Kamay Botany Bay National Park
A few B-side vertical images from the morning, I did rather like this cool little plant perched up on the edge of the cliff protected by a alcove of weathered sandstone rock.
Two different compositions taken just as the sun came over the clouds and then when the nice pink colours came across.
Feral Budget.
Everyone loves a rosy outlook, but sheesh there is gonna be some serious debt pain after this year if the bean counters are even half way close to being right. Why is that we can plan out nuke subs for delivery in 20 years but can’t seem to fix systemic issues that should be sorted in the next 10 years…where are our kids gonna live in 20 years time ? maybe in the nuclear subs 😉
Cattai Wetlands
Landing between lilly’s
Cape Bailey Lighthouse.
I turned up a bit early, forgot that really its not that far to walk and basically sat around waiting for some first light to turn up – in the meantime took a shot of the moonlit landscape with a bit of torch side lighting…
Industrial town.
Perspective is everything.
Kurnell oil refinery/storage, port botany, matraville industrial and Sydney city…
Nankeen Kestrel
I learnt something new today… raptor 1, mouse 0.
” Australian kestrel, is a raptor native to Australia and New Guinea. It is one of the smallest falcons, and unlike many, does not rely on speed to catch its prey. Instead, it simply perches in an exposed position, but it also has a distinctive technique of hovering over crop and grasslands”
Long Nose Point
Geez, somebody opened the door to winter.. 9 freaking degrees in Sydney….
windchill factor sitting on the cliffs of kurnell.. very fing cold. Nice sunrise tho, a few moments of nice colour as the rain clouds moved on in…
Flame Resonance Extractor.
See.. even two plebs like me and the rodinator (Rodney Campbell) get that ya gotta channel that flame sh$t out somewhere… even NASA on their Saturn rockets worked it out, yet SpaceX Heavy just goes, meh, lets just put a bit of concrete with some tin wire in it to erode away as 16 millons pounds of thrust push that tin can into space 🙂
If they are that happy when it fails and self destructs then I can only imagine the party thats gonna happen when they get the thing into orbit 🙂
For those who do not follow whats happening in the space world all that will make no sense 😉
here’s a cool space dad joke anyways 🙂
Why did the astronaut break up with his girlfriend?
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He just needed space.
This shot took awhile, single shot, no blends, no AI – although I am interested to know what happens when I put a query into a popular photo-AI program that goes alittle like “2 nut jobs under a bridge simulating flame extraction with steel wool, EL wire and a bit-whip”
Single shot 671 seconds, thats like 11 minutes 🙂 @ f8 14mm.
Dawn Transition.
What time do butts get up? At the crack of dawn 🙂
Pretty cool to see the milky way disappear as the first light of the morning turned up.
Single shot @ 14mm f2.8 25 seconds ISO 5000.
Tassie Overland Track here we come.
Well, ok maybe a bit more practice and I reckon the little E might need to be able to see over the grass she is walking thru before we hit that one.
A fun short overnight hike, the perfect length for the youngest one which had it all, seaside cliffs, leech infested forest, never ending stairs and sandy beaches.
The Burgh Track, Coastal Walk and North Era Campsite, Royal National Park.
Took a few pictures and the weather fined up real nice for some astro shots, I should have stayed up later, the MW core was just coming thru when I went to bed 🙂
Read more: Tassie Overland Track here we come.
End of an Era or the start of one?
at North Era campsite 🙂
Careful, I’m just warming up on the dad jokes 🙂
Taken at probably the only dry patch of grass at the entire campsite shared with the local deer population. I think its probably time for the good folk at OEH/NPWS or frogs and logs or whatever they are referred to this week to have a look at some additional campsites in the Royal National Park.
The fact there is more locations for heritage huts then there is for public walk in camp grounds in one of the most speccy national parks within 1 hour of Sydney is bonkers.
Single shot @ 20mm f1.6 20 sec ISO 1250.
North Era Campsite Royal National Park aka swampland with two inaccessible dunnies.
Wild Hunt.
This Easter egg hunt was a bit treacherous.. had to dodge the spiders and bugs 🙂 I probably would not stick my hand in a few of those spots 🙂
Dune Buddies.
Skipping
Dad jokes are proof that comedy skips a generation.
but don’t forget to skip 🙂 it will always lift your soul 🙂
Searching for your Path.
Sometimes there is one to follow, other times none, sometimes you end up back where you started.
Leg workout in the Darkes Point sand dunes. 🙂
