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  • Misty water

    Practicing with long exposures at the Blue Dog Photography workshop, in the Mt Tamborine Botanic Gardens.

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  • Droplets

    Another water drops shot taken at the Blue Dog Photography workshop.

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  • Frozen liquid

    A bloke pouring water over his hand in a driveway in the sunlight can look very cool given the right shutter speed. Taken at a photography workshop with Blue Dog Photography at Mr Tamborine.

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  • Football

    Kicking the football around while camping – I quite liked the sharpness I was able to get despite the overcast weather.

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  • Campire

    I think open fires are one of my favourite things about camping, particularly in the winter months. Despite coming home with everything – including my hair – smelling strongly of woodsmoke, it’s lovely to sit on camp chairs in a circle, toasting marshmallows, and taking turns to add a log to the blaze.

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  • Feet up

    We went camping over the June long weekend to Kilkivan – a tiny town up in the hinterlands west of Gympie. Much time was spent around the campfire sheltering from the occasional bout of misty rain, toasting our feet and chatting.

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  • Spikes

    The previous owners (I should really think up a snappy nickname for them so I don’t have to keep calling them that) planted a lot of spiky things around this house. I’m not a big fan of them – I don’t know that they go so well with the rest of the bush aesthetic –…

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  • Red droplets

    I had thought that this ugly looking plant was a weed, and have been yanking it out all over the place, until I discovered these lovely drop-like red flowers on it this morning. I think it probably still is a horrible weed, and it looks awful when it’s not flowering, so I’ll continue to eradicate…

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  • Rolled up

    Due to some delicious paid days off, I have been wandering around with the camera taking advantage of the afternoon light, and my never-ending delight in taking macro shots of ordinary things. I like these simple wooden blinds we have on the verandah – they keep off the direct sunlight, and are easy enough to…

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  • Over the fence

    Due to some recent rain, we’ve actually got a bit of green grass again – a few weeks ago, this was a dry and brown excuse for a lawn. This is looking over the fence into the back half of the property, which is not-so-pristine bushland. Hopefully it will become a bit more wild under…

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