Warmth I want to feel warm. Up in Broome it has been 32 degrees each day but in Melbourne at the moment it is winter and it is cold – the coldest winter in 26 years. I keep thinking about this time last year when Lyn and I were in Greece. It was warm there … Continue reading Mykonos
Kennett River lies between Lorne and Apollo Bay on the Great Ocean Road. It is a very popular surfing place in summer but in winter only the die-hard surfers are out. From its source in the Otway ranges the river runs into the sea across the sand and beside the rocks of the beach. I … Continue reading Kennett River in Winter
Lyn and I recently visited the Tarra-Bulga and Mitchell River National Parks. We found a rather delightful camping park called the Tarra Valley Caravan Park “Fernholme”, surrounded by tall eucalypts and tree ferns. We walked up the road beside the Tarra River from the caravan park and came across the studio of an artist called … Continue reading Wet Forests and Rainforests
Situated at the northern part of Wilsons Promontory is Cotters Beach. When we went there a few weeks ago the beach was deserted except for a couple about 1 km away. The light was very overcast and dull. It is the kind of light I usually avoid for photography, but there was an eerie, foreboding … Continue reading Cotters Beach
It was school holidays and we took our grandchildren by train into the Ian Potter Centre of NGV to see “Shifting Gear: Design, Innovation and the Australian Car”. They liked the steam-powered horseless-carriage in the foyer and looked at all the cars on display but the design achievements over the years was lost on them. … Continue reading Shifting Gear: Ian Potter Centre, NGV
Lyn and I spent a few days at Tidal River, Wilsons Promontory a few weeks ago. I have been going there and photographing it since I was about 12 years old, first with my Box Brownie, then with a Voigtlander Vito II and original Kodachrome, and later a series of 35mm and 120 cameras. It … Continue reading Tidal River
Frankie, his car and his dog When I asked him if I could make a portrait of him Frankie, the subject of the previous post, was dubious but after a long and thoughtful pause, he agreed. The inside of his workshop is a fantastic cavern of spare parts. None of this “just in time” nonsense … Continue reading Frankie’s Snapshot
