Tuesday, September 24, 2013

Blair - breakfast daily at New Castle UK


This is where I have breakfast daily. Good theme and feeling in the area.

The butter makes me reflux a lot though.




The English Breakfast Stottie



Sunday, September 22, 2013

Coffee time


A little twist to image. In Brunswick. Lucky I did not get robbed or kicked. Same casual people.

Sunday, September 15, 2013

The rear wall of Alnwick castle


Inside this wall, there is a tiny museum storing old coins and weaponry. Northumberland UK.

Tuesday, September 10, 2013

Alnwick Castle


Alnwick Castle is a nice pleasant place to visit. This castle is filmed in Harry Potter and Robin Hood movie.

Monday, September 9, 2013

Pollies roast at Granger market at Northumberland street


This Granger market takes place on the weekends. This is what the local Northumberland residents call "rare breed" pig. 

Quite tasty - juicy and tender. With local apple sauce and herbal mix.
At Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.




Cathedral at Grey Street


Local cathedral. A nice walk along Grey Street.

Sunday, September 8, 2013

Roof top of Castle Keep


Never ending climb ...





The view was rather pleasant












Castle Keep of North - At Newcastle upon Tyne


Castle keep is a place kids go to in Newcastle. The place is only 5 min walk from my hotel which is named after an Earl Grey apparently.
Terrible fringing with my crappy camera which was brought along for its light weight.
This castle is 2000 years old apparently. Quite incredible to come to think of these rocks surviving this long.


The stairs to the roof was a little similar to the experience of rock climbing. 


4 pounds for the entry fee


King's chamber - quite small and sad looking. I would prefer my hotel room.


The great hall - where the king has his meetings... The top part has a ring of corridor for archers to stand by looking down into the centre of the hall ...




Monday, September 2, 2013

Foot print on the sand


The foot prints on the left were left by Grey Giant Kangaroos


Friday, August 30, 2013

Sand Dune at Mungo Lake


Directional lighting makes good contrast. Though this is a plain picture, it has interesting pattern.


Thursday, August 29, 2013

"Great Wall of China" in Mungo Lake


This is Great Wall of China from Mungo Lake. Quite weird that this view did not remind me of anything that resembled a wall or Chinese heritage at all...
The typical short budget excuse has blocked off any entry to get a closer look at the spot!

Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Red Look Out at Mungo National Park




I love the look. Though there were so many flies trying to get into my lung, the place was well worth the visit.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Sand Dune at Mungo National Park


The Sand Dune at Vingar Well of Mungo Lake.
This was such an adventure that both Joel and I were so exhausted in completing this trail of desert walk.
Some texture photo opportunities were definitely worth it.

Sunday, August 11, 2013

Cumberland Waterfall


This is the little cascade waterfall - Cumberland in North East Victoria. The lush green from the old day Pentax gear was somewhat nostalgic.

Friday, July 19, 2013

Big Head Chicken


Thanks to my brother, Alan. I have never tasted Xin Jian Food - north west of China. The restaurant is only 2 km from where my mum lives. 

The sauce is spicy with a touch of meaty creamy taste. The noodle are chewy. It is what I called comfort food.

Friday, July 12, 2013

Sichuan Sour Pickled Cabbage Fish


Nice poetry on the porcelain. Warm and chilli soup. It is a dish that always enlightens me every Friday evening.


Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Motor Bike


I am not an expert on bike. Doesn't this bike look pretty? 

It would be hard for the bike to run on rough service or hilly roads.

Friday, May 24, 2013

Twice cooked pork


The nice twice cooked pork Joel had.

Saturday, May 18, 2013

Breakie


Yummy breakie with Joel at Cafe Aura

Ninety Miles Beach


At lake entrance, this beach is well known. The gale had made the walk quite difficult. But I enjoyed the fresh air though.

Saturday, May 11, 2013

Morwell pub food


The great lamb shanks from Italian Australian Club in Morwell.

Nice big chunks of lamb.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Lake Bunga, Gippsland


This was a fresh water lake near Lake Entrance, Victoria. In fact, this beach was much nicer than Nnety Miles Beach off Lake entrance beach walk way.

Olympus 12mm f2 rendered the rich colour and refreshing feeling of the day!

Joel and I had a good weekend.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Brunswick Street



Looks rusty and retro. Brunswick street.

Saturday, April 27, 2013

Maffra drive


The morning drive was quite nice in Maffra. This place is renown for dairy products and milk production.

I love the fog on the day.

Monday, April 22, 2013

Car lights


Car lights. Nice bokeh. 150mm f2

Friday, April 19, 2013

Desk


Voigtlander 35mm f1.2 on my desk. Yes, reading journals is so boring...

Some almonds help me through the boring nights.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Sunset after work outside Traralgon house


Olympus PM2 shot with 12mm f2 outside my house. A nice sunset after work.

Monday, April 15, 2013

Swanston street


A quick street snap.

Sunday, April 14, 2013

Mount Taggerty, Victoria


Mount Taggerty river has that edge. The ambient and graceful water flow.

Friday, April 12, 2013

On the way to South Gippsland


Old derelict house like this one turned out nicely on Reala film. I deliberately under processed it to render that aged atmosphere.

With 12 mm voigtlander on range finder R4A!!


Thursday, April 11, 2013

Feeling like taking close up shot!


So tiny. Hard to capture it on camera. 

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

One roof over another


The eaves and roofs I saw from Forbidden city.

Jian Xu Stone Garden




Jian Xu stone garden. Love the feel of the ruggedness.

Monday, April 8, 2013

Bridge


Sepia conversion kind of casts that retro feel.

Saturday, April 6, 2013

Macro


65mm macro on wanderer. Thin depth of field.

Wednesday, April 3, 2013

Angry looking sky


I was lost in the snow river national park. Yes, this is where the man from snow river was riding his horse. The sky looked kind of like Armageddon.



Monday, April 1, 2013

Garden variety


I miss the bokeh from 50mm f1.2 against green backgrounds

Sunday, March 31, 2013

7mm view


I rediscovered the beauty of Olympus 7-14mm f4

Random snap in Joel's house. Funny that the micro four thirds adaptor worked well!


Saturday, March 30, 2013

Silver Crisscross


50mm. Painted branches in South Bank

Friday, March 29, 2013

12 mm nostalgia


Typical distortion from 12mm. On Voigtlander R3A with provia 400. Yes, I know not a good landscape film to saturate the colour. But the film grain feel is something I miss greatly.