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Adelaide Airport carpark
Interference…
Individual perspectives will differ on the aesthetic nature of the interference.
I am interested in your thoughts…
Westerly…
Looking west from Mount Kosciuszko – Kodak TMAX400
Danger!
Electricity sub-station, Adelaide
Always look on the bright side of life…
always look on the bright side of life…
Kosciuszko
Recently went to climb (a generous word) Mountt Kosciuszko and took a few pictures along the way. At 2228m, Mount Kosciuszko is Australia’s highest mainland peak, quite small really, but still it is the largest Mountain you can easily climb in Australia territory. The two other taller Mountains, are way south towards the Antarctic.
On the flight from Canberra to Adelaide (Mount Kosciuszko is around 2 hours drive from Canberra), the flight attendant asked me what I had been doing. I mentioned walking to the top of Kosciuszko from Thredbo. She replied, ‘Oh.. I think I have heard of that, is it near Canberra?’ I mentioned it was Australia’s highest mountain, she looked puzzled.
The pathway to Kosciuszko from Thredbo.
A view to the east from Mount Kosciuszko
A view on the way from Thedbo to Mount Kosciuszko
A view on the way from Thedbo to Mount Kosciuszko
Rock and snow at Mount Kosciuszko
A northern 180 degree panorama from the top of Mount Kosciuszko
Murder Rape Slavery – Islam Permits All 3
Saw this scrawl on the street near where we live in Adelaide. All major religions have a dark side to their past, and many even now have fringe elements that are unacceptable.
I can imagine the person who wrote this believes in a different god. But why attack so ferociously. Perhaps the person who wrote this should consider the tenets of their own religion.
Atheists like myself would see this as a perfect example of why all religion is ultimately destructive, but of course you’d expect me to say that!
In any event, it is sad to see real evidence of people with such intolerance.
Armed
In 2011 Lance Armstrong was awarded the keys to Adelaide by the Adelaide City Council for his contributions to South Australia, the Tour Down Under and cancer research.
This week, the Adelaide City Council voted 6-1 to remove the honour bestowed to Lance Armstrong. Today whilst in the Adelaide Mall, I saw this billboard above the Nike store. Without condoning the vandalism, it shows the sentiment here in Adelaide and South Australia towards the recent revelations.
University abstract
My daughter went to a ballet rehearsal at Adelaide University. They wouldn’t let us watch. I wandered around for a while and this is what I found.
On one of the walls is a small white piece of paper with poem by Anna Akhmatova, a 20 century poet from Russia. I drink to home, that is lost, To evil life of mine, To loneness in which we’re both, And to your future, fine, -- To lips by which I was betrayed, To eyes that deathly cold, To that that the world is bad and that We were not saved by God.
Kodak 160NC, Pentax P3 and a CPL
These photos were taken with Kodak Portra 160NC film, ideally designed for portraits. Quite an unusual range of blues emerged, when combined with a circular polarising filter (CPL)
Punchline?
For those of you who think Julia Gillard is a joke, then surely by that standard Tony Abbott must be the punchline (pardon the pun).
Chips Ahoy
Scavenging seagulls at Henley Beach (Adelaide). They were hanging into a very stiff breeze, just waiting for a tasty morsel.
I shot this with a wide angle lens (15mm), so was actually much closer to these gulls than it appears.
weekend collection
There are many thatched fences in our suburb, I don’t really like the look of them, but the late afternoon sun provided a nice contrast.
The wall is graffiti free at the moment, I liked the similar tones throughout this photo, it really lacks any contrasting colours at all.
We collected the lemons from the tree i our back yard, my daughter added the flower to the bowl, and it looked a little odd.
The toys in our backyard provided some quite contrasting and eye-catching colours.
A suburban walk…
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- redline
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- eclectic
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- tangerine
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- lost
Tangerine… I saw three perspective that sort of blended and contrasted at the same time.
Eclectic… I liked the eclectic textures on display late in the afternoon.
Lost… self-explanatory really, this little bright red beaming berry lost amongst the bushes.
Redline… is a re-shoot of an earlier work, I suppose I just like the contrasts here. I adjusted mid tones to increase the contrast, but not too much. The wall is quite striking, particularly when lit with the late beaming sun beaming.
Wizard of Oz
I saw this gnome-like garden ornament whilst walking home from the shops.
The wizard seemed quite taken back by the brightly coloured flower in his path.
Starry night
Whilst walking home I turned and noticed the ‘star’ background to the silhouette of a tree in winter.
Law and order
The Adelaide Federal Magistrates Court.
I like to photograph when it is raining and dull, the eveness of difused light creates studio like conditions.
Anticipation
A red drain pipe about to get a serious work out.
Mischief
