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. 

Warburton Creek for Water H2O Thursday

 

Last Saturday was pretty much cloudy overcast. So picking a random creek in Warburton again.

Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Joel in the background for infrared test

Linking Water H2O Thursday

Cafe scene through the window for Tom's Sign2 Event

 

This was taken from one of the street candid photo walk. There happened to be a sign. So this will do for the event.

I was lucky to be appointed as a moderator for Bestofglobe-Australia on Instagram. I don't know why I committed myself to this role, but it would be fun to find more like minded in down under. 

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4

Linking Sign2 Event and FACE OFF

Post Boxes for Treasure Tuesday

 

For a while, I was focusing on a project of photographing mail boxes. At the end, I forgot to submit my collection of photos! Yet, I did not even manage to keep these photos. What a pity.

The shot was taken in Moulamein

Sony A7RIV

FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM

Linking Treasure Tuesday

Chipmunk Mural for Mural Monday

 

In the last few weeks, I have been making efforts to take train to CBD doing my photowalk round and street candids. Some murals have been replaced by new ones in AC DC lane. 

It was fun to snap murals like social landscape photography. Hoiser Lane is unrecognisable with so much tagging. It is definitely violence to arts. 

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4

Linking Mural Monday

Pulpit Rock, Cape Shanck, Mornington Peninsula for Sunday Best

 

This shot reflects a time that I was into the soft dreamy look of a landscape. I do ultra long long exposure too. Funny how time has passed. This was taken 2 years ago. 

Sony A7RIV

FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM

Linking Sunday Best

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

Linking Saturday Critter

Cape Patterson reverse sunset for Sky Watch Friday

 

This is a long exposure shot when I used to visit the coast on my own. Joel only became my company after his separation from his wife.

Sony A7RIV

FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM

Linking Skywatch Friday

Brighton Beach, Melbourne for Water H2O Thursday Event

 

There is no epic sky. Just the same overcast weather with constant drizzle. There is also no parking available in the area on weekends. So one can only visit during the weekdays. 

Sony A7RIV

FE 16-35mm f2.8 GM

Linking Water H2O Thursday

Brisbane Night Sign for Sign 2

 

The sign was often changing its colour periodically. 

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4

Linking Sign2

Sherbrooke Creek Olinda for Treasure Tuesday

 

This was taken on the weekend. Joel and I ventured into Mount Dandenong in the rain. We were covered by mud as the result. Our coats were all soaked wet. 

After the effort, we tried out Singaporean Chili Crab Pies at the foot of the hill. 

Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Treasure Tuesday and FACE OFF

Mural at Swan Hill for Mural Monday

 

It is country art outside the bank. 

Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Mural Monday

Trentham Falls for Sunday Best

 

This is a waterfall easy to get to. Easy to snap this from the viewing platform. Hard to access to the base of the waterfall though. The tracks going to the base of the waterfall has been shut since 2012. Still plenty of people trespassed the barrier to do so. 

Sony A7RV

FE 70-200mm f2.8 GM

Linking Sunday Best

Frog Macro for Saturday Critter

 

A friend's pet really. It is actually alive though looks plastic on photo. 

A Pentax 200mm f4 macro 

Linking Saturday Critter

Lake Tyrrell for Skywatch Friday

 

Sunset bokeh is even prettier. 

Sony A7RV

FE 50mm f1.2 

Linking Skywatch Friday

Lake Boga Milkyway for Thursday Water H2O event

 

This was taken last night. The weather turned good on a new moon night. So I took the camera to the lake side for a snap. Damn, it was so cold -2 degrees Celsius. 

Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Linking Water H2O Thursday - for any photos to do with water

Cafe Sign in De Graves St Melbourne for Sign2

 

The sign on the top looks quite unique to me.

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4

Linking Tom's Sign2 and Face OFF

Canoe Rowing in Lake Weeroona, Bendigo for Treasure Tuesday

 

Their treasures are the canoes. Every time I walked the lake trail, they often went under the canopy of the trees off the central island. I loved the vibe,

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4

Linking Treasure Tuesday

Footie Mural for Mural Monday

 

Spotted this mural off Victoria parade Melbourne

Theese teeth are so shiny for a toothpaste ad! 

Sony A7RV

Sigma 17mm f4

Linking Mural Monday

Infrared State Library Crowd for Sunday Best

 

The camera modification is having a low pass filter removed with the sensor primed for n520 wavelength. 

The result is that it should not be used for landscape lol. It does create a good look for people and candid though (at least to my naked eyes). 

Joel is not a fan of candid photography. So I took my stroll in CBD this week. It is not a reliable tool but it can get some nice tones. 

Sony A7RV

FE 24mm f1.4 GM

Linking Sunday Best

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 

Linking Saturday Critter

Kitty Miller Bay at Phillip Island for Skywatch Friday

 

Magical hour wonder for Sky watch Friday 

Panasonic G9

Leica 12-60mm f2.8-4

Linking Skywatch Friday

Pinnacles Cape Woolamai Phillip Island for Water H2O Thursday Event

 

I realise I love photographing water and street candids. Street candids is an acquired taste due to my association with a former world class street photographer when I was in university years. Water photography on the other hand is a pattern I notice in my portfolio as well. 

I am hosting Water H2O Thursday Blog Hop on Water H2O Thursday Blog Hop 

Sony A7RV

FE 20-70mm f4

P.S. I finally received my camera after infra-red filter conversion. After 8 weeks! I will be testing the n520 wavelength filter in street photography tomorrow. Can't wait! 

Mont-Saint-Michel tourist shop sign for Sign2

 

I remembered I bought a lot of cheese from here. 

These cow installations were quite artistic looking.

Fujfilm Pro2

16-55mm f2.8 

I am also starting to do a regular event for thursday called Water H2O Thursday. Anything to do with water will do. I am hosting on my own photo blog hops at H2O Thursday Welcome to place your links there

Linking Sign2