Cape Bridgewater Bay Sunset

 

Finally, my foot is not as swollen and painful as 3 weeks ago. I am still on mission to lose a few more kilos by sticking to 16-hour intermittent fasting and carbohydrate deprived diet. Cutting out caffeine in life is the most difficult part as well. I need to look after my health too.

I took up another contract working in remote Victoria for another 2 weeks. This means social isolation for another 2 weeks. But it will help bank account balance for a while. 

Sony A7RV 

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Sunday Best

Silvereye spotted in Cranbourne, Melbourne, Australia

 

Lately, I have been lucky to capture bird photos outside public toilets. Maybe there is something in these loos attracting these birds to them.

Sony A7RIV

200-600mm f5.6-6.3

Linking Saturday's critter

Lake Weeroona Bendigo for Skywatch Friday

 

Every night during my walk around this lake, it gives a different light. This night, I happen to have my camera with me. 

It has been raining in Melbourne. More rains to follow in the next three days. So I will be hitting some fine dining places with Joel. 

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Linking Sky watch Friday

Pulpit Rock, Cape Schanck, Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne

 

Last weekend, we just had to get out of the house despite a stormy gloomy weather. It was mainly the stairs and steps I want to do to get my metabolism going. 

Spam filter here is getting to me again. So, I am trapped in this never ending gotcha moment proving I am not a robot. Sometimes I do feel that I am a robot in this capitalistic world.

Sony A7RV

FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM

Linking Randomosity

Restaurant Lucy Liu Sign for Tom's Sign2

 

This entrance has been viral on IG for so many years. It is almost like a cult happening. The food is of fusion style between southeast Asia and Japanese. A bit dear for the pricing. But my former photo group always come to meet here for the sake of taking a snap at the front door. I guess we are all addicted to mad marketing on social media. 

Panasonic G9

Leica 12-60mm f2.8-4

Linking Tom's Sign2

Vintage car on street walk in Melbourne for Treasure Tuesday

I recalled this was taken in St Kilda. Love the classic car look.

Long distance drive like 6 hours return day trip is becoming to get me after 10 years. It is bum in seat for that long without actual physical exercises. The weekend outing for nature photography is really the only chance to get fit a bit.

Sony A7RIV

Fe 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Treasure Tuesday

 

Mural along South Bank

 

This was spotted under the bridge along South Bank some years ago. There were bushfires everywhere. 

Panasonic G9

Olympus 17mm f1.2

Linking Mural Monday

Tenby point old jetties for Sunday Best

 

This is lowest tide of the evening from a week ago. There are way too many mozzies potentially carrying encephalitis B virus 

It was a bad planning on my behalf. These muds sink my feet to waist level if I am not being careful at all. So it is all telephoto lens doing the long exposure ineffectively. 

At least this look is not common on instagram feeds. 

Sony A7RV

FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM

Linking Sunday Best

Kookaburra, Boort for Saturday's Critter

 

This was standing on the cables while I drive passing by Boort. 

Sony A7RIV

200-600mm f5.6-6.3

Linking Eileen's Saturday Critter

Inglewood township

 

Every now and then, there is a request for my visit to Inglewood hostel. It was a stormy day that I took the trip this week.

Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Skywatch Friday

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 

Linking Randomosity

Kang Rice Wine - famous in Qing Dynasty

 

Just like the modern days, Kang is the powerful family that controls sale of salt, wine and sugar. It plays a major role in SilkRoad trade too. His family home is bigger than the size of forbidden city. The whole city like mansion is preserved till this day.

The sign says "Kang Hudred Million Wine" 

The words on sides of the door reads "There are all sorts of wine in the world" "Nothing beats the wine from Kang"

Linking Tom's Sign2

Old Chinese painting passed on in the family

 

I have a large family. Over 200 cousins that I could not count them all. It has been 3 years since I return to Taiwan. There were many wonderful items passed down the family tree. This was one of them. 

I am not sure if this was a real painting or a fake one. The dress code was from Manchurian period with a pig tail. Quite a scenic background too. There is a lot of western painting influence for this one.

Linking Tom's Treasure Tuesday

More Hosier Lane mural, Melbourne

 

This was a mural art next to the three eyes post 2 weeks ago. 

Panasonic G9

Leica 15mm f1.8 limited

Linking Mural Monday

Sutton Grange near Bendigo, Victoria for Sunday Best

 

This was captured in Milkyway season in 2022. I was driving mindlessly in country Victoria. 

There were times that farmers came out of their houses with firearms as if I was trespassing while driving passing by their properties. 

Single exposure

Sony A7RIV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Sunday Best

Red Galah for Eileen's Saturday Critter

 

They are everywhere. So loud.

Murray vs Kokkinakis tennis match over night was a nice one to watch. Just feeling too exhausted to do anything today

Linking Saturday Critter

Princes Pier, Melbourne for Skywatch Friday

 

Due to the foot injury, my pal and I came here after a nice dinner in CBD. As usual, there is a whole line up of photographers at the edge of the pier. A bit busy driving from Bendigo to Melbourne again for Chinese lunar new year. Mum got a whole list of last-minute shopping to do. She wants "fresh" produce as ancestral offering on the lunar new year eve. 

Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Skywatch Friday

Bridgewater Bay Long Exposure

 

I took at least 200 long exposure photos at this location in my last visit where I sustained an avulsion tendon tear in my left ankle. You can see the two people standing on top of the cliff in the distance. It was a worry that I thought one guy was going to push the lady off the cliff for a jump into the sea. 

Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Randomosity

Fushimi Inari-taisha for Tom's Sign2

 

This is one of the most frequented shrines in Kyoto Japan. There are always endless photos of these tori gates on any forms of social media.

The names on the red poles are donators. 

Panasonic G9

Leica 12-60mm f2.8-4

Linking Tom's Sign2

HMAS Hastings in Mornington Peninsula for Treasures Tuesday

This was one of the few abandoned submarines along Melbourne's coastline. 

Sony A7RIV

FE 200-600mm f5.6-6.3

Linking Tom's Treasure Tuesday

More Hosier Lane mural art for Mural Monday

 

This is Van Gough style mural art in the same lane that I used to come for graffiti documentation. 

In the window reflection, there is my buddy and myself. We knew each other for 32 years now. 

Panasonic G9

Leica 15mm f1.8 

Linking Mural Monday

Sugarloaf reserve, Melbourne

 

My buddy separated from his spouse from last weekend. We drove around the burbs of Melbourne all the way to King Lake National Park. King lake national park has no lake whatsoever. Then we go through Kangaroo Ground to Sugarloaf for some dam shots. 

We spotted this tin cottage in the hills. So nice to look at. 

Sony A7RV

FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM

Linking Sunday Best

Beetle of some kind for Eileen's Saturday Critter

 

Pentax K20D 

A 200mm f4 macro

It looks like an armoured beetle of some kind

Linking Saturday Critter

Bridgewater Bay Sunset

 

This was another trip to the hazardous coast. I walked on my left inverted foot and sprained the whole foot as a result. Not fun.

Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Skywatch Friday

Pyrenees Biarritz France by Fujifilm X Pro2

 

As I browsed through my old photos, I particularly enjoyed this one

Linking Little Thursday

Lyon street view for Tom's Sign2

 

I always love to walk and stroll in the streets of any foreign country. As long as I don't get robbed. 

Panasonic G9

Leica 12-60mm f2.8-4

Linking Tom's Sign2

Night light up at Sorrento Melbourne for Tom's Treasure Tuesday

 

I always wanted to do this shot with a puddle reflection, but I never got around to it. however, mission half accomplished when I drove through the Sorrento on the weekend.

Glad that I stopped nearby and took this shot.

Sony A7RV 

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Tom's Treasure Tuesday

Hosier Lane Mural for Mural Monday

 

Hosier Lane again, Melbourne. This is from archive. The good old day

My brother tells me that he feels like he works so hard, but the bank account balance is not going up. Yet, he lives a frugal life. I somehow feel similar.

Gonna get back to working mode again.

Panasonic G9

Leica 17mm f1.2

Not sure Samy is back from blogging or not

Linking Mural Monday

Back beach, Mornington Peninsula

 

A late post this morning since I had another adventure last night. It was fun searching for a landscape. There is no time to re-examine the work last night. However, I am so buggered this morning. Sore muscles everywhere

Sony A7RV

FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM

Linking Sunday Best

Gala in Ringwood, Melbourne for Eileen's Saturday Critter

 

Gala is everywhere in Melbourne Suburbs. 

This frame looks like some sort of Chinese Ink Painting 

Sony A7RIV

FE 200-600mm f5.6-6.3 

Linking Eileen's Saturday Critter

Mornington Peninsula Back Beach for Skywatch Friday

 

Last few days strolling along the beach was nice. The temperature actually came down too. more bearable. This is so good that I do not need to stress over anything in the holiday mood.

Sony A7RV

FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM

Linking Skywatch Friday

London Bridge, Portsea

 

After a hard-working festive season, I get out to the coast as quickly as possible. This view is curing my low mood after an eventful 2 weeks.

Then I listened to my pal's long winding saga of his difficult time in his life...

Sony A7RV

FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM

Linking Randomosity

Sky gate ornament for Tom's Sign2 Event

 

The sign says, "Southeast Number 1". It refers to the sky gate tourist attraction that is very hard to climb up to in a mountain where a lot of daredevils come here for wind surfing along the cliffs of the mountains. 

Fujifilm Pro2

Fujinon 16-55mm f2.8

Linking Tom's Sign2

Rainbow in the storm, Loddon Malley Region, Australia

 

I finally finished my round of work. It is time to drive back to Melbourne for a good dose for relaxation. Then my buddy called me to head to the coast this evening. I felt buggered

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 GM

Linking Image-in-ing

Mural at Hoiser Lane for Mural Monday

 

Oriental style Mural at Hosier Lane

Panasonic G9

Leica 15mm f1.8

Linking Mural Monday

Happy New Year for 2023!

 

It has been a great blogging experience since I restarted blogging here again in 2022. 

Canon 7D

EF 70-200 f2.8

Thank you for your kind comments and support in the past few months. 

I wish everyone Happy New Year!

Linking Sunday Best

Lizard for Eileen's Saturday Critter

 

He stays still for a long time sunbathing...

Happy New Year!

Panasonic G9

Leica 42.5mm f1.2 

Linking Saturday's Critter

Swan Hill Sunset for Skywatch Friday

 

This was near where I work in this festive season. In severe heat, the magical hour renders the whole effort coming out here worthwhile. 

Sony A7RV

FE 135mm f1.8 GM

Linking Skywatch Friday

Purple Sunset and storm clouds in Lake Charm

 

This lake is 40km from where I work. I had a night off and drove to this location to take a snap of this. 

Sony A7RV

FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM

Linking Randomosity

Bronze Pig statue and sign in Segovia for Tom's Sign2

 

It is so good to revisit old photos looking for interesting signs that I would never have thought of posting. This was one of the famous bronze pig statues in Segovia Spain.

The town is renowned for a chef that roasted the best suckling pig in Spain chef competition of some sort. 

Panasonic G9

Leica 12-60mm f2.8-4

Linking Tom's Sign2

MacKenzie Waterfalls, Grampians

 

This is one of the images that I can capture without a tourist in sight. It is kind of a miracle. 

The water is pristinely clean though. 

Panasonic G9

Leica 12mm f1.4 

Linking Through my lens

Mobile Silo Art for Mural Monday

 

The recent drive to Woomelang was to visit the 12 mobile silo arts in this abandoned town. 

The process of finding them around the town is like playing a treasure hunt game. I kind of enjoy it.

Sony A7RV 

FE 24mm f1.4 GM

Linking Mural Monday

Metcalfe Abandoned transport for Sunday

 

Abandoned cars under the Milkyway - Part of the reason for rural charm here

Merry Christmas to all my happy blogger family! I am working continuously on call for 3rd consecutive days so far. Another 9 days to go. 

Sony A7RIV

16-35mm f2.8 GM

Linking Sunday Best

Swan in Lake Weeroona Victoria

 

She is always there in my daily walk around the lake. This time she came for a feed. I got nothing to offer her except admiration

And I wish you a merry Christmas and happy festive season from down under!

Sony A7RIV

FE 50mm f1.2 

Linking Saturday Critter

I love the swan tune played by Yo Yo Ma 

Bendigo Christmas Lights in regional weatherboard house

 

Well, it is a bit of stretch that one may spot some clouds and sky above the obvious. It is actually less than a block from where I live in Bendigo - a regional centre

However, there is no crowds in the street! I enjoy this for quite a while before I go to bed.

Sony A7RV

FE 24mm f1.4 GM

I spotted this while I was living in a motel for a hospital contract work. Very cool!

Linking Skywatch Friday

Creek in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia

 

Water can be so soothing. Xmas is truly a silly mad season. After a spiraling runs of various health issues affecting mum and me, my buddy is going through a crisis in marriage...

It is easier to sit by the creek away from the world

Sony A7RIV

FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM

Linking Wordless Wednesday

Tram art in Melbourne, Australia for Tom's Sign2 Event

 

The famous soap TV is written on the tram 

Sharon on Kath & Kim always makes me laugh

Panasonic G9

Leica 12-60mm f2.8-4

Linking Tom's Sign2 Event

Melbourne Council Night Light ups

 

Melbourne Council at night - same light projection for 5 years in a row - we need innovation!

Hectic last few days - getting my skin spot biopsied, running mum's appointments, getting my supply to live through the remote Australia town this Xmas and New Year

Panasonic G9

Leica 12mm f1.4

Linking Image-in-ing

South Melbourne Mural for Mural Monday

 

South Melbourne outside Port of Melbourne Market

Wok fire art

Panasonic G9 

Leica 12-60mm f2.8-4

Linking Mural Monday

Travancore Monash Freeway Entrance

 

Travancor Entrance of Monash Freeway

Nice to see a reflection and a sunset 

Sony A7RIV

Laowa 9mm f5.6

Linking Sunday Best