Saturday, September 26, 2009

Cycad light

Cycad leaves at Gapuwiyak, Northern Territory, in May 2009

Friday, September 25, 2009

Construction

The Guangzhou International Finance Center (440 metres) and a crane photographed in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Paris

Woman with an interesting tee shirt photographed in Guangzhou, China in July 2009. Pais, Louis Vuitton!

Turtle soup?

Carying a turtle in Guangzhou, China in July 2009. Is it for the pot?

Carrying bags

Woman with bags of merchandise photographed in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Raw working class hero!

Man photographed in Guangzhou, China in July 2009. Nice slogan on his shirt.

Car lunch

Lunch on the run, photographed in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Reading the paper

Man relaxing and reading the paper, photographed in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Uniforms

Office workers all dressed in matching uniforms and umbrellas photographed in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Shop sign

Nice shop sign photographed in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Tree trunk

Tree trunk at the botanical gardens in Hong Kong taken in July 2009

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Food vendor in Guangzhou

Food vendor photographed in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Mega building

A seriously tall skyscraper (the Guangzhou International Finance Center (440 metres)) photographed in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Women shopping

Women shopping, photographed in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Jeans crazy follower!

Crazy clothes shop name sign - BS2B Jeans Crazy Follower - photographed in Guangzhou, China in July 2009

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Funky building

Building entrance in Guangzhou, China, in July 2009

Moss cafe

Cafe in Guangzhou, China, in July 2009. The Moss, where the fun never ends!

Cow and Bridge

A Thai restaurant in Guangzhou, China, photographed in July 2009. I did not eat there but the guide book gave it a good review. Strange name for a restaurant. I also like the kung fu sign and the red colours

Colourful dress

Women in Guangzhou, China, in July 2009. Lovely patterns

Happy life

Building entrance in Guangzhou, China, in July 2009. Impressive

Gungzhou buildings




Buildings in Guangzhou, China, in July 2009. Some lovely buildings there.

Guangzhou reflection

Reflection at the entrance to an office building in Guangzhou, China, in July 2009

Tuesday, September 22, 2009

China style

Pretty woman with umbrella and a man in Guangzhou, China, in July 2009

Wide street


Crossing a very wide road in Guangzhou, China, in July 2009

What are you carrying?



Man carrying merchandise in Guangzhou, China, in July 2009. Not sure what they are

Gapuwiyak sunset

Sunset at Gapuwiyak, Northern Australia in June 2009. Click on the photo to see it in all its splendour!

Orchid

A cycad with an orchid at Gapuwiyak, Northern Australia in June 2009

Moon rising


Moon rising at Gapuwiyak, Northern Australia in June 2009

Jacky Winter


A Jacky Winter (Microeca fascinans)on the airport fence in Gapuwiyak, Northern Australia in June 2009

Sunny cycad

Cycad at Gapuwiyak, Northern Australia in June 2009. Love the way they glow when backlit by the setting sun

Sunlit bush

Bush lit by the setting sun at Gapuwiyak, Northern Australia in June 2009

Grass stalk

Grass stalk at Gapuwiyak, Northern Australia in June 2009. When the light strikes them they look positively ethereal!

Bush light

Grass at Gapuwiyak, Northern Australia in June 2009. I shot this into the setting sun to create this lovely effect. It looked unbelieveable in real life, much better than in this photo.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Thai me up!

Innovative Thai restaurant name and sign in Coogee, Sydney taken in August 2009

Tapas rocks

Nice sign in Coogee, Sydney taken in August 2009

Cafe entrance

Entrance to a cafe in Coogee, Sydney taken in August 2009

Hangover

If only it worked. Still, a great poster for a hangover cure seen in a pharmacy window at Coogee, Sydney taken in August 2009

Headland

Headland taken from Coogee, Sydney in August 2009

Porsche

A Porsche Boxster spotted in Coogee, Sydney in August 2009

Urban sign

A sign and an apartment building at Coogee, Sydney taken in August 2009. Wide-angle lenses can produce interesting effects and contrasts.

Smokers

Smoking ashtray outside an hotel at Coogee, Sydney taken in August 2009