Remember

This is a shot of the eternal flame that burns at the Kings Park Memorial. It was lit in 2000 from a flame taken from the Australian War Memorial. This is said to provide a symbolic link to the place where the place where the names of all of Australia's war dead are recorded.
(http://www.awm.gov.au/encyclopedia/eternal_flame/flames_aust.htm)

Wattle Bird

I captured this shot of a wattle bird in Kings Park today.

This is one of the first shots I have taken with a 75-300mm lense. I'm very impressed with the results!

Black & White Submarine

My last photo from the sculptures exhibition is this submarine. Now all together now on the count of 3. 1....... 2........ 3.........

In the town where I was born
Lived a man who sailed to sea
And he told us of his life
In the land of submarines

So we sailed up to the sun
Till we found the sea of green
And we lived beneath the waves
In our yellow submarine

We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine
We all live in a yellow submarine
Yellow submarine, yellow submarine

Have a fantastic day, and don't forget to be a little crazy (probably not an issue for my sole reader hah!).

The 8ball Says No!

Well this was probably the most talked about sculpture of the exhibition and, judging from the number of kids who were swimming out to it on Sunday, also probably the most popular. I don't think the actual sculpture of the 8ball is anything special, but the idea to plonk it out in the ocean was obviously a brilliant one.

Ironman

This was one of my favourite sculptures. I think the "Ironman" figure is striking against the light blue background and white sand in the foreground.

Watercolour

Noble Chiefs of the Beach

Well Kathryn, Xavier & I went to Cottesloe again yesterday. It was a beautiful day - the ocean was calm, the sun was shining & there was just a light wind.

Yesterday was the final day of the Sculptures by the Sea exhibit. These "Noble Chiefs" were one of my favourites. More photos of the sculptures to come this week.....

Windows to the Sea

Well this is my final shot from last Sunday @ the Sculpture at the Sea exhibit. My 1 month old son Xavier kept us pretty busy whilst we were down there so who knows.... maybe we'll go again before it finishes so we can see more of the sculptures.

The effect used here was discovered in an article in 'Australian Photography' titled 'Best Free Plug-in Filters & Actions'. Its called 'B&Big Picture'. Enjoy.

The Groin

Sunsets and Strange Objects

Here the sun sets over the Indian Ocean. In the foreground people enjoy the last of the light and we can see the silhouette of another of the sculptures. What is it? The lady below seems to be giving it some thought.....

Picnics & Pinecones

The picnic baskets were out in force on Sunday. This red-headed lady found a spot next to a similarly coloured sculpture. Coincidence?

Sculpture By The Sea

Yesterday evening Kathryn, Xavier & I went to Cottesloe beach for the annual Sculpture By The Sea exhibition.

I'm not too sure what this one is "suppposed to be", but it makes me think of the classic children's book "James and the Giant Peach".

I managed to grab a few photos yesterday so expect a couple more posts this week.

Splishy Sploshy

Here is a shot of Amber "getting me" by the pool on Boxing Day.

No waterboy comments please :-)

Sin City

Welcome back Pop!

This is my nephew Alex eating a cherry. I think he's enjoying it.

Busselton Jetty: Another Perspective

This is another shot I took of the jetty. Basically same idea as the other one, with foreground interest and the jetty in the background. This one gives you a sense of how long the jetty is. From its website: "The 140-year-old Busselton Jetty, measured at 1841 metres, is the longest wooden jetty (pier) in the southern hemisphere."

Hippies

The hippies were out in force Saturday night in Margaret River for the Xavier Rudd concert. That's a good thing, I feel mucho respecto for our tree hugging friends. This isn't the greatest shot in the world, but it was nice to watch some people who don't necessarily fit the norm. I've applied a film grain filter in an attempt to make it look half decent.

The Busselton Jetty

Kathryn and myself returned today from a short getaway to Busselton. This was the spot we first came to when we arrived on Saturday for a swim. This shot was taken this morning when we returned for just one final swim before the drive back.

Re the shot: the only thing I've done to the shot is crop it. I think the foreground interest makes this photo quite visually pleasing, and sets it apart from being just another 'holiday snap' of a well known tourist attraction in WA.

The Post Box

This shot was taken just up the street from our place. Here I've tried turn what was an ordinary photo into one that is moody and interesting. Have I succeeded? If nothing else I've learnt some cool new things in photoshop. The inspiration for this comes from here.

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