Bondi Beach at Dawn - Jul 2009

After a four month absence, I dragged myself out of bed for some more Sydney coastal shots. Our closest beach, Bondi, is just down the road and I hadn't covered that yet.

It is probably Australia's most famous beach and it is not difficult to see why with the expansive beach, the surrounding coastal walks and Bondi Icebergs. Enjoy the shots.

Tim's Weekend Sydney Visit - Jun09

My good friend Tim came to visit us last weekend from Adelaide. As it was his first trip to Sydney, we covered a fair bit of ground (and must have walked about 30 kms!).

I took him on a tour around the Opera House, the Rocks, across the Harbour Bridge, Luna Park, George St, Darling Harbour and the coastal beaches.

Here are a selection of piccies. As usual, click on the panoramics to get the full picture. Enjoy!

Close ups of Sydney Opera House







Sydney from the Harbour Bridge



Bondi Icebergs



Maroubra Rock Pool

Central Coast & Sydney Opera House Lights - Jun09

Winter has arrived in Australia but that has not stopped us getting out and taking photos. Queen's Birthday Weekend, we stopped in Singleton, NSW with Jenn's parents for a couple of days, then drove down the Central Coast on the way back to Sydney.

Below is a panoramic I stitched together of the shoreline of Terrigal, which is a pretty town about 70 minutes out of Sydney. Click on the image to get an enlargement.



A week later we were admiring the Fire Water festival in Sydney. The highlight for us were the colourful lights illuminating Sydney Opera House. They updated every 10-15 minutes with new patterns and colours. There were scores of photographers around the harbour that night and sometimes finding a space was tricky.

Enjoy the shots!

Flower Power in Macro - May 2009

Jenn's brother Chris bought us these when he stayed with us last weekend. If anyone can name the species of flower, then it would be appreciated! Anyway, I hadn't done any close up macro shots for awhile, so it was a change taking these.

Our New Apartment! Interior Shots - May 2009

Woo-hoo - we are back on the propery market! April was a busy month for us moving in, plus we had our trip to Ayers Rock and Adelaide. I finally got around to taking a few interior shots of our apartment in Bellevue Hill, Sydney. Plus a couple from the balcony.

Click on each picture to enlarge...

The master bedroom



Master bedroom with opening to sunroom



The sunroom and balcony





View from the balcony





Second bedroom (Jenn's study, plus guest room)



Jenn's working space



The following three shots are of the lounge (this opens out to the small study, and kitchen)







Our kitchen



The bathroom





Finally, the small study off the lounge, where I am typing this from!

Circular Quay at Dusk - Sydney - May 2009

A few shots taken around Circular Quay on a warm Friday night in early May. We were on our way to Luna Park and I decided to exercise the shutter button for a few minutes.

The first three have been applied HDR processing (a series of shots all at the same aperture, but differing exposures - they are blended together to maximise the dynamic range).

The last is a panoramic covering the Harbour Bridge (left) all the way across to the CBD. Enjoy!









(click to enlarge)