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Sydney & NSW

Featured Photo – Refracted Rainbow From Mirror Onto Concrete

It is yet again a grey and rainy day in Sydney, Australia. Winter officially began a few days ago but the weather has been like this for much of the last 3 weeks. So I thought I’d feature a rainbow photo that is colourful and cheerful.

Refracted Rainbow From Mirror photo credit: Neerav Bhatt

Earlier this year [...]

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Stockton Sand Dunes: Great Day out North of Sydney

The wind-blown sand dunes of Stockton Beach comprise the largest continuous mobile sand mass in New South Wales, Australia and provide a great location for taking photos within 2 1/2 hours drive north of Sydney.
The grains of sand on Stockton Beach have been washed in from the sea and blown ashore to form dunes [...]

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Australian Museum: Wildlife Photographer of the Year (Review)

Each year I return to the new summer exhibition at the Australian Museum and marvel at the skill of the photographers whose work is displayed in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year photography exhibition.
In 2003 I lived for a year in the UK and saw that years Wildlife Photographer exhibition at London’s Natural History Museum. [...]

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Sydney’s Best Harbour and Coastal Walks (Guidebook Review)

Many people who live in Sydney aren’t aware of the wide range of short, half-day and day walks spread across the city along the harbour and coastline.

You could visit lots of websites to find out about these walks or simply buy the Sydney’s Best Harbour and Coastal Walks guidebook by Katrina O’Brien which lists each [...]

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Sydney New Years Eve Fireworks Photos

The Sydney Harbour YHA rooftop balcony provided me with the best vantage point I’ve had for Sydney’s New Years Eve Fireworks shows at 9pm and Midnight including a panoramic view of Circular Quay, the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge
A handful of my photos are displayed below, along with a bigger slideshow selection of some [...]

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Snowman in Charlotte Pass, Snowy Mountains – Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download free 1680×1050 resolution desktop wallpaper of a Snowman in Charlotte Pass, Snowy Mountains.
At 1760 metres, Charlotte Pass Village, NSW is the highest resort in Australia and is snowbound for most of the ski season. I visited Charlotte Pass for a week in mid-2009 as a mid year holiday.

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Sydney Harbour Island Hopping By Ferry (Review)

For the first time NSW Parks & Wildlife opened up public access via one ferry ticket to 4 of Sydney’s iconic Harbour islands (Fort Denison, Shark Island, Clarke Island and Garden Island) during October 2009 on weekends as part of the month long Crave Sydney festival.
Events NSW kindly gave me a ticket to “Sydney [...]

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Frill Necked Lizard – Free Desktop Wallpaper

This photo of a frill necked lizard was taken beside the Murrumbidgee River Road on the afternoon of 30 September 2009 by my friend David Merrylees.

Download free 1680×1050 resolution desktop wallpaper of a Frill Necked Lizard.

About the photographer: David drives down Murrumbidgee River Road morning and afternoon and often spots all sorts of wildlife, wedgetail [...]

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Footprints and Journeys in Stockton Sand Dunes – Free Desktop Wallpaper

Download free 1680×1050 resolution desktop wallpaper photo of Footprints and Journeys in Stockton Sand Dunes.
The wind-blown sand dunes of Stockton Beach comprise the largest continuous mobile sand mass in New South Wales, Australia. The grains of sand have been washed in from the sea and blown ashore to form dunes up to thirty metres [...]

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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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Sydney Walks Guide: Spit Bridge to Manly

GUEST ARTICLE: Sydney Harbour can be mesmerizingly beautiful and has many walks following the harbour coastline leading to secluded beaches and houses tucked away on the trail.
The Spit Bridge to Manly walk is one such trail beginning at the Spit bridge in Seaforth and ending 9 kms later at the Manly ferry wharf from where [...]

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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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Click on the preview photo
When the full size photo is displayed from [...]

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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.
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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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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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