 40 minute ferry ride. It’s a seaside town, and if you’re familiar with Australian television, it’s the place the TV show ‘Blue Heelers’ used to be filmed. It’s only about 15 minutes by car from the city (apparently, I’ve never tried driving it), and feels like the world has stood still.
Aug 28 2008
Melbourne’s All Seasons in a Day
Melbourne is another of Australia’s dynamic cities. Considered the ‘home’ of art and culture in Australia, this city holds so much for the tourist to do. Almost everything is in walking distance within the CBD, and the city is definitely made for tourists, offering both a free hop-on-hop-off bus, and a free tram which circles the CBD.
Aug 21 2008
Learning to Fly
Something I’ve always wanted to do was to fly a plane. This is something that I actually did about 2 years ago. It was a great, if not strange feeling. I don’t think I’ve ever steered anything, other than a sea kayak, with my feet! This is me!
Aug 07 2008
Sunshine Coast
There’s nothing like going to the beach on a gorgeous, sunny day - even in winter. Well, when I say winter, I live in Brisbane, so it’s pretty mild.
Jul 31 2008
Re-discovering Perth
Flying to Perth it feels like you need a passport. From my hometown of Brisbane, it’s actually a much shorter flight to New Zealand, than it is to fly across to the other side of my own country.
A few weeks ago I came to Perth for a one day meeting. This time I was coming for two days, and decided to add on a few days and catch up with a good friend.
The flight over provided a few photographic moments – one I actually captured (below), and the other I didn’t – a man being escorted off the plane in Perth, by four policeman!
Jul 03 2008
How the Other Half Travel
Travelling for business isn’t something I’ve done very much of, and, when I have it’s been on a budget. Recently however, I travelled with my new job to Perth, for a one day meeting.
Flying business class was the first nicety…
Jun 26 2008
Grab the Sunshine While You Can
On a recent weekend away, the weather decided not to cooperate, and despite beautiful sunny days for weeks before, the weekend I chose to head to the beach, it rained. It didn’t just rained, the wind howled and debris was flying all over the place.
For a brief 2 hours on the Saturday though, the sun came out. I grabbed this opportunity in case it didn’t repeat itself, to take a few happy snaps:
