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Umbrellas

28 Sunday Oct 2012

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australia, brisbane, Greenland, people, photographs, photography, photos, places, tourists, Umbrella, Victoria Bridge, water


In 2009 I went for a walk around Brisbane taking photos of reflections. While crossing the river Victoria bridge I glanced across to the other side of the road and saw these wonderful tourists just passing. Of course, I didn’t have my camera ready so had to quickly snap what I could. The result is below.

Now, normally I don’t play too much with pictures as I am in the mood of trying to get the photo right at point of origin. That doesn’t always happen 🙂 This one I played with and kind of like the effect of the coloured umbrellas.

Which version do you like?  I wonder if the tourists ever went to Nuuk (ha – I bet you didn’t pick up the link between this and Greenland!).

 

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09 Tuesday Oct 2012

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Enraptured

06 Saturday Oct 2012

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Accipiter, animal, australia, bird, Bird of prey, Brown Goshawk, Flora and Fauna, Greenland, magpie, photo, photography, red rock, travel, victoria, Volcanic field


On our last trip we were literally surrounded by winged creatures. Looking down gave us the bees of my last two posts. Looking up gave us another delight – a beautiful raptor had come to check us out.

I think it is a brown goshawk but would welcome another opinion or confirmation. Until such time as I get told otherwise, I’ll go with this.

It soared over the fields checking out the tourists and the prey far below. It’s hunting grounds used to be alive with volcanic action, the last one lashing the earth with its fiery tongue some four millenia ago.

Today it is fertile grazing land and home to a multitude of rabbits and small furry raptor lunches. We have probably driven past this area a gazillion times but this time, we made the effort to stop and look at the Red Rock lookout.

It was an extremely windy and cold place, the kind of place I loathe. My partner was wrapped in a rug from the car and looking a lot like a shivering tartan souvlaki. I had on my rainbow jumper which screams to the world that life is great. The Accipiter fasciatus hovered over us seemingly oblivious to the winds which were buffeting us.

Finally it decided to leave us. On its way to a who knows where, a magpie decided to put on a brave show of attacking the bird of prey. The goshawk flew on, ignoring the worrying being dished out by the bird.
Does anyone know what raptors live in Greenland?

Life is good.

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Are you thinking what I’m thinking bee two?

04 Thursday Oct 2012

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animals, apiary, bee, bugs, flowers, honey, insects, nature, photographs, photography, photos


Okay, sad title but found another of the bee shots which is kind of nice. It was taken with my 70-300mm lens which meant I had to stand about a metre away from the flower, crank up the zoom and hope I didn’t shake too much. I like it and hope you do too.

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Busy as

01 Monday Oct 2012

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animals, australia, bee, bees, honey, insects, photographs, photography, photos, pollen, spring, travel


Yesterday  we went for drive in the cold, windy south of Australia. Despite the bleak conditions, it  seems that Spring is in the air – for the honey makers anyway. Came across this little fella hard at work.

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