One word photo challenge: Sun

Of course, it has to be a Port Phillip Bay sunset. For Jennifer’s Sun

Sunday Stills: This to That

Another year of visiting our caravan down on Port Phillip Bay has come to an end. Summer was not real hot this year; nor Autumn terribly warm. It’s a long drive there and in many ways we are glad that it has come to an end. When we arrive there, however, we just love it. I think Jo and I are good candidates for tiny houses. We would have to back off on all the crap first! My “This to That” just emphasizes the great weather change we see there between February and April.

WPC: Motion

See other Motion photos here

Travel theme: Trees

Moreton Bay Fig, Melbourne

All added for Ailsa’s travel theme: trees

The big tree in East Gippsland, Victoria. ~ 90 metres tall

Mt Macedon, Victoria

Pyrete State Forest Victoria

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Sunrise over Arthur’s Seat, Port Phillip Bay, Victoria

Sunrise over Melbourne

Under the West Gate Bridge, pre-sunrise

For Daily Post Early Bird Challenge – see others here

One Word Photo Challenge: Eigengrau

Many years ago I used to like going fishing for trout at all times and at the same time I would try take some photos. Suffice to say, photography really took over my teenage interest in fishing. The attached photograph was taken long after this, on  a moonless night close to 12 AM, on the Kiewa River in North Eastern Victoria. My two friends were hoping to catch some trout, and like all good trout fishermen, were exhibiting extreme levels of patience. This fitted perfectly with long, stopped down time exposures, I thought. I did not allow for how dark this place was; I mean you could hardly see your hand in front of your face. The exposure was a complete guess. Reciprocity failure undid it a bit too.

For some strange reason I like this photo; I think because I can’t really make much out in it. The river reflection in the foreground; the last of the fading last light above; trees and the cigarette glow on the bottom left. I present this for Jennifer’s Eigangrau

CEE’S FUN FOTO CHALLENGE: CLOSE UPS

Tiny toadstools

Lavender

Callistemon budding

Tiny hardenbergia flowers in the bush

Flowering gums

Epacris impressa; Victoria’s floral emblem

Diosma

For Cee’s fun foto challenge – close ups. See more here

Sunday Stills, the next challenge: Cups

First frost of the season. Looks like its thawing; no water required

.This cup of tea will help me get over the 56 kms to work.This car’s getting on. How much longer can I ask it to do this. How much longer can I ask myself to keep doing this.

Grabbed a cuppa at work. What dreadful emails have I got waiting for me now.

Made it to my first and only coffee for the day. Now I just have to get that newspaper off my colleague.

Ah lunchtime out in the rotunda. A beautiful sunny Autumn day; risotto, banana and a cup of tea.

Off home now. Cup of tea will help me get there.

For Sunday Stills: Cups Apologies for the lack of photographic quality here. But it helped me get through Monday.

Travel theme: One colour

For Ailsa’s One colour

Sunday Stills, the next challenge: Yellow or Wildflowers

See other Yellow or Wildflowers here.