John Oldany Park

Took the kids into the city with the plan to find a "different" viewpoint for when the sun went down. So we ended up at John Oldany Park just below Kings Park on Mounts Bay Rd.

Beautiful spot, didn't find the composition I wanted for the city, so I ended up with these shots. Im very pleased how they turned out, the pano version is 4 vertical shots stitched so that will make a very nice print. :)

Perth City skyline

Haven't been into the city of an evening in a long while, so thought it nice to take the family there for the evening... Oh and the camera. :)

The Pano is 4 frames stitched in PS.

Boat shed - Evening

Taken around 7.15pm, again hoping for a bit of colour in the sky, instead I got a bit of rain and plain skies. But I did get some nice compositions and when converted to black and white it works really well. So I think this one will end up being a block mounted canvas. Happy days. :)

Boat shed

Out the door at 4am this morning to have a go at the famous Boat Shed in Maltida Bay Perth Western Australia. This is one of the most photographed boat sheds in the world, very popular with wedding photographers. When I got there at 4.40am the sky was already becoming light so I didn't quite get the shot i wanted so i will try again. I also want to get a sunset shot which i will do in the week to avoid the wedding photographers.

Australian Sealion

Took the kids to the local beach this morning and this Sealion was watching me take pics while I was on the rocks. Then I went onto the beach with the kids and it came right up to us on the beach. Awesome! :)

An extract from the Department of Environment and Conservation...
Australian sea lions live only in Western Australia
and South Australia and are among the rarest of
the world’s seal species. The total population is
thought to be about 10,000, but is perhaps
decreasing in some areas. About 1,000 sea lions
live on our west coast (between the Abrolhos
Islands and Perth) and 2,000 on the south coast
(between Albany and Israelite Bay).

Mindarie Beach stormy sky

Taken at Mindarie Beach with the hope of some lightning, which never happened. Again!

I like this shot with the green rocks as foreground interest, and using filters I was able to slow the exposure down to create "movement" in the water, and darken the sky.

No lightning but I think it came out ok. :)

Mindarie Beach storm approaching

Taken at Mindarie Beach with the hope of some lightning, which never happened.

I really want to get some lightning shots, but it wasn't meant to be, ah well thats landscape photography.

Peacock Spider - Maratus pavonis

This liitle guy is only about 4-6mm in length, and quite plain until you look closely.

This male' peacock spider', Maratus pavonis, is one of Australia's spectacular spiders. The spider has a cape or flaps around its abdomen. He was falsely named 'gliding spider' because it was thought the spider could glide on his flaps through the air.
When the brightly coloured male courts with his relatively duller mate he expands his flaps like a peacock's tails and raises his with white hairs tipped legs. A spectacular courtship dance of this 'peacock spider'.