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The Emu In the Sky

The Emu In the Sky

Known as Gawarrgay to the Australian First Nations Kamilaroi people, the Celestial Emu describes how many First Nations people viewed the Milky Way.

The View from Fan's Horizon

Landscape Photography

The View from Fan's Horizon

When we visited Coonabarabran in northern NSW in November we wanted to do a hike in the Warrumbungle National Park, a fabulous location for both landscape photography and bushwalking. With only half a day for a walk, we didn't really have the time to do one of the

Early Light

The Australian War Memorial in Canberra is a wonderful celebration of the contributions and sacrifices by the Nation’s sailors, soldiers and airmen at home and abroad. Whilst war should not be celebrated, we should never forget the hardship and loss suffered in the name of our national interests. The

Dekudekuru Split

Dekudekuru Split

Dekudekuru is a reef close to Uepi Island Resort in the Solomon Islands. It is an ideal place for both over and under shots and images made from underwater shooting the nearby jungle canopy. This is due to the protected shallow waters of the reef inside a reef, and the

New Years Eve at Clovelly

New Years Eve at Clovelly

Its been way to long since I last published a Photo of the Day. I am going to try to get back on the wagon, and get some regular images up here. I made this image at Sunset on New Years Eve, capturing the beautiful sunset across Clovelly Bay, with

Moon Over Vicki-Marie

Moon Over Vicki-Marie

On a recent trip to Coffs Harbour, I spent a sunset down by the harbour at Coffs Jetty, and captured some images of a working harbour at dusk. This is an HDR image made from a single RAW file. Although I took multiple bracketed exposures, the movement of the boats

Mudgee Clock Tower

Mudgee Clock Tower

Mudgee is a town about 4 hours west of Sydney. A picturesque country town, Mudgee is a great escape with many great restaurants, vineyards, cheese places, etc. Its also very photogenic, with several old churches and buildings. This image was made on a cool winters morning just before sunrise, and