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Balnarring sunset at Mornington Peninsula for Water H2O Thursday 2024
August 06, 2024 - Balnarring is a rural township on the Mornington Peninsula 2 km from the coastline of Western Port Bay. Balnarring Beach...
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Tyabb Air Show Naarm Melbourne for Water H2O Thursday
July 30, 2024 - Tyabb Airport, also called Tyabb Airfield, is a small regional airport located just west of the town of Tyabb, Victoria...
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Brighton Beach, Naarm, Melbourne for Water H2O Thursday
July 23, 2024 - For many years in the late nineteenth century, Brighton was Melbourne's favourite seaside destination. Brighton is locat...
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Pirates Bay, Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia for Water H2O Thursday
July 16, 2024 - This period is covered by the Geological Survey of Victoria publication The Tasman Fold Belt System in Victoria.
The se...
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Pinnacles, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island 2024 for Water H2O Thursday
July 09, 2024 - Cape Woolamai is renown for its large and consistent surf breaks, making it a popular spot to visit on Phillip Island; H...
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Lake Charm Sunset and Mallee Region for Water H2O Thursday Blog Hop
July 02, 2024 - Lake Charm is a small town situated on the Murray Valley Highway, just west of a lake of the same name. Located in the n...
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Blue Lotus Water Garden Blossom for Water H2O Thursday
June 18, 2024 - "SEASONAL ATTRACTION - The Blue Lotus Water Garden is a seasonal tourist attraction and display garden which holds two s...
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Bendigo Cemetery in Victoria Australia for Water H2O Thursday
June 11, 2024 - There are quite a few cemeteries in Bendigo, Victoria. For an event on Instagram, the theme of the challenge was cemeter...
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Mount Alexander panorama for Water H2O Thursday
June 04, 2024 - The granite outcrop of Mount Alexander rises 350 metres above the nearby township of Harcourt. Enjoy bushwalking, picnic...
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Great Stupa of Universal Compassion in Bendigo and Outdoor Cafe for Theme Day
May 28, 2024 - The Great Stupa of Universal Compassion is a Buddhist monument near Bendigo in central Victoria, Australia. The basic id...
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Melbourne City Skyline Car Light Trails in Kew for Water H2O Thursday
May 21, 2024 - While I am in New Zealand, it is rather hard to locate Wi-Fi from the wilderness. The quality of reception is rather poo...
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More Pulpit Rock Cape Schanck Mornington Peninsula Melbourne for Water H2O Thursday
May 14, 2024 - I tend to visit this place frequently hoping to get a better colour and less blur in long exposure. Heading to NZ for a...
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Dragon Head Rye No 16 Beach for Water H2O Thursday
May 07, 2024 - I was never lucky enough to have a flaming sky for sunset at Dragon Head. This collection of shots was taken in company...
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Port Fairy Topdown Views in Western Victoria, Australia for Water H20 Thursday
April 29, 2024 - Uncover history in every corner of this charming fishing village at the end of the Great Ocean Road. The last destinatio...
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Tenby Point, Corinella, Melbourne, Australia Seaside view
April 23, 2024 - Tenby Point is situated east of the township of Corinella, north-east of Coronet Bay and south-west of Grantville.
Tenb...
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Gibson Steps, Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia for Water H2O Thursday
April 16, 2024 - History of Gibson Steps
The Sandstone & Limestone of this entire coastline formed over 300 million years ago below a re...
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Elephant Mountain, Volcano in Western Victoria for Water H2O Thursday
April 09, 2024 - Mount Elephant is a perfect breached scoria cone that erupted maybe 180,000 years ago. It is part of a suite of volcanoe...
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Hopkins Waterfall Warrnambool in Cape Bridgewater for Water H2O Thursday
April 02, 2024 - Hopkins Falls are set in lush dairy country. They make an ideal picnic, fishing and walking spot, with gas BBQs and toil...
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Byaduk Cave, Cape Bridgewater for Water H2O Thursday and City Daily Photo Gallery "Medicine"
March 26, 2024 - Mount Napier is the youngest volcano in the state of Victoria and last erupted 10,000 years ago, creating the magnificen...
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Tarragal Cave, Cape Brigewater, Victoria, Australia
March 19, 2024 - The Tarragal Caves are a network of large limestone caves and rock shelters which overlook the Bridgewater Lakes near th...
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Tower Hill Volcano, Warrnambool for Water H2O Thursday
March 11, 2024 - Tower Hill is home to some of Australia's best loved wildlife. Emus, kangaroos, koalas, swans, ducks and blue wrens all...
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Petrified Forest, Portland for Water H2O Thursday
March 05, 2024 - There are many conflicting theories on how the Petrified Forest was formed.
The most widely accepted theory was written...
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Bay of Martyrs at Great Ocean Road for Water H2O Thursday + REFLECTIONS IN WINDOWS
February 27, 2024 - This post is participating City Daily Photo Theme Event - Reflections in Windows City Daily Photo Theme Gallery
This is...
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Childer's Cove, Great Ocean Road for Water H2O Thursday
February 20, 2024 - Sure, there are the blockbuster sights of the 12 Apostles and Loch Ard gorge, but this cove is just as worthy to be on t...
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Bay of Islands, Peterborough, Great Ocean Road for Water H2O Thursday
February 13, 2024 - The wild Southern Ocean has carved a stunning collection of rock stacks and sheltered bays with clifftop walks, scenic l...
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Twelve Apostles, Great Ocean Road, Victoria, Australia for Water H2O Thursday
February 06, 2024 - Limestone is a sedimentary rock. It forms in layers with the youngest rock closest to the surface. When you look at a cl...
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Loch Ard Gorge, Razorback rock and Tom & Eva, Great Ocean Road, Australia for Water H2O Thursday
January 30, 2024 - Loch Ard Gorge is the site of the most famous shipwreck on the aptly named Shipwreck Coast. The Loch Ard ran aground cra...
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Bay of Islands, Great Ocean Road for Water H2O Thursday
January 23, 2024 - Stretching out across 32 kilometres along the coast of Victoria between Peterborough and Warrnambool, it offers astoundi...
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Part II - Merri Sanctuary Coast Warrnambool for Water H2O Thursday
January 09, 2024 - After Xmas gluttony sin, I manage to put on 5 kg. That is not a good sign. I will have to be strict with my Keto diet ag...
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Part I: Merri Sanctuary Warrnambool Victoria Australia for Water H2O Thursday
January 02, 2024 - From late November to late December, I had the pleasure to stay in West coast of Victoria. Throughout the 5 weeks, there...
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Bridgewater Bay Part II in Mornington for Water H2O Thursday and Photo of the Year
December 26, 2023 - This is the 2nd part of the photography using mirrorless camera. I made many attempts to take shots in this area.
Thi...
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Bridgewater Bay in Mornington Peninsula Coast for Water H2O Thursday
December 19, 2023 - This lot of shots were taken just prior to my work in Warrnambool. I started to miss the excursion I took with Joel for...
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Kew Park Sunset of Melbourne Skyline for Water H2O Thursday and Local History
November 28, 2023 - This is a lovely exercise to take skyline photos with Joel. It is easier to spot a less windy day to take these shots....
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Pyramid Hill Topdown in Central Victoria Australia for Water H2O Thursday
November 21, 2023 - My first week in Warrnambool is filled with storms and gales. No luck for any type of photography. What a luck.
Pyramid...
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Heathcote Pink Cliffs Topdown view - this week for Water H2O Thursday
November 14, 2023 - The past 3 weeks have been windy mostly around sunset hours. So no good opportunities to explore the coast again.
Mum h...
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Lake Tyrrell Topdown images for Water H2O Thursday and City Daily Photo Theme
October 24, 2023 - I took up a job offer in Warrnambool for the entire December. It will be a stint that allows me to photograph the west c...
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Sierra Navada Rocks re-visit in Portsea Mornington Peninsula for Water H2O Thursday
October 10, 2023 - Sierra Navada Shipwreck is caused by the very rock with the same name. This is an area that requires extremely low tide...
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Forest Cave Excursion in Phillip Island, Gippsland, Australia for Water H2O Thursday
October 04, 2023 - The past week was fun, yet exhausting. 3 full days of commuting to various remote country towns along the border. Many d...
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Lake Tyrrell Sunset for Water H2O Thursday and October Gallery Theme "Transportation"
September 27, 2023 - It is only spring. The weather is already turning way too warm for me. El Nino and Indian Ocean Dipole gonna wreck Austr...
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Milkyway Bow over Pinnacles Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island for Water H2O Thursday
September 20, 2023 - Another week passed very quickly. Travelling around Mallee Region Victoria is no fun. Well, everyone has got to eat and...
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Lake Tyrrell Milkyway reflection in the salt lake for Water H2O Thursday
September 14, 2023 - It has been another busy week. Apart from the long-distance drive to various workplaces in the state, there are more dis...
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Pulpit Rock Re-visit for Water H2O Thursday
September 06, 2023 - Last weekend, the weather would have been perfect for astrophotography. But it was the period for supermoon which ruins...
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Warburton Creek for Water H2O Thursday and Bottle Selection for Cityscape Daily Photo
August 30, 2023 - It has been another busy week. That makes the weekend get away with Joel even more cathartic. Warburton creek is not tha...
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Sherbrooke Creek, Olinda, Mount Dandenong for Water H2O Thursday
August 24, 2023 - Sherbrooke falls trail takes about 45 minutes for the whole circuit. Total distance is 2.4 km long. The forest is very r...
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Lake Boga night sky for Milkyway - Water H2O Thursday Event
August 17, 2023 - August is the month I had started fine dining with former colleagues and old mates in the last life. Not much of decent...
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Cape Woolamai Costal Walk to Pinnacles, Phillip Island
August 10, 2023 - There are three Pinnacles in Australia, one in Western Australia and two pinnacles in Victoria. The pinnacles in Phillip...
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Toorongo Waterfall, Noojee, Gippsland, Australia
August 03, 2023 - Toorongo waterfall has been a popular photographer's location for many years. I used to come here frequently since high...
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Dai Gum San Garden in Bendigo for City Daily August Theme
July 28, 2023 - Dai Gum San Garden was under renovation since 2020. It was in a bad shape back then. The main entrance stated, "permanen...
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Lightscape at Royal Botanic Garden Melbourne
July 21, 2023 - Lightscape event has been popular in the past few years. I was not keen to visit due to concern of covid outbreaks. This...
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Bridgewater Bay Visit in a crappy weather with Joel
July 14, 2023 - Bridgewater Bay carpark only allows 2 cars maximum in the end of a no through road. Somehow Joel and I loved visiting th...
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Bendigo Electric Wonderland in Rosalind Park
July 08, 2023 - I know most of the readers do not believe in the hype of light up events around the world. They are not run on green pow...
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Rabbit Rock, Montfort Beach, Mornington Peninsula, Melbourne
July 01, 2023 - The weather has been more or less a hit and miss. Though stormy weather brings dramatic image, I still prefer a nice wea...
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City Daily Photo Theme Gallery - Climate
June 30, 2023 - This is time for Theme Day at City Daily Photo Theme Gallery
I would include two photos for this event.
This was a sho...
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GoldCoast sunset and night, South East Queensland
June 23, 2023 - Another week went by quickly, yesterday was winter's solstice. Time to write a post for the coming week on a cold rainy...
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Night Light in Brisbane Queensland Australia
June 16, 2023 - Travelling with buddies is always fun. Big nights out drinking and hanging out sipping spicy Korean Soups was what we di...
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Noosa, Queensland
June 09, 2023 - Now I have managed to lose 11kg since 6 months ago. I felt so much better too. The daily walking on top of non-stop work...
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Serenity Falls at Buderim, Sunshine Coast
June 02, 2023 - I recalled the rain was coming in quickly. The sky was already overcast by the time Joel and I went up north for the cap...
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Tangalooma Shipwreck at Moreton Island
May 17, 2023 - Moreton Island is not far away from Brisbane. Just a day trip getting me to take so many fun photos. A good breakaway fr...
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Yana Waingi, Swan Hill
May 06, 2023 - Since the return of Taiwan trip, dust has yet to settle for me. I picked up a last-minute locum work for a friend in Swa...
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Avalon Airshow
March 05, 2023 - I haven't been to a major show or event for a long time. Joel prompted me to join him for a weekend of aero plane photog...
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City Daily Photo for March Theme - Comfort Food
February 28, 2023 - Now I am switched to Keto Diet. So a lot of comfort food is actually carbohydrates. So, they are no longer my go to for...
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Geelong Visit - Old Gaol, Geelong beach, Township
February 25, 2023 - It has been a busy month. 2 weeks of a job dig in the remote Victoria. A ton of unfinished work to do. A series of land...
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St Kilda Pier Stroll
February 07, 2023 - While working my keto diet and intermittent fasting, Joel and I have a nice Greek meal in Swan St, Richmond. The food is...
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Princes Pier Sunset, Melbourne, Australia
January 26, 2023 - It has been a while since I have visited Princes Pier for another shot. The past 2 weeks have been hard limping on my ri...
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Bridgewater Bay Reverie, Blairgowrie, Mornington Peninsula
January 17, 2023 - This location is a popular instagram spot for photographers. I used to visit this location every weekend. However, the d...
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London Bridge, Portsea, Mornington Peninsula
January 06, 2023 - After working through Xmas and New Year, it was so good to be in holiday mode. I spoke to my friend Joel for ages. It wa...
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January Gallery – Photo Of The Year 2022 for City Daily Photo
December 31, 2022 - There are many photos that I win competitions in Australia. It is really hard to pick one that stands out. However, this...
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Christmas night lights in Country Victoria, Australia
December 21, 2022 - There have been so many unexpected series of events affecting my health and family over the last few weeks. Fortunately,...
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Pinnacles, Cape Woolamai, Phillip Island
December 15, 2022 - This is a very iconic location for special rocks and rip waves in Phillip Island.
Most people took the trail on the cli...
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Melbourne State library
November 14, 2022 - Apology for infrequent posting here. Work got the best of me plus the unknown fatigue and insomnia destroyed me really....
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"Soft" Theme for November City Daily Photo
October 30, 2022 - To interpret this theme "Soft", it does take a bit of thinking. I am a little Asperger so I will read it as it is litera...
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Alowyn Garden Wisteria Bloom, Melbourne, Australia
October 23, 2022 - This month has been an eventful one this year. Floods and more floods. Suddenly I let for the next 4 months of work beca...
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Bendigo Bloom Festival of Tulips and Light Up in Green Room
October 12, 2022 - It is the full moon. That would be the perfect explanation for an eventual week. First, water bomb floods many roads tha...
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OCTOBER THEME DAY – REST, SLEEP AND RELAXATION "Astrolandscape"
September 30, 2022 - This is the fun event I participate in City Daily Photo feature blog -> City Daily Photo Theme Day
For me, what relaxes...
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Princess Pier, Melbourne, Australia
September 21, 2022 - Quite a few weekends in a row in this prime location for Melbourne Photographers. Got a few shots of the pier underside.
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Rustic train station and nearby abandoned buildings in Melbourne, Australia
September 15, 2022 - In continuation of the urban pursuit of the rustic and abandoned, my pal and I explored some western suburbs of Melbourn...
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Dinosaur Skeleton as a composition exercise among the crowd, Melbourne, Australia
September 08, 2022 - Some of the skeletons are on display in Melbourne Museum since I was in the teens. Walking through this general section...
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Tyama Light Magic, Melbourne Museum, Part II
September 05, 2022 - It is funny that sometimes I don't feel like doing anything. No gaming. No photographing. No reading. Then there are tim...
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Tyama Light Magic, Melbourne Museum, Australia Part I
August 29, 2022 - It came to my attention that there was a light show at Melbourne Museum. The place has the light set up for photographer...
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Urban Stroll shooting buildings in South Melbourne
August 18, 2022 - My enthusiasm shooting landscape has died down significantly since 2 months ago. Not sure why.
The desire to shoot stre...
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Spencer Street Walk in Melbourne CBD
August 04, 2022 - It has been a busy few weeks. Joel came down with a severe Covid infection. Thus my motivation to navigate the busy Melb...
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Driving through Corop, Goulburn Valley, Australia
July 27, 2022 - Once a month, I drive through Corop to Shepparton for work. Corop is a small town with a population of 37. I am not even...
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Abandoned Paper Mill, Fairfield, Melbourne
July 20, 2022 - Work is becoming busy since the beginning of the winter. As if we were meant to be slaved away in the cold snap of the w...
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Grantville Sunset in Evolution - Volcano sky
July 10, 2022 - Honestly, Grantville was not meant to be the destination. After a disappointing shoot at Tenby Point, this view was not...
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Urban exploration in Travancore, Melbourne
June 30, 2022 - Recently I have seen friends and colleagues taking the international trip either for conferences or personal holidays. I...
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La La waterfalls, Warburton
June 22, 2022 - Thanks to my buddy's extreme enthusiasm on the weekend, we were supposed to head to redwood forest but detoured to do th...
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Lal Lal Waterfall. Ballarat, Australia
June 13, 2022 - Ballarat is usually colder than Bendigo. For some reasons, it is even colder on the day Joel and I visited this waterfal...
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St Paul's Cathedral in Melbourne
May 31, 2022 - Weather certainly cooled down a lot. Since Premier Dan has this big build project going on, it is literally impossible t...
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The Dead Are More Alive Than The Living - Bendigo Art Gallery Art
May 19, 2022 - It is something that I do not realise until the pandemic hit out at us. This piece of art installation arrived Bendigo i...
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Autumn from Mount Macedon, Victoria, Australia
May 07, 2022 - Mount Macedon requires an early morning visit to escape the crowd. It really takes an incentive to wake up that early to...
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Broadford Motorcycle Race Complex
May 04, 2022 - I did something different last weekend. It was a unique opportunity to practice panning technique at this motorcycle com...
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Living Desert in Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
April 15, 2022 - Among all the contract works in various states of Australia, Broken Hill work is the most challenging. Not only the empl...
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Ballina Estuary Sunset - Coastal beauty in Nothern Rivers New South Wales Australia
April 08, 2022 - Once upon a time I worked various contractual projects in various regional centres in Australia. As soon as I get an opp...
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Elvis came to Bendigo
April 01, 2022 - For 9 years, I call Bendigo home. Frankly speaking, there is not much going on in town most of the time. Apart from usua...
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Moomba Night - a note on 50mm focal length
March 14, 2022 - 50mm focal length is closest to human vision perspective. What we see through this lens is easiest on the eyes as some b...
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HMAS Otama at Mornington Peninsula
February 18, 2022 - Almost everyone in my circle is having therapies like flushing the toilets! The total amount of fees could afford them a...
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Swan Street Bridge Night Reflection
February 16, 2022 - Last year, Joel and I visited this location with no lights at all. Probably the cost was too high on electricity.
Thi...
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Milkyway through Inverloch Sea Cave
February 25, 2021 - This is a shot I have dreamed of doing for quite some time. Finally one into my "pocket".
It takes a good planning, p...
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A day at Castlemaine Victoria Australia
January 26, 2021 - One of the good things living in Bendigo is easy access to a country town with heritage status - Castlemaine.
The gold...
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Mornington Peninsula Coastal Rock Formation, Blairgowrie, Melbourne, Australia
January 13, 2021 - This was a location that I tried out Laowa 12mm f2.8
The glare is controlled very well by the lens. The whole area was...
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Melbourne Skyline Sunset
January 12, 2021 - Melbournians are so keen to get out door. Holiday this year at home state!
Therefore I find it so hard to photograph in...
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Lake Tyrrell, Mallee Region, Victoria, Australia
January 02, 2021 - Lake Tyrrell is located in North West Victoria. A well known place for photographers. I travel to this region regularly...
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Sunrise with a farm house in Nyah West, Victoria, Australia
August 25, 2020 - People in this town are tough. Most are farmers from my own impression. The nature of farming include everything from ca...
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Petrified Rain forest, Cape Bridgewater, Victoria, Australia
August 23, 2020 - This area is used to be thought of a result of advancing sand engulfing an ancient forest of coastal trees that once cov...
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London Bridge, Portsea, Australia
August 22, 2020 - London Bridge does not look like a bridge at all. It looks like a large rock sitting by the beach - the "Back Beach" of...
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Water tranquility of Lake Eppalock, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
August 21, 2020 - Lake Eppalock is contructed between 1960 and 1964 to supply water to Bendigo and Heathcote, Victoria. Life line of centr...
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Fog at Murtoa, Victoria, Australia
August 21, 2020 - Murtoa is a wheat town located near Lake Marma on Wimmera Highway. I travel through this town monthly. The fog really ca...
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Sunrise at Nyah West, Victoria, Australia
August 19, 2020 - Nyah is a town in country Victoria. It is 375 km northwest from Melbourne. The town was established when the railway was...
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Nearby Forrest Cave, Phillip Island, Australia
August 19, 2020 - This is the nearby sandy beach area next to Forrest Cave. I particularly enjoy seeing that stark contrast of red rock vs...
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Sunset at Reed's Look out, Grampians National Park, Australia
August 17, 2020 - Reed's look out is just a great location to view sunset. The light can vary so much giving a different vibe each time I...
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Sea Cave, Portsea, Australia
August 16, 2020 - Portsea is a seaside town of metropolitan Melbourne, Australia. 95km soutwest of central business district.
Portsea i...
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Sunset at Magic lands, Cape Woolamai Surf Beach, Phillip Island, Australia
August 15, 2020 - I read it from the official website of local government description that Cape Woolamai is part of a tombolo system that...
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Sunset at Cape Woolamai Surf Beach, Phillip Island, Australia
August 14, 2020 - Cape Woolamai is a photographer's haven. It has a beautiful beach with amazing rocks that make up "magic lands". There a...
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Marie Gabrielle shipwreck remains, Wreck Beach, Moonlight Heads, Great Ocean Road
August 13, 2020 - The location was rather a popular photographer's spot for landscape photography. Marie Gabrielle was the French Shipwrec...
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Lake Boort, Victoria, Australia
August 12, 2020 - As I learnt Boort in Victoria has a strong Aboriginal history, many photographs I took started to imbue a different sort...
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Sunset at Lake Boort, Victoria, Australia
August 11, 2020 - After living and working in central Victoria for 8 years, it becomes clear to me that a place like Lake Boort is such a...
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Dragon Head, Rye, Mornington Peninsula
August 11, 2020 - Dragon head is a famous spot when the tide is low at No 16 beach of Mornington Peninsula.
The seaweed smell is very str...
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