Honeyeater in Crusoe Reservoir for Saturday Critter

 

I am not a birder for sure. No patience for this.

Sony A7RV

FE 200-600mm f5.6-6.3

Linking Saturday Critter

Middle Taiwan for Skywatch Friday

Sky Watch at Middle Taiwan 

Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Skywatch Friday

Cat Bay Sunset for Water H2O Thursday

 

It was a trip to west end of Phillip Island. Joel refused to photograph the famous broken jetty in the area. Instead, we camped at this rocky foreshore. Later in the night, we abandoned to do Milkyway because of my misreading of the moon rise time which was hanging brightly in the middle of sky. 

School holidays drive traffic even crazier than normal. I can't wait for the kids return to school. 

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4

Linking Water H2O Thursday

Coffee shop Sign on AC/DC lane for Sign2

 

This sign really pops somehow. Eye catching.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4

Linking Sign2 and Face OFF

McKenzie Falls in Grampians for Treasure Tuesday

 

From one of the hiking trips with Joel in the past. This area is now always packed with tourists. White supremist group also frequent this area a lot. I haven't returned since pandemic. The area tends to cause a glare issue to any wide angle lens. The dynamic range requirement is very high for this frame which is what everyone wants to take a snap on. I will need to bring the new equipment to this place again. 

Panasonic G9

Leica 8-18mm f4.5-6.5

Linking Treasure Tuesday

From Richmond Alley for Mural Monday

 

A little nostalgic. I spotted in an alley next to an abandoned warehouse in Richmond. This was from a few years ago. 

Pentax K10D 

DA 50mm f2.8 limited

Linking Mural Monday

Lake Tyrrell Sunset for Sunday Best

 

This place is really nice for nature therapy.

In summer, the flies would be everywhere.

Sony A7RV

FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM

Linking Sunday Best

Butterfly macro for Saturday Critter

 

Taken a long time ago in Lake Eildon area. It was a hot summer.

Pentax K10D

Voigtlander 125mm f2.5 macro

Linking Saturday Critter

It is turning sunny today. Gonna take mum for house hunting. Then catching up with Joel for another Milkyway hunt tonight. Like what Jan says from her latest post, hobby improves happiness and better health. 

Forest Cave Coast for Skywatch Friday

 

Joel and I were supposed to find the entrance to forest cave. We believed the tide was not low enough that the entrance was immersed in the sea still. So we took a snap at the sea.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4

Linking Skywatch Friday

Pinnacles Milkyway Bow for Water H2O Thursday

 

This was what Joel and I were up to last weekend. New moon. Zero cloud for 5 seconds though. It was after a hike elsewhere on Phillip Island. Then we had fish n chips before coming up here for a milkyway bow.

Light pollution is seen on the right. Thanks for the urban sprawl into this once peaceful island. 

Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM (this is a stitch up of 4 vertical frames)

Linking Water H2O Thursday

Just got back from a 9 hour drive from Moulamein. So buggered. Needs rest. 

Carpark Sign for Sign2

 

I was on the way to a dinner. This sign and the glass looks so rustic and aged. 

Linking Sign2

Cosplay for Treasure Tuesday

 

Clearly this is his treasure

Sony A7RV

FE 135mm f1.8 GM

Linking Treasure Tuesday and Face OFF

Collins Street Arcade Mural for Mural Monday

 

This was drawn on the wall of a Chinese restaurant joint. The painting was quite oriental. 

Olympus E520

Linking Mural Monday

Totally buggered after a whole night out with Joel for hunting Milkyway bow in Phillip Island. We got the shot before the dark cloud cover came in. Lucky for us.

Saltworks at Lake Tyrrell for Sunday Best

 

Third time in this location along the unsealed road of Salt works Rd. Many hares manically running away from me as I approached the lake side. I was meaning to go to a site with abandoned tractor coated by thick pink salt. I decided not to do that because of risk of being sand bombed. 

Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Summer is definitely here. Time to get physical and lose some weight. Gonna start intermittent fasting again. 

Linking Sunday Best

Kangaroo for Saturday Critter

 

Spotted in Gippsland 

Sony A7RIV

Canon 300mm f4

Linking Saturday Critter

Lake Tyrrell Sunset sky mirror for Skywatch Friday

 

Sometimes work trip allows me to get the shot. Finally, first sky mirror from this lake this year. It has been a really wet year here which was supposed to be El Nino here. 

Sony A7RV

FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM

I am in a lucky position to work 3 days a week. I post daily on blogspot, Instagram, mastodon and X. Thursday is all consumed on moderating a world page on IG. This is really so busy. I think I over did it again. Really need time to do photography more. 

Linking Sky watch Friday

Milkyway Reflection at Lake Tyrrell for Water H2O Thursday

 

I visited Lake Tyrrell last night. Solo until midnight. I was lucky to spot the reflection view of Milkyway. 

Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Water H2O Thursday

Haigh's Chocolate for Sign2

 

People at work inside 

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4

Linking Sign2 and FACE OFF

Princes Pylon for Treasure Tuesday

 

Light in the end of tunnel

The rustic pylons of the prices pier are the treasure this week. 

Sony A7RV

FE 135mm f1.8 GM

Linking Treasure Tuesday

Hoiser Lane Mural for Mural Monday

 

Back in the days with better art on this wall 

Sony A7RIV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Mural Monday

On the weekend, Joel and I supposed to head to this Singapore Chili Crab restaurant. Then he had to go see an optometrist for a reading glasses. Then we ended up heading to Nylex Signs and Skipping Girl signage which did not light up at all. We went to Che the Vietnamese desert place and had best three colour ice there.  

Abandoned Bradmill factory for Sunday Best

 

Urbex is not my strong suite but I enjoy it very much. 

Sony A7RV

Laowa 9mm f5.6

Linking Sunday Best

Koala for Saturday Critter

 

I think on a way to lake entrance spotting this gem along the way. 

I am shutting down a few clinic commitments since the cost of living crisis. I will use this opportunity to explore other hobbies I have :)

Canon 5D Mk II

Canon 300mm f4

Linking Saturday Critter

Rye Beach with sunny sky for Skywatch Friday

 

A sunny day to do long exposure. No clouds in the sky though.

Sony A7RIV 

FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM

Linking Skywatch Friday

Infrared Pulpit Rock Cape Schanck for Water H2O Thursday

 

No long exposure here. Just a quick snap that gives a totally different feel from the frame. 

I am preparing this post as I had 2 failed to show attendances in my clinic this morning. 

Sony A7RIV - modified

Sigma 17mm f4 

Linking Water H2O Thursday

Gold Buyer Sign on motorbike on Collins St for Sign2

 

There are so many signs like this on Collins St lately.

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2

Linking Sign 2

Speke Shipwreck astro photography for Treasure Tuesday

 

Dying to get back here soon. 

Sony A7RIV

FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM

Linking Treasure Tuesday

Living room graffiti wall art for Mural Monday

 

This was from a while back. At Hosier lane. The colour was popping so I took a snap. 

Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Mural Monday

I was going through an old uni album where Leonid and I were like inseparable twins. He is now the head of a bone marrow transplant department in US. Memory can be so much like old wine though I cannot drink alcohol because of gout. 

Warburton creek river flow for Sunday Best

 

I lost my 50mm f1.2 . I bought the lens again for its special rendition it has. 

Sony A7RV 

FE 50mm f1.2 

Linking Sunday Best

Honeyeater for Saturday Critter

 

Located at the circuit walk near Crusoe Reservoir

Sony A7RIV

FE 200-600mm f5.6-6.3

Linking Saturday Critter

Goldcoast Sunset for Skywatch Friday

 

Goldcoast sunset is an iconic scene

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4 

Linking Skywatch Friday

Joel works 5 days a week in a senior position of a retail chain. I brought some crispy pork to house during a workday as he works from home. Then I discover that he has yet slept for 48 hours as he is trying to get the server back up for the company. He looks terrible. It reminds me that it is a blessing that I do not need to work everyday anymore. 

I discovered an old film photo from Year 9 that Joel and I travelled to Canberra Australia in 1993. 

I was pissed off that he couldn't stop playing heavy metal on his Walkman.