2012.05.06 Sunday Sunset

2012.05.06 Another gorgeous sunset over Currimundi Lake...


When I am looking for a bit of 'calm' in my life.. I love to head to the lake.  The gentle flowing waters are calm and tranquil, the landscape serene, peaceful, and although it feeds off the ocean, it is like they are worlds apart! 


I am blessed that the lake runs at the end of the street we live, so tranquility is only a brisk walk away.  The bridge on the other hand, is rampantly busy, but it is my platform to view up and down the lake, so that I am able to capture those moments of serenity.  It also joins us to the other side. Sometimes man made construction is handy like that.


Hope you enjoy...

Currimundi Lake Sunset..

Peace and Serenity

Sunlight Silhouette

Angel flying the skies..

Namaste..

2012.04.14 Skiing at Somerset Dam

Even though it had been raining leading up to the weekend, with rain still forecast we decided to bite the bullet so to speak and head out to Somerset Dam for our last ski weekend (for the footy season).

On Saturday it was foggy heading out, but once we got there, set up camp, and headed to the 'Spit' to put the boat in -it was looking promising!  Alex was up for a single Ski while the water was smooth - and we got hit with a 2-3minute shower.  Once that was gone even though it stayed overcast with rain clouds hanging low that was the last of it for the day.


The evening was absolutely brilliant, a million stars... a campfire... by the river.... what more could a happy camper ask for???

  

Well early hours of the morning it did rain, and when the alarm went off at 5.30 it was still raining - so we slept a little more.  This was a test for our new Oztrail tent Instant up which was on its maiden voyage. As I looked up there were water drops sitting on the inner tent - needless to say there were a few choice words with the disappointment that followed. Finding that this particular fly was not as waterproof as the advertising tells you was a great way to start the day.  But we didn't let a little rain dampen our spirits!

Pancakes for brekky, then onto the water - a bit rougher Sunday morning, Jeff lost his good sunglasses in the drink, the boys tried some kneeboarding, but it proved a bit rough so out came the tubes for a bit of fun. One of our neighbours came out for a day visit, so whilst they kept Jeff company in the boat, I went & started packing up.

I left the mess tent up for lunch and our tent to dry out, and even though it was a little damp underfoot.... all in all it made for another memorable camp/ski trip!

Hope you enjoyed the story!


Namaste..

2012.03.12 Snapper Snaps

The getaway... so it was Monday and the forecast for the week was basically wet, wet, wet.  Well for the most of it, it was overcast with threatening rain clouds, a shower every now and then, the wettest day being Thursday... so this was about the closest I got to seeing the sun - a good start to a restful holiday to capture the last of the sun, and then enjoy the rain (well, rainy day activities with the family like ten pin bowling, movies, watching the boys surf etc).


So before I hung up my camera for the week, here were a few snaps taken from Snapper Rocks of a couple of the locals, and all that I was going to get of the Sunset...

Enjoy...

A couple of locals surfin' Snapper... can you share a wave???

 longboarder enjoying the ride..

 I just liked this surfboard... so pink and girly! :)

 Surfin' Snapper Rocks

 As the light shone down on them thar hills!

 In the Spotlight!

 Loved this guys style... surfing on a body board!

 The local entertainment... never a dull moment at Snapper Rocks

 Surfin' Snapper Rocks

 Alex surfin' Snapper Rocks on his new (used) surf board! (umm, yeah, I think that was 

'Thanks mum and dad for busting the fins on my board!)

 She tried to shine through...

 a bit of mixed colour in the sky and on the sand...

 Beam me up Scotty!

 The last sunlight...

So I hope you all enjoyed your past week as much as I did!  

My thoughts go out to those who have not fared so well with recent floods etc, and impending weather systems... 

Cheers for now... have a great week, until the next sunrise!

Namaste...

2012.03.08 Full Moon

Oohh, I remembered it was a full moon (late tonight) and couldn't resist bringing out the little cams to have a play...


This image I took on my iPhone 3Gs, so the quality is extremely poor (especially when I zoomed in), but I had in my minds eye what I wanted to capture regardless of how it was going to turn out!!


I then applied it to my 'Water my Photo' app where it allows you to crop the image, then it creates a mirror image with a moving water effect (which plays on the iPone)... 


cheap, nasty.. but fun all the same!!


Enjoy!

Namaste...

2012.03.02 Wurtulla Sunset

Finally I glimpsed the sunshine through the lens again... no two doubts about it, I have been sleeping in - well deserved I thought, but missing any glorious sunrises that have been peeping through the clouds.  Holidays on the Goldie in a week will be good timing to catch some glorious Autumn sunrises... but for tonight, I spied the sunset and I had to stop and play.  There were some nice orange tones, with a clean background, but I wanted to play with the silhouettes - shapes of trees and grass darkened in the brightness of the Sun's presence.


These were taken looking southwest over the Baroona Canal at Wurtulla, hope you enjoy...

TREE OF LIGHT

 SUNSET OVER BAROONA CANAL, WURTULLA QLD

SPIKEY WEED SILHOUETTES

MY FAVE OF THE DAY - "NATURES LIGHTBULB" 

AS THE SUN SETS...

Magic tip: the orange tones were only a band across the horizon as seen above, 

but by zooming in on the coloured parts you capture just that area which gives 

the illusion of the whole sky being like that!

The sun now below the horizon, that time just before the 

'magic hour' looking up to the sky through the trees...

Welcome to Autumn...

Namaste