The face of Luna Park, Sydney. Taken up close and personal, it looks like an evil giant looking down at us with a malicious grin. Featured in This Is Australia / Featured in Images & Ideas / Featured in Stautes & Such / Featured in Australian Landmarks & Icons This photo has not been enhanced edited or changed in any way. MCN CA694 8F531 06BFF
From the Utes in the Paddock series. Far off the beaten track along side a dirt road in a paddock are a selection of Holden Utes painted by some well known & not so well known Australian artists. They can be found near Ootha and Condoblin in the Central West Slopes and Plains of NSW, Australia. Well worth a trip out! more info here Canon EOS 50D / Canon 18-55mm Len Artist: Shane Gehlert The plaque reads … “The all-seeing eye watches as we struggle to break our dependance on dwindling fossil fuel resources. This satrical presentation comments on the destructive impact of various powerful influences on the well being of humans and our environment. Signature characters inclue “Roboroo”, “st Bilby” (patron saint of global warming) and “Sam the oilman”, with chinese symbols of oil & water. Thank you for looking.
I was walking towards Flinders Street Station in my lunch break on Friday 22 May this year when I saw this motorcycle illegally parked on a pavement. My interest in geometry stopped me in my tracks. I knew that part of the station would possibly be reflected in the right-hand mirror. I had to contort myself, leaning across the bike to line up this shot. I was very lucky because it was a cloudless blue sky and the quality of the light produced a crisp, clean reflection of the distinctive facade of the station, along with part of the green dome. I do not crop or post-edit my work in any way. What you see is exactly what I shoot. Shot at F8, 1/350 sec, ISO 200 and focal length of 125mm. Shot with a Pentax K100D fitted with my favourite lens, a Sigma 18-125mm. Featured in AUSTRALIAN LANDMARKS & ICONS, July 09. 114 – 7014
The Cornish Hoppers, a legacy from the Old Cobar Mine. Cobar, Outback NSW.
Another view of the beautiful Hopetoun Falls in full winter flow. These falls lie deep within the Otways National Park in Victoria.
Gibson’s Beach is located in the Port Campbell National Park along the Great Ocean Road in Victoria, Australia.
Opera House and Bridge, Sydney Harbour, NSW
One of the few old red phone boxes left around Sydney in the historic Rocks area. Featured in Australian Landmarks and Icons Group July 09
Winter Wonderland 2 by David Petranker Would you believe this shot was taken in Sydney, St Mary’s Cathedral First time in since 1954
This shot was taken in the immense dune field between Lake Wau Wauka and Iron Prince Reef in the Howe Wilderness Zone, Croajingolong National Park. It is just near Cape Howe on the Victorian, New South Wales border where the coast line takes a dramatic turn north resulting in the sand building up on this rock flanked headland. On this particular day I had arisen an hour before dawn and witnessed the white dunes absorb all the predawn colours before a spectacular ocean sunrise had me chewing through my film in awe. I wandered around the huge dune field taking advantage of the morning light that emphasised the ripples in the sand. After some inclement weather this part of the dune field had dried out unevenly resulting in sand bands of differing moisture content being blown in alternate directions. The result was this remarkable, and logic defying pattern. For more pictures of this area check out my Croajingolong gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
Taken from Cape Otway, Great Ocean Road, Melbourne / with NIKON D70, 18-200mm VR
Bell Tower, St Andrews Cathederal, Sydney NSW.
Michael Jackson wall Art around melbourne
This old home in the middle of ‘nowhere’ – held up by the surrounding trees. One can’t help but think of the families and stories that are contained within the old walls.
It might look like I’ve been caught in a pincer movement – but you needn’t worry. The giant lobster / crayfish isn’t real. It’s just part of the facade of a seafood restaurant on Dandenong Rd, Melbourne. The cray is so large, so wide and so high up the building that it’s impossible to get a shot without any of the overhead wires intruding into the frame. I was lucky that the red was a great contrast with the dark blue of the restaurant’s facade. I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my work in any way. Shot in 2007, using a Pentax K100D with a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F8, 1/350 sec, ISO 200, focal length 78mm.
..... when the poppies dried and baked under the hot sun, the warm wind gently blowing through the slender stalks, desicating the heads in the paddock. / I love winter and the change of seasons, but I always get nostalgic for lazy summer days this time of year. / NW Tasmania Nikon D40 / Nikkor 18-200mm VR lens @ 200mm / ISO200 / F/11 / 1/200th of a second
This shot took me somewhat by surprise. I had just spent two days hiking in Mt Buffalo National Park in Victoria, Australia with half of it off track. The previous day I had woken on Mt McLeod and hiked straight down over the granite slabs to Rollasons Falls near the base of the mountain. To give you an idea of how hard it was, it took me 7 hours to hike 3km, quite treacherous in spots too, but magnificent country and vistas. That morning I had re-ascended the mountain via ‘The Big Walk’ to my car then went back to the Chalet to say good bye to The Gorge. Having been to Bents Lookout numerous times before I saw no point in taking my camera which until this point had been my constant companion. Of course as soon as I got there this amazing rainbow appeared sending me scrambling back to the car for my camera, fortunately it was still there when I got back and this image was the result which ended up being my favorite for the trip. For more pictures from this area check out my Mt Buffalo gallery. To check out other mountain photographs see my Mountains gallery. 10% of all profits go to the Wilderness Society
Sydney opera House, a close up view of the shells piggybacking on each other.
Sydney Harbour on an otherwise overcast day. The sun broke through a hole in the clouds.
Taken when one of the world’s largest passenger cruise ships visited Sydney in MArch, 2008.
Another busy day on the Sydney Harbour Bridge Climb.
I like the moody gothic feel to this shot and the industrial colour effect on the surfaces.
Description: A group dedicated only to the famous and the not so famous Landmarks and Icons of Australia!
Australia has many unique Landmarks and Icons that we are proud of. I created this group to showcase our pride in this land.
Here are some Ideas:
Landmarks include nature-made: Hanging Rock, Uluru, Lake Eyre, The Three Sisters, Lake McKenzie, Cradle Mountain etc
Man-made: Parliament Houses, The Carillion, The /bIg Banana, Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney Opera House (these two Landmarks are limited to One per person ONLY) etc
Icons include; Australian native plants/animals eg platypus, kangaroo, koala, bilby, banksia, eucalyptus trees, gum nuts, ets (Must be NATIVE to Australia ONLY)
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