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Crocodile Eye Close Up – Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download free 1440×900 resolution desktop wallpaper photo of a crocodile eye. It was taken in mid-2007 during my trip to the Northern Territory

Download this 1440×900 sized wallpaper photo of a crocodile eye.

Camera: Panasonic PZ30
Wallpaper format: JPG 1.45 MB in size
Original Photos: JPG 3.5MB in size

F stop: 4.5
Exposure time: 1/400th second
ISO: 100

Focal Length: 420 mm
Original Resolution: [...]

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Joby Gorillapod SLR Flexible Tripod Review

I recently had the opportunity to try out the Joby “Gorillapod SLR” flexible tripod while on holidays in Australia’s Snowy Mountains and found it to be very useful and surprisingly popular with other people in my ski lodge who were fascinated by it’s ultra flexible bendy leg joints.

I had chatted with a representative from [...]

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Australian and NSW Flags Unfurled on Sydney Harbour Bridge – Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download free 1680×1050 resolution desktop wallpaper photo of Australian & New South Wales (NSW) Flags Unfurled on Sydney Harbour Bridge. This shot was taken really fast as the yacht I was a guest on passed under the bridge. Tried to minimise lens flare from the sun with a side-on angle.

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Crab Nebula – As Seen by Hubble Space Telescope – Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download a high resolution desktop wallpaper photo of “The Crab Nebula” as seen by the Hubble Space Telescope. The Crab Nebula is a supernova remnant, all that remains from the violent death of a star that may have been as much as 10 times more massive than our Sun.

In July/August of 1054, Chinese [...]

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Mike Horn Arctic Circle Arktos Expedition – Free Desktop Wallpaper

On the 4th of August 2002, adventurer Mike Horn started his biggest challenge so far: the discovery of the Arctic. He was set on being the first man to travel alone around the Arctic Circle non-stop, traveling a considerable part of the way on foot without any human assistance or motorized vehicle.

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Cadman Cottage Colour Wall Shadowy People – Smart Light Sydney 2009 – Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download free 1024×768 resolution desktop wallpaper photo of the wall next to Cadman Cottage lit by a spectrum of red, blue, yellow and white for Smart Light Sydney 2009 festival taken slow exposure over 8 seconds to create the effect of shadowy people.
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Sydney Opera House Panorama – Smart Light Sydney 2009 – Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download free 1680×1050 resolution desktop wallpaper photo of the Sydney Opera House lit up by projected coloured patterns for the Smart Light Sydney 2009 festival.
Download Instructions

Click on the preview photo
When the full size photo is displayed from the Picasa web album – click on Download at the top right side of the screen, then Download [...]

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Bee Proboscis Closeup – Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download a free 1024×768 resolution desktop wallpaper photo of a Bee in my backyard cleaning itself with its proboscis (tongue)
Download Instructions

Click on the preview photo
When the full size photo is displayed from the Picasa web album – click on Download Photo in the right-hand side menu and Save

Bee Proboscis (Tongue) Closeup

Camera: Panasonic FZ30
Wallpaper format: JPG [...]

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Sleepy Seal on the Rocks – New Zealand – Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download free 1680×1050 resolution desktop wallpaper photo of a Sleepy Seal on the Rocks at Kaikoura in the South Island of New Zealand by Guest Photographer Greg Royal aka “Kiwi Bloke”.
Greg visited the Marlborough Region of New Zealand’s South Island in late 2008 and couldn’t resist photographing this cute Seal having a nap on the [...]

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Crocodile Closeup With Jaws Open – Northern Territory Australia – Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download a free 1680×1050 resolution desktop wallpaper photo of Sunrise on top of a Crocodile closeup with its jaws open in the Northern Territory, Australia.
In mid-2007 I went on a holiday crossing Australia South to North from Adelaide to Darwin by road, along the way I visited a crocodile farm near Darwin where I got [...]

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Panoramic Photos – Mount Cook, Tasman+Hooker Glaciers and Lake Tekapo

I just returned from a 3 week trip to New Zealand’s South Island and wrote plenty of notes in my diary which I’ll use to create articles on the Road Less Travelled … in the meanwhile here are some panoramic photos I took of Mount Cook, the Tasman and Hooker Glaciers as well as Lake [...]

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Highlights Photos – South Island, New Zealand trip (2004)

When this article is published I’ll be partway through my 2nd trip to New Zealand’s South Island. My first trip was in late 2004 and I used my first Digital camera to take quite a few good photos including some of the photos shown in the slideshows below:
New Zealand – Fox and Franz Josef Glaciers

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Australian Museum: Up Close and Spineless Photography Exhibition (Review)

Did you know that over 99% of all animal species are invertebrates (animals without a backbone)? Spineless creatures comprise more than 30 major animal groups and over 5 million species.
These remarkable and diverse critters are under the spotlight once again in the annual Up Close & Spineless photography exhibition at the Australian Museum, Sydney.

credit: Beautiful [...]

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Sunrise on Top of Mount Kosciusko New Years Day – Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download a free 1024×768 resolution desktop wallpaper photo of Sunrise on top of Mount Kosciusko at 4:59AM January 1st 2007 (New Years Day).
In the middle of Summer at the end of 2006, I went on a 4 day bush walking and camping trip organised by fellow members of the UTS Outdoor Adventure Club (OAC) to [...]

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Reflection on Lake – Kongsberg Norway – Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download a free desktop wallpaper photo of Reflection on Lake – Kongsberg, Norway by Guest Photographer Tim Renowden.
Tim visited Kongsberg (west of Oslo) in early December 2008. It’s not a very big place, but has plenty of snow and delightful Norwegian sights, very Christmassy at this time of year.
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