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Perth Lightning Show

February 8, 2015 by andy

An impressive display of Perth lightning, not a usual sight for the summer months in Perth, more like the wet season in Northern Australia, 2nd February 2015

Perth weather put on an uncharacteristic lightning show recently, more suited to the Wet Season in the likes of Darwin. We get lightning here in Perth on odd occasions but this event was constant and continued for hours over 2-3 nights. It was my first attempt at lightning photographs, so I was lucky to be […]

Filed Under: Australia, Blog, Lightning, Nature, Perth Tagged With: 2nd February 2015, australia, east perth, lightning, night, perth

Swan River’s Australian Darter

February 5, 2015 by andy

An Australian Darter on the bank of Perth's Swan River spreads its wings to dry in the sun.

I photographed this Australian Darter (sometimes called snakebird) drying its wings in the sun on the bank of Perth’s Swan River. I moved in close at ground level to the Darter and from a few feet away managed to get this shot. I was totally focused on slowly getting in close without disturbing the bird […]

Filed Under: Australia, Birds, Blog, Nature, Perth Tagged With: australia, australian darter, birds, drying wings, nature, perth, swan river

Devil’s Punchbowl Waterfall ‘Te Tautea o Hinekakai’

February 5, 2015 by andy

Flowing silky white water of the Devils Punchbowl Waterfall in Arthurs Pass National Park, New Zealand

Since buying my Nikon D700 camera I have always wanted to try out one of those classic flowing waterfall pictures, but living in Perth Australia, which surely must be one of the flattest cities on the planet, the opportunity for grand flowing waterfalls is not there. There is the nearby Darling Ranges but they are […]

Filed Under: Arthur's Pass, Blog, Nature, New Zealand, Waterfalls Tagged With: arthurs pass national park, devils punchbowl falls, maori, nature, new zealand, waterfalls

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