It was a rather posh wedding, as can be seen from the seating.
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Light and Shade
Interesting photo, almost monochrome.
Sydney Icons – Opera House
This icon doesn’t need any introduction, but I must say that I do like to photograph it. It’s interesting from all sorts of angles.
Sydney Icons – The Harbour Bridge
It’s funny the things you take for granted as a Sydneysider. Especially icons like the Harbour and the Bridge that I don’t give too much of a thought on a normal day.
But occasionally, I do see the beauty in its structure – the amount of work that went into it when it was created almost 80 years ago. I like how the bridge looks different from different angles and times of the day. Driving across it isn’t too fascinating, but walking across it is fun indeed.
From a Great Height
Our final stop on the tour was Hat Head Hill, for a different perspective of the Grose Valley.
The soft winter light, Antarctic winds, and persistent showers made it quite an exhilirating experience.
That’s it from the photo tour. Yes, we covered plenty of territory and it was certainly worthwhile. Next time I’ll begin posting about NT.
Habitation
Next stop was the Newnes State Forest and Blackfellows Cave, a large rock overhang featuring some Aboriginal rock art that was a nice precursor to my trip to NT.
The area had some interesting flora and rock formations that reminded me of the Bungle Bungles, both the result of sandstone weathering over time.
Industrial History
The most unusual place we visited had to be the old Blast Furnace in Lithgow, which was where the first iron and steel in Australia was cast. The furnace was opened in 1886 and closed in 1928 when production was moved to Port Kembla.
The shell of the buildings, along with the dramatic lighting, produced some really striking images.
Water Falling
In the afternoon, we ventured down the stairs to take photos of Leura Cascades.
I had been here before, but it was good to be able to take the time and experiment with apertures and shutter speeds, as well as different angles. It made for a fun time.
Butterbox Canyon
Apologies for my absence. I’ve been on holidays for two weeks in the Northern Territory. Consequently I’ve got a ton of photos to organise, which will take time, but I can assure you that the results will be worth it.
In the meantime, I’m going to catch up on my trip to the Blue Mountains only a few days before I departed for NT. I went on a 2 day photo safari with Craig from River Deep Mountain High, and despite the cold and less than ideal light conditions, it was worthwhile.
The first place he took us was to the end of the long Mt Hay Road, to a place called Butterbox Canyon. Its heath country again on the edge of the Grose Valley.
Apart from magnificent views there was also interesting rock formations and flora around.
Volcano
Haven’t been this close to an active volcano before… But at Kintamani you can dine within view of one.
You can see from the photo above that the lava field is massive, because Gunung Batur (Mount Batur) is a pretty active volcano. But despite this, it’s a massive tourist attraction and lots of companies do sunrise hikes to the summit.
Static and Silence 