Sunday, 19 September 2010

Park Wanderings

The reflection in Hawthorn Canal Leichardt, upside down.
Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/125 sec
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Hawthorn Canal Leichardt
Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/250 sec
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Sad Hermione or is she saying "are you talkeing to me? I don't think you want to be talking to me!"
Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/1000 sec
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Stumped.

Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/6400 sec
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Saturday, 11 September 2010

Rear Deck and Wood Fired Pizza Oven Phase I

Finally got the back yard 'repairs' completed to Mums place in Bendigo.
This is the before shot from January 2010
Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 16mm f8, 1/320 sec
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This is now . . .
Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f5.6, 1/50 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f5.6, 1/40 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f5.6, 1/40 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f5.6, 1/30 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/25 sec
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Phase I of the 'Wood Fired Pizza Oven Project' is underway with the slab and walls of the table to hold the oven almost complete. Just some mortar in some joints, rendering of the walls and formwork, reo and pouring of the table top. then an oven can be installed above with wood stored below.
Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/613 sec
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Monday, 6 September 2010

Drought Breaking Rains

Lake Eppalock is the result of the damming of the Campaspe River, near Bendigo in central Victoria. It was constructed between 1960 and 1964 to provide irrigation from the Campaspe River, and to be the water supply to Bendigo. The lake was brought back to life on the weekend, with a downpour pushing it to 51.8 per cent capacity after years of drought, that saw the lake down to 4 per cent of capacity in August 2006. The lake now contains more than 150,000 megalitres. Over just two days more than 11,000 megalitres had been received and the lake has not been at this level since July 2002.
Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 16mm f11, 1/500 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f11, 1/500 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f8, 1/800 sec
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Sunday, 29 August 2010

Old Rozelle Hospital & Environs

The grounds and buildings of what were formerly known as Callan Park Hospital for the Insane from 1878 to 1914. It's on the shores of Iron Cove but this post I am on the Balmain side, just 5 Km from Sydney's CBD. See previous post here. Below is Iron Cove and a Yacht moored in the morning sunrise with the moon setting in the distance.
Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/250 sec
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Old man Pandanas in the grounds of the old Rozelle hospital
Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f5.6, 1/60 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f5.6, 1/160 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f8, 1/250 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f8, 1/250 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/125 sec
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Saturday, 21 August 2010

Sunny Brunch

Today on a sunny verandah of a Cafe named below and located at the end of Middle Head Road opposite HMAS Penguin, some relo's and I had a very nice brunch of poached eggs, bacon, field mushrooms and tomato on a sour dough toast. Afterwards we wandered through the retail sections and browsed its wares.
Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f8, 1/13 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f16, 1/60 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/500 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/80 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/15 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/160 sec
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Nikon D300, Nikkor 35mm f2 @ ISO 200, 35mm f2, 1/50 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f3.2, 1/2500 sec
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Sunday, 15 August 2010

Formerly Known as Callan Park Hospital for the Insane

The grounds and buildings of what were formerly known as Callan Park Hospital for the Insane from 1878 to 1914. It's on the shores of Iron Cove on the Lilyfield side, just 5 Km from Sydney's CBD. In 1915 the facility was renamed Callan Park Mental Hospital, and again in 1976 to Callan Park Hospital then finally in 1994 to Rozelle Hospital. It was vacated in 2008, when all the services and patients were transferred to Concord Hospital. It is a decaying mess now and I would think some of it is of significant heritage value. The New South Wales Government has not revealed its intentions for the 42 hectare site but it would make a great site for appropriate dwellings if the valuable assets were retained. The next Liberal fascists that get into power will probably bulldoze the site, cut down all the trees, replace the grass with rubber playground surface and put up a fine Metricon / Meriton style multi story flat complexes surrounded by vibrantly coloured planter boxes filled with non-indigenous plants. Should sell like hot cakes:)
Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f8, 1/40 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, 1/200 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/125 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/100 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/25 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/20 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/50 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/13 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 400, 11mm f2.8, 1/40 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f5.6, 1/80 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f5.6, 1/25 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 200, 11mm f2.8, 1/320 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 400, 11mm f8, 1/100 sec
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Nikon D300, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 @ ISO 400, 11mm f8, 1/60 sec
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