Timing is everything

July 17, 2016 Peter Damo

The 'decisive moment' in this case occurred about 5 minutes after this shot. You might notice the fairly long shoreline. I was preoccupied with these guys body surfing in the shorebreak. While sitting on the sand looking through the viewfinder (and so unaware of my immediate surroundings), a large wave nearly washed me off the beach. Completely soaked from the waist down I took a couple more shots since I was already wet. As I made my way back to the car, a few chuckles were heard in the background. Drove home in a towel. End of story.

Fibreglass tombstones. Bigger surf in preceding days.

Absence of scale

July 10, 2016 Peter Damo

One of my favourite shots from a recent trip to the coast. I always enjoy looking at images which have no significant sense of scale. They engage the mind. This is the outflow from a storm water drain. Who knew they could be so subtle. The flow of water varied and every now and then found an obstacle in the ridges of sand.

A variation on the theme below. Converted to a toned image.

A walk in the wet

July 7, 2016 Peter Damo

Just felt like a wander outside today. Weather has been pretty wintery of late but the wind has dropped and there's a light drizzle. Can't really identify this little fellow (Eastern Spinebill perhaps) who was focused on the insect population. He sat still long enough for me to take this shot.

Back burning scenery

July 6, 2016 Peter Damo

I'd forgotten that some back there was a burn off to create a fire break in Leura. It was only on one side of the road. This rocky outcrop contains interesting rock formation/colouration on the open side. I've already posted photos of those. The burnt off area provides good b&w photo ops. One resulting feature off the burn off is the partially burnt trunks of trees which turn orange at the base. The fifth colour image in this group shows how it looked before the burn off.

A puzzle

July 3, 2016 Peter Damo

There seems to be something a little Eschery about this image. It was taken in India some years ago. Its difficult for the eye to settle comfortably. Something seems not quite right. The image itself has not been 'altered' as such yet the perspectives seem wrong. Can you put your finger on it?

Spare time shots

June 18, 2016 Peter Damo

I had the chance to visit one of my favourite places in Sydney - the coast. Down for the day from the mountains I didn't have enough time to go for a surf but had a camera and half an hour or so to fill in before attending an event. The light was subdued and significant rain was expected but didn't eventuate. The result is a small selection of the images from that outing. A couple are from a return visit later that afternoon at another location. As viewers of this blog would know I'm no stranger to rocks! A lot of detail and form in small areas. Gotta love nature's work.