This photo was taken in the Sky City hotel car park next to Mindil Beach late one April afternoon in Darwin. The light on the coconut trees was spectacular, and worth sharing.
My photos; your world! Favourite images from my camera
Thursday, June 5, 2008
Golden coconuts
This photo was taken in the Sky City hotel car park next to Mindil Beach late one April afternoon in Darwin. The light on the coconut trees was spectacular, and worth sharing.
Anonymous number plate
Darwin is known for its personalized or custom number plates. They are everywhere and many of them are really funny or clever, like this one. Yes, that is me faintly reflected above the name plate. Taken at Mindil Beach in Darwin late one afternoon in April 2008.Message blown
This was an ad on the back of a toilet door in Darwin. Someone has changed the message from the effects of depression to the effects of marijuana use. Click on the image to read it and see how Bipolar has been changed to weed and low to blown! Taken in Darwin in April 2008Wednesday, June 4, 2008
Sweet girl at market
I took these photos of a girl and her mother at the market during a visit to Kawthoung (Victoria Point) in Burma (Myanmar) in December 2006. Like most Burmese woman, she has got Thanaka cream smeared over her face to protect her skin from the sun and improve its tone. Although these people were really poor, they were rich in spirit and were smiling an happy and not only were they willing to be photo graped by a western stranger, they frequently asked me first if I would take their picture.
Market man
I took this photo of a man at the market during a visit to Kawthoung (Victoria Point) in Burma (Myanmar) in December 2006.
Woman at market
I took this photo of a woman at the market during a visit to Kawthoung (Victoria Point) in Burma (Myanmar) in December 2006. Like most Burmese woman, she has got Thanaka cream smeared over her face to protect her skin from the sun and improve its tone.
Balancing act
I took this photo of two young woman during a visit to Kawthoung (Victoria Point) in Burma (Myanmar) in December 2006. I like their expressions and how they are balancing the trays on their heads. I shot this photo into the sun without flash so I had to overexpose it to get the detail in their faces and that is why the background looks so washed out.
Happiness on a motorbike
I took this photo of a mother and her daughter during a visit to Kawthoung (Victoria Point) in Burma (Myanmar) in December 2006. Beautiful smiles.
Burmese lady
I took this photo of a Burmese woman during a visit to Kawthoung (Victoria Point) in Burma (Myanmar) in December 2006. She has a lovely smile.
Burmese women
Burmese girl
I took this photo of a young girl during a visit to Kawthoung (Victoria Point) in Burma (Myanmar) in December 2006.
Shy woman
I took this photo of a shy young woman during a visit to Kawthoung (Victoria Point) in Burma (Myanmar) in December 2006
Burmese portrait
I took this photo of a young girl during a visit to Kawthoung (Victoria Point) in Burma (Myanmar) in December 2006
Wicked campers
Paperbark swamp
A nice reflection of Paperbark trees at the Fogg Dam Recreation reserve outside Darwin, taken in April 2008. Great lightCover up?
Walled in.
A building inside the Hue Citadel, right up next to the imposing Citadel wall. I guess it is walled in! I like the textures of the wall, and how it is weathering. The building looks pretty old as well. Photo taken in March 2008 in Hue, Vietnam.New clothes in an old building
It looks like someone is living in this ruined building within the Hue Citadel in Hue, Vietnam. Photo taken in March 2008
Hue tourists
Vietnamese tourists in Hue wearing Hue poem hats (Non bai tho) made from bamboo and poem leaves, outside the Hue Citadel. Photos taken in March 2008
Beauty salon
A beauty salon in Hue, Vietnam. I love the advertising - so bold and colourful - contrasted against the shabby, drab security gates. Taken in March 2008.
Traffic jam!
A two-wheeled traffic jam in Hue, Vietnam. This is actually a two-way street, if you look closely on the left you can see some oncoming riders coming against the morning rush hour. Photo taken in March 2008
Rich and poor
Ppoverty and wealth almost side by side in Hue, Vietnam. Although Vietnam is modernizing quickly, there is still a lot of poverty and many many people doing it tough and the rich, as exemplified by the villa top left, don't really seem to care about their less fortunate countrymen. Taken in March 2008G'day Brad!
I love this one. It is the practice in Hoi An to have testimonials from satisfied customers in tailor shops. But this one took the cake. Brad from Perth caused us endless mirth! Photo snapped in March 2008Stand up baby!
I have included this photo because of the baby standing up on the motorbike! Scary stuff. Photographed in Saigon in March 2008.
Take me to the airport
Therese in a taxi on the way to the airport in Saigon, looking very happy. Note how clean the cab is. Photo taken in March 2008.Vietnamese beauty
I took this photo from inside a taxi in Saigon in March 2008. The long white gloves really stand out and it is an unusual perspective as this shot could only be achieved from a moving vehicle, which is always fraught with difficulty and reflections.
Outdoor newsagent
Great visual image of magazines and newspapers available for sale on a Saigon street. Taken in March 2008
Taking flight
A Masked Lapwing bird (Vanellus miles) in flight at Fogg Dam Conservation reserve outside Darwin, taken in April 2008. It wasn't easy to get this bird in focus as it flew past. This was the best of several attempts.
Walking on water
A beautiful Comb-Crested Jacana bird (Irediparra gallinacea) at Fogg Dam Conservation reserve near Darwin taken in April 2008 with a 450 mm telephoto lens. These are small shy birds (up to 23 mm in length) so getting close to them is not easy.
Birds at Fogg Dam
Beautiful birds at the Fogg Dam Conservation reserve outside Darwin, April 2008. The birds in the top photo are, left to right: Wandering Whistling Duck (dendrocygna arcuata), Radjah Shelduck (Tadorna Radjah), Wandering Whistling Duck, Radjah Shelduck and a Darter (Anhinga melanogaster). The middle photo shows wandering whistling ducks and Radjah Shelducks and the bottom photo is a Radjah Shelduck taking off.Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Nguiu reflections
I love reflections, especially complex ones, and this one is complex. Photographed at Nguiu on the Tiwi Islands in April 2008, it is a picture of my colleague Phil closing up the office on the Australian Government complex site as reflected through the back window on the left hand side of his vehicle. On the left you can see the portable fridge in the car!
Monday, June 2, 2008
Grog out!
A sign at the Australian Government accommodation complex in the Aboriginal community of Nguiu (Bathurst Island) letting residents know that owning or consuming alcohol in the community is prohibited. Photographed in April 2008Peeling paint
The name tag for a block of flats in Randwick, Sydney. The building is old and dilapidated, as is the sign. I like the texture and colours of the peeling paint. Photographed in February 2008
Out on a wing
Seagulls over Coogee Beach in Sydney, phtographed with a 450mm lens in February 2008. It wasn't easy to get them in focus, took quite a few attempts.
swimming the wave
Lifesavers on a training swim at Coogee Beach in February 2008. I like how they are all together, a jangle of arms and blue caps.
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