Capacity.

Its been a tough old time for the airlines, some regulars still managed to keep going over the last couple of years, but its all newer 777’s and 787’s and a smattering of scarebuses.. I cant remember the last time i saw a A380 or a 747

Leura

Weeping Falls

Another of my top most fav falls in the Blue Mountains – pick the day when its raining and cold and your guaranteed only to see the local crazy trail runners out here – no bikini clad instagramers on this day

I reckon a scene like this needs no other additions, particularly human ones

This one is a pano of 5 shots (landscape orientation) each at 20mm and a shutter speed of 15 seconds. #kasefilters magnetic polariser out front.

Makes for a mad desktop wallpaper too

Queenslake Pano.

Its amazing to see how photography has developed and changed over the years, particularly when looking at images from 100 years ago, i found some images from a local Port Macquarie guy Thomas Dick (on a side note what were his parents thinking with that name ) from way back when..

“Thomas Dick was interested in the local Birpai people and concerned with their welfare. He believed that Indigenous people were dying out and, before their way of life was lost forever, sought to record how they had lived before European colonisation. With the help of a group of Birpai, Dick used three cameras β€” a Ruby Reflex and two Thornton Pickards β€” to take hundreds of photographs of re-enacted scenes of traditional Birpai activities”

check some of these images here…
https://www.nma.gov.au/av/portmacquarie/the-hastings-river/photographing-the-birpai/

Land of the Birpai People.

I have visited this little jetty (and its a pretty small one) many times over the years, each time marveled at the fact it has not really deteriorated at all between visits, taking a closer look this time and its not hard to see why this is the case, the wood used in the jetty are big slabs which got me thinking to when it was actually built. I probably should read one of those info signs at the place since that would probably say. However I did find a cool document from the dept of frogs and logs (aka dept of environment or heritage or whatever their name is today) which was more about park management etc but had some really good info on the history of the area.

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