Mike’s Pics…..

Sue McB — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:41:54 +0000

Today I took my 5D and all my lenses that fit it to my son, for him to calibrate the lenses to the camera. I’m very glad to have this done as now the focus of each lens will be perfect instead of focusing behind or in front of where it should. He then took these photos of birds in his back garden, using a HUGE 300mm lens. I have cropped them a little to make the birds more obvious.

Click on any image for a larger view, or slideshow of the lot.

The Big Dog

Sue McB — Tue, 21 May 2013 05:29:15 +0000

Maggie – my favourite big dog as taken today in my Autumn garden.

Blue Mount Cemetery

Sue McB — Sun, 19 May 2013 07:57:52 +0000

This cemetery has not been used for decades, and is now quite overgrown by bushland. There are probably many graves of timber cutters and families who lived in the area in the 1900′s, but the only ones still visible are of local families who are well known in the town of Trentham. Dominated by a huge Camphor Laurel tree, it is a quiet and peaceful spot near the top of the mountain, somewhere that will never be disturbed.

Blue Mount

Sue McB — Sun, 19 May 2013 07:46:25 +0000

Blue Mountain is 837 metres high, and close by the town where I live. Today my weekend visitors and I went to the top, which is only accessible by a four wheel drive vehicle or on foot. We drove up the very steep and bumpy dirt track to the top where there is a watch tower used in summertime to spot fires in the Wombat Forest. It was a beautiful place with amazing views across the countryside to Melbourne in the distance.

Just one……

Sue McB — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:09:25 +0000

Practice…..

Apricot Nectar and Jude the Obscure

Sue McB — Tue, 14 May 2013 01:11:48 +0000

Two of my favourite roses.

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WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge – Pattern

Sue McB — Sun, 12 May 2013 05:38:27 +0000

From the archives……

Sewing Room Skink?

Sue McB — Sun, 12 May 2013 04:57:47 +0000

This morning I found a little skink in my sewing room…….on checking with the Museum of Victoria Field Guide site, this little lizard is a common Garden Skink of the Lampropholis species. It must have lost its way!

Gently caught and transported outside to my moss pot, it became the subject of practice with the 5D. I’m finding the numerous modes of auto focus a bit of a challenge, but managed to get some good shots. Some of these have been cropped a little, but all were taken with the 100mm macro lens. He was quite small, about 8-9 cms long. If you look carefully you can see my reflection in its eye!

Just a word about these galleries – you can click on any image and it enlarges, the whole then becomes a slide show. The gallery itself will show images in a different order each time it is opened.

A Present for Me!

Sue McB — Thu, 09 May 2013 02:27:04 +0000

I purchased this little number yesterday……..

A big splurge indeed, and now I have to learn how to use it to its full potential. Yes, that is Gaffer tape spoiling its beauty – purely a protective measure to prevent marks or bumps as I get used to its larger size and weight. Watch this space for some results!

Early Morning Lakeside…..

Sue McB — Tue, 07 May 2013 07:23:10 +0000

Most of today was spent preparing three entries for a local photo exhibition that will be held in a couple of weeks, and the theme was “Our Town”. I unearthed this as one of the three, taken last year when we had a pair of black swans on the town lake. I used a slice of this image for a header some months back, so here it is in it’s entirety.