Bolte Bridge Night for Sky Watch Friday

 

A classic location for boring Friday Night

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Melbourne High Riser in CBD for Treasure Tuesday

 

I did not realise there were so many new tall buildings in city these days

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Kilcunda Trestle Bridge reflection for Treasure Tuesday

 

The reflection and the tone are what I am after

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Stingray Bay Warrnambool for Skywatch Friday

 

Stingray Bay is a good place to walk

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Lake Pearson New Zealand for Skywatch Friday

 

The reflection is gorgeous.

Doing plenty of sit ups and push ups now. Feeling off not being able to move about

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Lake Pearson NZ for Water H2O Thursday

 

A lovely lake with reflection in early Winter from a while back

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Sierra Nevada Rock, Mornington Peninsula for Treasure Tuesday

 

There were mines in the region. So the place is now permanently closed for visit. Damn, one less place to visit for my water photography

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Mural in Christchurch New Zealand for Mural Monday

 

Not sure it was a robot or a killer clown. 

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More Seagulls at Lake Tyrrell for Saturday Critter

 

It is winter here. I don't really get to photograph much about wildlife. Sea gulls are probably like more flying rats in urban land. 

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Kilcunda rock arch Gippsland for Treasure Sunday

 

I have been here a few times over the years. It was a lowest tide ever while everywhere on the back beach of Mornington Peninsula was actually high tide. 

This is probably the moodiest shot I have taken this winter.

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Melbourne urban reflection for Sunday Best

 

When we finished the dinner, the walk back to carpark came across this view. 

A quick snap. No tripod. Shot wide open.

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Marble grade 9 beef with Yuzu sauce. It tasted really nice.

Black lipped Abalone covered by garlic chips

The restaurant we went to is at Atria Fine Dining

More Sea Gulls from Lake Tyrrell for Saturday Critter

 

It is winter. Hard to venture out and look for any wildlife.

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It was a good catch up with Joel for his birthday dinner celebration. We had black lip abalone on 80th floor in CBD. We drank so much spirits and sake. Now I am hanged over.

Seagulls at Lake Tyrrell for Saturday Critter

 

They are rather noisy. But makes a good view

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Mount Martha sunset Mornington Peninsula for Water H2O Thursday

 

Joel and I did not manage to walk far into Balcombe walking trail. He was so preoccupied with this scene. He set up his equipment like he was setting up a nuclear lab. It only took less than 1 minute to get this frame handheld.

Mount Martha is a quaint beach town wedged between Safety Beach and Mornington on the Mornington Peninsula. This is a popular walk with locals and it's easy to see why - this track follows the Bay Trail and encompasses four leash free beaches as well as providing beautiful bay views.

Hawker Beach, Birdrock Beach and Dava Beach are three different leash free beaches available along this walk and all boast golden sand and clear water. Your dog will love jumping through the waves or digging in the sand and owners will love the shelter of the surrounding cliffs – creating your own sanctuary. Make sure you are aware of the steep beach access along this walk 

The leash free beaches are expansive, with Dava Beach being a continuation of Birdrock Beach (the only way to enter Dava Beach is to first enter Birdrock Beach). Fossil Beach gives you something different altogether, being predominately made up of rocks it gets its name from the abundance of fossils that geologist A.R.C Selwyn discovered amongst the limestone cliffs there in 1854. These fossils displayed evidence of sea life from 10-15 million years ago.

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New Zealand Waters for Water H2O Thursday

 

I was not too impressed when I clicked the shot. Later, I actually love it more.

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Now is the end of financial year sale. I have bought so many things this month more than any years prior. Now I am tempted to get Sony 12-24mm f2.8 but I must stop the impulsive buying!

Lake Pearson reflection New Zealand for Sunday Best

 

I had no sleep for the past 35 hours. I have to recuperate before commenting again 

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Mirror Show exhibition in Port Melbourne for Sunday Best

 

Joel and I ventured into this mirror show exhibition. Quite fun snapping away.

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Story Bridge in Brisbane Australia for Sunday Best

 Brisvegas is alive.

The Story Bridge is a heritage listed steel cantilever bridge spanning the Brisbane River that carries vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian traffic between the northern and the southern suburbs of Brisbane, Australia. It is the longest cantilever bridge in Australia.

The road across the bridge is named Bradfield Highway. The bridge connects Fortitude Valley to Kangaroo Point. The Story Bridge opened in 1940 and was tolled until 1947. It is named after prominent public servant John Douglas Story.

Given the early settlement of Kangaroo Point, there is a long history of residents wanting a bridge between the Brisbane CBD and Kangaroo Point. Even while the first Victoria Bridge was being constructed between North Brisbane and South Brisbane in 1865, several hundred people were petitioning for a second bridge to be built from the Customs House to Kangaroo Point. In 1888, a meeting was held in the Brisbane Town Hall to demand a bridge connecting either George Street, Albert Street or Edward Street via the City Botanic Gardens with any loss of the land from the gardens to be potentially compensated by removing Government House.

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The photography tips for beginners in photography:

1. If you wanna freeze the action, don’t increase your shutter speed. Just ask the players to freeze and not move.

2. You can clean your camera with soap

3. Some part of your finger should appear in the camera. Gives a nice blur and focus

4. You don't need a lens to take good photos

5. Lens cap ON, iso to MAX

6. Time for a deep clean? Be sure to exfoliate your sensor

Portsea sea cave reflection for Sunday Best

 

It has been a while since I visited this location. I gonna visit the place again this weekend. After 1 week of locum work, I am so over making ends meet. 

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Kilcunda Sky Mirror for Sky Watch Friday

 

It was a lucky moment.

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Joel and I are heading to the coast again this weekend. The forecast on Saturday is sunny again. We preferred partly cloudy.