5th September 2010 Creekton Falls Track

When there are days of rain, and everything is really really wet, it’s time to go visit the falls in the area.

I’m lucky – there are lots of falls within 30mins drive, and so many hours walk. But the walking is good.

And Wet.

Really really wet.

So wet that even if it isn’t raining you get wet from the wet bush that you’re trying to walk through. It’s hard to know if raincoats keep water off or hold it in.

There were fish climbing up the trees because they were so bored with all the water.

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28th August 2010, somewhere in Hobart

I think this was outside JB Hifi. It is another blind shot, taken from a hanging position next to my leg, with a telephoto lens.

I don’t know why I like it or why I’m posting it , but I reckon the two reasons are connected.

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28th August 2010 Salamanca Market

This was a lazy shot taken from the hip with the telephoto lens still attached. The luxury of digital photography means we can blow shots like the pros do.

I think I remember seeing this rocking horse before, being tempted to take a photo, but haven’t.

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1st August 2010, track to Adamson’s Peak

Through the last three winters, I’ve been exploring falls. All the falls near where I live are in tiny pockets of rainforest. It is usually dark because not much sun gets through. In reality no direct sun should get through, but all these areas have been logged – all the big trees are long gone. Most of these areas are not protected. Adamsons falls and Creekton Falls are just inside the border of a national park – the walks into them are not.

And the really sad thing is that every tax payer in Tasmania has paid for logging in the past, and is still paying, and is still expected to keep on paying indefinitely to support the timber industry.

I digress In these dark places, when you do see a little patch of sun light punching through what’s left of the canopy (oh, I’m still whinging ), it really stands out.

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28 August 2010 Elizabeth St Mall

This is a second ground shot taken at the mall.

Sparrows and seagulls fascinate me with their comfort around people and their apparent invisibility.  This pigeon has taken the same freedoms.

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28th August 2010 Salamanca Market

While I had the camera hanging at my side next to my thigh, I was taking some blind shots with a telephoto lens, everything on auto. Sometimes the results give me ideas on different angles and composure. Sometimes I get shots that I like.

It is something that started accidentally while I was travelling in a Sydney bus. I think I was reviewing something on the camera when I accidentally took a shot, captured a woman’s hand with rings, holding onto the seat rail in front of her. I really liked the shot.

This is one of the results.

The muso in the background had a surprisingly deep and rough voice.

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28th August 2010 Salamanca Market

We were standing on an ancient stairway at the end of this alley. I was composing a shot down the alley when this woman started doing the same down the other end.

I think I won because I had the bigger zoom

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