Sunday 25 December 2011

Merry Christmas 2011

Friday 23 December 2011

Who? Whroo . . .

Whroo Historic Reserve is on 500 hectares near Rushworth in Victoria and contains the Whroo township an old gold mining ghost town in the Whroo goldfields. The town once had over 140 buildings and a cemetery on Spring Hill near the town site. The last resident of the town left in the early 1960s. Mine shafts dot the area and the Balaclava open cut mine has a mine tunnel running through Balaclava hill into its centre.
Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2D @ ISO 200, 35mm f16, 1/250 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2D @ ISO 200, 35mm f2.8, 1/800 sec
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 Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2D @ ISO 1600, 35mm f2.8, 1/80 sec
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   Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 560, 11mm f8, 1/80 sec
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  Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 1600, 11mm f8, 1/40 sec
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   Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 320, 11mm f22, 1/80 sec
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   Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 280, 11mm f22, 1/80 sec
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Tuesday 20 December 2011

Saturday 17 December 2011

Victorian Desert Tracks I

Wyperfeld National Park is open plains and mallee eucalypts, with a usually dry Outlet Creek through the middle that has flowed three times in the last 100 years. Outlet Creek is the overflow from Lake Albacutya and runs through the park and linking a series of lakes (also usually dry). Some of the 4x4 tracks that wind through what is classed as 'remote wilderness'. I entered from the Patchewollock eastern side and only ran down from Yarto (-35.498832,142.272091) to Dattuck Road (-35.588033,142.385881) partial track logged *here* in the park.
 Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f16, 1/125 sec
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 Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 400, 11mm f22, 1/80 sec
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  Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 900, 11mm f22, 1/80 sec
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 Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/3200 sec
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  Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/250 sec
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  Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/2000 sec
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 Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f16, 1/200 sec
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The Old Drive In Theatre at Birchip - CLOSED
 Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 720, 11mm f22, 1/80 sec
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Saturday 10 December 2011

Grampians

The Grampians National Park is a striking sandstone mountain range that was listed on the Australian National Heritage List on 15 December 2006 for its outstanding natural beauty and being one of the richest indigenous rock art sites in south-eastern Australia. The main tourist town is Halls Gap and the whole area has an uncanny resemblance to the Mount Tamborine area of Qld in respect to its tourist focus and look and feel.
 Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f16, 1/60 sec

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There are lots of good sized lakes with great fishing potential in the Grampians area.

 Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2D @ ISO 200, 35mm f2.8, 1/7999 sec

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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f16, 1/15 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f8, 1/60 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f8, 1/320 sec
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Saturday 3 December 2011

Lake, Algae and Kanga-walla-foxes

Lake Eppalock sunrise
iPhone 4
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A closer look at the water shows a beautiful effect on the lake surface from algae, blue green algae occur naturally in marine waters, rivers, lakes, damp soil, tree trunks, hot springs and snow. Despite their name, blue green algae are actually types of bacteria known as Cyanobacteria.
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The purple flowers of Paterson's Curse and ranging Kangaroos on the lakeside while I fed the fish my bait.
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