Red backed fairy-wren

  Occurring much less frequently than its cousin the superb fairy wren the red backed fairy-wren is the smallest of all Australia’s the fairy wrens, measuring a mere 11.5cm and weighing between 5 and 10 grams. It is found north of Port Stephens in NSW all the way through Queensland the Northern Territory and as […]

The Syndicate Tramway

I first heard of track that followed the route of an old Hoop Pine tramway from an old farmer while photographing the beautiful landscape of Gleniffer, west of Bellingen. It remained one of those things that the mind recollects but the body does nothing about for many months. Recently I made time to get out […]

Cathedral Rock

Acting on reports of snow on the ground near Ebor, a trip to the New England high country ensued. Leaving at 6am from the NSW north coast town of Urunga, the plan was to get to Ebor before the snow melted. A fuel stop at the Ebor Roadhouse confirmed that snow did settle on the […]

Forest Birds of Northen NSW, Australia

If you told me six months ago i would be today creeping through the coastal forests of NSW hunting birds i would have rolled my eyes and laughed at you. I have always been interested in photography and image making but I  now  have bought a decent DSLR, a super telephoto lens and find myself  […]

New England National Park

I have just got back from a camping trip to the New England National Park about half an hours drive south west of Ebor, north New South Wales. The country surrounding the New England HWY does not prepare one for the absolute majesty of this place. One moment on the drive in, there is cow […]

Digital Photography – Week 10

  I am doing my best this week to muster some enthusiasm and failing quite miserably! I have just spent the last half an hour trying to find the contact sheet function in Photoshop CS4 only to find it does not exist. Note to staff: There is a contact sheet function in CS3 and Adobe […]

Digital Photography – Week 7 Panorama

I enjoyed the task this week – though it was not completed on the first shooting. I completed the first location of the panorama exercise without problems but at the second location everything seemed ok but it soon became apparent in Photoshop that the horizon on the left and right did not match and it […]