Journey Begins
We hit the road today. We have a few stops in the UK before we fly to Australia on Thursday. We should be landing in Sydney on Friday evening. After arriving I will be able to post some new shots but...
View ArticleArrival Sydney
We have arrived in Sydney, Australia. The flights and connections all went smoothly apart from a fairly heavy landing in Kuala Lumpur and Karen temporarily losing her bank card at Sydney train station....
View ArticleCentral Station
This is Central Station in Sydney. It is the largest train station in Australia. It started life as one wooden platform in a corrugated metal shed and is now one of the most impressive structures in...
View ArticleRandwick Racecourse
This is the Royal Randwick Racecourse in Sydney. Since arriving in Australia this site has been responsible for most of my freelancing work via ANCR. It is a prestigious development and I have been...
View ArticleVivid Sydney
Last night we explored the Vivid Sydney Festival which runs from 6pm to midnight from 24th May to 10th June. There are dozens of different light displays and a free ferry which can take you to the...
View ArticleOpera Bar
This is the Opera Bar which has great views of the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. I am sure it is a lovely place to spend an evening as long as you can justify spending $9(£6) on a small bottle of...
View ArticleLuna Park
This is Luna Park in Sydney, Australia. The park was constructed at the base of the Sydney Harbour Bridge in 1935. The park closed in 1979 after a ghost train fire. After public pressure the park...
View ArticleBrushy Cutting
This is the view from Brushy Cutting Lookout shortly before we arrived at our current camp-site. After leaving Sydney we camped outside Gosford then Bungwahl rest area. We had planned to travel via...
View ArticleEllenborough Falls
This is the foot of Ellenborough Falls which is a horsetail waterfall on the headwaters of the Ellenborough River in the mid north Coast region of New South Wales, Australia. We camped in the...
View ArticleBush Turkey
This is an Australian Brushturkey also known as a Scrub Turkey or Bush Turkey. We have encountered them at four campsites in the last week. It is the first wild Australian bird I would not mind seeing...
View ArticleLorikeet Kiss
It is always nice to see two birds kissing first thing in the morning. These Lorikeets have been seen flocking around the Woolshed Backpackers where we are staying. I have been photographing the rooms...
View ArticleBanyan Tree
This is a Banyan which is a form of strangler fig. This particular type is the national tree of India although this specimen was in Queensland, Australia. It starts by growing on a host tree. If the...
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Aussie Woolshed
We will be leaving the Aussie Woolshed tomorrow. It has been a great place to relax and recharge the batteries. The garden which surrounds the buildings is so full of trees it attracts lots of birds....
View ArticleMystery Monster
Do you know what creature this is? I took the picture in the Bundaburg botanical gardens in Queensland, Australia. This was as far North as we got before we turned around to go to an interview on the...
View ArticleNew Territory
These are the Mystery Craters of Queensland, Australia. They are made of a mix of red ochre and yellow sandstone which extends down at least 600m. Geologists are still unsure how they have been...
View ArticleBarrel Racing
This is the Barrel Racing we saw at Canungra on Sunday. I experimented with various shutter speeds and found 1/500 sec to be about right. We are back at the Canungra showground this weekend to save...
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Night Heron
This bird is a Nankeen Night Heron. We saw it one morning at a campsite called Ban Ban Springs in Queensland, Australia. This image needed some work in Photoshop so I have shown the layers below. I...
View ArticleThe Vault
Last night we visited The Vault in Southport, Queensland, Australia. Despite having my camera on me I only took a handful of still shots. This is because I had been asked to help film two live songs by...
View ArticleLaughing Kookaburra
The Kookaburra is one of the national symbols of Australia. It was used as a mascot for the Sydney 2000 Olympic games. They are also known as “Bushman’s Clock” or “Alarm Birds” due to it’s distinctive...
View ArticleJazz Festival
This is Emma Hamilton who was performing today at the Broadbeach Jazz Festival in Queensland, Australia. Broadbeach regularly puts on free music festivals including Blues, Country, Jazz and Opera to...
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