I noticed that lately there has been an increase in local street art in the walkways and lanes of my home patch in Elwood. I am quit enjoying the developing art scene. Plenty of brick walls available along our many alleys and laneways…
Elwood street art, Elwood, Victoria
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Posted in Elwood, Street Art, Victoria
Tagged Australia, Elwood, Elwood Canal, Elwood Laneways, graffiti, Ormond Rd, Photography, Street Art, Street Photography, Turtle Cafe, Urban Photography, Victoria
When looking for birds to photograph you sometimes find other odd things to watch. In the open area below the navigation tower at Point Ormond I enjoyed the skill of this kite flyer with his pirate ship kite. Considering its complex form and all the moving bits it flew remarkably well. The Point is a well known area for kite flying though lately the flyers have been squeezed out of the larger open ground due to it becoming the landing zone for a local parachuting business. I like the idea that the pirate ship was probably breaking the local council rules…
Pirate Kite, Point Ormond, Elwood Beach, Victoria
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Walking along Elwood beach on the weekend, I noticed a wedding taking place on the balcony of the Elwood Sailing Club. Having only taken a few photos of a starling I was itching to photograph something a bit different…it was an interesting viewpoint to shoot the ceremony…
Elwood Beach wedding, Elwood, Victoria
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the vows…
oops spotted…
done and dusted, and an embarrassed flower girl….
Posted in Black & White, Elwood, Victoria
Tagged Australia, Elwood, Elwood Beach, Elwood Sailing Club, Photography, Street Photography, Victoria, Wedding
A fisherman hoping for the big one…off Elwood Beach breakwater this afternoon…
The Fisherman, Elwood Beach Breakwater
Posted in Black & White, Elwood
Tagged Australia, Elwood, Elwood Beach, Fisherman, Fishing, Photography, Victoria
Walking today with Ron, a fellow photographer, along one of the main roads near my place, I saw a low object speeding down the bike lane on the road. Something about it did not look right but at the time we were talking about the local chimney designs (as you do)…the object sped past and noticed that we were watching and laughing, so he did a big u-turn, waved us on to take photos and sped off again down the road…
Groovy Scooter, Elwood, Victoria
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Rock On…
Off into the sunset…
Even when the light is average and the camera and lens being used are setup for shooting birds you can still take images that can test your ability to find something unusual. On a recent walk along Elwood beach with a friend I took a series of shots of the dark clouds and gloomy weather with the occasional burst of sunlight breaking through. I had previously rejected these images but after seeing Ron’s treatment of similar images I thought I would revisit them. Using Lightroom and tweaking the levels I gave these yachts off Brighton’s coast a bit of an other worldly look…
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Yachts racing on Port Phillip Bay off Brighton and Elwood Beach.
Posted in Elwood, Photography, Victoria
Tagged Australia, Brighton, Elwood, Photography, Sailing Boats, Victoria, Yachts
On the weekend I walked down to the beach with my photography mate and neighbour Ron. We watched the weather come across the bay and took photos of the Jacobs Ladder that was created by a break in the clouds and the sun coming through over Williamstown.
Jacobs Ladder over Williamstown from Elwood Beach – 18 April 2015
Posted in Elwood, Photography, Victoria, Williamstown
Tagged Australia, Elwood, Jacobs Ladder, Nature Photography, Photography, Victoria, Williamstown
I often walk around my area looking to see what new birds may be passing through. I can find up to 35 species in my area – I back onto a creek (officially a storm water canal) that has been revegetated with native planting and this has had the effect of bringing in more birds to the area…there is quite a list building.
Little Wattlebird Elwood, Victoria – 3 Sept, 2014
Australian Magpie, Elwood, Vic – 9 Oct 2014
Crested Pigeon, Elwood, Vic – 3 Sep 2014
Male Magpie-Lark, Elwood, Vic – 3 Sep 2014
Rainbow Lorikeet, Elwood, Vic – 17 Oct 2014
The Gap Year and Beyond 