14-FEB-2008
Pink zonal pelargonium
Enjoying a cooler few days, this little pelargonium put on a brief display of blooms. An experiment taking a long shot using the 300mm instead of getting down to the level of the bush.
16-FEB-2008
Village musicians
We ate out in an Indian restaurant and these were a wall decoration that
took my eye.
15-FEB-2008
Round yard and crush
Dick built the round-yard himself and its served the purpose for the last 30 years.
14-FEB-2008
View late afternoon
If I turn my eyes slightly to the east I get this view from further along our paddock fenceline.
I love how this view changes with the seasons. This is our late summer view.
14-FEB-2008
Paddocks in February
My new lens arrived today, this is one of the first shots taken with it.
Ofcourse 2 wedged-tailed eagles turned up and can be seen as tiny dots.
I changed to my 70-300mm lens and they disappeared!
12-JAN-2008
Sunburnt rugosa
I was sitting in my gazebo playing with the new lens
gauging distances. The rugosa was my object to
experiment with.
14-JAN-2008
Acrobatic honeyeater
Not a very good shot yet, but he was an active little bird :)
and I'm still getting the hang of this lens and what it can and
can't do. The lighting is another difficulty to overcome.
12-JAN-2008
Mower having a rest
Not a great challenging shot...Dick mows the grass while its dewy, usually around
7 a.m. keeping the grass alongside the fenceline of the houseyard clear & neat.
12-JAN-2008
Sheep on the hill
Quite a distance from where I stood with my camera
12-JAN-2008
Home sweet home
Looking back towards the back & upper level of our house from the fenceline of
the horse paddocks. That's our evaporative air conditioner sitting
on the roof. You can just make out the back balcony where I sat
daily this week waiting for birds to come and perch on the nearest trees.
Will have to wait until the trees bloom again I think.
12-JAN-2008
Common garden skink
A tiny little thing which I nearly trod on. That's litter from
the cedar tree - an ongoing problem needing constant sweeping, grrr.