Butterfly for Saturday Critter

 

Back here in Taipei just last night. The magistrate misspelled her name and land title so waiting for the court to rectify the errors would take another 6 months minimum. Travelling around the middle part of Taiwan is a tropical experience. So humid and hot. 

The above shot was taken when I was experimenting a new macro lens a while back. 

Canon 5D 

Sigma 150mm f2.8 macro

Linking Saturday Critter

Old cinema sign in Castlemaine Victoria for Tom's Sign2

 

The signs really show the time. It is now 35 degree Celsius in Mallee region. So hot. 

Canon 7D

EF 50mm f1.2

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Kangaroo for Saturday Critter

 

Spotted in Gippsland 

Sony A7RIV

Canon 300mm f4

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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

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King Fisher for Saturday Critter

 

I was lucky enough to spot it in a casual walk in Mt Baw Baw. Pity it was squatting in the shadow. 

Sony A7RIV

Canon 300mm f4

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Ducklings Healesville for Saturday Critter

 

This is a lovely spotting before I visited Wildlife sanctuary in the region. At the time, I was using canon lens converter for Sony A7RIV. Canon lens tends to give yellow cast to the image which is impossible to remove in software. 

Sony A7RIV

Canon 300mm f4 

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Hopetoun Waterfalls at Great Ocean Road for Randomosity

 

I used to frequent this location a lot. This was taken before the time a log fell in front of the falls. A co-worker asked for a photo like this, so I found from my large collection of photos. 

It is probably time to go back.

Canon 5D 

EF 16-35mm f2.8 L

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Kilcunda afternoon sky for Skywatch Friday

 

Kilcunda is becoming more popular for photographers. It is an ideal location to get full milkyway belt above that particular dune. 

However, this place caused me a lot of incidents - camera drowned in that very river, tripod getting taken into the sea, hand and leg lacerations etc. I am told that all haunted places either have a lot of moisture or underground water source. 

Sony A7III

Canon 14mm f2.8 

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Erskine waterfalls, Lorne, Victoria

 

Erskine waterfalls is very popular along Great Ocean Road. I used to frequent this location in university days once a month. There is a large Spanish population residing in this town. Local Paella is very nice which is only cooked up every Sunday evening. 

Canon 5D

24mm f1.4 

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Mural Monday - Richmond Station Mural in Melbourne

 

This is more like a scratch book style mural. However, I find it striking somehow.

Canon 6D

EF 24mm f1.4 L 

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OCTOBER THEME DAY – REST, SLEEP AND RELAXATION "Astro-landscape"

 

This is the one of the first Milkyway I photographed since the pandemic. While in lockdown, there is nothing else to do. I experimented long exposure at night for relaxation. Most of the time, I just sit and focus on the sound of sea and wind like some sort of meditation. 

Sony A7RIV

Canon 14mm f2.8 

the longer post on my website

Zhang Jia Jie Forest

10 Miles River

Great wall of China

Taken by Canon 50mm f1.2

ZhangJiaJie National Park

These unusual rock formations are delight to see

Tian Fu Men

Really peaceful area.

Zhang Jia Jie - the location where Avatar was filmed

This is the amazing place where my legs are so cramped up after the climb

Great wall of China

This one stands out the best from that visit few years ago, Kind of nostalgic.

Bridgewater Victoria

The fog in the morning can be quite interesting.

Bays of Fire Sunset at Tasmania

This photo took Joel and myself 3 hours to locate a spot. 2 Hours to wait for a sunset. 20 sec exposure

Garden near Alnwick Castle

A really nice walk